Prospect Plaice in East Devon

Yuck. The chips are not proper chip shop chips. They are overdone crispy cheap oven chips. The fish was ok. My son ordered chicken nuggets, frozen nobbly chicken balls. Really groce. So over priced.

Bought six portions of Fish and Chips for the family, and ate on the beach. All cooked to order and great quality. The portions were almost excessively large, and perhaps they should make them 20% cheaper and drop the price a bit. Overall a lovely takeaway

Just had portion take away chips!! Worst chips I have ever had- totally inedible- must have been 3 times in deep fat fryer and oven chips at that- not proper chip shop chips. Awful had to throw away- very expensive too. Would not recommend.

Advertised as open to 6:30. Having come into Sidmouth for fish and chips we arrived at 5pm as they were closing; said they close when they want if they’re not busy. Not a great business model. I suggest you adjust your website.

Fish and chips good. Burger a bit cold. Other than that, ok.

We got a take away from here after arriving in Sidmouth because they do skin off Cod. Whilst the fish was ok the chips seemed to have been reheated so not perfect in our opinion. The prices also seemed a bit steep. Will try somewhere else next time.

Love the amazing haddock and chips from here although this time there is a charge for ketchup so I just would take mine before going, because I love ketchup other than that amazing staff. Abit slow as I felt the lovely lady was the only one who was taking orders and also delivering dishes to the table so needed to wait for her to come downstairs but still worth the expense.

Worst chips I've had for years, and yes they're frozen oven chips or taste like it..and fish batter tasted of bad oil..Why are the owners not taking any notice of these reviews??? Over priced too but they know there's always another tourist waiting around the corner ...

Friendly staff excellent service good tasty food in Clean and toilet s good

I was on holiday in Sidmouth and called here after a long walk and the scampi and chips hit the right spot and ate them on the sea front as the seating area was closed - food was hot and fresh when I went there -they do soft drinks as well

Unfortunately we walked passed and liked the look of it. Wish we had of read the reviews. Nearly £30 pounds later we received boxes of disappointment. Clearly frozen food and not even good quality frozen food. Chips reminded me of oven chips from Aldi as did the chicken. Cheap quality condiments as well.

I would give no stars if this was an option. The chips were frozen chips and tasted awful. The sausage was anemic looking and had no taste and the curry sauce had no taste. It was over priced for the quality of the offerings. Most of mine went in the bin. Please avoid and spend your money elsewhere.

Wanted to get some chips as the kids were hungry and so was I. Made the mistake of just looking up chip shops as we were there for the day but not reading the reviews. Huge mistake. Cheesy chips £6.95 which is very expensive and large chips £5.95. I can only presume that because they are on the front most people make the same mistake as me and go in there first. When they came out I realised they are frying Aldi's specially selected chunky chips. We eat these at home but you prob only want 10 on a plate as basically they are like eating roast potatoes eg you wouldnt want to eat a bags worth. Add to that small cod and chips (which my wife did say was decent but they probably actually cooked that) and 4 cokes and that was £38 which is ridiculous. I would walk away but we were already there and the kids were starving. The chips were dreadful to be honest and just deep fried frozen which is not what you really want from a 'proper' chip shops. Shop looks nice but in all honesty its overpriced and crap. Free red but they dont even bother hiding that its from farm foods or similar (huge bottles) Me and both kids threw at least have the chips in the bin. Wife eat fish and binned her chips too. Go a few doors up and its much better places and I suspect prices too. Really wish we had!

Called in here looking for a light lunch and were made welcome by the friendly staff. Their small fish and chips was just what we needed and their upstairs dining area was a great place to eat - the comfy atmosphere of a side-sea cafe.

Rick Stein prices for subpar food. Cod was passable, chips were terrible. They were the worst chips I've ever had from a chip shop. Not real chip shop chips, more like frozen oven chips. Really disappointing, overpriced and definitely won't be back. Avoid and go somewhere else.

The prices are high but the quality is low. Our meals were expensive and not at all enjoyable. The shop is in a prime site right next to the seafront but if you take a one minute walk further into town you'll find much, much better quality and reasonable prices at the Fish Market (if serving take-away) located in Old Fore St or The White Horse Cafe (take-away or eat-in) on High Street.

Complete rip off - not a traditional fish and chip shop, nearly £6 for frozen oven chips cooked in a fryer.

When in Sidmouth, we usually pop in here. Right next to the esplanade, lovely setting. I had cod and chips to take away. The chips were slightly crispy to the bite and dry.....perfect. A lovely piece of cod in dry crispy batter, lovely. Some chippies give you a MASSIVE piece of fish and a bucket of chips as a soggy lump that all sticks together. Prospect stands out in that you get well cooked food not dropping in oil. They also do gluten-free if you ask.

This used to be our favourite fish & chip restaurant. Now the fish is overcooked, the chips dry and pappy and the prices extortionate. I get costs have gone up, but £16.95 for cod and chips and £2.50 for a cup of tea is outrageous. Such a shame. We won’t be visiting again.

The worst chips I’ve ever had, they were the frozen type and re-heated so had to send them back. Dry and tasteless, not even vinegar could save it. Sausage's were over cooked and cheap. Extremely expensive for lowest quality, do not come here. Staff were also overheard being disrespectful towards customers in the kitchen.

Not really a traditional fish and chip shop. Can be high cost like most coastal restaurants. Takeaway or eat in. Eat has a premium like most restaurants. Chips seemed to be more like oven chips than chip shop chips. However, they served large and piping hot and very tasty mush peas, although £2 a pot. A pot really is enough for 2 people so would suggest sharing a pot between 2 would suffice and saves a bit of money. We had the childrens fish and chips and as we do not have big appetites. The portion size was adequate. Both our children wanted chicken nuggets so we opted for the adult portion that had 10 nuggets for £1 more than the childrens 5 nuggets option and with the adult portion of chips there was more than enough to share especially when they had 12 nuggets. If you are a bit savvy you can keep the price down if needed. Good quality, hot food. If you want traditional fish and chips there is a proper chippy just round the corner.

Worst chippy meal. Very disappointed. Over priced for frozen food. Cheap quality definitely would not recommend or go again. £43 for 4 (one kids meal) - no high price items order like fish. Sat in - Meals very strange as came with 2 jumbo sausages as a main meal with wilted side salad with cheap very basic pre frozen chips. Toilets had no t- roll and the soap so watered down. Wasn’t even busy as an excuse. Spend your money else where !!!!!

Terrible frozen food..reheated badly and utterly tasteless and expensive..chips dry like eating cardboard.nothing authentic..its not like it used to be . Won't be going back.

Great fish and chips and a friendly atmosphere. Dog friendly.

Had cod and chips for £14, and a portion of chips was £5. Would not have paid £5 for it - all of the food was frozen and unpleasant. Would not return. Avoid

not good, not even a proper chippy

Long queue of Italian Students, once served the wait for table service good. Crispy batter, good portion of tasty chips.

Got to be the worst chips in Devon. Over priced £5.95 for a large portion. Ended up putting them in the bin. Stay away from them. Saturday 17th August.2024 ignore any good reviews absolutely rubbish chips

The impression this places gives is a proper fish and chip restaurant. I got a takeaway chips only to find the chips are cooked from frozen, they are dry and not worth the money. Luckily I got a no fuss refund.

The WORST chips we’ve ever eaten! These were not Chip shop chips but instead were frozen over cooked oven chips that were so incredibly dry it didn’t matter how much vinegar you put on them. They had no flavour as they clearly hadn’t been cooked in any oil or cooked using a proper chip shop fryer. They were extremely overpriced at £5 for a regular portion and £6 for a large portion and yet the price your paying didn’t reflect the quality. If you wanted cheese on your chips it was an extra £2 on top. Service wasn’t particularly great either, we waited quite a while when it wasn’t even very busy for some over cooked oven chips. Extremely disappointed and I wouldn’t waste your money here as by looking through the other reviews they all seem to be saying the same thing. Unless you start to produce quality chip shop chips as they are advertised, I don’t think you’ll have many returning customers.

Portions tiny, small amount of cheese Cheese way to mature, doesn’t melt well Chips soggy No mayonnaise Curry sauce slimy and bitty Extremely overpriced Had to wait forever Never going back.

These are not proper chip shop chips! Frozen chips that are very dry. Really disappointed 😞

Went in on the Friday night or Sidmouth folk festival in a bit of a rush and not knowing the area. Quite a mistake. The lay out inside isn't a classic fish and chips shop, it doesn't have a fryer Infront of you or any fresh food on display. We ordered cod & chips,scampi&chips and curry sauce. The chips are overly big and I'd say pre bought oven chips from a shop. Fish was again pretty bang average. The only good thing was the curry sauce. I would avoid this place. Not cheap either

Avoid avoid avoid! Absolutely tourist trap trash. Not even proper fish and chips shop chips, terrible portions, over priced, just do not go here! Not anything anywhere near a proper fish and chip shop. I threw the food in the bin and got proper food up the road.

Appalling frozen chips. Best avoided.

Fish and chips great as ever! Please also try the battered sausage 😋😋😋

Ordered a single portion of chips , hard and undercooked. If they were smaller in size they may cook properly. Keep your money

The best fish and chips I’ve ever had.

Worse fish and chips I've ever had. Threw most of them away. Frozen chips. Frozen fish. Tasteless. Waste of money. Should have gone to the usual chippy up the street. Shouldn't be calling themselves a fish and chip shop. If I could give them 0 stars I would have.

Awful fish and chips!!!!! Couldn’t believe the price as well £16.50 for 2x bottles of water and 2x large chips - nearly had a heart attack. The chips resembled frozen chips and nothing like ‘chip shop chips’. They were bland and over cooked and Tesco’s could’ve done a better job. Feels like a tourist trap here, go down the road to the White Horse and you won’t be disappointed. Shocking!

The most amazing fish and chips! Lovely friendly, quick service and incredible food. Big big portions! Very welcoming for our little dog too!

Chips from frozen. You should be ashamed of yourselves. How do you have the nerve?

Dear God, how big were the potatoes those chips came from?! Nice update to The Prospect, with a great sea view.

Best fish and chips we've had for many a long year - haddock, batter thin and crispy; big thick chips; all cooked to perfection. Young girl that served us couldn't have been more pleasant. Well done all round.

I recently visited a fish and chip shop in Sidmouth, South Devon, and was thoroughly disappointed. The chips tasted like they were frozen and deep-fried, resembling shop-bought quality rather than freshly made. They were so bad we left 4 portions of chips. The fish was also subpar, lacking the fresh taste you’d expect from a seaside town. To top it off, the meal was incredibly overpriced at £47. I expected much better for that price. I wouldn't recommend this place and won’t be returning. --- How does that sound?

My wife and I ordered haddock and chips, mushy peas and 2 teas. The haddock was the best we've had on this holiday - really thick, white and obviously fresh fish (with no skin - brilliant!) in a nice thin batter. Thick chips and a big pot of mushy peas made the meal so appetising - with large mugs of tea to go with it. Couldn't fault it or the friendly staff. We ate upstairs next to the window which was fairly basic but clean. Will go back every time we are in Sidmouth. Thank you to the owner and chef for a lovely meal.

Lovely fish & chips. Could have eaten inside it it was a lovely sunny day so ate them on the sea front. Will be back next time we’re in Sidmouth.

Best curry and chips I've had in years. So much so I went back and told them. Recommended!

We went in just as The Prospect opened at 12.15. Ordered haddock, chips and mushy peas. Given they advertise as ‘classic fish and chips’ we were disappointed that both the fish and chips were not fresh and not prepared on site. The fish and chips were shop bought - most likely from a cash and carry. The fish was NOT fresh. The chips were fake. The mushy peas were microwaved. I really don’t understand why a fish and chip shop cannot be bothered to cook their own food. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid. And over priced.

I wouldn’t normally leave a review but we paid £6.95 for cheesy chips (adding cheese cost £2) and the chips were like oven chips. Wouldn’t recommend.

We use to go to this place when it was a fish and chip shop and it's changed a lot not for the best unfortunately Had a burger and it was warm it had no flavor and chips were ok Although my friend had fish and chip and said it was ok Maybe I chose the wrong thing It's very cramped in the restaurant and very little room between the tables and the basket for the knives and forks needs a clean so asked for some clean ones shame it's not the same anymore won't rush back

Fish was excellent, chips seemed to be frozen chips. Service was excellent

Nice fish & chips & helpful with allergies...dreadful milkshake...don't bother or make it properly...it's just annoying if it's crummy, sorry.

Peaceful atmosphere and friendly staff, the food was beautifully cooked and arrived at the table hot. I'll be back😊

Stopped in after a walk with family down for a visit. Great quality of food and portion sizes were spot on! Will definitely be visiting again.

Only takeaway available. Food was delicious 1 portion would feed 2 people!!

Visited today and ordered 2 x fish and chips with 1 Porton of curry sauce and a drink 40.00 and it had to be thrown away it was awful. Oven chips tasted strange they had been refried but there was no disguising the foul taste. Threw some at the seagull and it didn't partake either. Honestly shocked how awful it was

Awful chips for what they charge. And they need to change the oil more often. Takes ages to get a portion of chips.

We did not feel we got good value for the £36.50 we paid. We had 2 x adult cod and chips plus 1 x child cod and chips and 1 x fruit juice carton, plus tap water. The price included an eat in charge, which we took as it was a cold day outside. But the seating downstairs was quite crampt and upstairs was dark and tired looking (we chose to sit downstairs as better views). The chips were oven chips and portion sizes small. If wanting fish and chips I suggest others try the places further in to town as better value, and then enjoy the sea views on a walk later, which I think is what you pay for here! The only positive really was service was quick, but we were first to order at 12pm opening time.

Out for a walk along the seafront and saw this plaice. Didn't know whether to go in as it didn't look busy. Glad we did. A very pleasant welcome and only too pleased to explain the menu options to us. So one regular and one small fish and chips was ordered. We sat upstairs and our drinks arrived promptly as did the excellent fish and fat chips.

Food is great for a beachside walk. Interior could do with a spruce, particularly the loos. Otherwise great for a warm takeaway!

The fish and chips were really tasty and fresh. We ate our food above in the restaurant, it was fine but could do with updating.

We had fish and chips and sausage and chips and they were amazing

A nice little chippie with awesomely good cheesy chips.

Fish and chips are brilliant and even better if it's possible is the curry sauce 😋 👌

Best fish and chips we've found in Devon so far served by a polite and friendly young man. The fish was tasty in a lovely light, almost like tempura, batter. Definitely recommend.

Chaotic system: orders were coming out at random, frequently very late or wrong. Towards closing time one unfortunate customer found that had their order had been completely forgotten and was told more chips could not be cooked (not at all sure why). The chips weren’t worth waiting for anyway: extremely hot but powdery inside and unlike anything tasted before. The fish was slightly better but the batter was thin and soggy.

The portions were a joke for what we paid, chips were dry. We had to stop off on the way home to get some more food. Definitely won’t go back. We wondered why it was so quiet there on a sunny day,

The fish and chips used to be excellent. Has it changed hands? The fish and chips I had today were the worst I’ve had for a long time. The chips looked and tasted like frozen chips cooked in old oil. Very dry. Awful! Shall not be going again……..don’t be fooled by the photo.

Greasy sausage, Large chips !!!! definitely very few and strange either oven or re heated not chip shop chips and an odd fishcake that had breadcrumbs .. again probably re heated from the oven... You can't see where it's being cooked as the fryers are in a room at the back, which is very strange for a fish and chip shop.. Reminiscent of a Chinese takeaway.... I think the giveaway is the polystyrene containers that all the takeaway comes in.most bizarre. All I can say is for me NEVER AGAIN for others don't bother with this appallingly dreadful place (plaice). And last but not least WHY SO EXPENSIVE ? Large chips!!!! Just a few £6 ..

Visited here on a Sunday, when it was blowing a hooley. From a really warm welcome through to the excellent cod, chips and mushy peas it was excellent. The cod was delicious, flaky with a light crispy batter and served with lemon wedges. The chips were the best chippy chips we've ever had and were accompanied by steaming hot mushy peas. Service was great too, with a lovely welcome, spotless cutlery and complimentary tartar sauce. We will definitely be back. Thank you for a great meal.

This place looks small because there's only a few tables downstairs but there are plenty of tables upstairs. Absolutely beautiful pieces of Haddock, such fresh white flakes . We cleared our plates. Chips were lovely too,even the tomato ketchup was tasty. Cans of drinks a little pricey at £2 but you can help yourself to cold fresh water. We were going to have a takeaway but It costs only one pound extra on your meal to sit down to eat. You pay for your meal and it is brought to your table.The man who served us was polite and courteous . Delicious.

I should have been wary when I walked in as its the only fish and chip shop I've ever been in where you can't see the staff and fryers. The chips were various shades from light golden to dark brown and ranged from soft and edible to dried out and hard,not nicely crisp.Obviously not busy and all the left overs from previous batches hotted up.

Lovely fish and chips. Awful service. After ordering we waited an hour for our food.

Frozen chips ....at a chip shop ...awful ...

Fish was decent, although one of the fish was missing the chips. Chips seemed like they were cooked from frozen and were dry.

i shared large chips and curry sauce, it was brilliant, thank you.

I had the dirty fries and they were so have to say pretty awful. The chips were definitely frozen and not proper fish and chip shop chips. The cheese was congealed cheddar and the bacon was like rubber and not little crispy but which is what dirty fries should be. I wouldn’t mind if they were cheap and cheerful but they were also very expensive. 🤦‍♂️

Great customer service, portion size not enormous considering the price but good quality.

Called in with the family as my eldest wanted ‘chippy chips’. It seemed very expensive but knowing how things are I ordered anyway. The chips instead of being delicious chip shop chips were simply cheap frozen chips that you buy in your local Tesco. My youngest had a kids sausage a chips meal which was nearly £8. For this she got a jumbo sausage and a literal handful of chips. Even the drinks were expensive. A 500ml bottle of Diet Coke was nearly £3! I don’t mind paying good money for good quality but I walked out feeling I’d been robbed. I’d avoid there has to be better about. The only plus side is the young lady at the til was pleasant to deal with.

A good eat-in or takeaway fish and chips. Ideal to buy and eat on the nearby seafront Chicken and sausage alternatives available

Quite reasonable ,but waited too long for 1 portion of chips (15 mins )with people who came in after us being served first. Then, when we got home with our food we had the wrong order and chips covered in some kind of spicy sauce. From what I could salvage the chops were nice .

Paid £5.50 for a carton of chips that were not properly cooked! These are frozen chips. We were stung, never again.

Great fish and chips, non greasy, would of given you 5 stars if you had brown sauce (doesn't take much) Yes the venue is dated but so what? Friendly staff & a good meal!!!

There seems to be a great contrast here of reviews .A lot of recent reviews of 1 stars which in my own opinion is extremely harsh . We had a good meal the chips were crisp and dry and perfectly cooked and the cod was great . We don’t like greasy food simple .It’s true the interior is dated but how many chippys do you eat in ,it’s a takeaway food! Another review mentions ‘run by kids’ who cares what age the staff are ? The service we received by the young man was cheerful and good .The young lady who took our order was polite and efficient. Ultimately the fish and chips was very good but if you like a Greasy spoon where the the old man has a fag in his mouth …maybe go elsewhere ,same goes if your offended by dull interiors ..😊

Best piece of fish for a long time. Freshly cooked, hot with crispy batter. Would recommend . Dog friendly which was a bonus for us

Disappointing Frozen chips bought in, not nice , Proper chippy 2mins walk away just up from anchor inn better prices as well

The worst fish and chips I’ve ever had. Poor quality food dumped in a fryer. Kitchen run by kids and front of house too busy in their mobile phone. Customers complaining.

Without doubt the best fish and chips I have ever had. Crisp batter, nice crispy chips perfectly cooked. People who want soggy oil soaked chips and flabby batter go elsewhere!

Stupidly forgot to check TripAdvisor before buying 2 portions of fish and chips - that'll teach me! The fish was passable but the chips were inedible. Overpriced and rank. Left - quite literally - an unpleasant taste in our mouths after what was a lovely day out during our holiday. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.

We visited on Wednesday 19th July we bought fish & chips twice with sides. The price was very expensive over £35. The chips are frozen and bland, the fish was like frozen and tasteless. We had to wait ages and they weren’t busy. I say...

This is an attractive restaurant just off Sidmouth seafront. We went here for dinner last night. (2nd July) There's some seating downstairs but most is upstairs, where there's a large window offering a view of the street below. I have special dietary needs and was...

how disappointing. went to have evening meal had to order and pay before going upstairs to find a table. On ordering added a drink tea. Mug only and spotted it was brown inside dirty. Asked for a clean one. Once upstairs I was disgusted. Uncleared...

These are not proper chips.Absolutely rubbish bought in as frozen, not fresh cut and fried. Thrown after a few eaten.what a waste if money in these penny less days. Never go there agan. Lesson learnt

Amazing find in amongst high priced hotels and restaurants. The best fish I have had in a long time. Service was swift, staff polite. Portion size just right for both me and my daughter. Would definitely return

I’d read some mixed reviews so wasn’t sure but a local recommended it so we tried. It was delicious fish and chips, the fish was gorgeous and lovely (not greasy) batter. Proper chips as well, again not greasy. We both had cod and really enjoyed...

Far too expensive, tiny amount of food given, you get robbed

Service was slow, slow to order and slow to receive my food. Some bickering between staff.

Consistently disappointing fish and chips. Bought from here on a few occasions just because it's the only one on the seafront. It's never been great and is expensive.

Absolutely awful. If you're looking for traditional fish and chips, then look somewhere else. The chips are just frozen ones deep fried, and to make things worse, deep fried in dirty oil that leaves black bits on them. The fish isn't much better with soggy batter. The food we had was bad enough, but to make things worse, when we got back to our caravan, one of the meals we had ordered was missing. Multiple phone calls went unanswered. £34.85 for two portions of fish and chips with peas & curry make it one of the worst value meals ever. I'm not sure where any of the positive reviews on here have come from, but I'd be highly sceptical of them. Avoid!!