Mr Chips & Bubble Tea in Reading

Very lengthy wait for takeaway, only to find order was stone cold. Staff's excuse was 'We're very busy". They weren't. Four orders on including mine. Very disappointed.

Thanks to all the staff that have served me over the time I've been coming in. Will really miss you all and the great girls on the front counter. Always great fish and chips and good service. Don't think I'll find a great chip shop like yours in Spain. All the best 👍

Beat chips in Reading. I think out of 5 Ive only had 1 not so great portion of chips which i think wasn't cooked in fresh oil.. Great sizes of fish. Really recommend

For me, there are three levels of fish & chips: excellent; standard; and rubbish. It's as simple as that because it's a simple dish; so in my opinion a back-street chippie is just as capable of doing it superbly as is Gordon Ramsay. The fish & chips from Mr Chips, for me, were standard--in other words, OK but nothing exceptional, in common with most fish and chips in the country. To give Mr Chips credit, they got a great deal right. They were open mid-afternoon, for example, which is when I wanted my takeaway that day--so they aren't that type of chippie whose obscure opening times have to be consulted on a chart like the tides. They cooked my fish while I waited--so they aren't that type of chippie which keeps luke-warm battered fish lying about for ages on a glass shelf picking up bacteria. They have enough staff on to keep waiting times short. Mr Chips is also terrific value--£7.50 for a medium fish & chips, which was actually a generous portion, including a piece of fish I'd by any definition call large. (Goodness knows how immense their large fish & chips would be, but I suspect it would feed two.) I took my boxed order to my hotel, where I ate it still nicely hot. As is often the case, there was a mismatch between the fish and the chips, the fish being just fried and the chips older. Neither fish nor chips were of the highest quality, but they were decent enough. I don't know if the chips were from frozen, but clearly they'd hardened up slightly since first entering the fryer. As for the fish, it was real cod but not prime. Living by the seaside and having caught cod myself, I think of the best fresh cod as brilliant white and composed of medallion-like layers of flesh which slide easily off each other when moved by knife and fork. Cod that's been frozen has a more matted texture, broken into many tiny fibres where molecules denature and reform during the freezing process. Something similar happens round the edges and surfaces of cod that's lost its freshness, when the flesh becomes more solid and less bright. I'm not sure whether Mr Chips' cod had been frozen or just wasn't that fresh. The outer flesh, next to the batter, had become thready and bitty, as in a fishcake. The inner flesh of the fish still had its medallion-like shelves, but they didn't slide off one another. Instead they were glued together somewhat, and looking slightly dulled. The flavour for me wasn't that of fresh cod--which has a subtly delicate taste--and instead had a slight tang to it. Nevertheless, it was still very edible, and I ate it all. The batter itself was innocuous and bland, but neither too thin nor overdone.

Went in today and was greeted by a nice chap While my food was being cooked fresh found out after chatting he was from Romania. And im half polish. And talking about the crazy weather. Large portions and the most important thing was 100% customer service. Thank you sir and a meal delivered with a smile 😃 😊 Your an asset to the place thanks for making someone's day. Give it try please you won't be disappointed

Nice decor, slightly messy and could have more seating. Very bright and looks a lot better since the renovation. However the food itself it’s hard to tell… chips felt like some were fresh and others thrown on from last batch. The piece of cod was as much as I can expect, however battered very nicely. And that was fresh. I would come back and try a different fish.

The fish and chips are amazing and the curry sauce is great but the bubble tea on top of the meal is a bonus honestly the best food and drink place I’ve been to in a long time

Very tasty, the portion was amazing, filled me up and still saved some for later 😅. Staff was amazing, never seen someone being so kind and respectfull, i do recommend it, you should try their fish and chips, best i ever had. Let s not forget about their burgers, i wish i can find them anywhere, but at least there is a place where i can make myself happy.

Just had fish and chips from this place. Worst fish and chips for years. Batter 100% soggy and inedible, not a crisp bite anywhere. Disgusting meal.

The fish and chips my wife had was fine but my word the so called sea food basket was horrible, the only taste it had was of stale chip shop oil. At over £5 it was a rip off as well. Please avoid this menu, (it’s the one nearest the window.) never again!

Came in for the first time for something quick to eat, got three portions of chips and they were so nice, would 100% come back here :)

An end-to-end failure of chip shop disservice. On the 21st of June 2019 a colleague and I visited ‘Mr Chips’ and found ourselves less-than-whelmed. The owners must understand that the name of their shop is a promise: a promise of the best chips in town. Instead we were met (after a 45[!] minute wait) with the soggiest, sorriest, dank-assiest packet of deep brown chips, sickeningly sweet from starch. The shop itself was slick and stinking from old fryer oil, which took a big dump on our otherwise great night. I’m sorry if you’ve been here already. I’m thinking of starting a survivors group hmu if interested x

got me the cod fish, small size chips, and chicken nuggets. overall, very good fish - fresh and tasty. small order of chips is HUGE. and those are fresh too. nuggets, i like them very much ! friendly staff !

Visited today but food took a long time. Chips were very nice but 25 minute wait for a small chips is far to long. It was not even busy. Pity really. I was told 5 minutes wait.

visited at lunch time with a friend,had fish and chips ,friend had the same with glutten free batter which was excellant..place was busy nice staff,very freindly and helpful..prices very good.will go back and will recommend