Papa's Barn Fish & Chips Restaurant & Takeaway in Tonbridge and Malling - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Really good food and quality. Service was really polite and professional. Will return definitely

Probably the best Fish and chips in the area

We were on our way to A and D fisheries, unfortunately there was no where to park so carried driving and remembered Papas as it was on our way home . Never been to Papas before so we thought we'd give it a try, no parking problems here. Went to the take away counter and was promptly served, I ordered one large cod and a large portion of chips, this came to £15:60 which we thought was very expensive considering you can get two fish and chip meals from the daytime menu in a local beefeater for about the same price. The chips were very good and the portion was large, unfortunately the cod was small, quality was poor and it was over cooked which was disappointing, both should have been hotter. The speed of service was very fast but at the sacrifice of the fish. Note they do not accept Amex.

The food was very nice but it has the same atmosphere as a motorway services eaterie AND they charged £3 for half a tin of mushy peas. Having said that the fish and chips were very good

Lovely & fresh cooked plaice & chips. Didnt leave a thing.proof is in going & giving it a go. Plenty of parking.

Great place for fish & chips, good price & service. Unfortunately, we went on a Wednesday when there were multiple groups in & it was very noisy.

Beautifully cooked fish n chips. Great service, very helpful friendly staff. Will definitely use again.

Visited yesterday Sunday 18th August. We were a group of 5, (3 adults and 2 kids). Didn't have a booking but luckily they had space. Service excellent, the young ladies who seated and served us were exemplary. Food delicious. What more can you ask for. Well done keep it up team.

Visited recently. Although the food was OK and average prices. The customer service was nonexistent! The person who served us made no effort at all and was miserable! The whole team seemed like they didn’t want to be there! We felt like we were interrupting their day rather than receiving a friendly welcome and good service you would expect! - Such a shame

By far the best in the area. Quality

The bun wasn’t toasted, the cheese wasn’t melted, the chips were soggy, and if you want to know what it tastes like, it’s in the bin at the end of the car park.

Visiting someone in the hospital so been here a few times now just before they close and I have to say there chips are the way around they was yummy…. Cooked my battered sausage fresh accepted had to wait for this but knew was fresh…. Always had a good review and nothings changed

Excellent fish and chip restaurant well worth a visit

The best fish n chips I ever add

Pleasant and friendly staff, great service and lush grub x

Fantastic fish and chips, crispy batter, good size portions defo worth a visit !

Used to eat here regularly, eat in and take away, and would say it is (sorry, was) the best in the surrounding area. First visit for a while and the cod bites were greasy and thin, almost fish-less in places, scampi was nothing special, and large chips was the smallest we’ve had from anywhere recently. All wrapped up in a bag and taken home to eat. Worst of all though, is the smell of ‘off’ fish that still lingers in the car after 24hrs. Disgusting,

Very poor waiting staff. In need of training. We were not offered drinks. Until she came to take order and seemed surprised that we wanted drinks first. Didn't ask if we wanted any starters. Drinks then took 15 mins to turn up. When she cleared table. She just left us. We weren't offered any desserts or more drinks. She seemed rather upset to be there.

This place is great, chips are always good. And the battered sausage too, on deliveroo it takes 10 minutes arrive. Great place.

Fantastic cod and chips, curry sauce was delicious and kids meals reasonably priced. Definitely coming back

Tastiest fish and chips by far...friendly staff.... lots of parking spaces ...bit of a nightmare to get out of car park when traffic is heavy.

Lovely meal & reasonably priced.

The food are fresh and delicious, nice decor, the waitresses are friendly, very popular with the locals

Monday night 8pm takeaway. Left over chips, pie filling rock hard and nothing fresh. Use to be a great takeaway won't be going back anytime soon. It seems to have lost the quality it once had.☹️

Had pie and chip the pie was soggy and doughy at the bottom hardly any filling and the pie was cold

Simple. But exactly what we were looking for. Fresh cod and chips. Curry sauce. All exceptionally well done. And the half portion was great value for money, too.

Been a favourite venue for my daughter and I. Great food, served piping hot and big portions. Staff are friendly and attentive.

Placed a few orders via deliveroo Always arrived nice and hot. Chips are exactly what you would expect from a top chip shop. Had cod and sausage in batter. Always taste great

Wonderful fish and chips. Food was fresh and the batter was melt in the mouth! Best fish and chips I’ve had for years. They even did half chips half salad which is perfect when you know you should be good, but a few chips don’t hurt 🙄😆 Restaurant clean and staff very friendly. I have told my friends and family to go there .. highly recommend

I don't eat in but it always looks full. My takeaway as usual was amazing only chippie I will use. The rock is my favourite. Highly recommended

Good service and excellent quality

Amazing, best Fish & Chips ever!

Excellent food, excellent service and excellent atmosphere. Highly recommend the grilled sea bass.

I got a Deliveroo today and was quiet disappointed today chips was horrible the batter on the fish was soggy and the curry sauce was more like curry water not very happy tbh

Great service, high-quality fish, and chips.

Fish Gorin’s and chips. Delicious

Great fish and chips. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Will be back.

Superb food quality, but you do pay for it. Very clean, very modern, good staff too.

Excellent service by friendly staff. Food was quick to arrive, hot and well cooked. Plenty of choice too. Given it was early Monday evening it was still busy with people eating inside as well as the takeaway counter which is a reliable indicator of how good it is.

Located in the A20,Ditton near Maidstone,Kent. Restaurant and takeaway that has been trading for around 30 years. Has it's own car park which is free if charge for customers. Serves traditional fish and chips along with pies,burgers,scampi etc. everything is cooked fresh and comes up lovely and hot. I had cod and chips, the piece of fish was chunky but not that big and at £16.50 a little expensive. You are given a bread roll with your meal. There are smaller portions for £10.50 which comes with a cup of tea. I didn't receive the drink I ordered and had to ask for it and it was difficult to attract the attention of the waitresses,there was no check back. I looked at the dessert menu but felt it was too expensive so left it. The restaurant was clean, table were cleared quite quickly and wiped down and relaid for the next diners. There are toilet facilities onsite which were clean

Had fish and chips for two, terrible frozen fish wet and mushy. Not worth the money. Service very good would not go back do not waste your money, go elsewhere

Very popular place with a great chatty atmosphere. Something between a cafe and a restaurant. Obviously a favourite for friends to meet up. If menu looks heavy there are lighter options like grilled salmon. This pictured is the light bite cod and chips. Very traditional - pictured with a cup of tea!

FIRST TIME ORDERING FROM PAPAS BARN OMG REALLY LOVELY FOOD AMAZING AWESOME FANTASTIC EXCELLENT OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE ❤️❤️🩷🩷🩵🩵💙💙💛💛💜💜💚💚🧡🧡

What on earth have the owners done to this place? Had a takeaway tonight. Cod was a tiny frozen triangle of mush, chips were really average. Used to be really good. Don’t normally leave reviews but it was so bad. Won’t be using again

Food always amazing. Hot drinks are expensive and in tiny cups. Tea should be in bigger cups at least, as more water costs nothing.

Great food and staff especially good considering it was mother's day Well done Papa Barn

Very Expensive Restaurant, even compared to outer London prices, but set meals great value for money

The staff here are honestly just annoying. Rude , always seem rushed , feel a burden when I’m in the shop , hope they get some sort of order on a busy night will be using a&d fisheries down the road next time.

Service always great and food hot and fresh, my favourite is the scampi

Very disappointed with the food used to be the best in the area. Had rock and chips nearly all batter and little fish, chips weren't that good. We won't be going back again.

Order was rock and chips fish was very small very and when I opened it it was dark brown just a rip off I hadn't ordered a small fish I hadn't payed for a small but got given a dark brown not very nice fish

Great food, just right fish and chips.

Very very over priced. The chips are nice but not worth the amount charged

Very tasty haddock and chips with lemon meringue pie to follow.

We enjoyed our lunch ive alway wanted to visit. We travelled from Rainham Medway towns. Will visit again

Went in for Cod and chips for my husband, chips and various sides for me. Decided against the sides as they were very expensive so settled for chips (still pricey) My husband’s cod came out looking like a small battered sausage??? Was told they cook by weight. Maybe they do, but the cod weight for £16 was way too low?? There were no weight references on the menu so how would anyone know anyway? Sent it back and went to the chip shop locally where he got a bit of cod that looked like a bit of cod and twice the size. Would never go back. Way too much money for fish and potatoes.

Without a doubt the best fish and chips! Wide variety of options and all cooked perfectly. Nothing was greasy simply delicious

The chips were all bits of potato. Mostly crackly bits. Not nice ar all.

Like all fish and chips fish has became a luxury food so overall quite expensive but I enjoyed my meal

It was alright and the ordering system was quite efficient on a busy Friday night. My Steak and Kidney pie was OK.

Great fish & Chips. Good service

6 of us visited yesterday. 3 all day breakfasts and 3 cod goijons. The food was amazing. There was plenty and all was cooked to perfection and well presented. The service was wonderful and the place was spotless. We will be in again. Thankyou.

Amazing fish and chips, fish wasnt oily, burger was great, can't complain 😋

I've driven past on many occasions over the years and never had time to stop. I finally went with a friend and was a little worried I might be disappointed. Not a bit of it! Nothing compares to my experience here. The place is nice, the service impeccable and the cod and chips with mushy peas was out of this world. The batter was crispy, the fish was flaky. I've eaten in many places and nothing compares to what I had here. I live 30 minutes away but would make the trip again just to eat here. PERFECT.

Delicious fish & chips, the best I've tasted locally .

Ordered for the family and the burger was not cooked all the way through and the bacon was just cooked

Had the Cod and Chips here a few times now and best I've had in Kent yet.. Deffo be back for more when i fancy a fish nd chips...

Best code and chips I have ever had, I will be definitely going back. Code was flavoursome, Fluffy and crispy.

Generous portions of fish and chips, cooked to order with plenty of choice and a specials menu too. Pukka pies also on offer if fish isn't your thing.

Reliable local chip shop. You could be queuing outside in the cold for a while as no system inside the shop for ordering/waiting so gets a bit confusing to know what line to join.

Cracking food, prompt service, very clean, was extremely busy for midday on a Saturday, so it's wise to book a table.

Food amazing! Definitely recommend it. We have sat in restaurant to eat and tonight got a takeaway, both excellent service and quality food. What I liked was we visited just before they closed (we thought they closed later), they were friendly and happy to make us fresh food. Very reasonably priced as well especially for the high quality food.

Have driven past Papa's Barn several times whilst working. Eventually managed to visit on 28/12/23 for lunch. We had a table for 3 and the service was excellent by all the servers. Friendly and attentive. The restaurant was busy and had a lovely atmosphere. The food came out piping hot and was very nice indeed. Yes you wait a little while for your food to arrive but that is because each order is freshly cooked. The cod was cooked to perfection and the batter was crispy but not oily. Thank Papa's Barn for not disappointing. We shall definitely visit again.

We were greeted, shown to table and had our order taken and served promptly. Howe after that the service deteriorated to an abysmal level. Took many attempts to attract attention to order desserts and hot drinks which took ages to come. Staff kept saying they would clear the table. We stacked everything at the front to help, but even when we left there we’re still uncollected bottles and glasses which I really didn’t find impressive. Felt they were very disinterested in serving us, especially as the restaurant began to empty there was less excuse for this. The fish and chips were were excellent but the service really let down the experience.

The best fish and chips I've ever had. Always perfect

Papa’s is the best fish & chips ever 🐟 🍟 The service is always amazing and the atmosphere is very comfortable and welcoming.

We always get fish and chips here when in Kent. Excellent chips and very good fish. Good range of fish other than cod too.

Really enjoyed lunch here, I'm gluten free so I ordered the grilled haddock and it was delicious, very impressed, will definitely go back. Staff were lovely and a lot of choice

The food was very nice, enjoyed every last chip

Amazing polite and helpful staff.

Fish Cod and chips, with mashed peas, grilled mushroom - amazing and fabulous - every time I visit. I have been a regular visitor here whenever I visit the UK on business trips. Simply love the authentic taste!! Nothing changed after all the turbulence of the pandemic saga in 2020! Keep it up

Dear sir/ madam I found this foreign object in my chips on Friday 8th December.. Just thought you should know .

Popped in for lunch on a Tuesday and the restaurant was packed, good sign. Had cod and chips, excellent food and above average service. Definitely worth a visit.

Ordered for collection, tasty food and good portions

Ordered from here and half the food didn’t turn up. When I called to complain I was shouted at by the waiter who was rude and obnoxious. He was clearly stressed and couldn’t handle a busy restaurant. Won’t be ordering from here again as on top of the rude waiter the food was below average and over priced! Waiter needs sacking and food needs upgrading.

Took over 25 minutes to cook some chips and halloumi. Young girl at the till was so unbelievably rude and laughed “I know”, when told she was being rude. She also laughed when I asked about the vegan menu and said I should order in advance and I’ll have to wait half hour for anything non meat. I then Left the restaurant and had an item missing from the bag. First and last visit for us.

Food was lovely, the young lady that mostly served us was very polite and helpful. I had my mother with us who is 100 years old, even she loved it. Wonderful.

Excellent food and lovely staff but please please sort your floor out!! It’s so so slippery and my walking stick was no good!! I was worried about falling. You can get paints that grip!!!

Dined in, lovely fresh fish and chips, good service and clean. Only negative really is that personally, I feel the tables were a little close together. However that will not stop us going again. 10/10

Did see someone drop a whole tray of cod on the floor. Picked up and taken out the back. 🤫🤭🤔🤔🤔

As regular customers to Papa's Barn Restaurant, we always receive a warm welcome from the staff. We never have a problem finding a table Tea or coffee is made exactly to taste Our order is quickly taken and served up by the staff The food is always appetising and delicious. Portions are generous and the food is reasonably price. The restaurant and toilets are spotlessly clean we highly recommend this restaurant which is easy to find on the main road in Ditton Kent and also has a large car park. They also provide a useful takeaway service

Beautiful fish snd chips I travel from dartford for this!!! Cooked beautifully and super quality, please continue the same. Great value for money too.

Lovely fish 🐟 and chips 🍟 very nice staff and excellent place

Overpriced and average. £3 for a ramekin of mushy peas? No thanks.

Lovely hot food. Polite staff. Clean restaurant. Fair prices. Plenty of choices on the menu.

Amazing place. Great staff, food and has parking!

Fish and chips are good but they are over priced and the waiting for a small amount of people is ridiculous

Great atmosphere, great service and great food, we had a great time, thank you.

It is a bit slow and the fish and chips were good at best but not the best I've had. The fish and the chips were dry. The battered sausage wasn't bad but relatively average. Maybe it was takeout rather in eat in so I'll give a proper updated review if I manage to sit myself and half a proper one in the restaurant.

Went to the takeaway section. Service wasn't bad but are we going through a potato famine I don't know about? My medium chips could have fit in a cup. Curry sauce was bland and doesn't actually taste like curry sauce. Sausage was alright. What a waste of money.