Ossie's Fish Bar in Canterbury

Such an amazing place to eat at.

Super friendly staff and delicious fish and chips, will definitely go here again. Would recommend this place to everyone.

The owner is really nice and funny. The food is amazing. 100% recommended

Absolutely lovely service. Amazing food. You get so much for your money, plus the man always chucks in an extra sausage or roast potatoes or something else! Always very chatty and friendly. This is our new Friday night treat. Would defo recommend it to anyone.

Really friendly people and also really nice chips probably the same as a fancy restaurant

The owners are very kind and talkative and made me laugh a lot

Good food! Lovely people! Great service!

AMZING food amazing prices amazing and the prices are so amazing and the people are so lovely and amazing customer service

When I enter the fish bar, the staff are always nice & friendly 😊 The food is always in good quality & delicious and the boss always gives me extra portions for a decent price!!!!! Highly recommend 👍

I am a regular customer at Ossie's Fish bar. This is a remarkably great place for fish and chips. The food is extremely delicious and the quantity is massive. He keeps throwing in some extras as well every now and then. I love going here and the staff and really friendly and helpful. Once again, This place has the best fish and chips as well as some delicious dishes such as chicken, Sausages and so on. Awesome food !!!!

Our family came to visit and were really looking forward to some lovely fish and chips, but the food we received was very very dry.We all felt very disappointed and wished we had eaten something else.we ordered haddock and cod and chips and we picked up our order promptly.You are running a fish and chip shop and presumably are trained in what you do, how can you provide such poor food?

Really tasty fish and chips! Great portions and a decent price. Staff were friendly and even gave us chips to keep us going while we waited for our food to be cooked from fresh.

As others have already said, the portions are generous and the food's nice, both the cod and the chips!! And the man working there was really nice and friendly! Would recommend.

Nice fish and chips. Very friendly staff and good service. I will come back again

Service seemed hostile - the two guys seemed to raise their voices to each other speaking another language and acted as if I was a nuisance being there to order something as a customer. Odd. I ordered a battered jumbo sausage, small chips, a can of coke and a sachet of ketchup. 8 POUNDS!!! I’m pretty sure I was ripped off, as the menu said different. I didn’t have time to complain as I had to be somewhere, but I won’t come again. The food is nice, but the service is abysmal - as well as a scam.

Hi I’ve been lied to 4 times since I’ve shopped here, they have told me everything is halal, and I have been eating the food. Why have I just found everything in that shop is being fried with the same oil, and 90% of their food is pork. I will making a very huge complaint to services.

Is this place ever actually open? Multiple times I’ve gone there in the early afternoon and it’s closed, despite the signs/times saying it should be open. Unprofessional in my view.

Excellent fish. Well cooked, generous portions and great service.

Best fish and chips ever. Service und Ambiente kann ich nicht beurteilen. Fisch wurde mitgebracht

Personnel bavard et adorable! Nous avons eu le droit à une barquette de frittes gratuites pour patienter. Portion fich and chips adulte, bon appétit! Très bon!!!

This is the best shop in Canterbury, not just the size of the chips which are big as they should be, they do not use polystyrene trays that in this time of waste is unbelievable. And the portions are big.

I don't eat seafood, only had fish once maybe in the past 20 years or more but I wasn't coming to England without eating some fish and chips. I can't compare it with much but it was filling and fairly enjoyable. The man at the counter was very friendly, I liked having a chat with him although he was making some fairly borderline comments about coming home with me. I ate inside on the seats with it on my lap, there were no tables but it was comfortable enough.

Accueil très sympa, s'adapte alors que je ne parlais pas anglais. Nous a offert un cornet de frite pendant notre attente. Je conseille à 100%

This boys are the best 🙌🏻 every time!! Highly recommend

Lovely fish and chips. They will give you a bag of chips while you wait. And the staff are talkative

Amazing chip shop very delicious always does the best chips too 😍 never disappointed

Good fish, nice chips, friendly service. What you should expect from a chippy.

Below average. Fish was just sitting in a warmer and pretty flavorless.

Owner is a really nice person, always friendly and is always joking around with you, he also throws in a little extra.

staff are lovely, food is great, portions are generous- absolute staple of canterbury

Price : the price was too high we paid13 pounds for a fish and chips. Be careful it is written 7.80 pounds for CHILDREN. For adults it is NOT written. Very tricky and not fair from the owner Quality : everything is cooked in the same oil, the potatoes tasted like the fish. The fish is not fresh. Quantity : good portion Customer service : the man who took our order was disrespectful. We asked him a simple question : is it cooked with alcohol? He didn't want to answer the question. Moreover he was annoying us with his disrespectful remarks such as "you want this (showing the salt)? There is no alcohol in it". I wouldn't recommend trying this adress for tourists. There is better elsewhere.

Yuge place for the fish and chips 👌 Would give my recommendation!

Best fish and chips I have bet had , generous portions and really kind staff !!!!!

Always fresh, always delicious, very good food and cheaper than most other chip shops in the area. I have been going here for many years it's good value for money here and the food and service has always been fantastic.

Their service was nice and the regular chips i got were a goof amount!!

Food was tasty and the chips where so good crunchy and fluffy inside. I would really recommend going here if you are near by and hungry. Parking outside is a little difficult though.

got chips and battered sausage, chips were extremely stale and can tell they have been left out or reheated. battered sausage was dry and batter was dark brown on inside. would not recommend at all.

Chips taste of nothing and the sausage was cheap and nasty despite costing just as you’d expect from a normal chippy. Won’t come again.

Updated: Visited again 28/2/23 We ordered haddock, chips & mushy peas. Received a cup of green water sold as mushy peas & despite drowning the chips in vinegar, couldn't taste anything on the chips whatsoever. The chips tasted weird. It's fair to say condiments are now being watered down significantly. The haddock was OK but we didn't enjoy given the awful tasting sides. Overall. Absolutely yuck 🤮

A very reasonable fish and chip shop The food is very good and cooked well and the portions are very good. One of the best in Canterbury

Trop cher pas de carte de credits pour des tourists inesperts

I went to Ozzie couple hours ago around 7-8pm, and I asked if the sausages were beef as I can’t eat pork, and he lied to my face saying the sausages are beef when it’s pork. Such a shame

We had cod, saveloy & a medium chips which was huge had enough to go round 4 people, not too badly priced either will be going back in the future

Me and my son love cod and chips from Ossie’s fish bar. We became regular customers just recently but we keep on coming back. The portions are huge and they try to cook the fish fresh for you so you might wait a bit but it is well worth it. I wont be going anywhere else and i can highly recommend you to try them. The owners are super friendly and they always make everyone feel welcome.

Had cod and chips. Very generous portion excellent quality Highly recommended

It was really delicious, huge portions and fresh preparation. Definitely a recommendation!

The best! You must try it's delicious menu once in Canterbury! Fish and chips are yummy! Staff is friendly and you don't have to wait much for your order.

Veramente speciale.. il vero Fish & chips! Abbiamo preso due porzioni Regular, davvero grandi! Economico ma di qualità! Lo consiglio per chi vuole assaggiare questo piatto! Peccato solo che non ci sia un modo per mangiare lì, anche con dei semplici e piccoli tavolini fuori il locale.

Excellent service from Dennis and very tasty food, big portions too! I'll definitely be back from London once uni starts again.

Excellent food, perfect fish and chips.I highly recommend

Great food. Friendly staff, Strongly recommend.

Lovely food today amazing new owners, so friendly and welcoming, great portion sizes too highly recommend will be back

Very nice and clean place also very tasty food! It is worth a visit !

Amazing, great location and the most delicious fish I have ever eaten, I sincerely recommend !

Been in here twice now and had a great experience. The first time, it was about 9:40PM and they were getting ready for closing up. I popped in as I walked past just to see what they had left, so I grabbed the last sausage and a portion of chips. To prevent food from going to waste, the guy working gave me two sausages, so many chips, and he charged us the same amount. The second time, I went in at dinner time. I asked for battered sausage and a large portion of chips. The chips had been sat under the heat lamps for a while, and the guy working offered to put a new batch on for me. I told him not to worry and that I don't mind that the chips have been sat there for a while. He sorted my order out: sausage in a bag, chips in the paper. He put so many chips in there, looked at me and asked if that was enough, to which I told him it would do me for a week. Then, because I didn't make him put a brand new batch on as he was about to go on break, he gave me an extra sausage. I love this place. The food is excellent, and the staff are among the nicest, friendliest people I've encountered. Will be coming in at least weekly.

Nice staff. Good food. They prepared the food fresh so you'll have to wait for it. But they have us all some free chips to pass time.

Took a little longer than expected, but well worth the wait. Excellent food, perfect chips and beautiful fish. Probably the nicest piece of fish I've had in a long time.

Very good and friendly service.

Awesome place. Friendly staff and locals. Great food. Definitely gonna go back when we're there again!

Chips were average Wrapped in paper then put in plastic bag....not sure why as the bag just made everything sweat Should have waited for the Plaice Good price

Really lovely staff and great portion sizes.

Lovely friendly staff always happy and great value for money. The fish is amazing and the chips are all really nicely cooked. It’s the best chippy we have found in town and we don’t go anywhere else

Classic British fish and chips place - strongly recommend. Great friendly service and perfect portion sizes (read: large!).

Staff are so lovely and fantastic battered sausages!

This is one good place to get takeaways and the quality of the food is mostly good and fresh. There have been a few hiccups but he leans from his mistakes when told about them. We just keep going back. He gives big helpings and often adds extras in. He knows people march on their stomaches. I recommend that people give him a try and tell him his food is good when it is and bad when its bad and why. All whats missing is a gluten free menu imo

I don’t deserve to eat microwave chips and cold fish for £8.10.

Fish and chip shop with no fish available

Lovely fish and chips. Not greasy at all

Used all of the ozzies in East kent, allas they were five star, but in recent times, I'm not sure why, the taste of old oil, putting your fresh fish in the cabinet on top of chicken, no thanks, I'm vegetarian. . . . Strict veges beware!!!!

Nicely cooked and good portions.

Best fish and chips in Canterbury area, parking is a pain but we'll worth the effort, best value too.

Fresh, cooked to order and tasted delicious, very reasonable price too will visit again

First class and generous portions of fish chips,chicken nuggets,mushy peas,onions and pickled eggs....you don't believe me but just you try it!!

We decided to revisit Ossie's after a pleasant previous experience (and our usual fish shop was closed 😉) but to say we were extremely disappointed is to say the least 😞. The service was not very friendly (unlike the last time) as the staff seemed very overwhelmed by the amount of customers. There was a bit of a wait which wasn't a concern as we always feel that good food takes time. But when the food did arrive however, it was absolutely disgusting. The chips tasted day-old and the fish was dry and tasteless. This was very disappointing to the entire family. We felt as though the oil used was old and was in urgent need of a change. To top it all, the whole lot was disgustingly oily. Needless to say, we were not impressed. The whole lot was inedible and went straight to the bin. We will certainly approach this place more cautiously in the future.

Excellent fish and chips and Jarvid very welcoming always our favourite for fish supper ,thank you

My 11 year old boy attending a birthday party. Not a cheap endeavor but the kids thoroughly enjoyed it. Parking was tricky as it is very limited. Only 4* because the toilets were not working and the boys had to pop off into the woods. The girls did not want that option.

Amazing staff and very friendly. Food is lovely. My favourite Ossies. Haven't found an Ossie's as good as this one

Best Chip Shop in Canterbury! Great public service, hot food and generous portions.

Really nice and friendly staff. Very generous with fish and chips portions, not too pricey. Great tasting fish and chips. Definately going to come back.

It’s everyones most loved dishe, and quite possibly the greatest coupling of all time. But it’s also one of the hardest to get right. As such, Canterbury'’s finest fried fish is lost in an ocean of greasy mediocrity, and its chips in a sea of sogginess. But like pearls in oysters, a good chippy does appear once in a while — one where the fish is always fresh, the batter crunchy and the chips fluffy. Ossies provides high quality and reliable freshness of fish. But while it’s the fat, flaky fillets of moist cod encased in crunchy and chewy batter that earn Ossie the best in Canterbury. From its beach shack interior to the chirpy, chatty service it has the whole deal. You also need to try their range of pickles — choose from eggs, shallots or red onion rings.

Well if that’s the best in Canterbury, I do feel sorry for the locals. Had fish, chips and curry sauce. The sauce was stone cold. Chips where not bad tasting but lukewarm. Fish same temperature and batter wasn’t cooked all the way through. Also was only one person ahead of me. So would hate to see what it would be like if it was busy.

Fish was lovely and fresh, batter and chips were all crisp and saveloy was delicious.

Doesn't look like much....but the fish and chips are excellent. Been many times and always great. I would recommend.

Totally scrumptious with generous big portions and great service.

This has become our favourite local chippie in recent years. Consistently excellent. Great chips, great batter, perfectly cooked fish.

Fantastic chip shop, best in town if not the county!

Order on the phone, always cooked fresh and really tasty.

Best fish and chips in Canterbury.

Good food, friendly staff, all halal.

My family and I had fish & chips from Ossie's last night, and I said then that I must write a review. It was bloody delicious and more than enough for the four of us! I can not recommend it highly enough, excellent!

Best fish and chips in Canterbury, had 2 small cod and chips, excellent

I visited Ossie's on a day trip with friends from London. Portions are large and doesn't leave you wanting. Could have been better but it won't disappoint the experienced fish and chip lover

Nice chips not overly keen on the fish, pies where lovely

Best fish and chips in Canterbury. Always has been. And I cant get any at the moment cos of lockdown as I'm disabled and over a certain age. Large portions always.

Sorry, but the worst fish & chips I ever had in my entire life. Never again.

Best fish and chips in canterbury

Best Fish and chips in Canterbury

Always friendly and happy to see u never takes to long for ur food to come out

By far the best chippy in Canterbury! They give you a small pot of chips to eat whilst you wait!

Best chip shop in town, without a doubt! They have the best deep fried potatos I've ever tried too and my friend is a fan of the mars bars. Love it.