Royal Oak Fish Bar in Chichester

Great tasting Cod & Chips (reasonably priced too!)

Chips are terrible, over cooked and soggy. Miserable, cold atmosphere. No love. Worst "chippy" ever! Doesn't have to be fine dining to make your customers feel welcomed.

Lovely people, nice choice and vegan options which is fantastic.

Food is brilliant here but the wait is very long ! Placed an order on the app to pick up at 18.30 but was still sat waiting for it at 18.54 and didn't get food til 18.57.Not much point ordering with a collection time of have to wait a further half hour to get the food.

I don’t know why so many bad reviews - we almost were going further for th fish and chips. It’s a quiet Friday not great weather so not busy but the fish chips and curry sauce were lovely as were the staff that took our phone order (eventually be patient if it’s Friday night) so giving it 5 stars to try and bump it up a little !!!

Great fish and chips! Superb fast service

Lovely tasty fish and chips, just what was needed after a day on the beach!

The best fish and chips I have had for a long time

Great service, choice, quality and a fair price for Friday evening fish and chips.

I post lots of reviews of fish and chips as I travel around the country. How did the Royal Oak compare. It was OK but I have had a lot better. The premises were very quiet during my lunchtime visit around 13-15. I was across the road and didn’t see anyone go in for about five minutes before I did. I ordered large cod and regular chips. The fish was cooked to order. No one else came in whilst I was there. The fish was a good size and the batter was crispy. Sadly when I went to eat it about two minutes later the chips were very lukewarm. They had obviously been cooked a while ago and sat in the fryer tray keeping warm. Taste wise I have had much better. Both the chips and the fish had an oily taste which I can only put down to the oil or age of the oil. Sadly it spoilt what could have been superb. Will I revisit ? The jury is out.

Good traditional Chippie, individually cooked to order. Nice fresh fish.

I visit this chippy most weekends when I come to my parents. I can honestly say they serve the best fish, it’s always fresh white flaky cod. Absolutely mouth watering and delicious. Staff are always polite even when extremely busy. Keep up the good work.

Poor. Ordered 4 large cod's and 2 large chips. Asked twice if the chips had salt and vinegar on them. They assured us they had as we were taking away we opened up down at the beach and surprise surprise there was no salt and vinegar. Food was average. Batter was not fresh and was greasy. Chips had zero flavour and were dry. Fish itself was good and meaty. Rude server and wanted to charge us for an extra box. Overall I would not go near this place again!

We are not from the area so googled chippys in the area and Royal Oak came out as one of the best so we gave it a go. Between us (5 of us) we had chips, battered cod, battered sausage and sausages and it was all lovely.

Picked up a medium cod and chips when I happened to be passing a few months ago. The fish was the smallest portion I've ever had from anywhere, and the chips were nothing special. Went back to question the size of the fish, to be told it's measured by weight, and that it was the correct size. I think they need to get their scales checked, as my kids have had bigger in children's portions. There's plenty of fish and chip shops on the south coast, and now I know to go to a different one next time.

Fast take away service. Super fresh tasting chips and great portions. Surprisingly low price. Thank you 🙏🏾

Very nice chips n fish ! Will be back next week definitely 😋

Fish and chips...No knife, no fork half fish etc...

Disappointingly average at best. Batter was soggy in places and super oily, my large fish seemed the same size as my wife's regular portion, and could barely taste the salt and vinegar. Felt quite queasy after eating Was a long queue of locals out the door to order and collect so took at least 20 mins to get two portions of fish and chips. Wasn't concerned about the time but it left me to have much higher expectations which were sadly unfulfilled.

Cant fault it, quick service, ordered from here serveral times now and consistently good fish. Decent portions. Chips excellent not greasy but proper.

I tried to contact you by phone to make you aware that on Tuesday evening (12/7) I ordered a Quorn battered sausage and when I bit into it it was a meat one. This was extremely disappointing (and unpleasant as a vegetarian) having been impressed by the colour coded vegetarian/ vegan menu. Please introduce a level of checks to ensure those who choose not to, or are unable to, eat meat/ fish/ dairy don't receive them in error.

Very small portion of fish comparably to price of other local chippies, chips very bland and forgot part of our order.

Fair price good service nice fish and chips perfect after a day at beach

Friendly staff; lovely garden and atmosphere

Just got fish chips and put in bin gone to moby chippy instead . That was the worst chippy oily fish tasted like car grease and rotten soggy chips what a waste of money . Never again.

Good product, good service, nice helpful peaple, good price .

Don’t bother going! Given the worst bit of over battered fish … then accused of eating half of it when we complained. Total joke as nothing to actually eat in the batter.

Very nice local chippy. Chips were well cooked in clean oil and the fish was excellent. They didn't answer the phone when we tried to call ahead but it was a busy Friday.

Best fish and chips everytime. 🍟

Well organised efficient service.superb fish and chips cooked to order lovely Large cod with crisp batter and crisp chips soft in the middle well packaged and a brilliant seaside meal!

My wife and I very occasionally eat fish and chips. Down from London, staying in a B&B so needed something to eat this evening. I have to say this was without doubt one of the best fish and chips we have ever had. Well done guys..

Utter rubbish. Don't waste time and money. Standing in a queue whilst they run out of mushy peas, etc. Then go on to serve a sub-standard quality of food, tiny portions and only honour a quarter of the menu they publish!

Very tasty fish and chips, very good and friendly service

When you go to the seaside you expect either expensive gastro food, small portions perfectly executed.... or 'local chippy' . Great food, solid portions at affordable prices..... THE ROYAL OAK OFFERS NEITHER. Firstly the positives. Now the negatives. This chippy ( under covid restrictions) is operating a novel system whereby about 5 orders are taken, then the staff put them together and distribute them to the waiting customers. Not dreadful but probably not as efficient as taking the orders and having someone put them together as they go along ..... On the night we went, there were no veggie options, burgers or anything that needed cooking other than the very basics... probably a good job, based on the sausage my son was served. Chips were ... probably re-heated. People pay a lot of money for thrice cooked chips done well.... but these tasted like they had been put in like warm oil for a few minutes and then served. Although, a spoilt chippy tea by the sea with nanny and grandad. AFTERTHOUGHT. apparently the fish was "quite nice"

Sensible method for queue management. Didn't have to wait long. Good food

Down wittering on holiday. Fish and chips were bang on and some happy full bellies. Chips were good. Decent portion. All very hot when we got home to enjoy 👍👍👍 Definitely recommend and will be back.

A lot of people outside the shop. Some had ordered over the phone, others like us had just arrived. The shop was well organised with covid precautions. We had cod, haddock, chips and curry sauce. Freshly cooked, and the fish was amazing. The chips were ok. Would definitely go there again, and recommend it.

Very good. I think that this is the best tasting fried fish that I have had in a. very long time.

Love the place always nice and fresh and good prices

Best fish and chips in a long time. Will be visiting again soon!

Great chippy after visiting the beach with the road leading to the sea (and a pub too). Covid precautions in place with 2 customers inside at any time, splash screens set up too. Very orderly and polite too.

Trad fish and chip freshly cooked. Yummy.

Thank you for the great service during this lockdown. Delicious fish and chips promptly delivered for free. Fish gorgeous, freshly cooked chips not quite as good but we still appreciated it. Will definitely be back. 15 minutes from order to delivery.

Very nice. I was a bit worried when we walked in at 6pm on a Saturday night and it was completely empty as I would expect a fish and chip shop to be packed at that time of day but we gave it a go anyway. We had to wait a while longer than I would expect for 2 portions of sausage and chips and that is because nothing was cooked ready. Also not very impressed that I saw the sausages were heated in the microwave but apart from that it tasted pretty good. Possibly explains why it was so empty in there

Very nice people, very clean, perfectly cooked chips and nice Battered sausages

Delicious fish and chips cooked before you. 30-40 min walk from West Wittering beach.

Found this on Google as I was close... very mixed reviews but some seem to like it so...why not try? I've never felt the urge to write a review about anything, let alone fish and chips but here it is. Really poor... at 6pm nothing in the hot cabinet so fish was cooked fresh (is it legal to catch cod this small?) ... the chips tasted like they were hours old though. Call me old fashioned but for £6.60 I think it's ok to expect a pretty good fish and chips. Sadly other people including this place don't agree. I've given this 2 stars as the dog ate most of it and he seemed to enjoy it.

Very nice thank you. Freshly cooked to order

Chip weren't fresh, reheated maybe 🙁

Good food and not to expensive but get there before 8 as closed

Great fish and chips, friendly efficient service

Ordered food to take away and sit on the beach. Unfortunately when we got to the beach found out the order was wrong so then had to go back and get replaced. Happy to replace but just a massive inconvenience.

Nice chips, best I have had in a while, perhaps Mother Kelly's could get some ideas from them

A good serving of fish and chips from friendly staff.

Lovely fresh fish and chips, busy, efficient and closes at 8pm

Basic chips, decent portion not great

We had eating a taste and enjoyed a good time

Not good. Old chips. Small fish. Mushy peas were ok though!

Ate from here a few times but just went now it says closes at 8 we got there at 7 35 and was closed so rather annoying

I am a local, and use the shop several times a year. I have found it to be of a consistently high standard, and very reasonably priced.

Good Quality, Good Price, Great Service.

Friendly staff, goos chip but the Currey sauce isn't great

Always great food and the people that own and run are lovely, always welcoming.

Wouldn't feed it to my dog. Chips reheated, fish poor.

Pretty good fish and chips and got a large order for 3 families right.

Not at all bad Fish and Chips, visited whilst Camping 23/07/16. I ordered and paid for amongst other kid's items 4 large Cod (£5.45 each) and Chips only to find at camp only three portions wrapped up. Apart from feeling defrauded it put a bit of a dampener on our Camp Site dinner which we'd been looking forward to all day! I've tried ringing Telephone number given on this site but all I got Saturday and earlier this week is answer machine. On trying yesterday and today all I get is ringing! Maybe Answer Machine is full with complaints? Check your order when they give it to you all bagged up. In the meantime I'm going to have to resort to more traditional methods of communication and pay a fortune for a stamp!

Staff spend more time on there telephones instead of looking after customers chips small portion and recooked

Fish was tasteless, chips were burnt and had hairs in them - looks nice but a waste of time and over priced for what it is

Just got a few portions of chips and half the chips were ok and half were old ones refried. Wouldn't use again if this is what they were happy to serve up.