Qualisea Fish & Chips in Eastbourne

Been eating at this restaurant since I was a little kid, the family has always been polite and friendly, the food has always been delicious and prices are reasonable too, highly recommend anything from the menu always 100% spot on.

Having popped in for dinner, I was pleasantly surprised to have had the nicest fish and chips I've had in YEARS! If you are looking for fish and chips in Eastbourne, you HAVE to try this place!

Perfect - highly recommend for quality fish and chips at a cheap price. Really lovely lady serving also. Nothing to moan about!

Brilliant fish and chips, pie and chips and a jacket potato. The stand out thing though was the service from Liz. She was unbelievably good. What a diamond of an employee she is. Would definitely recommend.

I’ve been coming here for a number of years, and it’s been great to see the same family and staff remain over the years. Always consistently good food, fair prices and service always friendly and pleasant. On my most recent visit I had left a bag with a load of shopping in, and the staff were kind enough to keep hold of it for me - I was sure I had lost everything in it. Thank you for always being a special place that we always visit on our trips to Eastbourne.

pies over cooked .filling was burnt inside .everything else lovely as always .so maybe just a blip today. usually no complaints .definitely order again in hope pies can be eaten

My daughters favourite chippy!! Staff are always friendly and the food is always spot on 👌

Had a lovely lunch at the restaurant during my day down there yesterday £7 for jumbo sausage and chips weather improved during the day which was nice went straight in wasn't busy at that time

let down this time, soggy soft and warmish chips. batter could have been crispier. however, I'd use them again.

Great food, staff were good, price was excellent.

Went in for a take away asked if they done a half portion of chips was told abruptly no we don’t so I asked do you do a lunchtime oap special ie cod chips was told no so settled on a regular cod and small chips +chicken and mushroom pie The lady with black long hair informed me she was the manager does any of her staff do a half portion of chips I said no as live three hours away just bringing my mum down see her old friends she came across very defensive and sort looking for an argument not impressed if that is the attitude of the manager the staff have no chance when parking up top end of beach parking my pie was reheated from last night as bottom when turned over had dehydrated and sunk nearly to the top of the upside down hardly any gravy/sauce so very dry and pastry over Cooked the chips were nice and a decent portion for small but regular cod was very small for £8.00 pie £3.50! Chips £3.50 when my mum and dad used live in hailsham some 8+years ago it was run by Italians and service and good portions etc spot the best fish and chip restaurant for miles no any such a shame !

Ordered via Uber eats, go back to check on the order 30 minutes after ordering and our order has been cancelled due to our address being too far away. We’ve ordered delivery from here before with no problems. If we are too far away then you shouldn’t appear on the search. Also shows as delivery available to us via Just eat. Disappointed.

Six of us visited on a day out to Eastbourne. The staff were fantastic, helpful and attentive. Our Haddock and Chips arrived promptly after ordering, it was excellent beautifully cooked, the fish was fresh and tasty as were the chips. We also enjoyed a glass of wine or two. We would all highly recommend this restaurant.

Felt like I had gargled oil after having some fish and chips here. Soggy horrible chips.

Best fish and chips I've had in a long time.

Aaaammmmaaaazzzzing fish, chips and service.

Delicious and piping hot. The delivery driver is such a nice bloke

absolutely amazing fish and chips....the best in Eastbourne without a doubt.

Very disappointed. Batter for cod not crispy. Chips worst I have had for some time. Limp, not crispy at all. Looking around, everyone else's looked very poor to.

Excellent food with fantastic service, always with a smile, we love it here snd visit regularly

Atmosphere was lovely. Delicious food with generous portions. Chips were sooo delicious. The batter was perfectly crispy and the fish tasted fresh. Service was outstanding, was asked about allergies from the get go, server was very friendly and attentive. Would definitely recommend!

First time here and looking forward to going again

Food arrived soggy had to crisp up in the air fryer all in all pretty average

Delicious food freshly prepared but served swiftly. Great value for top quality

Delicious. Fresh and piping hot and tasty.

September 2023 - Wow...probably the best Fish & Chips we had in this area. A super friendly place and very accommodating. The food was amazing and the staff really gave us a warm welcome. We actually came back several time during our trip, and would definitely be coming back next time we are in the area. Highly recommend you sit down and enjoy a meal here. Also, don't forget the Gerkins which are out of shot here! A******************* August 2024 - Had to revisit since we were in the area, and the food never disappointedly! Was served by a lovely Scottish lady again who always makes us very welcomed!

Easy to order, reliably good tasty food and always delivered on time or early… highly recommend!

Excellent food,well cooked and outstanding service

Best fish and chips I've had in a long while - atmosphere was superb and thank you to the gentleman that served us - top notch 👌

Fish is good, chips and curry sauce not so much.

Things would need to improve to attract repeat business. Fish obviously frozen and oils used very bad tasting. Lovely building though.

The perfect fish and chip experience.

Food was delivered on time, it was hot and very tasty

Staff in here are always lovely, me and my partner have returned to this restaurant 3 years in a row when we visit Eastbourne and wouldn’t get fish and chips from anywhere else. Staff are always amazing, there is a lady who works there (on the shorter side, fringe and I think Irish accent) what a pleasure she was and so accommodating. Food always excellent

I normally love this place and have left excellent reviews. Tonight it was late, cold. The haddock was soggy and not that well cooked. I hope this was a one off.

Always freshly cooked and perfect

QUALISEA PUSHED OVER MY ELDERLY DISABLED MOTHER IN LAW AND 15 YEAR OLD SISTER!! Edit: you speak about “the other remember of Staff as if it isn’t your son or daughter you’re speaking about. Your daughter who pushed my young sister and mother in law. Shoving them at the counter. We’ve spoken to several other business and all have told us exactly who we had issues with and that it was probably because of their attitude before we even said anything! One of them we said oh we had an issue with a fish and chip restaurant and they said I bet it was qualifies before we said anything! You were rude and arrogant to my 15 year old sister before she even said a work you waved your hand in her face and said no out. The point of the matter is that we were customers, eating at YOUR table out front. My mother in law was a regular every week. Your daughter’s attitude is disgusting and so is yours and seems like a lot of Eastbourne know it. A care home came to visit you and commented on my Facebook saying you were all so rude and will never go back to you. Maybe you don’t like the elderly… . We wanted a table but they were full due to the airshow, we sat at THEIR table outside and was lining up to order takeaway when my 15year old sister and disabled mother in law needed a wee. My autistic 5 year old nephew was also desperate for a wee. My sister walked in and the owner with black hair straight away put her hand in her face and said “no no no out, you can’t use the toilet” maybe she was stressed as it was busy and maybe had people going in there who weren’t customers. My sister then said “I’m a customer I’m eating your food on your table there out the front” . She said no and then my sister came out to us. My mother in law was desperate too so took her back in and said I have a disabled card here I also need to use the toilet and we are your customers. My mother in law is a regular in this establishment and goes in there weekly! My mother in law said “I’m going to wet myself I’m desperate” with that the owner replied “well it’s better you wet yourself outside then in here” My sister in law then came in and said my mother is disabled she needs the toilet and we are literally customers. The owner got the attention of a couple of other staff to usher them out while shouting at them. All the while other customers were using the toilet. Under the Equality Act 2010, businesses should make reasonable adjustment for those with disabilities. Even with that in mine… we were paying customers! My partner then went in as his mother and sister were being pushed around in a tiny space and the owner had a horrible attitude. He asked what’s going on here and they went and got the chef. On the way out we said we’re making a complaint as we are paying customers sitting at their tables about to eat their food! The younger waitress then pushed my mother in law out the door. She has a disability with her leg and nearly fell flat on her face if we didn’t catch her. They then proceeded to lay hands on my 15 year old sister and shove her out the door too. The chef then followed us outside as if abusing us inside wasn’t enough and shouted at us all outside. He told us that the owner would have asked if we were customers and that he knows this however he works in the kitchen and her front of house meaning that he has no idea what she says to the customers. The woman didn’t ask this she was straight away nasty and shouting and we were trying to tell her we were customers. We had only got there about 5 minutes previous and were lining up for a family dinner as my mother in law visits there weekly so knew she wanted to eat there. Absolutely shocked at the ability to refuse a customer/disabled people/children from using the toilet when we were eating at their establishment. We will be taking this much further

the chicken was barley cooked, onions rings were soggy. mushy peas weren't nice. I will never order from here again! very disappointed

Can't understand the negative reviews. Visited with two friends in July 2024. Served by a youngish male who was courteous, polite and provided great customer care. Our meal was hot, delicious and went down a treat. Scorching day so we were really pleased that there was enough room to eat outside under an umbrella. We would recommend Qualisea and will eat there again when we are next in Eastbourne.

We saw Harry Ramsden's and started fancying fish & chips. Went in, place was about half full with many uncleared and unoccupied tables. Waitress said food would take about half an hour which we thought was a waste of time. We kept walking and at the opposite end of the street came across Qualisea. Much more friendly and willing, good food arrived within 10 minutes. My partner thought her plaice was lovely firm, white and chunky. I thought my haddock was very thin and a bit sloppy. Then we realised we were eating each others' fish! Once we righted our error, we both enjoyed it very much and would happily return without bothering to look at Ramsden's next time.

Very nice food and at a good price

Dreadful, food was greasy, dried up fish and very poor service. all in all I would not go back, I am a resident of Eastbourne .

Went here specifically for Gluten Free fish and chips. As a Coeliac asked all the usual questions, seemed quite knowledgable. Had to wait for GF frier to heat up, no bother at all. Batter on fish was beautifully cooked and obviously really fresh, chips equally lovely. My only negatives, the sachets of sauce were all 'May Contains' and therefore not coeliac friendly. Not a huge issue, but given they are an attractive venue for Coeliacs, it would have been nice for them to continue the theme throughout the meal. My daughter is a ketchup monster and also coeliac so wasn't able to enjoy her chips to the full. Staff could have been a bit more welcoming, but not to the point it would put me off returning.

Lovely looking place, some staff not very friendly or helpful nice fish and chips.

Regrettably my wife didn't like her fish, saying it tasted as if it had been lying around a while. Mine was great. Wish she had told me so I could have informed the restaurant at the time. Nonetheless it ought to have been better. Service wasn't great either on this occasion. We've been visiting Qualisea for 20 years, so disappointed with our latest visit.

Jacket potato was Rock hard but I'm told that's how it's meant to be but was told by the unpleasant manager I will be paying for it. Also there glasses were filthy excuse was there's a problem with there dishwasher no apologies. Halfway through the meal it was OK for the waitress to reach over my plate to retrieve a knife so she could set up the table next to us she didn't even check it wasn't used? The manager walked into the trolley smashing a glass onto the floor then walked off moaning loudly about what staff member put the glasses there, took her a while to pick up the glass which loads was left after we had to tell her for her to say oh well if people treed on it thats there fault? Not the best experience left the restaurant to the manager slagging me off to her workers, be proud of your customer services

Shop said no delivery driver but the driver who delivered said he was waiting an hour for the food.

Absolutely fantastic food, good service at a reasonable price. Would definitely go again and highly recommend. Great atmosphere too.

We were recommended this place by the lady on the information desk at Burling Gap. What a treat! The menu choice was extensive & the food was cooked to perfection. We had the haddock which was very tasty.

The food was very good. It is a very busy place. The downside is that it has only one shared toilet, you can only imagine the queue.

It's one of the best fish and chips I've eaten. Top service, and you can get a pint of John Smiths or why not try a Long Man's best bitter, which goes down a treat. If you are visiting Eastbourne, it's a must.

Rubbish customer service, they are rude and disrespectful and Under the Equality Act 2010, it is now illegal to discriminate against people with disabilities when it comes to toilet use or access. Any facilities offered must provide equal access for disabled people. Therefore you have to let a disabled person use toilet we was customers. Rude and they shoved my mum. We had a cancer patient, we had a disabled women with a disable card who had a disable card. Also we had two children one who shoved a 15 year old girl who has ASD who was on her period who don’t do very well with sensory issues. 5 year old who needed toilet we was actually customers……… rude

Highly recommended, one of the best fish and chip shop on the south coast, nice and polite staff very friendly and family atmosphere. Great 🐟 and 🍟

It was very quiet here at 2:30 on a Monday afternoon, but what great service we received. Very friendly staff and the food arrived within minutes of ordering. Really tasty fish, a good size and great crispy batter. It felt a tad expensive at first, but the quality made it seem worth it. The restuarant and toilet were clean, and we would highly recommend!

Lovely old-school style fish and chip shop, great quality and fantastic customer service. They also do take out!

Delicious. Fresh and perfectly cooked. Excellent.

Lovely place for fish and chips. Great staff and service

ordered earlier than normal and it was delivered on time and piping hot😁

Exceptional as always. Hot, fresh, on time. Love this place

Lovely and great to get Rock (or Huss), the Onion Rings are homemade too. Reccomend for a tasty very British treat!

Best gluten free fish and chips I’ve ever had. 100% I will be returning.. Thanks!

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! We ordered on Wednesday evening for delivery at a local holiday park. They were able to deliver to the park even without being confident on the park map, we arranged to meet at the entrance. The gluten free options were amazing and they even called back and offered us the onion rings gluten free. We turned this down but then found out our GF guest would love them so we called back. I offered to pay for a 2nd portion assuming they would have cooked our non GF ones already and they changed it to GF no problems. Didn’t even need to meet delivery driver at the entrance she found our caravan plot. 10/10! We visit Eastbourne/Pevensey a lot and we will be definitely coming back! Wish you delivered to London!!

Table of 5 was welcomed and shown to table. Reasonably priced. Kids meal plentiful. Strawberry milkshake was loved by the kids. Even got a little extra. Always good. We will be back.

Friendly professional staff,fast service, place was clean,we felt the fish and chips portions were a little small for the price although well cooked

Definitely the best fish and chips in Eastbourne. The food is amazing and hot and the driver is polite and friendly. Customer service excellent.

All good - bit light on the chips but I'm just greedy!!

Amazing service great people 10/10 same for the food

Right on the main street, plenty of tables and seats in the restaurant. Pros -Quick and friendly serivce -Food was fresh Cons - food are too oily - haven't changed the frying oil, can tell from the fish and chips

Good old fashioned, simple (both are compliments) restaurant serving great quality fish and chips, to eat in or take away. Brilliant!

The order was messed up, the burger we ordered was supposed to have no salad and cheese but when it arrived it had salad and no cheese.

Everything you would want in a fish and chips! Only downfall is the tartar sauce isn’t homemade.

Usual great fish and chips from Qualisea. It makes Friday evening!

Ordered takeaway. Beautiful outdoor tables to sit and wait at while fresh haddock being cooked.

Platter to share, plentiful Huss main course found a little "soggy" but very large portions of fish with chips.

Amazing food and service! Freshly cooked and hot and on time! Loved it!

Fabulous fish cod and the haddock with chips excellent service and lovely lady 5 star all the way

super greasy chips (to the point a fork was needed)

My husband had eaten here 9 years ago with his late father and wanted to take me here . We had cod & chips for lunch. The waitress who took our order had worked here for 23 years . Very efficient & friendly. Food hot & tasty 😋 good portions . Definitely reccomend. We will be back when we are in Eastbourne

Both burgers were unstacked in the boxes , boxes were squashed . 1 of the curry sauce was open and had tipped out in the paper bag.

Good meal, there was only 1 waiting staff and it was busy so this had an impact on service

Not a nice meal at all! Greasy chips, dry over cooked fish fingers that were only good for the bin way too salty for children.... worse than birds eye, the fish was dark inside too. Arrived late and unable to track. Driver didn't acknowledge he was late. Item missing.... kids meals come with a fruit shoot but didn't receive it. Awful experience!!

Food was really greasy seemed like it wasn't drained of properly

Visited on 1st JULY. We came here as we thought it looked like a good fish and chip restaurant. And had seen 5 star reviews that are obviously very old. We were so wrong about thinking it was a good restaurant. The lady serving was on her own and very rushed. Threw down the menus on the table even before we had walked over, and she rushed off. Came to take food order about a minute later, I said I wasn't ready as I had only sat down and took off my jacket, and she was already rushing off. Very rushed feeling and we felt very unwelcome. Turns out they were getting ready to close .... it was only 7pm. Got our food and the cod looked like the top layer had been sliced off and used maybe for goujons? The thinnest piece of cod I've ever seen. Rip off. Chips had been cooked in dirty oil or oil too cold cos they were SOAKED in oil. When the lady checked back we asked if we could have lemon and vinegar and then smartly she said "is everything ok NOW?" The food was TERRIBLE and due to the serving lady's attitude there was no point to give further feedback. We asked for the bill. Paid £42. 2 dinners that weren't eaten, 2 drinks we didn't finish. We also heard a tall guy behind the counter tell the cooks that they need to be more careful as a woman had complained 2 times before that her food came half cooked by delivery and it had happened again that day. I work in hospitality and usually never leave without tipping but to be honest this place should've paid us not the other way round. Then went to Harry Ramsdens for a proper dinner with lovely service. Qualisea is WITHOUT QUALITY. Avoid. 0/10

Fish was very dry batter was rock hard not at all nice! Was a regular customer but have had second thoughts now!!

We have been there as a result of a recommendation, but the dish is too oily, nothing special about it. Extra service price was demanded as we were 10 people having dinner, which, I belive, is nonsense.

Burger ordered specified no cheese and turned up with cheese in it.

We went for a late lunch - Sunday afternoon 3pm. There was 5 of us with two babies. And we ordered 4 dishes. One of us thought we would share and we asked for a spare plate and she said we don't give spare plates - when asked she said it's not the companies policy and there is five of you so you should be having a meal each. ( Bearing in mind the restaurant was only 20% full ). We also had two babies under the age of 1 so sitting was the better option for us else we would have just got a takeaway. When asking what pies she had and if any were vegetarian. Her reply was very condescending. We found the team awfully rude and not accomodating from the offset. Not too sure if she didn't like the look of us or she was not having a good day but this is not usual behaviour when you go to a restaurant. If the food was good I would do a takeaway as the service was awful but the fish was overcooked and really dry. Unfortunately we won't be visiting again and will tell people to stay clear of this place.

The fish and chips were OK, we waited for ages in the takeaway section despite us being the only customers,

It's okay, not the best Fish and chips around.

Didn’t have the cheese burger I ordered and payed for so not happy

Best fish and chips in town!! Hot and freshly cooked 😋

Prices not worth the quality of the fish

The Food was the best and the workers were really friendly!

Called in for a bit of lunch and we weren't disappointed the service was excellent and the fish and chips were spot on they even removed the skin on the fish for us on top of this they even allowed us in with our little dog 🐕 once again thanks fir a great meal 👍

What a wonderful restoration, rescue of this lido pool .. we had Brunch on a Sunday, tho you can book ahead for the restauranta Sunday roast dinner ..

Great food, delivered really quickly and hot when it arrived. Empty plates from everyone!

Venue looks very smart on the outside. Inside decor is very fiah and chip shop with plastic covers on the tables etc. Food was OK, didn't blow us away but equally very standard fish and chips. When ordering, my partner only wanted the children's fishfingers and chips (doesn't eat very much at all) but was declined - only under 12s can order kids meals. Obviously a policy in place to protect revenue. Tried to order adults fish fingers and chips - not a menu option. My partner just ordered a portion of beans instead and had some of my fish and chips which filled appetites for both. I explained when paying the bill that the policy probably causes lost revenue at times, server told us she doesn't know "I just work here love" Pleasant enough service, average food. Not bad, wouldn't return.

Thank you for a lovely fish and chips. You never let me down always hot and always on early.

Brilliant, delicious food, the best fish and chip restaurant in Eastbourne

Easy to order, good selection, delivery efficient and tasty food…. every time!