Sauda Village in Maldon

The worst fish and chips we have ever had, went to burham to have fish and chips at the jolly fryer unfortunately it was shut. So gave sauda village other try. Never again the chips were black the sausages were tasteless and dry. Fish was dripping in oil. The table outside was filthy had to clean it ourselves. I don’t know how they got a 5 rating from EHO

Cold sausage, cold savaloy pancakeroll filled with mush, chips sogy. Haven't been to burnham on crouch before but if this is the best you have, close it down and start again, utter rubbish. There is a reason this place only accepts cash.

We popped in to get a takeaway fish and chips lunch, having not been here for ages. It hasn't improved. The batter was soggy (and rather oily) and the chips were only just cooked. Sadly even the mushy peas were watery. What a pity they can't take the time to learn how to fry properly as I guess this could be a popular place if they did. The price was about average for fish and chips these days and the service quick enough.

Fish and chips were delicious lovely crispy batter and white fish and nice chips too, staff were helpful nothing was too much trouble

We ordered mushy peas 2 chicken nuggets 2 large chips and a pie. We only got 1 chicken nugget set Mushy peas were soggy Chips were crumbly and wet The pie was from at least yesterday and was as dry as a desert

We visited the cafe on Sunday 22nd Nov. The guy running the place was shouting and swearing at the young girl (who was probably 16 years old) at the top of his voice, he was throwing stuff around and then was blaming everything on the girl to us customers. If we hadn't already paid, I would have walked away. Hope the young lady gets a better job or he gets sacked. If that was my daughter being treated in that way, he'd be needing new front teeth!! Nasty piece of work. Take your custom elsewhere please.

What a vile place. Firstly, no such thing as hygiene! I asked them 3 times to wipe our table (even said I would clean myself), the girl then cleaned our table with the vinegar! Man cooking had a long beard and long hair, no hairnet *puke* If I’d have known this prior to ordering and paying, we certainly wouldn’t have stayed. We waited a VERY long time for food, ended up going in to ask where it was and he had forgotten to do ours. So when we finally open the box, the whole family gasped. It looked gross, over done, soooo much greasy batter and a tiny bit of fish inside. We managed a few chips, a little bit of the fish.. fed the rest to the dogs and binned it. It was very expensive too. I’m not one to leave reviews but this place left us all shocked and fuming. Shut it down!

My family purchased our meal, consisting of 3 portions of chips,a savaloy sausage, a battered sausage, 2 gherkins and a hallumi chicken burger, which was small for a staggering £5.80!!! and the chips tasted refried and soggy. The whole thing came to £18.20 (this did not include the 10% you receive on collection meaning we should only have paid £16.38) Basically try and avoid at all costs if you want food that tastes like it was pre-cooked BEFORE purchase and overly priced small portions.

We visited today and ordered the cod bites and 3 large portions of chips. The chips were ‘ok’, but the fish was absolutely caked in oil to the point that that there was a pool of oil in the tray of chips. They don’t appear to have any idea currently about social distancing as we could only get ‘shared’ condiments and the guy in charge wanted to charge us 50p for ketchup. It was the only downside of visiting the area

My wife and I always visit the Oyster Pit, next to the war memorial, when we visit Burnham. At the moment you can only eat outside, and there are no plates or cutlery - presumably because of current restrictions. Don't let the sparse furnishings put you off, the fish and chips are excellent: tasty fish, a lovely light batter and chunky, hot chips. It is cooked fresh so you may have to wait. My wife had a sausage in batter and saveloy. Also excellent. Worth visiting.

I visit Sauda Village every so often on trips to Essex - It's a little gem in Burnham. The haddock is succulent and battered to perfection...The chips are always consistent. Do pop by!

Had scampi and chips from here and I have to say it was the worst I have ever had. The chips were only just cooked and soggy and the scampi was disgusting. Tiny and brown as they were so overcooked. Just hard lumps of batter. Never ever again!

This is possibly the best fish and chip shop/restaurant in Essex! The fish is wonderful, light golden crispy batter and juicy fish inside - you can't get better. The chips are also very nice and I suggest that unless you're a very big eater, you order a portion of chips between 2 people as there are loads! Lovely, lovely, lovely!!!

You want fresh and tasty look no further, these fish and chips are by far the best in the Dengie, always served with a smile and a pleasant comment, have tried the rest but still come back here

Visited the area recently, there were 105 people in our scout group which were catered for, food was ordered for 5pm and was ready on time, all food was hot and cooked well, have used this shop on a few other years for approx the same amount of people and it has always been great.

This is my local chippy, they do good food, but 9/10 times you’ll have to wait for it to be cooked - normally about 10 minutes or more. So as per the subject, good if you can wait.

Absolutely love Sauda Vilage - Oyster Pit. We always go here for chips, even when we are getting pizza or kebabs because they are the best. The service is sometimes slow but that is because they are all fresh and cooked properly. Good choice of dishes including battered mars bars. They also serve a selection of ice-cream which the kids love.

Waited 20 min for food to be cooked. Waited so long you would think it was all cooked fresh. Battered sausage was cold and soggy, chips were cold.

Haven't been to this chippy in Station Road for years as quality declined and fish and chips greasy. Decided to give it another go and what a transformation - perfect batter and chips were super. Now we don't have to travel so far for a chippy! Please keep up the good work.

We stop for some lunch and omg The bloke serving his attitude stinks, not just to me but a lot of other customers he snapped at I only ask the young lad (Lewis) very pleasant Young lad for a bit of the mayo on the shelf, the lad on the till spike to me like a piece of dirt, so that why I’m doing the review. sausage and chips - ok Customer service - crap

We come here for fish and chips, probably once every other month. Always top quality fish and chips, the best cod and piping hot straight out of the pan. Always a special treat.

Had a quick fish and chips before going to the cinema. Service was good and food was ok. Unfortunately they didn’t have a chicken pie

Sat outside in the sunshine had beautiful fish and chips very hot and tasted lovely the staff was very helpful

In all honesty, both of the fish and chip shops in Burnham (Sauda Village and Jolly Fryer) are very good, however, if, like me, you are a vegetarian, then the only choice for chips is Sauda Village, as Jolly Fryer use dripping to fry their chips.

Just had chips to eat on the sea wall. They were excellent and cooked to perfection while we waited.

Love this place. Food is always perfect. Fish cooked lovely. Chips are perfect. The staff are friendly. The service is quick-even when they are busy. Always go to Sauda Village for fish and chips when we visit Burnham-on-Couch. People might find prices a bit expensive but the food and service are worth paying.

I'm fussy about my fish & chips and sauda village is the best I feel in the dengie. Staff are always happy. Food is always fresh and worth the wait! Highly recommended!

The fish was cooked to order didn't take long and the batter for the fish is how it's meant to be lightly done with crispy and just flaked like a deck of card will be back again

Excelente pescado y patatas fritas. Muy bien preparado, el pescado era perfecta, las patatas fritas eran perfecto - no podría ser mejor (intencionado). Nos pareció un poco caro, pero la calidad se paga. Sin duda volveremos. Bien hecho.

Vinimos aquí como el que normalmente uso para llevar estaba cerrado en Año Nuevo. Comprar comida para cuatro era una mezcla sobre calidad. El pescado de roca era agradable, patatas fritas bien, el gran bacalao era una pieza pequeña de bien de pescado en un...

Los propietarios están ansiosos de que disfrute de su pescado y patatas, que están recién cocinados a la orden. Es un placer visitar.

Genial después de un paseo a lo largo del río. Sentar fuera si un día soleado. Porción de bacalao es tan grande que a menudo sólo consigue uno pescado y patatas fritas y patatas fritas extra aún demasiada comida pero mmm. Genial, con una taza de té.

Been coming to Sauda Village for over a year now. Food always excellent, never been bad. We have to travel to visit, but we always do, and it is always worth it.Staff really friendly as well

nice fish and chipper /very populr at weekends with tourists /who sit by the memorial next to the bikers café who come enmasse at weekends to meet /and eatahmads chips

lovely friendly staff and management, food tastes lovely and all ways worth the money, happy place .

Fish and chips from the Sauda is always a nice treat. Good sized portions and fish nicely coated in tasty batter. The chips are as good as I have had anywhere. Recommended.

Sauda Village isn't much to look at, just a shack really, but the fish and chips are superb. Freshly cooked so you have to wait a while, but worth the wait. My wife and I had the cod and chips and Mother-in-Law had the rock. Reasonably priced as well. The staff are very polite.

stopped using this place a while back as i found the fish was not what it should be, ie it didnt taste like cod should, not in my opinion anyway. anyway gave it another go a few days back as the other chippy has ceased tradind, this time asked for a large cod, what i actually got was a small fish (not sure what fish it was) in a large batter coat, con trick.nothing else to say about this place, will never go back

Having grown up near the seaside, I've had a lot of fish n chips over the years, including places like Whitby etc. However, today's fish n chips at Sauda was one of the best ever! Just perfect. Very crisp, light, tasty didn't leave a greasy taste. The cod was thick, flakey and full of flavour. Lovely place to sit near the boats too. I'd come back to Burnham-on-Crouch just for these fish no chips! Thank you :)

The fish and chips were hot and tasty. It's a nice location on the walk along the river near the boats and historic pubs. The serving staff were very thoughtful and brought an extra plate out so that my toddler (who was sharing my chips) could have her own plate.

Indoor and outdoor seating available with a lovely view of the river. The 10 minute wait we had was well worth it. The cod & chips was fresh and very tasty, the batter on the fish was "just right". If you're on the river front at Burnham-on-Crouch, treat yourself to fish & chips you won't be disappointed.

Overlooking the riverside at Burnham on Crouch. Outside tables for alfresco lunches, good view if you are tall. Good and good value fish & chips. Better view if you eat from the public seats, more civilised; plates, cutlery, at the cafe's own. Have been twice; has not disappointed.Opens 1130 but not in full swing till 12