Pelican fish restaurant in Eastbourne

Best fish and chips for a long while. Good portions, friendly staff and clean restaurant. We both had large cod and chips and fish was perfectly cooked and in a nice light batter. Chips plentiful and tasty. Will be back.

Great food, perfectly cooked fish. Excellent customer service.

We had a jacket potato with tuna and sausage & chips. Fluffy potato, and a crisp looking side salad. A very nice just right amount of lunch, totalling £15.05 (we didn’t have any drinks)!, feeling full and content. Very clean atmosphere, also the clean bathroom is a bonus. Will return again.

A higher than average quality fish and chip shop

Excellent fish’n’chips! Five stars!

Best fish and chips in the UK! Hands down the tastiest, freshest and largest portions I've ever had. Quality on each visit - eat in or takeaway exceptional. Great friendly staff too. Go on, what are you waiting for? You're welcome!

I’ve visited this fish shop with a group of students and we really enjoyed it. Enough space for sitting, clean toilets, good food. 👍 I can recommend this place.

Fantastic, really great food,and service,go there,super staff

Great place for a pre-theatre supper. Well cooked food at reasonable prices and good service. Can get busy,so give yourself time.

Found us a seat even when they were busy,food was good and fresh,recommend and would eat there again,well done guys.

We keep returning to the Pelican each time we stay in Eastbourne - that is four weeks running now. We shall be back next year.

Best fish and chips in the town

Absolutely 💯 fish and batter was the best in a very long time

Good fish and chips, served quickly, fair price, clean restaurant, clean toilet, really good service. Definitely recommended.

I usually only buy takeaway chips from here whenever I am visiting Eastbourne, and they have consistently been nice. This time I thought I would also order a cod roe - what an utter disappointment. The cod roe could not have been cut thinner - whenever I buy this at other places, it is more than double the thickness. The batter was really oily and the oil had seeped into the cod roe - all I could taste was frying oil. Completely disgusting, and utter greed from this business. I am so glad that I did not spend more money, and buy a cod (which is over £10 for a large one for a takeaway - more if you eat in) or haddock, which I was tempted to at the time. I shall be taking my business elsewhere next time - there are plenty of other fish and chip places in the town to choose from.

Overpriced and not very good. Unsure why the reviews were so positive. They charge a significant premium to sit in, the fish is poor, small, and it tasted like turmeric and otherwise had no flavour. There are much better fish and chip options in the area, even the chain ones beat this.

Large amount of food on the plate ! Very tasty fish and a huge portion of chips . Very clean looking restaurant and very friendly staff. Service was quick as well .

Our first visit to this restaurant with friends. Three of us had cod and chips and one plaice and chips. The restaurant was spotless and bright. The fish was delicious and the chips very tasty and fresh. Service was very good. Will definitely be back.

Rude and arrogant staff. Food is alright, except for the saveloy. I'd not revisit. Please learn to talk better to customers.

Disappointing portion size. ‘Large’ portion of chips not enough to share between two people. Fish tasted lovely and fresh though.

Great fish and chips 10 out 10 nice fast sevice, great food and very helpful😋 Will always pay them a visit when in Eastbourne. Nice clean place. Nothing is to much for them. Keep up the good hard work yo all do. Until until the next time take care 🙂

Fantastic service and excellent food despite being very busy. Will definitely go again

Disappointing fish & chips, a small portion of fish & the meals were undercooked, looking paid. It's a shame because the resteraunt is pleasantly & cleanly furnished with an open frontage overlooking the 'Little Italy' resteraunt over the road, giving the place a continental feel. I probably should have sent the food back but the service was slow to the tables & we had a train booked. I've had better in Wetherspoons & cheaper.

Great food, located close to the beach and very fast turnaround on the service. Fish cakes were great!

Absolutely great fish and chips. The fish was tender and tasted great. The chips were very well cooked. The kids meals were fabulous. Good value for money for a great meal in a good location. This is exactly what you are looking for in seaside fish and chips.

Completely disorganized. overpriced. Staff was also very rude

Reasonably priced, hot food, tasty food, and quick service. Lovely fish and chips restaurant that is a good example of fish and chips on the coast. The large haddock and chips with curry sauce and a Peroni is recommended. Pleasant and helpful staff.

Ordered 2 large Cod, one with chips one with salad... Apparently cost £1 more for the option of having a salad (without chips). When arrived, wife's fish was significantly smaller and propably not even a medium. Bottle of wine was £20+ and tasted worse than vinegar. Staff were very dismissive, verging on rude. We adressed our concerns with Manager/Owner and he really was completely disinterested and eventually took £1 off the bill. Absolute joke of a business, no interest in customer care, avoid at all costs.

Very nice fish and chips near the seaside. If you are in Eastbourne it's perfect just perfect, everything down to the last minute detail.

The food was perfect. We are definitely going to eat here again minutes walk to the beach ⛱️ very clean and smart. What3words is ///discouraged.shrimp.blur

An ideal place to try some British cuisine. We ate haddock&chips, it was delicious, prices are affordable, I recommend it. It suits our taste. The employees are very attentive, there is a gentleman who knows some Turkish words, we felt very good, very nice.

Very friendly. Gave my son mayo,thank you. Hot and freshly cooked.

Had a takeaway tonite ,,nice cod ,,,lovely hawiann burger with salad ,,,with chips ,,but my order of curry sauce ,,was forgotten ,,,I now have credit of cost of this CS ,,,

Best fish and chips for me so far !!! Juicy, thin dough 😋. And definitely you should try their apple tart, it's awesome, highly recommend 👍

Best fish and chips ever, really good service too

Waited 10-15 mins to be given something other than what I ordered. The chips were stale and honestly really not tasty at all, no salt or vinegar on them despite asking. I didn't eat the food and gave it back, wasn't offered any refund and was pretty disappointed. Be prepared for a long wait (this was Saturday afternoon, to be fair)

Staff were welcoming, the eat in area was tidy and clean and the food was great.

Cod & chips were excellent. Would eat there again and again! 👍🏻

Reasonably priced but the chips where disgusting can definitely get better chips elsewhere. chicken nuggets where okay. not worth the walk there in my opinion. Sadly won’t be going back there. Service was good but that’s about it

Such good fish and chips - perfect after a hike! Fresh and crispy

Gr8 Food, Staff, Really clean, gr8 value & thoroughly recommend! Good varied Menu, something for everyone! Best Fish & Chip Restaurant in town!! 🌟⭐🌟⭐🌟

Great service, clean and friendly staff. Good food portions and reasonably priced, fish and chips was fantastic and beautifully cooked to perfection. Happily return if in the area.

Tasty, crispy and good portions. Fast service. Thanks.

Second best fish and chip shop in town food always hot

The girl with red hair serving on Sunday was very rude to the customers. It ruined the experience for me tbh and we would not come back.

Three of us had grilled haddock & chips. Best ever!!!

Great fish and chips, expensive but where isn't nowadays? Friendly staff

Food hot and fresh. Nice atmosphere, staff friendly and quick service. Menus adaptable, something for everyone including veggies, vegan and gluten free.

We had a really lovely cheese omelette and chips here. The restaurant was lovely, bright and clean and the seating was very comfortable. It came as a surprise that the restaurant was open until 9pm. Finding restaurants which serve light food options is extremely difficult so this was a really good find. The service was excellent and the portions were very generous too.

I mostly go weekly, due to the quality of the food, fresh and good value. Service is always of good quality, no rush to finish or leave once finished. And right by the beach. I would recommend to anyone, nothing is too much trouble.

Excellent service, friendly staff, food hot and fresh. Would definitely go back. We sat and finished our drinks after, we were not rushed to leave

If this were a chippy in some rough suburb of London etc I would understand, but not for a costal town synonymous for fish & chips. Chips tasted like cheap cash & carry cut chips and omg a 1970s type fish cake with just pure mush inside, again probably 50p cash & carry job. Thought I'd try here first time as Holiday Inn a bit tight with chip portion but will there next time for sit in meal .

Just now got fish & chips from this chipper, proper chips, fish delicious, no salt as requested. Thanks, really enjoyed takeout, very efficient service. ☘️

Not bad at all. I thought my medium cod was a little small, but it was well cooked and tasty. Chips are not 'steak cut' traditional chips but are bigger than french fries. All in all I would go back.

Ridiculously small portions designed for tourists. Go to Church Hills in Langney for proper and fair portions, served with a friendly smile. Still hungry and down best part of a fiver for 'large' chips. Disappointing. There's a reason this place is empty outside the main holiday season.

This restaurant is great. The food was amazing & staff were very friendly. Both myself and my sister had the haddock & chips. It was delicious An all round excellent restaurant.

What a great find, far better than Harry Ramsdens. If you visit the area and like fish and chips this is the place to go !

Great place for traditional fish and chips. The food was fabulous, hot, crispy batter with no oily residue and the chips were fresh and crunchy on the outside, soft inside, just like a chip should be. The service was friendly, efficient and prompt. Strongly recommend a visit if you’re out in Eastbourne.

Great new restaurant highly recommend friendly staff

Lovely crisp chips and delicious fresh cod. Yum!

The best cods roe I have ever had!!! 5 star service.

5 out of 5, fantastic fish and chips, delicious and really helpful staff. Really clean and tidy, we went and are our haddock on the beach.

Service was very welcoming and polite, made our visit great as well as the lovely food and ambience of the place

Came here for my birthday,wife and I had 2×cod and chips! Came out very fast and hot! Mine was OK,my wife's cod could of been cooked a little longer for her! But that's her preference on how she likes it! Was nice

Great fish and chips,and super quick service 👌

Hreat fish and chip shop with a pleasant eat in area..

we all pop in here now when back in Eastbourne. alway good friendly service and the chips are delicious. nice little restaurant area too. 👌

25 of us descended on the staff of Pelican Fish restaurant and we were well looked after from start to finish. The staff catered to our every wish, were polite and patient. The food was also very enjoyable. Would highly recommend.

Great chippy, reasonable prices and portions just right. Good choice on menu with a few other options. Staff attentive and toilets good but downstairs if you have mobility issues. All in all a great place for a seaside fix of Fish n Chips.

Very reasonable prices and good portions as well.

Been here for sit down 3 times and generally enjoyed it. Today had take away large cod/chips x 2 very disappointed and will not be going back. Cod ? was grey and far from fresh, batter soggy chips pale and dry. Nearly 30 quid for 2 portions, why do you let yourselves down by serving sub standard food coz in the long run you'll lose out.

Asked for chips for my son with no salt. The chef automatically put salt on them, checked the order, saw it didn't say salt or vinegar and gave them to me with salt on anyway. Also the have a huge juge of curry sauce that reheat for each customer so the same sauce is reheated about 15x a night. Revolting.

Lovely meal friendly staff. Good value for money. Great fish and chips!! Recommended.

New owners very good very clean lovely fish and chips

We enjoyed a Cod and Chips lunch. Delicious. The two staff on duty were friendly and efficient. My only disappointment was when the 'pot of tea' actually turned out to be a mug of hot water accompanied by a teabag. Notwithstanding this, we shall certainly go back again.

Best Fish n chips in Eastbourne. Been going there with my Dad for years. Costas used to serve us.

Welcoming, friendly, food cooked with ❤️

Lovely fish and chips, staff were really nice and welcoming, food was lovely, a definite must try for anyone in Eastbourne.

I was in the area for the first time for work reasons today and came across this place while having a walk. Went for a quick dinner this evening - food was freshly cooked and tasty. Great service. Felt welcomed and comfortable despite being on my own. Great that the restaurant is licensed so you can enjoy a drink with your meal if you want to.

Personale gentilissimo e ottimo pesce

How can a mediocre seaside chippy, not a cheap one, and one that forgets the salt and vinegar, even exist?

Quick,fresh,good size portions, thank you To the Ukrainian girl Anna,who was very attentive even she was in her lunch break,and offered me some plastic cutlery in order I can eat comfortably.

One of our friends had recommended the pelican, so we went there after kayaking, and ordered 3 cods and a large plaice. The weather was beautiful and we were a bit wet so we sat outside to eat. We ordered dine in but received our food in a plastic bag with boxes in it. We weren’t given any sauces so my Dad went inside to grab some but a woman came up and said that we had to pay extra even though we were dining in. A little later, a woman in the kitchen started shouting and swearing at another waitress, all in all, a terrible experience

Great place, fresh tasty fish and chips. 5stars.

We decided to have lunch here today and it didn’t disappoint! I had a regular cod and chips and my fiancé had scampi and chips. Everything was cooked to perfection and the flavour of the fish and scampi was exceptional. My family is in the fish and shop business and I would highly recommend trying this place. The portions were plentiful, I couldn’t finish mine and the service was prompt, friendly and efficient. No service charge included so tip optional. Much better than the choppy across the road! 5 stars!

Best fish and chips, worth travelling from London just for this!

We stopped here after a long walk and it was great. We ordered a regular and a large fish and a large chips and gravy which came to £22. Really good fish and great chips. Would definitely recommend. The staff were busy but friendly. We sat outside which was lovely, a really nice place.

Food was alright. Fish was good, bit oily. Chips could have been crispier. They insisted on charging us 40p for a small packet of ketchup because we were sitting outside, when all of the tables inside have bottles of ketchup on for free.

OK so we wanted to go to Holiday Inn fish and chip shop across the street but it was closed so we tried Pelican. We were told to take a seat and would be served. We weren't so I ordered at the bar. Food was average apart from the large haddock which was smaller than the regular cod and undercooked. Portions were small, literally 6 onion rings in a portion and they are the small ones you get from the supermarket and fried to death. My local chippie is infinitely better than this place and in future even if every other restaurant in Eastbourne was closed, I wouldn't return. At least it was clean!

Excellent value for money, nice location, friendly polite staff.. nicely laid out, parking hit and miss

Came in to ask about allergies for my son and they were quite rude. One rolled their eyes at me and the other was very blunt and defensive, like it was a big inconvenience to them. Very bad customer service skills and not great at all for people looking for alternatives due to allergies/different dietary requirements. They don’t even know their own ingredients!

First visit to Pelican Fish & Chips with friends and family. We all had fish and chips. We decided to sit at the tables outside but despite ordering at the counter and paying whilst ordering we were not allowed any cutlery or plates. We were told food would be brought out to us when ready. Our food arrived in take away boxes in a plastic bag. Clearly we were sat at the table with a little one in the highchair ready to eat. When the food arrived in the take away packaging in the carrier bag tied up I returned to the counter as I asked staff for an extra take away box for the little ones to have some food. We were told we had to PAY for an extra take away box for the little ones. Having spent over £50 on food and drinks I was shocked at being asked to pay for an extra take away box so the little ones could share some of the adults food. Being so small they wouldn’t eat a kids meal as it wouid be too much. Other diners were sat at the tables inside with plates and cutlery whilst we were treated like animals outside at the tables. What a disgusting way to treat customers with small children. Over £50 spent on food that was not even put on plates like other diners and forced to eat with tiny wooden chip forks! Impossible for 2 year olds! Almost impossible for the meals we had with extra sides of mushy peas and curry sauce. What a dreadful way to treat paying customers. We won’t be returning and will make sure we share our views on local community groups. Plenty of other places to eat fish and chips in the area. We definitely wouldn’t recommend this place. Watery mushy peas, curry sauce that was watered down and runny and fish that was supposed to cod but looked suspiciously like something else. NOT RECOMMENDED!

Lovely food and the staff were very friendly and very reasonable prices

Rude staff, was shouted at by the women as she got our order wrong and blamed me for the mistake. Totally unacceptable!! Snatched my fish and chips of the table and took them away to replace the correct order that she got wrong! Totally disgusting behaviour! No manners what so ever. Very aggressive women in the glasses who works there. Once they have your money in the till they don't care about customers!

Fish was fresh, my kids loved it, highly recommend this place

You HAVE to go!!! Had been fancying fish and chips for ages so checked out the 3 Best Rated Website and set off. Found Pelican on foot whilst checking out the (not so impressive) competition and really liked the look (and smell) of the place! Always trust your instincts, I say... The place is so clean and the staff friendly and welcoming. The fish was cooked to order and my haddock was easily the best I've tasted in a very long time; full of flavour, meaty, no bones and the batter was fantastic - crispy, tasty, no grease. I seldom eat any of the batter and I ate the lot! The chips were also cooked to perfection - crisp and fluffy. Celebrated with a nice glass of rose and a lemon meringue for dessert - delicious awesomeness! Cannot recommend highly enough - so don't bother with the others - this HAS to be the best Eastbourne has to offer. I have a feeling we will be making this a regular treat.

A very nice place to eat .. food was lovely. Place was nice and clean and the toilets were clean 👌 friendly staff

Just off seafront, one of the best eateries in this road. Excellent quality and quantity at a fair price. Well recommend.

Great fish and chip restaurant near the beach. Everything was perfectly cooked and portions a good size.

Wow 👌 👏 😍 Have been looking for a decent fish and chip place and we found it. Restaurant clean organised and welcoming, staff friendly and attentive, food hot and very tasty 😋 we will definitely be back. Thankyou x