Sea Bank Cafe in Torbay

Absolutely disgraceful attitude from the lady who's either the owner or management. Rolling of eyes, tutting just because I changed my mind from a battered sausage to plain one, and because I was deciding she was really awful and I only stayed because I was with my family but I will never go back again nor recommend, she was also awful to another family after us who did walk away and she had the nerve to say Thank god I didn't like the look of them????? There's always a first and last time and never again

A lovely little place by the sea. I had sausage and chips were amazing and quite a big portion. Staff were really friendly and fussed over my dog and treats. Would definitely recommend and will be back again soon

Lovely food all freahly cooked to order, the kids loved the bucket of sausage and chips and rhe fish was so food, nice and crispy batter. Definitely going back for more

It was a good filling meal wasn't able to eat it all, and I thought it was very inviting to me all the staff were helpful and looked happy, I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Had a really enjoyable dinner with the family. Really friendly staff, with quick service and great quality food. Will definitely be going back highly recommend!

Rude, miserable owner that will make you feel very unwelcome! I can only presume that she's the owner, because if not, then I'm sure she would have been let go by now! I'm not sure why she is still in the trade because she clearly hates it! When leaving (disheartened by the awful service I received), I heard her arguing with a family that were ordering at the counter. Then I realised that she genuinely was not a nice person! What a shame. Such a perfect location but ruined by a miserable lady that should retire. Avoid at all costs and find somewhere else that deserves your money!

Staff are ignorant and rude to both customers and the law. 20p for a plastic bag to carry your food (which is exempt for the plastic bag charge fyi) Then told minimum charge of £1 for card (again against consumer laws since 2015.) And the ignorant women behind the till who needs to cheer up. (Old one) Try a different chippy.

Needed somewhere to have traditional fish and chips and found this place. Fish was cooked to order which was nice and good size fish portion too. And mushy peas was of good portion too. Meal was hot and tasty though a little on the expensive side.

Came here as we wanted a chippy for tea and it was close to the beach so we could wander down and have it there instead of going further into the town centre. What a terrible decision this turned out to be. First of all the staff were all stood there gormless and unfriendly, but I can normally see past that as they might have being having a bad day. Anyway to the food, we ordered a small cod, a “regular” chips (I say regular but the portion was quite small) a jumbo battered sausage and regular sausage. The price was quite steep too as it was about £5-6 more than we pay at home. It wasn’t too long and we could understand why once we finally sat down and unpacked everything. First off the chips were quite anemic but tasted okay, just okay. The curry sauce was watery but that tasted; again, just okay. The sausages were below average, but (yet) again okay. The worst part by a country mile was the fish being the mushiest, bland tasting, unpleasant cod I’ve ever had. The batter on both the sausage and the fish was undercooked, oily and tasted like the wrong batter. I’ve been to a lot of fish and chip shops and I don’t really ever say avoid them but this is one I’d steer way clear of, for your own good.

Disappointed doesn’t even cover it. Mushy and small cod. Terrible batter. Cold atmosphere. Expensive for how little you get. Avoid.

Soggy, tasteless batter. Bland mushy fish. Undercooked chips. Also terribly overpriced. Avoid

Didn't realise you got a sausage with the bucket of chips, she did ask me if I wanted one but I thought it was extra, when I told the lady this she said "well I did ask" but she didn't offer to give me one even though I had basically paid for it one.

Best fish and chips in the country and I'll die on this hill.

Paid £6.10 for a regular chips and a curry sauce. Portion of chips was more like a small and they tasted just like fresh, raw fish- not sure whether the oil just needed changing or what? Not pleasant. Curry sauce was also runny and didn’t have much flavour. Not too impressed.

Chips were okay, nothing special but I was shocked at the price of the extras. 25p for a tiny sachet of mayonnaise and £1.50! For a small fruit shoot. Would not go back. Better value at the one by the harbour and tastier chips.

I would recommend avoiding this place. Here for lunch while away on holiday with two young children. Several items on the menu they don’t do anymore and give you your food different to what is stated in the menu. Extremely high prices for the quality of food and service we received here. The only pleasant part of the meal was the ham and cheese baguette, the sausage was soggy and didn’t look fully cooked and the kids fish was greasy and soggy. The young staff were very polite and friendly but the older woman on the till was very blunt rude and sarcastic. In the time we sat waiting for our food once ordered, the lady managed to upset three other customers by the way she spoke to people. Not a pleasant experience. Very poor customer service.

Decided to eat here for a spot of lunch whilst on holiday, looks lovely but the staff seemed very blunt, when ordering the food, 2 sausages and a medium portion of chips, I was expecting a decent size as this came to £13, when it arrived, I was awfully shocked, for that price my partner and I got a handful of chips, the battered sausage looked anaemic and raw. I would stay away from here! Not the standard you’d expect.

Extortionate pricing for poor quality, £14.85 for what is pictured below. Chips were awful and sausages were cold. Would not recommend.

Not very friendly, refused to give us takeaway menu prices when we didn’t actually eat inside. Chips were disgusting and overall worst fish and chips I’ve ever had!

Fish & chips. Well cooked, well presented and a little salad to! Can’t understand previous comments my food was hot and definitely not the size of a goldfish as previously stated by someone. Staff very pleasant and very helpful!

How can someone serve Fish and Chips with ZERO flavour. Vile, No taste in the batter, chips or fish. Don't know whether it's the oil he is using or the batter he was making, but I would not recommend this place to anyone !

Rock hard chips, sausage full of fat and dried up peas. Had a couple of mouthfuls and then went straight in the bin.

Great coffee especially the cappuccino

First time mini fish and chips here ,not very good fish was very greasy and chips not quite cooked not cheap either better elsewhere in Torquay

We get our fish and chips here when we visit Devon (the small battered sausage is perfect for a child sized meal). The cod is lovely, fresh, decent size with a crisp batter.

Lovely fish have tryed a few others but always come back to the sea bank! Friendly staff and good price

The best fish n chips we have ever had. Nice light batter, great chips. A must visit!

Their chicken chunks are lush The guy gave me some free chips to go with. Lush food and friendly workers

Great mini fish and chips. Stopping at Premier Inn where the Beefeater is closed at the moment (lockdown) and looking for a snack evening meal for last night. Tried this chippy close to hotel and very pleased we did. Portion sizes were huge, fish tasty with crispy batter and fresh chips. Friendly and helpful service . Great meals thanks

Prefect location and great chips in a tourist area. Usually, when you have chips in a popular location they are bland. These were perfect and not greasy. Seen a couple of reviews on pricing but don't forget it's seafront location will effect the overheads. Food very much worth it!

Had a lovely meal, fish and chips cooked to order. Owners really nice just took it over the plans to make it look better sound good so we will be back after the season. We'll worth the visit.

From the second we approached the cafe bar, we received excellent service. The doors were faulty- no problem they opened the doors for us and were very apologetic!We were promptly served after choosing from the decent menu at reasonable prices! We both selected haddock and chips with mushy peas. FAB portion sizes and the food itself was delicious.Service from a man who was clearly passionate and proud so possibly the owner, was brilliant! We’ll definitely be back!!

The best chips I've had in a long while and open when most others are shut. Well done.

1st time coming here and it was great the owner was very welcoming and friendly the restaurant was clean and tidy and the food was spot on. Highly recommend and will definitely be back when I’m back down this way.

Just popped in for lunch and had great chips and a fish cake (made in Brixham). Great view too! Recommended.

Great food and friendly welcoming reception from the new owners. Great batter, fresh local catch and fantastic chips

This used to be my familys favourite place to eat. Always a warm welcome and great fish and chips and a reasonable price. We saw it was open today (which is very unusual as the previous owners went to Thailand every winter)Straight away you could tell something had changed. Although who I assume to be the new owner was friendly, the prices now actually shocked us. One portion of fish and chips' 2 childrens meals and 2 fruit shoots and a pot of tea £28! It was nice but we realised as well as the prices rises(Chocolate Milkshake £5) I had actually paid £3 alone forthe privilege of eating in. A shame really.

On our last day on holiday in Devon we wanted a good fish and chips lunch. Looked at several restaurants before deciding on the Sea Bank. It was a gorgeous day and many people were eating outside on the terrace, but we opted for inside. The cafe was spotlessly clean, bright and inviting. Service was friendly and very efficient. The fish and chips were fantastic. Large piece of fish , perfectly cooked, in lovely light crispy batter, a good portion of proper chips - not soggy, not hard, not dry inside but just exactly right. The view across Torbay wasn't bad, either. If we had been staying longer we would most definitely have gone back.

Spent a week in Torquay and walked past this place on a number of occasions. Finally gave it a try on our last night and we’re glad we did. Good service and tasty food. Glad we booked in advance as it was incredibly busy. Recommended.

We had fantastic fish n chips here, the scampi was also amazing and it was finished off with a side salad which topped it off beautifully. Eat in or out, we chose to eat in. Well worth a visit.

Tried the fish and chip shop due to the reviews but found it to be pretty average at best considering the cost. My daughter had nuggets which were bland and i had a jumbo sausage which was part undercooked. The only upside was my wife said the batter on the fish was nice and crispy. Would we go to this chip shop again. NO

sausage terrible over charged by £5 when we worked it out quite expensive 2 x cod and chips 2 x gravy 2 x peas 1 x kids sausage and chips 1 x sausage 5 x drinks £39.50

This is a cheap and cheerful chippy. £17 in total for Cod and chip, cod goujons with salad, and two soft drinks. Fish was cooked well and the goujons were lovely

Lovely fish and chips in a lovely resteraunt area, we would have loved to have eaten them outside but the weather was wet and a little windy.

Without doubt in the top 3 fish and chip shops in the country. Friendly, fast, clean and well priced. A must place to visit for anybody. Well done all at the sea bank cafe fantastic.

We were greeted straight away by a very lovely lady. She took our order and then we only waited around 5-10 minutes. Really good price, nice and easy and nice food

A small fish and chip shop with nice views- the chips were nice but the cod was very greasy- very small table and uncomfortable chairs but ok for a quick bite

had a loveley dinner at your resaurant the fish and chips were billiant thank you see you next year when we come back on holiday

Went a group of four of us .sadly all a little disappointed ,fish certainly didn't look like any of the photos on ta. Thin batter thin fish very greasy chips however very good .it was very busy amd I put it down to maybe we were just unlucky as seems very popular .staff were very nice and friendly so I wish I could write a more positive review .

Really nice food. Good potion sizes, served hot, and very tasty. Lovely chips. Great, welcoming, friendly, and attentive staff. Great food and service and the most fantastic setting. All really nice. Has it all. Will recommend and will be back again very soon. Guaranteed a good quality meal and friendly, efficient and speedy service. Thank you. You are doing a first class job with your excellent food and service.

Pop in for quick serving of chips on Sunday whilst on beach. Only thing should have a different way for staff to serve sit down customer than takeaway as it always full

My wife and I ordered cod & chips and found the fish was beautifully cooked in a light batter and the chips as they should be for chippy chips!

Fabulous fish and chips and other great items on the menu. Very friendly staff and great service. Great views over the harbour ideal place to eat and take in the views and sunshine.

Very nice Cod sold here with light batter , pity about the chips as in the menu it said 'freshly cut chips' and I thought they were very poorly cooked. The fish was let down by the chips.

Had Haddock and chips to take away, not massive portions of fish or chips for the price, fish was quite greasy and chips were a bit hard other than that they weren't terrible but we have had better (still ate them all though ;-) )

Beautiful fish, crisp but greasy batter and dry chips

The fish and chips were very good, the batter crispy and the fish was great ! Highly recommend. The seating faces the sea and the staff are very good

Food here is just ok. The mushy peas were a let down, I'm pretty sure they are tinned, maybe it's a southern thing. There are definitely better chippys in town.

Well i got to say this is the best cod and chips ive had in a while,and ive had a lot this year.

Sitting here now , just finished fish and chip with great light batter washed down with some lovely cider on a great summer evening , this is what the British seaside town is all about. Excellent food great service at a reasonable price with the location to die for .

Popped in here this week. Only real comment was the chips are absolutely the best I have had in ages! Clean fast service. (It was packed when we visited) Fish was 10/10.

I stopped by here on Sunday afternoon with my partner and our 7 month old daughter. We had fish and chips and sat outside on the patio area. I must say that they were the best fish and chips I have had in a long long time and thought they trumped Harry Ramsdens! Rated 5/5 by food standards agency - it was very clean, the food was delicious, the staff were friendly and being on the sea front, had a lovely view. If we ever come back to Torquay, I will definitely visit again :)

Following the airshow we had cod and chips twice, lovely crispy batter with flaky cod inside...... Delicious

Best fish & chips, in a long while , sat outside in the sunshine , great service owners hands on , advised our meal would be about 10 mins , great I said freshly cooked , when it came wow it was fantastic , try it you won't be disappointed , give the private businesses a chance ,

Definitely recommend this place fish and chips are delicious! The staff are so friendly too served quickly and lots of choice, the lady who served us was really friendly she noticed are geordie accent straight away turned out shes originally from Whitley Bay :) nice atmosphere and a great spot to eat will definitely return when we go back!

Ate here one night and had an excellent piece of haddock and chips with mushy peas the food was good except for the chips which where end pieces with no body to them, value was good

Brilliant service! Deliciously, delicate and delightful fish and chips. Batter was amazingly light and crispy! Great service too. Highly recommend!

Lovely freshly cooked cheesy chips. Nice view across bay next to busy road.

We visited on a Monday evening. We had a variety of foods, also cater for Gluten free with - Chips, Chicken and Jacket potatoes.

Herrlich gelegen. Schnelle, freundliche Bedienung. Gutes Preis- Leistungsverhältnis. Top Essen, saubere Tische, eher klein, aber heimelig. Und es hat super geschmeckt zu einem super Preis.

These were the best fish and chips I have had. Really good value and so tasty. Service was excellent.

Great food, nice staff, clean, cosy place.

Parents visiting from Southampton!! We popped in for lunch! Quick service although it was a Saturday lunchtime!! Food hot and lovely!!

Used the Seabank on 31st August / 1st September. First meal haddock -Chips- Mushy peas. On the table within 5 minutes Hot Crispy Haddock Batter, Fish cooked to perfection £8.60. Second visit Half pound Beef burger Chips, mushy peas. Once again on the table quickly, Hot well cooked and very tasty £7.60? not quite sure 60 or 80 but well worth it. Would definitely recommend a visit.

We stopped off here to get fish, sausages and chips for all the family. It was all very tasty and all was eaten.

Food presented in take away boxes as they'd run out of plates. No knives just wooden forks that tasted appalling. Coffee wasn't good-just black hot water with no flavour. Recommendation-use the great British chippy by the harbour

Poor customer service, the food was not cooked well and the service was unprofessional. We asked for a high chair which was filthy and the staff didn't even know how to use it! The food was basic and the fish left us feeling sick.

We wanted fish and chips and we were not disappointed it was the lightest crispiest batter out the cod which was flaky and moist.

This restaurant is right at one end of the Torquay resort and has a seating outside with a view to the sea. A nice place with parasales to keep the sun off, and great fish and chips. Phil&Sand; x

Fish and chips was incredible. I would suggest that decrease the amount of chips for the kids meal.

Sensible price for the fish and chips. And very fresh.

First evening after long so wanted something quick and tasty in a drizzly evening. We had Scampi & Chips and Haddock & Chips and both were served quickly and piping hot, portion are a good size and too big. Added bonus was they serve bottle beer and along with a coke it came to £19, reasonable considering the seafront/near harbour location

We shared fish and chips to takeaway. The fish was cooked to perfection and the chips were very good. We did have to wait a while, quite unsurprisingly really considering how good the food was. Would go again, but eat in.

this was our first time visit to torquay and we was looking for some where to eat and we came across the place and we was not disapointed the for was good and also the staff and we did not have to wait for our order to arrive so we can highly recommend this place to eat when visiting torquay

My partner and I visited here on a whim on our first night in Torquay and wanted to taste the local fish.

Husband and I came here for fish and chips whilst on holiday and the fish was swimming in grease so it has just gone mushy and disgusting. Also we sat outside and for some reason the table and everything on it (condiments) was sticky. The chips were ok hence 2 stars

Amazing fish & chips! Staff friendly and helpful, food fantabulous, a must go to Cafe.

Had fish and chips, and veggie spring rolls. Very nice. Reasonable prices. Very friendly service - I think it is family-run and has been for quite a few years. We previously ate here some years ago.

Had fish and chip, the fish was lovely, batter was so light. Chips on the other hand, they were quite unpleasant and I’d say from the left over chips on most plates, we were not the only one who thought this. I’d guess old oil by all the black bits over the chips.

Amazing fish and chips.....so much so we are here twice! We ate in and had take away and were happy with both. Delicious.

Stopped here for lunch on my way back to my hotel. Extremely friendly staff, great quality food at a reasonable price, coupled with stunning views across Torbay. Would visit again on a future visit.

The best fish and chips I have ever had with such a lovely view to accompany the meal. It was so good we came back the next day. The staff are so naturally friendly and welcoming. The prices are decent for the quality of the food you get. Would 100% recommend to anyone in the area :)

Stopped here after walking along the harbourside. It is in a very good location and you can cross the road and eat your food whilst sitting on one of the many benches looking out to sea. The food here is well cooked, tasty and the staff are very pleasant.

We didn’t fancy the food in the hotel this evening so decided a little walk to see where it took us. Came across the Sea Bank Cafe, food was amazing, cup of tea really good and excellent service, 10/10 on all counts

Fantastic freshly-cooked fish & chips sat next to the sea. Lovely friendly service. What's there not to like?

We stayed in the nearby premier inn the fish and chips were delicious the batter was very light and the fish had been skinned actually ate there twice staff seemed friendly enough , we enjoyed it reasonable price would recommend you give it a go

Great fish and chip shop down there on the English riviera... clean - great smell of frying fish and pretty well all the potential for an excellent experience.

We enjoyed our food and the staff were lovely. However, later in the evening my husband felt queasy and later on I woke up and was sick several times. Luckily we both felt better the following day but this could easily have ruined our holiday. Needless to say we won’t be returning-judging by some of the other reviews we aren’t the first to have experienced unpleasant side effects after eating at the Seabank.

After sampling a few local fish and chips joints including the wonderful Rockfish, we decided to try this one evening for a takeaway.

So we drove from the Cotswolds to Torquay to look at a house and decided to take a neighbour and our dogs for a full day. It was a hot, close day so seating outside was a must. walking past the usual panini, pizza places we saw this place. Clean, nothing special from the outside then we saw the food. Oh yes, beautiful fish and chips. Thick white cod with almost a tempura batter, so light. The chips were perfect. You know when food tastes so good that you slow down to make it last......this was it.