Oldhams of Westcliff in Southend-on-Sea

Very disappointing the fish batter was very greasy, and my fish was really over cooked, mushy. My husbands fish was acceptable. Chips were neither here nor there certainly not the best chips I have had. I would not go there again. £18 for our dinner certainly not value for money.

First time eating here. We enjoyed our cod and chips. Will come back and eat in again.

I have been going to Oldham's for over 25 years, took my children regularly & now my granddaughter. I have tried Rick Stein's but I would say it is beyond, this is a Great British gem with amazing value.

The chips were tasty, I just think the portion you get is very small considering the price!

Very quick service and very friendly staff

A Great Traditional Fish and Chips Restaurant. Excellent food, Not Expensive, we have eaten there several times

Best fish and chips in southend no doubts

This is a fantastic place food is always fresh you might wait a bit but you know it's hot and fresh there is also a restaurant part to it

Best fish and chips around excellent sausages

Really good fish & chips but I tried the barbecue sauce chicken this evening and that was also very good. Prices are good also so what's not to like.

Has to be the best Fish and Chip shop in the Southend and Westcliff area. Friendly staff and the finest quality fish and chips.

The best , hands down ! Every time hits the spot fresh fish and juicy moist chips not dry tasteless like cardboard lovely savs too 😋 😀

Probably one of the best fish and chips I’ve ever eaten

Lovely food here. Piping hot. The staff are very friendly.

Had fish and chips fantastic batter on the fish the best i have had in a long time recommend by a friend and now passing it on you won't have anything to complain about tasty 🤤😋

Had a great fish and chip meal, crisp batter, moist fish and non-greasy chips. Our waitress was lovely and to top it all off, Monday night you get 2 meals for the price of 1. What a bargain for such an excellent meal.

Bookings not accepted and no foresight into shows going on in the theatre across the road. Only downstairs was open on a fully booked theatre night. They were rude and not very accommodating for 5 of us when there was a table for four free. My tip is if you find yourself queueing to get a table skip the queue and go to the Trading Rooms a short walk up the road who offer 20% off meals for theatre-goers and have extremely friendly staff.

Tasty 🐟🐠 fish, served with vinegar. Don't miss their lunch takeaway special.

The Sausage in batter was horrible, so much skin, couldn't eat it. Really disappointed, not like the old Oldhams used to be

Delicious fish and chips! Absolutely loved it. The customer service was top notch! Amazing experience! :)

Had a very nice meal here and the lunchtime special is excellent value . Would’ve given 5 stars but the chips could’ve done with more colour maybe bit longer cooked

Friendly local fish and chip shop

The only place to get your fish n chips......

Very friendly staff and very delicate food 😁

Best chip shop in Southend and westcliff... so fresh... no sign of old oil used and fish is crispy and tastes amazing...highly recommend. Priced just right. DO NOT CHANGE A THING...

Best fish and chips i have ever tasted, fish is so fresh the batter is crispy and tasty and the chips gorgeous a must try for anyone

Nice and easy spot to get fresh and done to perfection fish n chips. Good service and good price. I recommend

Food is always good , very nice and polite Staff, you walk in and feel very welcome.

Staff always happy and friendly. Food is always fresh and hot. Is our favourite weekly treat. Parking outside. Wheelchair friendly.

The best fish and chips in westcliff just wish they did delivery

Freshly cooked food always to a very high standard. Very friendly, helpful staff. I highly recommend.

It's an average chippy, nothing bad, nothing great. Service was good though. Wouldn't go out of my way to go again.

A classic chippy with great friendly staff and atmosphere. However.. I do rate Seacrest down the road higher and that's purely based on the chips. I don't know if I've been unlucky and ordered during busy periods when they are rushed, but my girlfriend and I always think the chips here lack crunch and seem soggy / rushed out and slightly undercooked / too soft. I've had 3 meals from here now & I am always disappointed by the chips. The fish is fantastic, and are the mushy peas etc, but just let down by very average chips! Seacrest does them so much better to the point where I think I will just go Seacrest going forwards..

Staff very helpful with food allergies and water for assistance dog. Note that there are no accessible toilets if you are a wheelchair user. Fish and chips are scrumptious. They do a great £11 lunchtime deal eat in. On Mondays after 5 pm, excluding bank holidays, there's a buy one get one free meal deal. This is one of the very few places I can get fish in batter that's maize-free because of allergy to maize/corn. I think they will do a gluten-free batter on request. The actress, Joan Rivers, once dined here and said the food was wonderful. It's close to the Palace Theatre. Note: do NOT park in the loading bays outside because you risk a parking ticket even if you are a blue badge holder! You can park in Brightwell Avenue or Hainault Avenue nearby free or top of Valkyrie Road with no parking restrictions. Hope this helps. Lots of bus routes nearby.

Just introduced my kids, who have lived in France for 20 years, to real fish and chips and now they want to go back for lunch tomorrow! Can't say better than that.

Visit during lunchtime on occasions , the cod and chips is always first class , service very prompt. By a country mile the best chippy in Essex. Well done Oldham’s.

Soggy cod and sad chips. Oldham's went downhill

Fish Friday at our favourite fish shop. Fantastic food served by our favourite waitress. Absolutely love this ‘plaice’!!! Consistently great food and always a warm welcome from the takeaway section and the restaurant.

Lovely traditional fish and chip restaurant, very good quality cod and chips, friendly staff and efficient service. Good value for money, would recommend. 👍🏼

Take out, always so busy, very good sign. The sausage in batter are delicious 😋. Great as always.

Had delicious fish chips and curry sauce , food was cooked perfectly and hot .Thank you

Always great food at Oldham's, lovely friendly people, waitress goes above and beyond

Our favourite fish and chip ship. Proper old style place. Perfect service, a lovely room out the back to sit in and great fish and chips. Always busy and always fresh. Good takeaway counter as well.

Have been coming for years very good service polite staff always nothing to much trouble, food excellent.

Nice fish and chips, but really small inside

Recently moved to the area and someone told me i just had to try Oldhams. Food is fresh, delicious and staff are very welcoming and friendly. Everytime someone visits me, i treat them to Cod, chips and a sausage in batter and they’re always impressed. Large cod, large chips and 2 sausages in batter is enough to feed 2 adults so is also good value for money!

Upstairs not available on this visit, used the ground floor which was well catered for plus excellent service.

Very pleasant, 'old school' fish and chip shop with small restaurant at back. Food was freshly cooked, good quality battered sausages rather than the usual cheap and nasty ones. Good service, fair prices. Would recommend

Good value. Don't go on Matinee day at the theatre opposite.

Great food, atmosphere and service. Highly recommend.

They recommended it to me, fish & chips, very good and made with fresh oil, as are the chips, professionals, clean place, recommended. They also have other dishes that are certainly up to par

Spare ribs and chips are great, with a decent portion 😋

Always enjoy our fish and chips here. Staff very friendly and weekday meal deals very good value.

Absolutely fabulous food and service!!! Great price and will be a regular bfrom here on 😊

Best fish and chips in whole (Essex) Southend-on-Sea!

Eat here regularly with family , food is always good

Truly a family business and tasty food.

Wanted the £7 cod and chips special and got ripped off by the staff and ended up paying over £10 each in the end. Was not impressed by the staff and got no apologies for the rubbish service.

Amazing fish and chips every time. Prepared fresh, great friendly service 👌

Delicious Meal especially when we timed it right for the Meal bargain before 5pm.

Best fish and chip shop in Southend

All fish cooked fresh, friendly and helpful staff, best chip shop in the area!

Wanted to eat in, however upstairs was closed on a Theatre night, limited space, tables of 4 occupied by one person. I wanted 2 seats, we could have shared with other people but wasn't offered. Went to the beautiful Italian 4 doors down, greater with open arms.

Great place. Great Fish. Lovely staff. That'll do nicely

Excellent food at an excellent price.

I've been eating there for the last 3 generations of Oldhams; quality family restaurant. Hired the upstairs for mum's 90th, they catered for us really well.

Chips were dry no taste had better pigeons enjoyed them prefer blue boar fish house chips

This is the BEST fish and chips in the area. I live in Southend and I would drive to westcliff past probably 10-15 other fish shops just to come here. Unfortunately I haven’t been in a while but I can’t wait to come back. The bbq chicken is my favourite. These guys are so welcoming and they remember your order every time you come

Very good fish and chips! Huge portions

Cod a chips with salad x 3, 1 x quid rings everyone truly enjoyed the whole experience food, service and value 4 money. Unfortunately we' were so hungry we only remembered we hadn't taken any pictures after the empy plates were collected. If you in the area this is a place you need to visit.

Very good fish and chips. They know how to get it right. Lovely people, always smiling and kind. They also have a lovely roast chicken which is a gluten free option.

It's always a great plate of food. Friendly service in an old-fashioned way. Monday is currently buy 1 get 1 free after 5pm.

Really lovely staff. Fresh cooked fish and chips. We had the £7 lunch special which was cod and chips. Would highly recommend!

Great restaurant at back of takeaway. About 10 tables with more upstairs. Pretty good selection, including a range of drinks and a few desserts. Food has always been excellent. Large portions, fresh salads and very friendly service. Ideal for Palace Theatre over the road. Highly recommended!

Superb fish & chip restaurant! I have been enjoying The Oldhams family's food for more than 50 years. Consistent excellent quality, friendly staff, and great service. It's no wonder they are fish and chip legends! You won't be disappointed! Ps,Excellent free-range pork sausages.

Great place to fill up your belly.

2 for 1 in the restaurant on Mondays. Bargain

Everything about Oldham's is perfect. Always cooked well, prices very very reasonable, lovely staff. You WILL NOT find a better chippy

Had a takeaway at 7pm Saturday 22nd July 2023 . I am a blind 75 year old pensioner and have a Thai wife ,on hearing that we would be paying cash not card we were charged £44.90 for order which according to the online menu prices should have been £24.90. When we challenged this we were told that we had only been charged £24.90. This was not so, as we had only just drawn £100 in £10 notes from the ATM. OAPs be aware when paying cash of being overcharged by this vile and unscrupulous cap wearing staff member who presented unsuspecting blind OAPsand foreigners who don't know the prices and trust peoples honesty. My contact details can be supplied.

It's all ways bean a good fish and chip shop not a bad price ⚘

Quiet when we went - vegetarian option was good for me , very friendly.

Our new go to spot for food in Southend. Food and service was great. Fish and chips were non greasy and special mention for the yummy apple pie which my partner said was the best he has tried

Lovely cod and chips plenty on plate lovely waitress❤️😊

My local, the food is always great here. Staff are friendly, Have also eaten in before, nice room at the back, plenty of space, great waitress service, very prompt. Or eating outside as there's dinning area.

Love this place, ordered on phone to collect and ready when got there. Great food

The staff here were absolutely amazing they set a table out for me and my family on literally 5 minutes notice last weekend the staff couldn’t of done more for us. I will definitely return I love this place and the portions of food were brilliant. 10/10

Dine in fish & chip was too expensive

Always a delight, to eat here. The best fish and chips for miles! Welcoming, friendly, clean. Perfect!

Fish is always cooked lovely & 1st class quality staff are pleasant & nice to talk to very friendly & prices are affordable ...

Cod cuts. Simply the best meal of ANY restaurant in Essex. I always have it. Obviously not the cheapest now ("where is"). But the portions are still great.

The portions were just right, the fish was cooked to perfection, and the homemade fries and coleslaw were absolutely delicious. Highly recommended for a satisfying meal!

20/5/23. Our first visit back in 4 years ( we live over 30 miles away). Still the same great food and service. This is a very good, clean, spacious, traditional fish n chip shop/restaurant. Plenty of choice on the very reasonable menu. The service was quick, friendly and polite. I had a glass of wine with my fish n chips, it set it off a treat. Recommended

Had take away so cannot comment on atmosphere but the food is great

Eat in or take away , best fish & chips any where . Very nice polite staff and they remember you. Wouldn't go anywhere else Top food and service 👌

I have been eating takeaway from here since 2015. They are hands down the best quality fish and chip restaurant in the Southend area. I have tried many other places but nothing compares to Oldhams. The staff are always happy and very fast, I would also recommend their call and collect service.

The perfect old traditional chippy if ya westcliff area get yaself down there, food amazing and great quality.

This place is the guvnor..I've been to many fish chips restaurants and some are very good but this is the best hands down 💯

Family is owned and run. Great service and the food is excellent. Best fish and chips I found in the area

Good old-fashioned fish and chips. Cooked to perfection. Lovely service.

Best fish and chips in the area. Service with a smile and big portions