Porthleven Fish and Chip in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

It was 10 mins before lunchtime closing I asked are we too late?? No not a problem what would You like was the lovely ladies reply. 15 mins after ordering we were served with super quality fish dinner. A big YES we would recommend YOU visit. (25.09 2024)

Called in lunchtime today and ordered two large cod and regular chips. Can honestly say this was the best fish & chips we’ve ever had! The fish was so fresh and batter so light and grease free, chips were crispy and fluffy in the middle. When we next visit Cornwall we will definitely make a detour the this little gem!!

Has to be one of the best places for fish and chips.

Living on the coast in Norfolk you think you get the best fish and chips, not quite. Haven't been to this place for a number of years, when the chips were cooked in beef dripping. I wont let that take away from the food now, large cod or small whale, fresh well cooked batter crispy and light, chips well cooked and not dry. Both my partner and I throughly enjoyed then, nothing for the gulls I'm afraid.

The Fish & chips are better then all the ones back home where I live in Bristol, The burgers was really nice as we as the fish & chips, the staff are really nice and helpful and you get big sizes here as well, if you are in the area you need to visit this fish and chip shop as it is worth the wait as they cook the burgers to order, just watch out for the seagulls trying to get your food when you eat

Honestly the best fish n chips we have had in ages! Fish so white, batter light and so tasty, chips were gorgeous and mushy peas yum it’s a must for a traditional chippy meal!

I expect more from a seaside fish and chip shop than pale chips and soggy batter on the fish. The price doesn’t bother me and the wait isn’t an issue but the quality is now average at best. Nobody wants to knock a business but come on you can do better than this, please.

Mixed bag! Very busy but organised and food ready without too much of a wait despite queue size. First visit food was decent, but very expensive, large chips at £5- no cheap meals here but indeed all of the order was tasty. Second visit was sadly not the same, undercooked and soggy food recieved, no doubt in trying to rush it out due to how busy it was.

Best fish and chips I've had in years! Batter light and tasty. Right amount of salt and vinegar on the chips. Good price. Highly recommend.

Quite literally the best fish and chips I have ever had and by a long long way. Hot, fresh, well seasoned big juicy fish and amazing chips. I would literally eat from this chippy daily. Consistently 10/10, and honestly I think it's really reasonably priced!

Good food but very poor portion servings.

If you're a fan of fish and chips, this place is a must-visit! The food here is exceptional—hot, fresh, and full of flavour. Every bite is a delight, and the quick service ensures you’re never left waiting long. What sets this place apart is the amazing staff. They are incredibly friendly and go out of their way to make sure you have a great experience. Nothing is too much trouble for them. Would I come here again? Absolutely, in a heartbeat. And I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to anyone looking for the best fish and chips around.

If you're craving a top-notch fish and chips experience, look no further! The food here is simply a must-try. Each bite was hot, fresh, and bursting with flavour. The speed at which it was served didn't compromise the quality one bit. The staff were equally impressive—extremely friendly and accommodating, ensuring that nothing was too much trouble. Their welcoming nature added to the overall delightful dining experience. Would I come here again? Absolutely, in a heartbeat. And would I recommend it to others? Without a doubt! This place has set the bar high for fish and chips. Well done.

Not a great food and chips was not cooked properly! Also the price of fish and chips were expensive . Dont come here and I not be coming here again! I don’t am wasting my money again!

Great fish and chips, really tasty and fast service!! 🍴

We normally think the best fish and chips are up in the North East - Whitby or Saltburn but popped in here to pick up a quick meal on the first evening our holiday. Wow! We shared a large cod and chips between two adults and it was more than enough. Excellent fish - flaked apart beautifully with good, crispy batter.

Passed by this fish and chips shop and thought we'd buy as this was already mid-afternoon and we haven't had lunch. Glad we did as it was incredibly delicious. The large cod was ... true to its word, large. The crispy batter was superb. We sat in front of the harbour and had the perfect meal, under close eyes of the seagulls.

Waited for the fish to be freshly cooked. Afraid it was not cooked enough. Fish was fresh enough. The chips were really awful, cooked in poor oil or oil that needed changing. Taste was not nice. Daughter felt unwell after eating here. Shame as a beautiful day and the fish and chips we had in Sennen cove were sooooo much better. Lovely tasting chips and well cooked fish.

Genuinely some of the best chips I’ve ever had. Unfortunately, my sausage was immediately stolen by a seagull as soon as I opened the box outside. This made me realise that £3 for a bettered sausage is a bit extortionate.

Excellent Quality ordered the large Fish & chips 3 times and was impressed with the quality. Especially the fish was huge. Will return again as we are travelling across Cornwall and so far the has been the best!!

Delicious fish and peas! Friendly staff

The absolute best chip shop. I’ve eaten from a lot of different fish and chips, and this one is by far the best. The staff are also super polite and helpful. Love it here.

Just moved into the area and were drawn in by the reviews and pictures....unfortunately ours looked nothing like them. Very soggy, pale, undercooked batter on fish which rather surprisingly wasn't as hot as I would've expected considering that it had just come out of hot oil - baffled! Sadly, we will be trying another chip shop next time.

An amazing fish and chips! Even though we didn’t get the meal back for a little while after purchasing, the fish was still crispy and delicious, the chips were great and the portions were very big!

Visited from Australia today and fish and chips were fresh and well cooked. Excellent service from staff. Would highly recommend.

Best fish and chips we've had in a while. First time visiting Porthleven and would highly recommend coming here for fish and chips. Regular fish was a decent size, a nice light batter, tasty chips and really good curry sauce. Will definitely return when we visit the area again.

Fantastic to eat fish and chips on the harbour wall just like the old days with others that are missed, went again and had them in the car because of the Cornish weather, now home in thornbury and I would love them again plus the scraps

This is some of the most delicious F&C I've ever had..So good in fact I walked from Helston via Penrose twice. A beautiful walk and superb food. 11/10 both times and I'm a harsh judge on My F&C. Excellent excellent what more to say👍👍👍

We went here last night for some fish and chips as it was last day of our holiday and didn’t fancy cooking, we are very glad we did. The fish and chips are gorgeous, just the right amount and the batter on the fish is beautiful. We sat in the car in the harbour and watched the tide come in and even had a visit from the harbour cat Reggie. If your visiting Porthleven then definitely visit here.

This evening we had large cod and regular chips and it fed 2. The fish was made to order and was simply amazing. Highly recommend this place Thank you x

The best Fish and chips I have ever had. The large god was massive.

Haddock on a Wednesday evening was not very fresh, chips were mediocre. Have had far better at other places around the UK.

Really quick and tasty chips! Very reasonably priced, regular chips, three jumbo sausages and a curry sauce only £12. Very impressed! Forks and napkins provided. Biodegradable bag and packaging which is always lovely to see. Friendly service, we would definitely go back.

Been here twice on our hol,1st time we're lovely,2nd time we're not,had a child's fish,chips and peas and the whole fish inside we're grey,so threw away ,will not be returning

We had fish n chips a few years ago when it was run by the old proprietor and it was warm and welcoming food was amazing and the place was buzzing Had fish n chips yesterday and wow how standards have changed Sorry not for us anymore

Good Fish and Chips although lose a star as smallest portion sizes I have seen in Cornwall .

Lovely generous portion of freshly fried fish & chips. Just over £30 for 3 of us (1 very hungry teenager) tasty curry and gorgeous thin batter on the fish & sausages

Lovely service. Generous portions. Amazing food.

we had the sister in law and brother in law here for a week and the highlight was fish and chips at porthleven. You did not disappoint. Dawn Woodroffe and Tony Woodroffe loved it.

Worst fish and chips I have ever had. Fish grey and dry. Batter very greasy. Don't recommend to anyone no matter how hungry you are

We were made very welcome even though they were about to close. Delicious and hearty son and chips!

The food here was not very good, we ordered everything and were not very satisfied. The chicken nuggets and drinks were tasty, it was not extremely expensive and there was a lot of choice in drinks. But other than that we weren't happy with it.

How dare you. Pouring rain so we ran to get there at 20 past 8 as you close at 8:30 according to you web site, and your closed. Not acceptable.

Nice but quite expensive for what u get compared to other chippies in other towns. Sensed some tension amongst the staff.

Excellent fish and chips, reasonable prices, good service, highly recommend!

Great fish and chips in a great location 👍

Great fish and chips! Brilliant staff.

The best fish and chips by far, come here every year and sit on the harbour to eat

Cod and chips to take 😋 Reasonable price,freshly cooked too Will be back for more next visit

Prompt courteous service, good quality and decent portions

Lovely fish and chips , freshly cooked .

Good fish and chips with a short wait.

I have had consistently wonderful experiences here. The food is always hot and fresh, very reasonably priced, and most importantly tasty. The wonderful team here have always served people quickly, I'm a wheelchair user and they are very accommodating of this fact. I would, 10 out of 10, recommend this place ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lovely fish & chips and very friendly staff. Also gave us a free sausage for our dog!

Worst fish & chips I've e er had. Got small cod & chips. Was a decent size portion. The oil in the fryer needs changing as the chips had a bad taste. The fish wasn't fresh & was totally inedible. Had to throw it all away. Will not be going there again

Wow, had some chips for a lunchtime snack, delicious, just delicious. Crispy on the outside, soft and fluffy inside, fabulous. Thank you

Can't remember when I had better fish and chips. Simply perfect!

Best chippy in Cornwall. Been coming here for 30+ years and it never disappoints. 10/10

Amazing fish and chips! The batter was so light and crispy and the chips were perfect! Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their food. Will be back next year….. Best fish and chips we have ever had 5*

Always pop in for Fish and Chips when down on holiday - always top notch food - many thanks

Good queueing system which seemed far too complicated for some tourists to understand but they were effing and jeffing to their other halves when they arrived so I didn't bother to point it out. Staff were very quick and efficient and the food was good. It was just short of £40 for 4 meals and drinks so about the same as anywhere on the tourist trail. We took ours back to our caravan and ate out of the cardboard cartons so had the bonus of no washing up as well. Definitely worth a visit after a day at the beach 👍

We waited in line outside the shop for a short while before being served but the food was worth the wait. Delicious fish & chips served by efficient friendly staff.

Good service considering how busy. Chips ok, batter on fish was soggy.

Best cod and chips I’ve had in years..fish cooked to perfection, batter nice and light without any stodge and chips weren’t bad either.

Good fish and chips, great service. Recommended

Fish was huge and good quality. Chips were decent.

Generous portions of fish and chips at a reasonable price.

£11 for a large cod which was dry tasteless and chewy. Add to that the batter was thin and soggy and the chips were rather scabby. I've been coming to Porthleven for a number of years and definitely won't be coming here again for my fish and chips. Unfortunately there aren't any other fish and chip shops in Porthleven so I guess they are able to get away with it!

Great food and plenty of options if you don't fancy fish!

Great fish and chips. Good sized portions too.

Used to be 2 other chippys in Porthleven better than this, they have no competition now and it shows, chewy cod and tasteless frozen chips cooked too fast, large portions but you'll probably chuck half of it like we did.

Nice pub and the beer garden is a great place to sit in the sun with a drink. Roast is delicious

Pretty good. Friendly and efficient guys serving. A little pricey though.

Picked up some chips and peas for lunch. Really well cooked and the price wasn’t too bad. Very tasty. Watch out for the local seagulls, they’ll have your chips, your coat and your underpants before you even realise that they’re gone!

Enjoyed our lunch. Staff friendly.

Always visit here, best fish n chips in cornwall

Great Fish & Chips with the freshest fish and best chips.

Best fish and chips I've had in years!

Well what can I say!!? £5.50 for a small under battered, soggy, wet, cod, chips were greasy and full of scabs, lazily cooked, under par, over priced rubbish i won't be buying there again il travel into helston, I wouldv given no stars but that's not an option, fryer needs to sort it out, absolutely shockingl!!

Traditional Fish and Chip shop ,close to the harbour. Plenty of seating around the harbour to sit and enjoy good quality food served by really friendly staff.

Nice food; they were almost sold out of fish when ordering.

One of the best fish and chip shops in Cornwall

good quality fish and chips, service a bit slow.

Freshly made good quality food every day no complaints from us .

To the wonderful young lady this evening at 7pm Saturday 18th September 2021 who took my order, having explained I was unable to wait outside for order due to severe hearing loss. Thank you for the kindness & compassion you showed to me I will never forget. Wishing all the staff & business great success😀

Best fish and chips ever down side if any 1hr wait for food but worth it

Fresh cooked. Excellent fish and chips, Long queue but worth it.

Excellent fresh fish and chips. Fish was cooked to order and not dried out like many other places. Great portion sizes and good value kids meals too. Very efficient service even with covid system in place. Staff were friendly too.

Great fish and chips, from a local chippy but be prepared to queue, and I mean Queue...

Excellent food and service highly recommended

The best fish&chips I have ever had!!! The batter and haddock were cooked so perfectly!

Fantastic fish & chippy and a first class service from the staff, lovely and polite also . We sat on the harbour walls and ate our meals .good food is worth waiting for and god was it good !! Our 2nd year running we have visited here and already booked our stay for next year also.our best friends live in falmouth and could'nt praise your shop highly enough.many thanks and see you again soon x

Missed out some of the order, but nice what we got

Just visited the premises on a beautiful evening. Big que. However, the organization of customers was superb. Short wait. Fantastic fish and chips, served with a smile. Welldone to all the staff. Made our evening very special

Nice but I've had way better chips. In fact I couldn't find great chips anywhere local!

Very busy shop & friendly,hard working staff.Food OK but nothing special

Beat fish and chips in Cornwall. Thanks

Lovely fish and chips, and benches nearby to sit and enjoy them overlooking the harbour

Lovely little chippy great fish and chips .

Friendly staff and excellent fish and chips. Ate looking out across the harbour on a fabulous summer day with the tide coming in - perfect 👌