Plymstock Fish and Chips in Plymouth

Plymstock fish bar is my local,for 28 years. Julie, the fryer, has been there ever since I been going there. The food is consistent, but unfortunately, last night's fish, one piece was very chewy like it had been there under the light for a long time.

Food was really nice quality, ordered 4x fish and chips. Fish was really nice slightly lacking on portion size with both Fish and chips

Really poor I’m afraid - waited 30mins and food was soggy and undercooked - £30 for 2 fish and chips and chicken nuggets. We went on a recommendation but won’t return. Staff need to spend less time on their mobile phones and more time serving customers in the correct order

Absolutely awful, fish was dried out because it was cooked too long, hardly any chips, taken back and not even an apology, won’t be going there again.

Dried up over cooked fish, not many chips. Really poor value. I returned it and got my money back. No apology for the poor quality of food or for the inconvenience it caused me.

Dried up over cooked fish, hardly any chips for the money. Took it back for my money back. No apology for the inconvenience they had caused me. Rubbish food to go with the rubbish customer service.

Brilliant chippy. Queue was a bit long right up to closing but once we tucked in it was clear why. Lovely staff and always well cooked. Fed 2 people for £8

Great 👍 always jam packed very busy popular 👌

4 items not available, service super slow 30 min for chips and curry sauce. Chips where awful.

Seriously AMAZING fish and chips! Five of us shared what were possibly if not definitely some of the best fish fayre we've had in a while. Cooked fresh whilst we waited; the batter was a great colour, texture, and consistency. The chips were simply superb. Nothing to dislike - well done 👏 ✔️ 👍 👌

Fantastic, fish and proper chips. Large portions and good value. Busy place, obviously popular. Friendly staff.

Lovely chips and battered sausage

Best chippy in Plymouth, Plymstock

Absolutely livid. Queued for 20+ minutes outside the shop. No movement at all. Out of nowhere 2 men from a running group roll up, having ordered beforehand, and collect umpteen orders. Whilst we’ve been standing there, the staff have been cooking for someone who was too lazy to queue. Did themselves no favours tonight. Al least 4 or 5 walked off o in disgust, including me. What a way to run a business. Shocking !!!!!

Sadly the service has slowed to the point where it's too slow for me... even taking into consideration that it's all freshly cooked. (Context: Waiting more than forty minutes for a single fish and chips on a Thursday night - I appreciate this will be ok for some people.)

Well been going here for my fish and chips for years and whoever cooking the fish young girl needs to get off it absolutely terrible dry inedible shocking will go elsewhere now

Been going here for years and will now go elsewhere young girl cooking the fish and my god it was dry as hell this is the second time in a row gave benefit of the doubt last time but won’t be returning gone from best to worse don’t buy here awful

very friendly staff, and pretty quick service even when busy! The one complaint I would have is that the batter, on the fish and sausage was not crispy, and had more of a bready texture. The strong colourants in the batter also dye the food inside a yellow colour.

Just back from holiday so thought we would have fish and chips. Standard has really gone down the pan and prices really high. Meal was awful overcooked fish,really thick Greasy Batter and awful chips. Will not be returning soon, a real shame as we used regulary.

Fish, chips and curry sauce. Overcooked fish with thick soggy batter, greasy hard chips made from low grade potatoes and watery curry sauce. Looks like their oil hasn't been changed in a long while.No redeeming features whatsoever and £25 for 2 portions. I feel sorry for the staff working there. I felt obliged to write this as a warning. If you are the owner, you should be ashamed of yourself.

Chips were like rubber, vinegar tasted 10 years old, and they forgot the salt. I certainly do not wish to come back to this place.

We tried this chippy a while ago and weren’t impressed but thought we would try again in case it was a one off. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case. The food was soggy and the staff didn’t acknowledge us at all. We waited 30 mins and couldn’t even eat the food when we got home. We all had different meals and we all left it. Awful experience from start to finish. :(

OH MYG IT CANT GET ANY WORSE CAN IT 🤔first time back in three years , thought we would give them the benefit of the doubt ! I should have stayed with the doubt and not given them the benefit . TRULY BLOODY DISGUSTING 🤮

Don’t go . It’s awful , waste of money for stodgy rubbish fish n chips . Fish is grey in colour , chips full of grease . Staff would be more suited to work at a mortuary .

Really busy place as the queue was outside, service was OK staff need to put on a smile. It's expensive but the food is lovely, there is a car park a short distance away.

We have been a few times and generally found it it be quite nice, however our most recent visit was midweek and it wasn't anywhere near as good as usual 😔

Excellent service and helpful staff, great choice of quality food.

It has really gone down hill. Again tonight came home with fish and chips and it was all batter and no fish, so disappointed for the third time and the curry sauce was like water. Won't be going back wasting anymore money.

We always enjoy our fish 🐟 and chips 🍟 from here. People are always friendly

Food quality has gone down, fish batter wasn’t crispy and was really disappointed when we opened the bag and the fish was tiny for the price

Won't be going again for a long time. Got back to open food to disgusting mushy peas that looked like they were a week old, congealed and stale looking. Water added, heated and stored but still awful Tasteless chips and burger. Bf ended up being sick shortly after eating

Lovely fish and chips here. Always make a stop here when visiting family.

Absolutely shocking experience. Worst chips I’ve ever tasted, extremely greasy and fatty, had to throw over half of them in the bin. Curry sauce was disgusting, staff were rude. Ignored for about 25 minutes despite it only being 4pm and three people in there - only two of whom had ordered. Certainly won’t ever be going here again.

Lovely staff however the quality of the food has taken a serious nose dive. Not the staff's fault, but think owners are cutting corners and buying poor quality food. I've been going to this chippie for years and it was a cracking chippy. Unfortunately, change of ownership (a few years ago) has all but ruined it. This review is a reflection of the owners not the staff

Lovely staff however the quality of the food has taken a serious nose dive. Not the staff's fault, but think owners are cutting corners and buying poor quality food. I've been going to this chippie for years and it was a cracking chippy. Unfortunately, change of ownership (a few years ago) has all but ruined it. This review is a reflection of the owners not the staff

Chips were pale in colour and scraggy. Batter on fish was greasy.

Very disappointed very greasy fish and chips and curry sauce watery . Want be going back . Service poor . We should of taken them back but we drove home

One of my favourite fish bars and has been for a long time! Went in on 14/1/24 just before it closed and they were so generous with the portions and the two ladies provided awesome customer service! Could chat to them all night! Thankyou girls!

This used to be a lovely chippy - but not any more. Ordered a large chips but what we got was more like a small. They were very dry and over cooked. Mushy peas were cold. Pickled onions were not pickled, they were raw. A total waste of money. Won't be going back any time soon.

I’m a regular at this fish and chip shop as they do amazing chips, however I attended tonight at 8pm, an hour before their advertised closing time and the elderly lady serving swore under her breathe at my order like I was inconvieneince her. Customer service needs to improve so that customers don’t feel like they aren’t able to order what they would like. It wasn’t exactly busy so you would think they would want the business. Disappointing to have experienced! The 2 young girls also serving were great!

The fish & chips were amongst the best we have ever had, but the girl serving had something hanging off the end of her nose which made us feel quite sick and put us off of ever going back again. Appearance is everything as a serving member of the public.

Love the fish and chips its our local and you cant beat it

First time here very nice undead ,will return

Worse fish and chips I've ever had. Went in the bin. Paid premium prices for absolutely disgusting food. Only want there as Brixton was closed. Will definitely not go back. Unfriendly staff too!! Used to be a lovely.

Been coming here for years. Really has gone down hill. Portions very small. Fish was tiny. They got the order wrong as well. Such a shame as used to be the best around

Food very good service good staff friendly I often use them even though they are a few miles away.

Excellent chip shop chips and giant faggots. Cracking curry sauce and loads of drinks. Great service from the girls

Lovely keep up the good work ladies

Great fish and chips. Very busy for a Tuesday but the girls worked hard to keep the queue moving.

Absolutely disgusting fish and chips. Dried up, cold and tasteless. All batter,no fish Nothing that even resembles chips

Always excellent and down to earth.....a favourite since childhood!

Worst fish and chips I’ve ever had. Terrible. Fish was minimal and batter was tasteless. Chips were just crumbs no decent chips in there. Threw it in the bin. Dog did not even eat the sausage.

Always good value for money from this chippy and quick service from the staff too.

Had I looked at other recent reviews before I went I wouldn’t have gone. Chips and fish swimming in oil not cooked in if, saturated. No child portions of fish. Just half a blinking fish for kids surely. I took it back and was given a partial refund.

Been using this fish and chip shop my whole life, I’ve always enjoyed the food! However, it’s really painful to see the serving system every time I’ve visited recently. I think anyone who’s ever worked in hospitality would think the same. Massive queues and long waits that could all be easily cut down or avoided if they changed their ordering system. I tend to notice all the staff will be doing the one thing rather than having a person dedicated to each job? 2 people servicing customers but nobody dishing out the orders that are actually ready to go? If one person was taking orders, one person was cooking the food and one person is serving the food up/dishing it out, the queues would never get as big as they do. The only people who should ever really be having to wait are those who have ordered something that hasn’t already been cooked like nuggets or pie, or if you’re unlucky enough to order when the chips have ran out etc. Please take this on board and I’m sure you’ll also make your own lives easier in the process too. It can easily be a quick ‘in and out’ process if you do it correctly 😊

Husband got me a piece of fish this evening. I took two mouthfuls and the fish inside was dry and the batter over cooked. We live local so my husband returned with the fish which was now broken because I had checked to see if any fish was edible. The lady at the fish shop said she could not do anything about it because I had eaten too much - I had two bits! We paid £6.90 for a disgusting piece of fish which could not be eaten. Will now never return due to standard and attitude of staff member. How about value for money?

Ordered fish and chips and battered sausage, the fish was about twice the width of the sausage lots of batter but only a narrow piece of fish not good chips were not crispy at all had redo in the air fryer. Really disappointed are you cutting the fish length ways to make two out of one 🤔🤔🤔

This place USED to be great ! Tonight it was awful , dried up fish Rock hard batter which was greasy obviously it had been sitting there a while. Luke warm peas and curry sauce. Everything was very bland. I was asked if I wanted salt and Vinegar and I replied yes but they didn't put any on . They had no Saveloy and no cod Roe. At £36 for 2 adults and a child its no longer a cheap meal which is fine but at least make it edible !!!

Dissatisfied. Years ago the best in plymouth. Won't go back. Black potatoes dry dull fish dried batter. It was 6.0 so a busy time.

After reading the very bad reviews of this fish and chip shop, we decided to judge for ourselves, on arrival the place looked spotless, food looked appetising, ordered 2xfish and portion chips. Well upon eating, the fish was awful, batter like rubber, so dry as if reheated and the chios were no better either!!!!!! Upon arrival I asked if the fish was cooked fresh for the 4pm opening, was told yes , but in my opinion it looks like we had the leftovers from the 2pm close !!!! Very very disappointed as in this current time, a very expensive dinner that went straight in the bin. Did not even want to give 1 star rating , would not use again,and would certainly not recommend.

This is a fish and chips shop in Plymstock. It is always full, so if you are looking to get your fish and chips, you will have to wait. Because service and chips are so good, ppl do not mind waiting. Parking is a bit of an issue, but there is a car park not far from the shop on the same street, only 200 yards away. Highly recommend.

Massive pea fritters freshly cooked to order, we’re absolutely delicious with a portion of well cooked and very tasty chips. Superb in every aspect, lovely friendly staff, will be back soon!

Have been using this chippy for years and years. BUT….what has happened to the chips. Thin scrappy bits is all you get now and portion sizes less in the new boxes. What a shame.

Consistently good traditional fish and chip shop

Yummy food, has really nice employees, would recommend to anyone. Food is very flavourful and delicious

Shame that I’ve given a 2 star. Since the reopening prices have gone up which maybe I understand, but chips have got a lot thinner and full of grease and fish has got smaller.

How can people still go to this excuse of a fish snd chip outlet . The quality ( sorry there is no quality whatsoever . ) Fish is awful , batter awful, chip bits depending on what colour awful

Nicest spam fritter ever. Massive portion of very tasty chips all very reasonably priced

Really good portion sizes, battered sausages were really nice.

Nyum yum. Sometimes the que is long, apart from that it's lovely food.

Not the first time we got home to open cold and dry fish and chips, I don’t usually complain but it’s getting regular now. I think you need to up your game to what you charge, won’t be coming back

Horrible customer service by a young man named josh on Saturday he was quite rude and abrupt the youth are so disrespectful these days some don’t deserve a job

Always happy to return home to grab some fish and chips here 50 years and counting

Always busy, always freshly cooked food, reasonable prices.

Good stuff. A little cramped but the two girls serving knew who was in which order. Food was cooked to order and service was given with a smile. It was cold outside and so all customers (and there was a shopful) kept themselves to themselves, although staff happily chatted with those who appeared to be regulars. Food was still hot 25 minutes later. Fish batter crispy and the chips were beautifully salted and vinegared. We had some mushy peas to add as a side and these were soft and nicely prepared. Generous amount of everything. Menu included the usual, burgers, sausages chicken, pies etc with a good selection of cold drinks. Would recommend to others

Very nice fish and chips shop in Plymstock. Quality is great so you expect to wait for your order. It is always busy.

The worst fish ever £8.10 for burnt tough chewy and over cooked fish

Best chippy in Plymstock and all cooked fresh. Staff are friendly and yes the prices are high but the food is really good.

Awful awful awful, I had fish and chips tonight the chips were greasy with black spots on where the potato must have been bad, the thing that was supposed to be fish was some hard batter with nothing NOTHING inside it was so overcooked. Used to come here a lot over the years but tonight is the last time.

Good food, portion size is fine, quality is great. Have been using this place for years, never disappoints!

Fabulous fish and chip's and the staff are so friendly they do their best to serve you asap to get you on your way.

Absolutely amazing fish and chips last time and going back today. Yummy thank you

From experience I only bought one portion of fish and chips between two of us to test the water, so glad I did. Worse fish and chips for many years. Fish very dry don't know how long it had been in the heated cabinet. Batter undercooked and greasy. When I picked up my half of the fish, the batter slipped off showing raw batter on the fish and fish was very dry. The chips were even worse. Dry, rubbery tasted awful and we left most of it. They do not deserve customers.

tonight was one of their best fish suppers. super chips (and lots of). Big flakey white tasty fish. crisp golden batter. delicious.

Nice to find a local fish & chip shop open on a Sunday. Prices have obviously increased a lot of late but food was nicely cooked and presented.

Just to warn other unsuspecting customers, all their food is cooked in beef dripping so it's no good for vegans or vegetarians even if you only want chips. Two other customers happened to ask while we were there, otherwise we would have been unaware of this. Maybe this is the norm for fish and chip shops to add the classic flavour, but we were not aware of this! Otherwise the non vegetarians among us enjoyed the chips.

Always good, very popular so can be busy. Not cheap but nothing is at the moment!

Realty great fish and chips! Freshly cooked, helpful staff highly recommend.

Best fish and chips we have had in years!!

Just had cod and chips and a lrg sausage and chips very nice but cost me £21.75

Excellent fish and chips served by friendly staff.

Chips were soggy and stuck together, main problem was they tasted like meat. Didn't taste nice at all. Won't go back and don't recommend.

Batter quite heavy, other than that a good meal, fair prices, cooked fresh to order.

The chips were nice but omg the fish was rubbish it was so dry won’t buy again do not recommend it. I’m going to try smithy’s fish and chip shop next time

Eaten in this place for years and it was always excellent.Came back for the first time in a year and it was awful.greasy hard batter hardly any fish and medioc chips

Long queues but well organised and got served fairly quick. Food was nice.

Friendly staff and freshly cooked to order.

We called in on the off chance very friendly staff reasonable pricing fast service the food was ok we will use again

We got takeaway the chips were really nice good portions however the fish was terrible it was over cooked there was no barely any in the batter Disappointed as its usually a really nice takeaway

I’ve written a review previously, probably over a year ago, that was quite damning. As time has gone on I’ve softened up and I thought I’d give this chippy another try as, like stated in my previous review, it was amazing around 7-8 years ago...