Ruddy's in Forest of Dean

Yuck 🤮 they are gross over reheated fish and chips to the point of very greasy fish very dark brown think we got Childs portion of fish and chips will be trying another chippy from now on blakney chippy is the best everything is fresh made bigger fish too for an OAP fish and chips

Ordered large cod and chips. what I got was a big portion of chips, but the size of the "large"cod I was served was no biger in length than the 8' inch tray it came on. There is no way that was large portion and I feel I was robbed. I should of complained at the time but I chose not to make a fuss. It was the last 10.90 they got from me. Robbers!

A phone call ahead of visiting identified that Palm oil in which chips are fried is also used to fry meat & fish items too ! As a Vegan with vegetarians in the family this is sadly unsuitable for us. Therefore cannot recommend. People with allergies/sensitivities to ingredients potentially found in or prepared with meat & fish products should consider this due to cross contamination in the shared frying oil.

Holiday'd nearby and got fish and chips on our first night. Phoned up and preordered. Collected quickly, and nothing was missing! Friendly staff and good food!

Worst chip shop I've ever visited! Asked for plenty of salt & vinager - there was mearly a sprinkle of salt on them. Chips were nothing special, and as for the curry sauce - what on earth even is it? That is not curry sauce & was most definitely not edible. Wish I'd checked reviews before going there, won't be returning!!

Fish and chip supper for me and wife on a weekday night, we only had the traditional cod and chips but thought it was very good value for money, we only had one portion to share and the portion size was huge we were able to divide into two and was enough for both of us. Fish was well cooked and batter was crispy as it should be, chips were all good. For a fish and chip shop we thought this was as good as you can get, will return.

Visited whilst visiting the area. We read the reviews in advance which are very mixed but it was the closet to where we were staying so thought we would try it with ah open mind. The bad reviews are completely justified. The Chips were soggy, fish was very small and very greasy. Curry sauce did not resemble curry sauce and was not edible. Also a hair found in one of our meals. The Meal was not very enjoyable at all. The worse fish and chips I have had. I don’t like leaving negative reviews but experience was that bad.

Came to Ruddy’s because Bream chip shop was shut, phoned our order through for 5 people, the lady took my order and read it all back to me, she said it would be ready in ten minutes, drove to Lydney and my son went in to pick it up, 35-40 mins later he comes out with a box of food, got it home to find 4 or 5 items missing, phoned up said chip shop and told them what had happened, to which we were told that we hadn’t been charged for it, which is great but two of us couldn’t eat, they said we could go down and get the rest, my son told them we wanted all our food cooked again as the rest would be cold by the time we all sat down to eat, and we wanted our money back for the inconvenience and petrol, they wouldn’t agree to this, so we chucked it all back in the box took it back, had a refund and went to Rominos!

Lovely chippy, small portions but acceptable, the cod was nice but tiny I get a small cod from my local in Birmingham and it's twice the size The chips were spot on , as for the curry sauce I'm lost for words... never witnessed anything like it before in my life, it was pure filth, a mixture of gravy cat food and marmite, I've actually purchased an extra pot to take back home as no 1 would believe just how bad it was, why decent chip shops let themselves down with the little big things beggars belief 🤔

This place is usually good, today was disappointing, waited for fish to be cooked which was ok however they said five minutes, this turned out to be 9 minutes and the fish was very over cooked and stuck to the batter. Annoying as it is usually lovely, it was a different person cooking so maybe they need some advice. Mushy peas were lovely so was the girl serving.

Was in the area on holiday and told by friends this was the best chip pie in the area. Returned more than once because it is! Great food and service at sensible price. Excellent

Visited tonight and was very disappointed. Large Portion of chips was more like a regular portion overpriced and mostly small chips. Curry sauce was more like Onion Gravy and fish cake was burntvand squashed so a not so good end to a lovely day.

I don't know what the other things are like on the menu but the fish and chips where superb ! Up with the best I've ever had ,really high quality skinless cod with perfect crispy batter and perfect classic chip shop chips . Can't wait to go back ! Thanks

Rude old lady behind counter! Argumentative and rude no arrows on floor..... No signs detection.... Other than that the food grate and well priced. I've had no problems going there before and the younger staff are much friendly. Customer service from old lady 2/10 Price of food 10/10 Other staff friendly and polite 10/10

Tried the local fish and chip shop for the first time, the service was very good and orderly and we didn’t have a very long time , the fish was very fresh and the chips were good quality, will certainly visit again while we are staying in the area

If you want soggy chips and a battered sausage that needs a very sharp knife to cut through, then this is the perfect place to go to

We all really fancied some chips, but due to how late in the day it was, Ruddy's was my only option. After over 5 mins of being in there - just me and one other person, I gave up waiting. I'm not sure the server could have been any slower! She couldn't even be bothered to acknowledge me waiting or ask what I wanted so they could cook it whilst I waited. She was appalling but probably family so won't have anything done about it. Ahh well, at least it means we all avoided the 'Ruddy bum' for the night! Ended up walking out as she clearly wasn't interested in serving, I've never seen anyone serve a portion of chips so slow!

Never greasy food and always lovely cod. Myself and my husband have tried many others in the area but this is definitely the only fish and chip shop to go to if you want good quality and good portions!

Have had several takeaway meals here and always the finest quality fish & chips with very good friendly service.

Smile with service is good here and the taste of the food is fine but in our opinion the chips tend to be the smallest portions in the entire county. SO now we only take one large bag between the family. We didn't see any cheese and onion pasties here for our vegetarian daughter although they do have a vegetarian burger on offer.

Husband and I had take away chips from here last week and they were very good.I had a kids portion of chicken nuggets and chips and it was plenty for me, 5 nuggets and loads of chips, really decent portion size. Husband had pie and chips, with a large curry sauce to share, came to £9.50.

Just had so called food there. Disgusting chips soggy I don't think the cooking oil has been changed for ages.Faggots dried up like concrete won't be ever going there again yuck

It is our local fish and chip shop, the food is excellent, and freshly cooked. The staff are friendly and very efficient.

The fish wes fabulous and the chips, service was a bit slow but well worth the wait. Staff very helpful and friendly and apologised for the delays. It was Saturday night which is probably a busier day.

Some of the best fish and chips we've ever had. Always busy so food is always fresh. Friendly and efficient staff.

Good choice on the menu, can take while to be served. Chips are nice fish shop chips, the fish always seems slightly disappointing but meat patties and chicken are nice.

I bought fish and Chips from High Street chippy at 1pm. The service was a bit slow and the chips a bit sogged and there was limited space to eat. But, overall, not a bad experience. Average.

Called in here hungry and in a hurry. They were busy (which meant a steady supply of fresh food) but moved the queue along briskly. I had an excellent cod (big chunky portion with perfect crispy batter) and more chips than I could see off (and that was a 'smaller' portion!) Just what the doctor ordered.

standard is above average, as I would expect from a good old chippy, the only thing I didn.t like is their curry source. it is a lot darker then other chippy I been to, which leave a bitter taste in the month,

Had chicken, chips and a curry (apparently) got caught in Lydney at lunchtime and fancied a chippy. Chips were very greasy and the chicken was drier than Gandhi's flip flop, inedible! As for the curry well it wasn't your usual chip shop curry that's for sure, lukewarm and well looked fairly nasty to be honest, didn't risk any of it. I think the owners should cook themselves a meal and eat it then perhaps they wouldn't serve this rubbish to their customers.

We were staying in Lydney for the night and got some tea from here. Lovely friendly service, fish was cooked well. My son had 2 small crispy battered sausages and we shared a large chips. 10/10

Ruddy's has been around for many years. I've enjoyed their food in Lydney, Hucclecote and Longlevens. The Forest of Dean branch is unquestionably the best, not only of the family branches but also in the Forest of Dean. It's well worth stopping there to eat.

The fish was cooked to order and the chips were just out of the cooker. Overall, the service was good, but we did wait for about 10 mins,. That is fine, we are used to that in our area as well, means we get freshly cooked food.

The Chippy / food is great but the service is very slow. We have been a couple of times and its always the same.

As a pizza lover, tried different places to have a proper pizza and I found it!! Ruddys in my opinion is the best pizza in Manchester. So tasty and so good. I will recommend it to everybody :)

Visited for take out at 3pm. Didn't know at all the food. Waste of money. Greasy dried up reheated food. As a local in the forest of Dean we Will never eat there again. See pictures

Horrible, chips were burnt greasy, and portions were small, meat patty was burnt, horrible, worst chips I've had in years

lovely chips and so far lovely everthing we have tried, we have had cod and chips, crispy batter, smallish fish admittedly but hey ho.. sausages .. good.. pies superb. no complaints

Great food not great for the waistline lol Never had a bad take away here and been using this place off and for over 30 years

I called in to Ruddy's Fish&Chips; take. They don't have a sit down area but they do have a bar where you can stand and eat your takeaway. The fish was very good and so was the batter the chip again where very, but the mushy peas where just fantastic. Would I call here yes without a doubt. Also the young who served me was very charming.

A very busy fish and chip shop cooking fish whilst you wait. Fish(COD) good size and fair portion of chips. Very clean and well maintained. Well worth a visit.

You can tell value/quality by how busy a place is and Ruddy's busy .

If you want anything in particular you'll be waiting a while or you have to go in before hand and ask them to put it in earlier, the chips are actually ok but there is never any fish cooked when you walk in.

Always good. Lots freshly cooked instead of just sat there in the warm, highly recommended. Well worth a visit.

friendly staff but portion sizes have got smaller and greasy. A large portion of chips I could share between 3 but now lucky to get 2 meals

Muy popular, por lo tanto usualmente hay una cola de al menos uno o dos. Valor de pescado y patatas fritas con todos los alimentos adicionales que se espera, incluyendo parte de sus niños.

No es un té barato. Puede ser un poco impredecible con el pescado a veces un poco pasada. Pollo normalmente una buena opción pero de nuevo bastante caro.

We visit on a regular basis and the food is always of the highest standard, cooked freshly in front of you. The fish can only be described as succulent!! Really polite and respectful staff.Food honestly on a par with The Black Country Museum fish and chips, that's how delicious it is. Highly recommended.

Hit and miss, sometimes you can get a lovely bit of fish and chips here at a fair cost, other times the batter and chips can be a howling, soggy bag of grease.

A great fish and chip shop stemming from the days of Mr Harrison who sold to Ruddys when he cut up the cod personally being delivered on certain days only and never open Mondays as no delivery at weekend. All chips were hand cut by one man who commenced at 5am on open days.Batter hand prepared ready for cooking.Can I now say Ruddys have preserved the taste and quality of their product even though ingredients and potatoes may be pre-prepared.I KNOW I WORKED WITH HIM, PROUD TO BE ASSOCIATED AND HAVE TRAVELLED FROM BIRMINGHAM TO LYDNEY IN ONE DAY TO EXPERIENCE/TASTE HARRISON/RUDDYS FISH AND CHIPS. JOHN.

Popped down for Fish and Chip the other night as we just fancied a change. The food was delicious as usual this place never lets you down. Well worth a visit. Sorry no pictures we were rather peckish!

Ordered fish chips and mushy peas for me the chips were not nice and the peas looked like green mush no taste Hubby had chips curry sauce and pie the curry sauce was horrible looked thick and lumpy not a nice taste and didn't resemble curry at all the pie wasn't very warm either thing is there's no other fish and chip shop now in lydney so there nothing we could do as didn't want pizza or kebabs Price wise it's dear for what you get

Been coming here for years and easily the best chippy in the local area. Every time I come here I get a friendly welcome and a great tasty portion of chips with a jumbo sausage.

I usually call in to the chippies in Blakeney, Littledean or Ruspidge but AFAIK none are open past 9pm.My wife said the young lady that served her last Friday was really polite. The fish and chips plus pie and chips was on a par with any of the above. Portions were good, food was hot after a 12 minute drive and unloading the car.I will be back.

Good fish & chips - the scampi are especially recommended. Long established and very popular: easy to find on the main road, too.

This used to be the best chippy in Lydney - staff are very grumpy - lady serving me hardly spoke . Chips quite greasy . Shop looks run down but is very clean .

Nice food, decent portions fair price.Good service Bit of wait but worth it.9pm visit mid week quite quiet.

Food is always nice here but there are other chip shops in the area just as good but not as expensive. Portions are fair I would say

Friendly staff good quality reasonable priced food conveniently placed in the heart of Lydney town, been there many times and will keep on going.

If all you are looking for is a quick fish and chips and nothing else then you won't be disappointed. Their portions are somewhat strange and you will find yourself left wondering whether there actually exists a size difference in the dishes because when I ordered one small and one large we both pretty much had the same size. The food is good though and the chips were tasty so that is a plus point.

Well cooked fish and chips at a reasonable price. There may be a short wait as all is freshly cooked, but it is worth it. Parking is OK except at mid day but there are public car parks near by. You will be pleasantly suprised by the portion size, in todays world!

'Large' Chips portion were same portion size as the regular size but higher price. Taste fine though but need to get that portion issue under control.

Can be lovely fresh food, but the fish can be very small fillets which are a bit disappointing, lovely meat patties though.

Soggy chips and very small greasy cod, pleasant staff, there are far better fish and chips available in either Bream or Blakeney

The only place in England where the large portion of chips is identical to the standard size. Blakeney, Cinderford or Chepstow offer more for your money. Price seems to have gone up here for some reason. However, good tasting chips and friendly service. Avoid rush hours and early evenings.

Haven't been in since my school days in Lydney and revisited on a trip home last weekend...The meat pattie hasn't changed one bit memories flooded back!The fish has always been a 'talking point' here for no reason at all from my view! Lovely tasting loin of cod (thickest and tastiest bit!), nice size portion. Ok the batter always hasn't been the crispiest here but perfectly good and goes well to complement the fish.Tbh already planned next meal down memory lane .... Beans, chips and scrumps! Fellow ex-Whitecross pupils will know what I'm talking about!Good quality chip shop, always clean and right on Lydney's main street with lots of parking right outside and to the rest.

Not the best in the area and service can be very slow. Staff don't seem very helpful or happy at times!

You get what it says on the tin. Always hot and always fresh. Fish and chips as they are meant to be. In paper as well and not some strange container. Keep it up.

Just had large cod and chips and while cod was nice it was not exactly large. I'm not convinced they have two sizes as they all looked small to me. There are better chip shops which are better value for money not that far away. I feel a bit ripped off to be honest. Plenty of soggy chips though.Not good enough.......... and staff are all grumpy!

Well we can honestly say the fish and chips here are THE BEST we have ever eaten, going to Ruddy's is a 70mile round trip for us, however it is totally worth it! Chips are delicious and the fish is cooked perfectly, nice big flakes of pure white cod in the best tasting batter. Once you have tried this, you will be disappointed by most future chippy's!!! Great choice on the menu, however we always recommend the fish and chips!Seating area inside too.

Overall chips are OK. Best to get chips at lunch time as very fresh. I'm sure the oil could do with being changed more. Chips used to be the best. staff not very happy, portion sizes are OK. Chips can be greasy at times.

Ruddy's is a solid, reliable fish and chip shop. It's a 3.5 really, rather than a 4 (but I think a 3 is a bit harsh given we never have any complaints).If you fancy fish and chips you can never go wrong here.

having recently moved to live in Lydney. This was only my second taste of their food. On both occasions the fish had a tasty batter with soft delicious fish within the chips were also 'just right' being crispy and well cooked. The portion size was exactly the right size, enough to satisfy without being oversized. An excellent meal ,thoroughly recommended,

So disappointing. Service slow, chips soggy and not tasty, cod okay but thick batter. Compared to other fish & chip shops we have frequented portions are small - £17.55 for three cod & chips, of which we left quite a lot.

By far the best Fish and Chips we've eaten for a long time. We don't have them very often and have tried most Forest of Dean Chip Shops. By the time the fish and chips arrived at home (15 minute journey) they were unpacked and the batter was still crispy on all fish. The chips were not the pale, tastless oily ones that seem to be the norm these days but perfectly cooked and tasty. Plenty of scraps/scrumps/gribbles call them what you will.Just need to stop myself going back too regularly!

portions are tiny, curry sauce is lumpy and the chips are soggy!. The staff look grumpy. I won't be returning.

Recently moved to the area and tried Ruddy's on the recommendations from this site. If people are going to recommend then at least be objective. The portion size at Ruddy's are tiny, and I mean ridiculously tiny. I scoop of chips does not make a large portion of chips and I stood and watched as the member of staff put one scoop for my LARGE portion. Next, the fish choice, why in the name of all thats holy do you only offer one size of fish??? My wife is a very petite lady who is not a huge fan of battered fish whilst I am a large and well build chap which a fanatic love of fish. WHY do we have to have the same sized piece of fish??? Also, why are they so much more expensive than everyone else? They won an award for chips several years ago, well I won a medal at school for trying really hard in the 100m at sports day, it doesnt make me Usain Bolt. I, as a test, ordered exactly teh same meal from a chippie about 3 miles from Lydney (neither deliver) and the quality was superior at the other place, the quantity was superior, the choice was far superior and the price was £5.20 cheaper at the other place. I will not use Ruddy's ever again, I will always go to the other place (rhymes with Flakeney locals) and if thats shut I will have a pizza or kebab.

This is a typical, traditional fish and chip shop.The quality of food is generally very good. Staff are (nearly) always extremely friendly, and the menu is basic, Portion sizes, contrary to the other reviews are fine, however, as some others have said, they are a little on the pricy side.This place loses 2 stars because:-The menu is way too basic, even for a chip shop. What happened to the delicious Garlic Bread you used to do?-Food quality can vary, depending on who is cooking.If you just want the usual chip shop food, then this is the place. However, if you want more, look elsewhere.

The only thing I need to say here is that those 'scrunchy bits' make the whole meal 10 times better! Great stuff

fish and chips to go excellent taste I would thoroughly recommend this place to anyone visiting the area

We go to ruddy's quite a lot as it is our local fish and chip takeaway. the quality of the food is nothing special and the price of the food is quite expensive for the portion size. Staff are friendly but not the best in the Forest.

Called in for an easy tea whilst in the area on holiday. Staff very friendly, quick service and the food well up to usual chippy standard. Can't fault the cost or the portion size it was certainly plenty for us.

Ruddys is our local chippie. Whilst the quality is always consistent (very good chips!), so is the quantity (not large portions) and excessive pricing.For example large bag of chips is over £2!!!! and fish more than £4!!!. Portion sizes are ok but not particularly impressive and they lack some basic chip shop staples e.g sausage rolls and rissoles!I frequently pop home to visit family and am a regular at the chippie there (Model Fish Bar in Neath). To compare, a large bag of chips there is £1.70 (huge portion- and delicious! ) and fish (very large) is £3.30) And of course they sell sausage rolls, rissoles, rissoles in batter, saveloys, pancake rolls etc.So whilst I would recommend Ruddy's as a decent chippie, be prepared, you will have had better value and choice elsewhere