Sea View in Dover

We had a lovely lunch today at the Sea View fish and shop on the sea front. Beautiful view with fantastic quality food and service.

Decent fish and chips, good spot on the sea front

My fried plaice was as big as my giant plate, beautifully cooked and presented, something really to cherish, great fish , my partner really enjoyed her (very) large haddock and so many chips. Both fish were caught locally and landed just a hundred yards or so from Sea View. Nice personable friendy serrvice, very helpful and this really helped make a mid afternoon meal into an event. Even few weeks later we still talk about this place (and my mega-plaice of course). Good range of drinks including wine for my lady and low alcholic beers. So very glad we came in here on the off chance.

Top notch food best place for fish and chip in deal friendly staff beautiful food well worth popping in not a long wait either to say the place was full

Great service, awesome fish and chips with a great sea view.

A welcoming fish and chip restaurant with great friendly service, and gluten free options, which is a real rarity ! They have gluten free vinegar, as well as scampi ( very nice) and because its Christmas, pigs in blankets!

Great fish n chips , mostly with a view of the pier and beach. The fish sizes are very big and the chips as sea side chips should be with a reasonable serving too. Prices considering quality and view are good.

The absolutely best fish and chips in Deal & Walmer! Food is excellently cooked, the staff are very friendly, polite and welcoming. I recommend it to anyone!

We decided to eat in instead of our usual takeaway, as it was cold and windy. Despite the restaurant being half-empty, the waitress refused to put our order through until 2 of the adults who weren’t eating left. The two asked to leave were grandparents paying for a coffee to wait out of the cold. We had ordered 3 main courses between the two adults and three small children which seems reasonable. All had ordered drinks to pay for. When we questioned the logic of asking people to leave a half empty restaurant, she said she was there to “enjoy her day at work.” We replied that we were there to enjoy our meal as a family. We paid for our drinks and left. Deal has plenty of fish and chip shops—go somewhere more welcoming if you’re with children.

We visit Deal several times a year and Sea View is one of our favorite places to eat. On this occasion, we ate with family and at a table. Table service was as expected and food was nice, hot and tasty. The portion size is very much smaller than the take away and on this occasion, it was very unfortunate as I received what can only be described as mostly chip "bit's", while the other three people had a good portion size of normal chips. On this occasion, I clearly got the last bits of chips that were left over, before a fresh portion was served to the other three people at the table. On this occasion, I did not feel comfortable complaining due to the people I was with. On any other day, the chips would have been sent back, with a request to receive proper chips. That said, we will continue to visit and at this time recommend, as this is our first bad experience at Sea View with being served chip "bits", rather than proper sized chips. We would also not use the restaurant area again, as portion sizes were much smaller than take away portion sizes. A number of customer images on Trip Advisor will also show this.

Popped in for a lunch on a Friday, absolutely perfect; good food, good service and good value

Excellent Cod and Chips - great to sit inside or take away to eat on the shore. Friendly staff, highly recommend !

Lovely traditional fish and chips

Please note: despite what they claim, they do NOT do gluten free fish and chips.

Simply the best and freshest takeaway chips in Kent.

The best cod I have ever had. The batter was light and crispy. Fantastic.

Delicious fish and chips, with proper size.

Staff was wonderful. Fish was crispy, but nothing to write home about. Cute spot!

First class food. Lovely clean place feel safe. Lovely staff .

Best fish & chips we've had in ages. Freshly cooked, nicely presented & friendly servers.

Very good fish & chips. Very good attention

Very good fish and chips and Whitby Scampi

Great chips, unfortunately overpriced though. I bought a medium size portion of chips, they were fresh out of the fryer and cooked just the way they should be - nice and crispy on the outside & fluffy on the inside. The portion size was quite small considering the price, hence 4 stars. If you found this review helpful please click on the heart icon, thanks.

Lovely old-fashioned fish and chip restaurant (takeaways available) on the Deal seafront. Good and friendly service. You get a lot of fish and chips for your money!

Three of us had cod and chips in the cafe. The place was clean and the staff friendly and attentive. The food was well presented and my first impression was that this was a very large portion of fish, however, it soon became apparent that this was a large portion of batter with the thinnest piece of cod I have ever had. The chips were well cooked but tasteless, the salad was also bland not to mention unwanted with fish and chips. Will back to Papas in Folkestone and the Mermaid in Broadstairs but not here unfortunately.

Lovely place nice staff had fish chips fish Lovely but the chips weren't very nice 😕 never tasted chips like this shame

Its ok but the fish seems to be getting smaller

Brilliant fish and chips, well sized portions. Helpful staff.

Best fish & chips , very polite , good service , will use again.

Fantastic place, staff were all lovely, food was all done perfectly, even the cuppa was bang on! Also amazing view and great prices, we'll definitely be back! 😃

Disgusting service from the older Lady at the till. Extremely rude . Food was terrible , I actually had to return part of the order which was inedible , to be met with a sarcastic reply from the Staff. Chips were tasteless and a shockingly small portion for the price. Would never eat here again. Complete rip off and up there with some of the rudest service I have ever encountered .

Great food and the staff were exceptional. Would definitely revisit.

Still as good as ever, well done.

We visit Deal a number of times during the year and pop into the Sea View every so often. the fish and chips have never disappointed us and are always freshly cooked, hot and tasty, with nice big chunks of fish being found under the batter, showing a proper haddock fish. We take away and often eat opposite looking out to the sea and pier. Staff are always friendly and polite and it's always nice to see the food cooked to order.

First time visit with family and friends. Lovely meal and great service. Was very busy but quickly seated and food arrived in good time also. Curry sauce is delicious and the batter was fresh and crispy. Would recommend!

Visited here on bank holiday Monday with no hope of eating in the restaurant but was pleasantly surprised to be accommodated! From being helped in with a wheelchair user on arrival, to having 7 lovely, fresh, prompt meals served up to us and nothing being any trouble for the lovely lady serving in the restaurant. Cannot recommend this place highly enough! (& my husband said you do the BEST curry sauce he's ever had!)

I am wheat gluten and lactose free but you can get scampi and chips which is lovely and the service is so good missed the young lady with dark hair but everyone has to have a night off, looking forward to going back

Delicious fish and chips, my daughter and I went today and we both had cod and chips and it was super delicious. Big portions,lovely service, super quick. 100% recommend

Great chips and sausage right on the front

Lovely chips and location and service, but no good for vegans in particular Gluten Free Vegans. Excellent polite and efficient service. Would love to see Beyond Burgers and Gluten Free buns or Gluten Free battered onion rings/mushrooms etc.

Waited over 25 minutes for our order, but when we came to Eaton, the chips were rockhard very disappointing

We have used this chip shop many times but today 13th August 2024 the fish was o/k butt the worst part was the chips they were flavourless and so crispy that they were hard to eat and tasted awful (worst chips ever). We will never be using this shop again and its a pity that this was once the best place in Deal for fish and chips but not any more.

When we ate here we had my grandson with us Felix is autistic & when he is excited or distressed he can be quite loud . I not only found the food & service excellent but the staff were so nice & understanding . We were visiting from Reading i wish they were local 2 me & i would eat there all the time . I can't recommend them highly enough

We've been regulars at this fish and chip restaurant for about four years, and it's always been excellent. However, we were disappointed when we went there on Sunday after driving for 2 hours from Hertfordshire for our anniversary. The portions were noticeably smaller, and the chips looked almost white, as if undercooked, however, they weren't. The worst part was the taste and texture; the chips were flavourless and so crispy that they were hard to eat and tasted awful (worst chips ever). I voiced my concerns to one of the female staff members, mentioning how many times we've dined there and how disappointing this experience was. I asked them to inform the manager, as our meal was far from enjoyable. I doubt she did. When the second staff member brought the bill, I reiterated my complaint, but she barely responded before taking our £43, which we felt was a steep price for such a subpar meal. To make matters worse, she and the other staff member stood near the fryer, watching us and giggling. We get better takeaway fish and chips from our local fish and chip shop, larger and tastier portions of fish and much better chips that taste nice. We won't be returning in the future to this restaurant.

Fantastic fish and chips! The fish was really crispy and perfectly cooked. Quick, friendly service. Just perfect!

Really lovely fish and chips - came up a lot with good reason. My kids loved sausage & sausage in batter. I had haddock. Chips 4/5, fish 5/5.

Great lunch, table available on a hot sunny Sunday. Three of us had cod and chips, chips were light and fluffy.

One of our favourites in Deal. Great fish, chips and battered sausage. My only ask would be that they put gravy on the menu.

We had to wait a little while for a table, but it was lunchtime and obviously busy. Well worth the wait! The Haddock and chips were delicious. Not greasy, just perfect. Would thoroughly recommend this place. Friendly service too.

As frequent visitors to Deal we have been to Sea View fish and chip shop on many occasions. Unfortunately, on our last couple of visits there has been a noticeable decline in the quality of the food. On a recent visit we were shocked by the small size of the piece of fish my husband ordered and the tiny bits of scampi (and not many of them) that I ordered. The portions of chips were a reasonable size but not over generous and were ok but that’s all. A few days later we decided to try the fish and chip shop in Walmer a short distance away and it was fantastic! The fish was much bigger and beautifully fresh and the scampi pieces were much larger and delicious. This is now our “go to” chippy in the area.

Absolutely dreadful service and the waitress couldn't add up 2 meals and 2 drinks even with a calculator! got it wrong again when I queried it and asked to see the menu and added it up again. came down from £33 to .£25 SO BE CAREFUL. she undercharged my brother in law for his meal and then had the cheek to follow him to the toilet to askfor more money! he paid but I know what I'd have said!

We came across this astonishingly good fish and chip place by chance. The food was the best of its type we’ve had in years. Piping hot, crispy and delicious. Excellent friendly service and very clean and fresh surroundings. And a sea view for good measure!

Thought the food was very expensive for what you get, and the quality not great. service was okay could have been better probably won't try this venue again

Honestly the best fish and chips in town, we visit deal regularly with the family to visit my parents and wouldn’t go anywhere else. My little girl loves it too they are all so friendly

The best fish and chips in deal

Best Fish and Chips in town. Generous portions and friendly service. Recommend the Seafood Basket.

Going downhill. Visit regularly when in deal, not so good of late

Excellent food with incredible, friendly staff. Our go to for fish and chips in Deal. It's a very popular place, so many clearly agree.

Gosh! The former staff member review speaks volumes!! I came to get a cod and chips a couple of months ago. I always ask for medium (or large) cod and small chips. I've never had a problem in any other shop in New Malden or Folkestone. Or anywhere actually. When I asked for small chips, the chap said they couldn't do that. But that he'd charge me medium and then give me small. HUH?!!! I was so shocked, that I stood there dumbfounded. Stupidly I paid and left with the food. I should have just walked out. Needless to say, I won't be back.

I ate the food and my nose fell off

Fantastic gluten free scampi and chips. They also had gluten free sausage and fish cakes.

They offered gluten free options which we were delighted by, the scampi had lots of filling and were tasty. The staff were really nice too

The staff are very welcoming and friendly..but more importantly their cod and chips is delicious .. and reasonably priced. There is both a takeaway and a restaurant.. Myself and a friend had a meal in the restaurant. Well deserved after walking from Dover to Deal.👌

Amazing fish and chips restaurant .We ordered large haddock and chips also drinks, spent less than £20 per person. Everything was so fresh and tasty, staff polite and friendly very helpful. If U'll visit Deal don't miss them strongly recommend

13 quid med haddock and chips and a gherkin..free cutlery..First chip shop to test fish temp with a meat probe..very tasty..would recommend highly.

Best chips I've had in years. Nice guys too!

The chips were like bullets, the Cod tasted like Haddock. The coffee was lovely. Won't be going again.

Earlier today me and my family came in for lunch. There was only 5 of us and we waited patiently to be seated, an older women with short hair and glasses asked us how many of us there was and we said 5. And then told us to follow her into a different room which we did then she proceeded to say “ it told you to wait out there” in a very harsh tone. we thought this was very rude and left instantly. Was very disappointed as was looking forward to some fish and chips for lunch.

Food was decent, but a seaside chippy with Malt vinegar! Really 🤔

This very busy and friendly family run fish and chip shop makes wonderfully fresh and tasty fish and chips at a fair price. We have visited before and it is consistently good. If you're visiting Deal, then you must try Sea View.

The chips were good, the fish watery and tasteless. Might have been fresh last month. Mush covered in batter.

Great chips, crunchy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside

Very disappointed with the attitude of the female server that took our order. Only wanted chips as not overly hungry. We had chips and two coffees but made to feel our order didn't define a 'meal' Previously have had no issues with only wanting a plate of chips here.

Fish and chips are very good. Friendly staff the food is very good and worth a visit

Lovely crunchy batter, and great chips! Really nice fish restaurant by the sea ,

Great view of the sea and chips.

After a lovely walk on the list we called in here for a sit down meal. Tried the Rock Fish, or Dog fish some will call it. Excellent food and service

I mostly use sea view for fish and chips, however I’ve noticed the price is going up (yes I know the price of everything is going up) but the portion size is going down. It’s a real shame as I’ve always like the quality but I also need some level of quantity. I will have to do a a price and portion comparison soon with another local fish and chip shop which I feel is on par quality wise and see who wins. I suspect the other business.

One of the best fish and chips I’ve ever had! We shared two cod and haddock traditional plates with extra mushy peas and pickled onions. Totally faultless and we were lucky to get a table in the window too! Would thoroughly recommend and would certainly go there again.

Great food , staff are very helpful i always go there with my Mum

Lovely food , great atmosphere with friendly staff . What's better than eating fish n chips whilst looking out to sea . Definitely will be going back soon .

Lovely little seaside fish and chip restaurant nice food great service and excellent views.

Best fish and chips - the batter is so light and crispy. Staff are very friendly and polite. Can’t wait for our next visit.

Very efficient service and great food, freshly cooked.

Very disappointing food. Ordered the cod and the whole thing was just white mush/mulch, no actual fish meat at all and half of the chips were just flat crisps that were too hard to eat. Definitely not worth £13. My children didn't manage to eat much of theirs either. Total of £40, could have gone on much better food elsewhere.

I wanted our children to experience proper British chips and Sea View Fish Restaurant were able to provide these for us. The service was friendly and the chips were delicious. The restaurant offers an eat in restaurant and a takeaway and specialises in Seafood from the local area. Food was reasonably priced and I recommend Sea View Restaurant.

We have been to the Sea View Restaurant many times during our Kingsdown Camping trips and their Fish and Chip meals have always been superb. As we had spent a few days in Dover post Christmas we thought we would pop over to Deal for a walk and have a late eat-in lunch at the Sea View. Sadly this time we left rather disappointed as we were served Fried Frozen Chips! What’s going on? May have been a temporary measure by Sea View to get over some short term problem (who knows) but would have liked to have been informed first. Fresh Fish and Chips is what we were looking for and expecting- not use of Frozen chips thank you! Staff were still friendly and efficient as usual though.

DISGUSTING AVOID!! HORRIBLE FROZEN FOOD FROM FREEZER AND RUDE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

Excellent fish and chips, and the only one open till 2000 on a Sunday in deal. Cooked fresh, hot, crispy and tasty. Spot on

Hi, We visited Deal pier today, Dec 8th 2023 and afterwards popped in the Sea View restaurant for some lunch. We hadn't booked, walked in off the street and were greeted by friendly chatty staff and were made to feel welcome. I had the large haddock and chips, mushy peas and a pickled egg. My wife had the Large Cod and chips. Our meals were cooked to perfection. The batter was light and crisp, the fish was superb on both meals and revealed fresh white flakes as you cut into the good sized fillets and the chips were crisp and tasty. Both meals were presented with accompanying salad. It was a fantastic fish and chip meal. The resteraunt was smart and very clean and the staff were great. Mugs of tea were good too. Definitely worth a visit.

The food here is amazing and delicious, the staff here are very friendly and nice. We was served by 2 lovely and kind waiters, who made sure to check on us and provided excellent customer service. The portions of the food was great. I highly recommend this place😊

All in all a great place for a fish and chips dinner, we have been coming here for years and do recommend to guests. Cod was fantastic tonight, chips great but we did feel the halloumi starter was a bit small. After a lovely day out looking at properties and visiting Walmer Castle Christmas 🎅🏼 Experience going home to cook was not looking appealing 😉 Our only other down side is one of our three children wanted a large meal (under 12) and the other (who is over 12) wanted a large meal but we were told we had to order both large meals no exceptions which when you have a child who hardly eats and then most of the adult portion was left is a little frustrating. I felt a little bit of leniency could have been more helpful. All in all 5 dinners, a couple of sides, drinks came in at £73, good value in the current day and decent portions.

Got takeaway fish and chips. Very poor quality fish, looked like it came from a box out the freezer and considering this is a seaside town you expect to get freshly caught freshly battered fish. What I got was certainly NOT freshly caught or freshly battered more like Iceland supermarket. Chips were not good either. Extremely disappointed. Do not recommend a takeaway here at all.

On our two day trip to Deal, we are here twice. Best fish and chips we have had in a long time. Fresh fish, batter to die for. The service was brilliant and the staff are very friendly. Will definitely return!

If you're in Deal don't leave till you've been here,the fish and chips are amazing 👌😎

Great service and superb fish !!

Beautiful fish, chips and mushy peas served piping hot by a lovely friendly waitress Sophie and very efficient waiter Dan. 5 star 🌟

Skate twice the best around. Chips great crisp, not that soggy oil Chips.

As usual fantastic food, took the teenage grandchildren , for the first time we are regulars there, had mussels they were on special really tasty the food and service is always spot on cannot fault the food

The best chips I have eaten ever. Can't say better than that. With very good curry sauce. I bought to take away. Sat on the beachfront opposite.