Old Town Fish Bar in Hastings

Absolutely love this place! We come to Hastings for the May day run, and always go here. But have also been here anytime we come to Hastings. Went today, just me and hubby, had Haddock and chips, Scampi, chips and salad, food was Amazing ,as usual, and great service! Can't recommend this place enough. If you're in Hastings, this is deffo the Fish and Chips place to go!

Just had some rather nice fish n chips here chips were superb and the batter was nice n crunchy and the fish was tasty and the coffee was rather good too

The fish (in batter) and chips was excellent, would definitely recommend.

Best chips on the coast!! My family and I love it here, it's the sole reason we keep coming back to Hastings, the food is amazing and the owner/staff are all such lovely people.

Some of the friendliest waitresses I’ve come across. Really makes a difference. Had whitebait one time and scampi the next. My portions of these dishes weren’t generous but the chips here are awesome. NO soggy nasty chips. Fresh, crisp chips that made us come back for more. Only comment is that the “cappuccino” was the most horrible one I’ve ever drunk. Ever. Avoid that but come inside and try the fish and chips.

We sat outside and ordered from the take away window. Fish and chips were superb and it was great to sit outside and people watch whilst having lunch.

Cracking food, really friendly and helpful staff and plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Would highly recommend to everyone👌👍

Best chips in Hastings . Freindly accomadatiing. Clean .prices good.

Was good for its price lots of chips on plate yet small area

We were in Hastings at the time when they had no water so a lot of restaurants were closed but the old town didn't seem to be affected hence it was absolutely packed down that way with people trying to get something to eat. We had to wait for a seat in here but it was well worth the wait. Food was lovely and fresh, staff very pleasant. Highly Recommend.

We had a waitress with long brown hair. And she was absolutely amazing very helpful and kind and attentive. The food was amazing so I will.be certainly visiting again.

The restaurant is light and airy. It is right in the centre of town and great value. But the real reason to eat here is that the cod and chips is fantastic. I thoroughly recommend it.

The place was very busy but the staff was doing all they could to keep on top of it. They cleaned the tables quickly and seated and saw to us quick. We was a large group but they did everything they could to accommodate us. One of them kept getting the hoover out when people left to keep the cleaning standards. They was all very nice and helpful

Had battered sausage from here me and my partner were both sick in the evening

Great portions love the box. A bit too greasy

Visited yesterday for the first time since 2010. While it was always the best fish bar on the seafront, I was pleasantly surprised to see that it had Improved with the passage of time. I had what was the best cod and chips ever and can’t wait for my next visit.

Lovely fish and chips on a grey miserable day.

Good food, fresh fish and chips, had a fairly longish wait for our meal, waitress did apologise for wait though. Place wasn’t at that time very busy either. All in all, nothing to complain about, toilets immaculate.

Not open 24 hours, false advertising

Many good reviews, perhaps my experience was one off? In two years living in Hastings this was the poorest fish and chips by far. Order of large cod and large chips could fit into competitors small chip pack. Greasy to boot too. Not coming back.

Had large cod and chips with salad one of the best meals I have had eating out

Ate traditional fish & chips here & it's bang on the sea front

A proper seaside fish n chips. Food great with service to match. Was there yesterday with my granddaughter. A very family friendly place to eat. This is going to be our new regular on our future day trips to Hastings

Been going here for donkeys years in my summer holidays. This is such a nice, calm and delicious place to eat. A proper and true old style gem of Hastings. A gem of a bi-gone era

Ate here for traditional fish & chips

We were a bit concerned after entering the premises, but that's the case with most fisheries isn't it? When we finished our meal, there were no concerns or confusion hahahah, food was delicious and if we could stay for longer in Hastings we'd definitely eat there again.

Really lovely fish and chips and lovely service

Old town Hastings fish bar . Amazing meal and the service was 100 percent. Great finish to our day . Thank you old town fish bar

Great fish and chips cafe, always busy, you have to wait to be seated as it's really popular as its lovely food and great prices too. They also have a take away section as well. We had jumbo sausage and chips. You get a really large portion of chips. Didn't take long to come. Prices are very reasonable for a seaside town, definitely the cheapest along the sea front. Staff were lovely and friendly and helpful. Nicely situated right on the corner of George Street and just opposite the beach.

Good value and decent food with swift friendly service. Well recommended. For these times the prices were very reasonable.

Good value take away. Lovely tasting cod.

Das Personal war sehr nett und das Essen dauerte nur knapp 15 Minuten bis es fertig war (frisch gemacht, top!). Es kann selbst gewürzt werden je nach Bedarf. Die Stühle waren nicht ganz bequem aber das Ambiente war schön.

By the far the best chip shop in HASTINGS Chips were amazing really busy as may day but quality was amazing and the great service was outstanding. Want decent fish and chips this is the place to come and cheap to boot

This is the second time we've eaten here. Both times the restaurant has been clean and tidy. The staff are friendly and accommodating. The food is tasty and reasonably priced.

Best fish and chips I've tasted in a long time

Me and my partner had lunch there and the food was absolutely perfect, the portion size was perfect, chips cooked to perfection, cod was tasty and cooked to perfection, the batter was crispy and not caked in oil, and the curry sauce has to be the best sauce I’ve ever tasted. My partner had fish cakes and again, they were cooked beautifully. Service was brilliant and friendly and as of 11/04/23 it is cash only. Every time me and my partner have been to Hastings, we’ve always had lunch here and it’s always been great. Best fish and chips in Hastings.

Traditional English fish and chips, lovely food, great service, highly recommended 👌

if you're in Hastings look no further. service and food cannot be beaten

Food fresh served hot, restaurant very clean 👌 would definitely recommend to anybody

Only stopped for a bag of chips. Glad I did. Lovely and crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy in the centre. Well recommended.

Service was excellent, even though we popped in on a cold sleety Weds afternoon, prices very reasonable. The chicken nuggets were amazing, with a thin but crisp coating. Very generous portions of curry sauce and beans. Thank you :)

Excellent service and food, would highly recommend.

Seats are too close to the table. Staff are rude and the food looked so bad couldn't eat it.

Had a walk around the old town decided to give the restaurant a go ate in ere ten years ago it was always buzzing with tourists went in today first thing I noticed there was no atmosphere it was depressing the fish and chips ten years ago was spot on the fish today was bland couldn't identify any flavour ordered Haddock and chips with curry sauce and a can of Apple tango the bill came to £12 the pricing of the menu is spot on its just the fish was so bland it's disappointing because Hastings is a fishing town the fish should be bang on I would give it a 6 out of 10 max like I say we're in a fishing town eating mediocre haddock disappointing.

A nice place, nice staff, lovely fish and chips. If you are in Hastings you must try this place.

Nice service staff Very helpful an excellent service an good value to

Ordered a large cod and medium chips.. Fish was very greasy and had hardly any chips...won't be going there again

Great food, great service. Excellent!!

I had a very nice fish and chips, great portions. Small point of improvement, serv the take away in a box. So that people, like me, who want to eat it in their truck or on a bench on the boulevard can eat it more easily.

Clean...... Fresh...... Not greasy...... Very tasty items across the whole menu!

Lovely food and at a reasonable price.

Excellent food (always is) and lovely staff.

Was the best saveloy and chips I've ever had, at the best price I've ever had, £4.40 for two saveloys and chips, that's ridiculously good

Absolutely awful experience. The whole shop smelt like sewage. The service was diabolical and the food was stale. If I could give 0 stars I would. Ended up going to the master fish bar and it was incredible

Shocking service and food never been anywhere as bad in years never go anywhere near again AVOID. Cash only aswell I wonder why!!!!!!!

Awful and abrupt service, one star is too high for this 'establishment'. Maybe next time speak to would be customers in a polite tone when asking them to finish an item purchased outside the shop and you won't miss out on a whole family popping in for lunch when you clearly need the money.

Lovely food at a great price waitress second to none

Delicious food, very lovely staff & good prices

Was a very pleasant place to eat

average food at best and cash only

The best fish and chip shop in Hastings, probably. The sausages are good to both for dine in and take away. Unusually it's cash only.

This place is on the sea front in Hastings and reasonable prices and friendly staff

Literally the best fish and chips we have had, we travel an hour to have our dinner here, crispy battered fish, flaky and meaty. The chips taste awesome. And such good value for money

Good value take away , quick service.

Popped in for a quick meal. Wasnt until we were about to order that we realised it was cash only. We had cards but were 40p short of our chosen meal. We were about to leave when the owner said 'dont worry, it's only 40p' Food arrived quickly & was delicious. The shop/restaurant was pretty basic but had everything you needed in regard to condiments. Nice staff, clean restaurant, lovely food ..... Would definitely return again

Shocking service will stick to the Master just down the road

Terrible portion sizes so small . Everything Under cooked . Nice staff but not a saving grace. I won’t go there again .

Food and service excellent but the place could do with a bit of sprucing up.

Good food the fish was delicious, reasonably priced the staff were very friendly

Attentive staff, good food and great atmosphere. Will defo be back

Good place to get fish and chips

Always nice fish and chips in here.staff also very nice.

We always go here while at Hastings. Food tastes great and staff friendly. Would be nice to see more veggie options, maybe battered halloumi or quorn sausage?

Been coming here for over 10 years. Is always the chip shop I use when in Hastings and normally never any complaints. Unfortunately this weekend it was spoilt when just after finishing my meal I looked up and just as I did the man behind the counter coughed quite openly all over the counter. The girls who were serving both had masks on and were covering their mouths if they coughed but this guy thought it was fine just to cough. He saw me looking at him and knew straight away it was wrong. I would have said something but was with my daughter and couldn't be bothered with the hassle. Why would you do this normally, let alone just after the whole Covid situation. Has put me right off ever going back there again.

The food was cooked to order and was delicious, the staff were very polite. everything was good value for money.

For someone who doesn't eat fish, the options for me are a bit limited. What I did have, a Steak and Kidney pie and chips were pretty good.

We decided to have a burger and chips this was the only place to sell them,we chose to eat here. We wasn't disappointed. We was greeted by a lovely waitress called tia who suggested the place to seat due to having a wheel chair. She showed us to our seats, whilst sharna brought us our menus and took our orders. We were treated very nicely, both waitresses were very polite and accommodating and made sure we had the best experience and always smiling and asking if our food was okay. The food was delicious, chips were crispy and fluffy and the burger went down well. Thank you ladies for looking after us. We will definitely be visiting again. Keep up the hard work

What a lovely friendly Restaurant the fish and chips were very nice, if your in Hastings I would highly recommend Old Town Fish Bar.

Excellent fish and chips, at a good price, with quick and friendly service.

Very good lovely food come again amazing chips good people wonderful love it very easy to get to yes

Visited when on holiday on early evening 26 August 2021. Lady who was doing front of house has got to be one of the hardest working and efficient people I have ever seen. She was dealing with seating people, taking and delivering orders, clearing up and taking payments. Despite all this she remained positive and cheerful and her customer service was excellent. Although other food was on offer I can only comment on the fish and chips which was tasty and well cooked. Excellent all round.

9 year old kicked out for having KFC so he couldn't eat with his parents 😐 in a busy hot day.

Visit with my son and daughter . Staff were all lovely , polite and attentive . All food arrived hot and in generous portions . Our favourite fish and chip shop in sussex . Looking forward to our next visit

Stopped here as we were walking past on a recent visit to Hastings. Clean and sanitised restaurant. Quick service and fresh food. We had a double cheeseburger and a veggie burger both of which were tasty and the chips were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside - perfect! Pleasant service with friendly staff.

Good sized portions, reasonably priced

I had the fish cakes and got food poisoning. When I bit into the fish cake it didn't seem right . I think it had been sitting around for a long time and got warm and unedible. Was very disappointed and wruined my whole weekend!

Good service however the fish cakes weren't right we have had food poisoning all day, do not order the fish cakes at the end of the day..

Absolutely brilliant service and food best fish & chip restaurants we have been to for ages will all be back well done all 👍

3 of us had different take-aways and all were impressed. The small cod and small chips was very generous and I have a big appetite! excellent chips and crisp batter. What really impressed was that my meal was ready first and when the guy realised there would be just a few minutes before the others were ready he offered to take mine and keep it hot while we waited. Such thoughtfulness was much appreciated!

Absolutely fantastic service and food was amazing.

Friendly staff great food and prices. The food isn't greasy like some places

Had lunch here yesterday, sat inside. Cod and chips, plaice and chips and 2 teas - all reasonably priced. All exceeded expectations, service fast and efficient. Thin crispy batter, good chips, decent tea. Staff constantly sanitizing and cleaning after customers had left a table. Would definitely return

Visited again yesterday with the family and I have to see, this place is fantastic. Great service, great food - the chips are spot on - and the restaurant has a really traditional feel about it. Will be visiting again very soon!

Takeaway from this shop is perfect, the chefs cook amazing food and the service from the window is exceptional. Don’t even bother entering to sit indoors if you’re looking for a quick and easy meal, sat down and took what felt like hours to order our meal due to the waitress not understanding our order which was the simplest they probably had all day. When our food eventually arrived we asked for salt and got given vinegar, we then asked for two more drinks (cans) whilst we was paying the bill and the waitress got one of the drinks wrong. What should be the simplest task was turned into the most complicated process so we left with the wrong drink feeling like we had just been pranked and quite literally looking for the cameras because it was so ridiculous. So stick to take outs from this chippy!

Considering there are loads of fish and chips restaurants it was hard to pick one out. We were lucky to pick this one, the portions were good and the fish and chips hot. Prices were reasonable and as expected. Service was friendly and we sat outside, good to be able to in these Covid times.

Stoped here for lunch. Fish and chips. These were really nice at a reasonable price. Had to sit outside due to covid like every else but clean tables. Chap was friendly and chatty. Lots of chippys along sea front but next time will come here again.

Stoped here for lunch. Fish and chips. These were really nice at a reasonable price. Had to sit outside due to covid like every else but clean tables. Chap was friendly and chatty. Lots of chippys along sea front but next time will come here again.

We visited here after before heading to the adventure golf. Greeted by a friendly young waitress who asked us to wait whilst she sanitised a table. Once seated the sane young lady took our order starting with 2 cups of tea. His and is very fussy with his tea liking it strong and most places don't get it right. Not here... Our request was met. We ordered two cod and chips. The restaurant was reasonably busy and we could also hear take away orders coming in. We could gear the chef advising the waiting time as everything cooked fresh. Whilst we waited on our food the young waitress did not stop busying herself either with customers or cibstantly cleaning tables, chairs, menus.Our meals arrived piping hot. The chips were by far the best we have ever had. Crispy on the oytsydr, fluffy inside and they tasted of potatoe... Sounds silly but often they just taste greasy. The cod was white and succulent with the lightest, crispiest batter you could ask for. We live in Maidstone and our nearest fish and chip shop has won National Awards... And yet the Old Town Fish Bar is far far nicer in our opinion. Quite simply the best fish and chips we have tasted. 2 cod and chips and 2 teas came to £17. Compliments to the chef at this little restaurant and to the lovely, waitress who has excellent customer service and a delightful manner.

I was parked up at the beach with some picnic tables in front of me. It’s late afternoon, warm and it looks like it’s going to be a good sunset. I pay for another hours parking and look for somewhere to get take out food. This place is the nearest I got a very reasonably priced pie and chips and return to the picnic table to eat (hounded by a dozen noisy seagulls who demand I share my food with them). Pie tasty, chips perfectly cooked, seagulls annoying but unfed

Batter on the fish is the lightest crispiest I have ever had thoroughly enjoyed it. Staff are really friendly.