Seashell in Waveney

Haven't visited for a couple of years but it has definitely gone downhill here. Dry and tasteless fish, poor chips. A real shame as it was previously a hidden gem

Excellent fish and chips. Good service,polite staff well worth a visit.

We are visiting from Somerset and have just had the best fish and chips ever! We had Cod, Plaice and Haddock and they were all excellent. The fish was fresh, with crispy batter and the chips were lovely too. Will definitely return.

Always very happy and polite. Really nice, quality fish n chips.

Lovely fish and chip great staff will go again

Lovely staff, quick service and good food.

Had come here for many years but after having new owners it's not the same. So, time for a new review. They're OK if you're hungry

Fish and chips was lovely, had lowestoft pier ones last week, nowhere near as nice as seashell.

Once again we visited Seashells for our weekly fish and chip lunch to takeaway. Once again the food was superb. The fish was perfectly cooked in a nice crispy batter. The chips were new potatoes cooked to perfection. The service was as always brilliant and friendly. Well done to all members of staff who work there.

We returned to this fish and chip shop after a visit a few years ago when it was simply the best fish supper that we had ever had. Something awful has happened - the batter was soggy, the fish tasteless and the shop looked tatty and dirty. It looked as though new people were running it and it was just a different place altogether. To say it had gone down hill is an understatement - It had gone down hill and kept on going when it got there. Very sad, we were really looking forward to it.

Tasty food, good value, pleasant service.

My wife and I visited seashells for our seniors lunch to take away. The meal was superb. The fish was perfectly cooked and the chips were the best we have had for a long time. The staff are always pleasant and efficient. Well done to you all.

The people are really friendly,service was quick even when busy ,my family really liked the food too,so good all around

Used to be a lovely, friendly fish & chip shop. Tonight, for the first time, the new management rudely said I could not wait inside with my small, well-behaved dog. Instead I had to stand outside in a freezing wind. Then both the fish batter and the chips were completely soggy, yuk! Not a happy experience, they've lost me as a regular customer.

Luke warm greasy cod batter very soggy,the chips undercooked. Very expensive meal £9.40p for myself as a pensioner to to throw away as it was inedible.

Delicious fish and chips - quick service and couldn’t do enough for us!

Lovely fresh piping hot fish and chips. Great portion size. Great service will definitely visit again

Worst fish & chips I’ve ever had. Batter was pale and soggy and fell apart, there wasn’t one crispy piece at all. Chips were awful, like cardboard. Food was also just about luke warm. Not cheap either, £19 wasted as food was inedible.

Had Haddock and chips, what could possibly go wrong! Well the chips were the driest and undercooked even a large dollop of sauce didn’t help. The fish was completely tasteless and covered with a inedible batter. Expensive too, better off getting some from to co-op and getting the air fryer out.

Such a lovely bunch of people! Great service. Very child friendly. Brilliant food and not too expensive. A must if you fancy a tasty meal.

The shop changed hands since my 5 star review and the quality has fallen from what it was.

Two pieces off large haddock in our order both were under cooked in the middle most disappointing.

Just terrible. Fatty clumped together chips.

My wife and I had a pensioners lunch yesterday. All freshly cooked and a good portion size. The chips were much improved and delicious. Well done to all at Seashells.

Great fish & chips, very tasty!! friendly staff as well.

Again, beautifully cooked fish and chips. All the times we have been it has been very good. But now it is getting too expensive, its got to be some very special occasion to buy them. Last time we went it was £16and a few pence for a medium cod and chips and a large cod and chips, its now £19.80.

Loved it. Just moved to area and after reading rave reviews decided to try as well. Glad we did. I had a Large Cod and large chips to go. All beautifully cooked and very good quality. And at just under a tenner, cheaper than my old neck of the woods. We will be be regulars for sure. 👍

My pie wasn't hot, less than warm. You order then wait for your food, trouble is they put the pie in the bag straight away then there was a ten minute wait.

A long time since I had to que in a fish & chip shop, well worth the wait, & managed well. Lovely fish & good chips. Will go back.

The best, but ask Carl to 'blanch' the chips. Now under new management and just as good but the chips still need 'blanching'.

Three times had excellent senior portions from this fish and chip shop. Would thoroughly recommend a visit and also great value.

Had fish & chips to day me and me mrs very good worth very penny if i could give you 10 stars we would we will be back.Highly recommended👍👍👍

Almost best fish and chips around, always fresh hot,and the scraps are amazing

Popped in for fish & chips on the way home after a long walk today. First time we have used the local fish & chip shop since moving to Halesworth. We were not disappointed 2 x cod & chips with mushy peas. Two clean plates at the end of our meals says enough. Would recommend to family & friends.

Not bad, but does take a while once ordered

First visit. Fish and chips were excellent and good portions. Chicken burgers also good. It was a Friday evening when we went and the place was very busy. Well done to the team.

Best fish and chip shop for miles! Food is always fresh, cooked in fresh oil, not at all greasy or sickly. Great prices and variety of menu items and all food is of high quality and delicious, no cutting corners for these guys. Staff are all very friendly, food is cooked promptly and restaurant is always clean and welcoming. Highly recommend Seashells, they really go the length to satisfy all customers.

Some of the best Cod & Chips I've ever had! Lovely, and quick, service. Would recommend.

Great fish and chips and friendly service.

Two pensioners meals last week. They were delicious and cooked to perfection. Service was quick and good. Hopefully they will keep up the good work. Well done.

Great fish and chips efficient, friendly staff, deserve to succeed. Would use again if in the area.

5* fish and chips. Their food is excellent, the best fish and chips locally.

Got two medium cod and chips( and being northern some curry sauce) for a reasonable 17.00. Freshly cooked by Adem and his cheery team, it was tasty, not greasy and a decent size portion. Don't have fish and chips often, this was a tasty treat. Would recommend to others to try

Did not like the food at all but will not be returning.

Quality has been slipping for a few months but still OK.

Only had the food which was excellent.

Really really delicious. Generous portions of very fresh and perfectly cooked cod and haddock. Light crispy batter, non-greasy tasty chips, efficient takeaway telephone order, friendly service. Marvellous to have such a high quality chippie in my home town.

Like to pop into this shop when I passing through and the service and food is always very good , the chips were nice and hot and the Cod lovely

We had a disappointing meal from here recently. Previously the food has always been excellent and tasty and well cooked but this time it wasn’t. The chips were rather overcooked and the batter on the fish was not cooked all over as it should be.

Decent portions of chips ... Good quality fish .... A nice little stop if you're feeling a bit hungry throughout the day

Very quick service and the food was lovely, very fresh and good portions. Reasonably priced. This is definitely the best chippie in Halesworth. Have been twice and will now be regulars.

Absolutely perfect and delicious fish and chips tonight! Thoroughly recommend. Thank you.

Excellent and friendly service, tasty food.

Great chips, fabulous fish, all freshly cooked and served with a smile.

The last supper we had 2 weeks ago was fine... Last night abysmal.. Batter not cooked, chips not nice and was all cold. What has happened.

Best fish and chips in Suffolk!! Really friendly staff too!

Very nice people and service with a smile ,thank you guys

Amazing staff, amazing food as you should expect always go here for some chippie and sausages.

Worse chip shop iv ever been too, Wouldn’t return for all the tea in China

Been thier few times and 9/10 chips are good. Never liked cod but enjoy thiers. Unfortunately not a fan of the sausages but very good chip shop.

Great sized portions and quick service.

Lovely friendly new owners. Proper English fishunchips.

Our regular stop for fish and chips. Papa, his family and staff always give a warm welcome. Excellent food, extremely clean premises. The best in town!

I don’t often eat fish & chips as the chips tend to be a bit soggy, with bland fish portions, at an unappealing price. Seashell is so different to all of that! I just had the warmest welcome (I thought the lady there thought she knew me!), my order was taken, paid for and I was out in a very few minutes and I left with the impression they genuinely appreciated my small order. Most importantly, the fish and the chips were sublime. Something about them made them amongst the best I have ever tasted. I don’t make such recommendations lightly. Thank you, I shall be back for more!

Was worried when this place changed hands but tried out under the new management and food was as excellent as before. So such a dissapointment on our last visit. The fish was fine but batter was soggy. Even worse were the sausages in batter as for some reason there was very little batter on them at all . The sausages were on show under about 20 per cent batter and why they were served like this i do not know. The fact that they got it right before means standards have slipped already.

Lovely fish but the chips were disappointing, but that seems to be the case in so many fish and chips shops these days

Waiting for my train and looking for somewhere to eat, found this place coincidentally. Such lovely and friendly people! And fish and chips were honestly the most delicious, both were just right. If ever in the area again will surely visit, and like i said, you must come down and visit birmingham ☺ Was very happy to see your faces. Thank you

Best fish and chips in the area 👌

Excellent value and taste. Was concerned to lose previous owners but should not have feared. Food is just as good and costs less now!!

Absolutely amazing place friendly staff and great facilities

A few friends and I were walking past the shop and all I said to my sister was ' how could you make me walk past here the smell is delicious' bearing in mind we had just had lunch. As we passed a young man came out from the shop with a large bag of chips and said 'I heard your conversation please have these on the house'.. we were all astounded. But thoroughly enjoyed them on our way home.What a lovely gesture so uncommon these days. By the way the chips were probably the best I've had for such a long time. Whoever it was a big thank you and 'we will definately be back soon'. Thank you so much xxx

Wondering if this chip shop was as good under new ownership, yes it is don’t let anyone tell you differently

Fantastic visit to an excellent fish and chip shop. Really good to be “sitting in” again after nearly a year of various Covid rules and regs. Haddock was lovely, white and meaty and chips perfect. Battered sausage also happily digested. All complimented by a NZ...

Called in last week whilst holidaying in the area. We had two senior’s , the rest of our party had normal fish, chips, peas, sausage, fish cake etc. The food is excellent in quality and portion size. It would appear to be a family business...

This is my regular fish and chip shop. Under new management and what a massive improvement!! The fish is always very fresh, the batter is cooked to perfection and the chips are absolutely delicious. The portion sizes are EXTREMELY generous, there is usually always leftovers...

The new owners are very nice friendly people with a quick service and lovely tasty food. The chips are exactly how I like them, good quality potatoes fried in vegetable oil that don't taste of fish! 👍

Lovely freshly cooked fish and chips. Friendly staff

Oh dear, going downhill rapidly. It used to be such a great place.

Visited again since new owners and not much has changed if anything it's worse more expensive if you want chips opened they give you a bag that gets soggy and tear if you have vinegar with them.

We moved to the area (or 12 miles away to be exact) in Nov '20. Having tried the more local Trawlers Catch in Saxmundham and had the most disgusting fish'n'chips ever I found this place and we've been coming back regularly. The service is great....

ALLOWED PEOPLE IN WITHOUT MASKS ,VERY DISAPPOINTING

The best fish and chip shop in the local area by far. The new owners have done a fantastic job, they are always so efficient and polite even when it is really busy. The fish and jobs are brilliant and the portion sizes are enormous!! 10/10

Lovely people, tasty Fish & Chips 😋

Best fish and chips in the area, the fish is pure white where it is so fresh. great customer service friendly staff not long lived in the area and have been made to feel very welcome by them all. Glad we found this place highly recommended.

Me and the g.f come here often, although we both don't eat fish 😂 only for seaspiracy reasons, can't beat the sausage chippy teas with peas and gravy 🥰 lovely

We had cod and haddock plus perfect chips. Excellent quality, good portions and reasonable prices. When I was there, even a few days after covid lockdown rules are a little eased, there were so many people. They can’t all be wrong. Recommended.

We had cod and haddock plus perfect chips. Excellent quality, good portions and reasonable prices. When I was there, even a few days after covid lockdown rules are a little eased, there were so many people. They can’t all be wrong. Recommended.

It was the best piece of skate I've ever had. Room for improvement on the chips. A tad to soggy for my liking.

Fab service and lovely fish and chips!

First visit since new owners have taken over, lovely fresh tasty and flaky cod, lovely hot chips, a special birthday treat.we will definitely be going again. The staff were very polite and all said hello and goodbye.

First time visited since new owners,rang order through picked up 20 minutes later and my whole family absolutely loved our fish and chips. Fish was so good great batter and really chunky lovely flakes of cod chips were tasty and crisp absolute pleasure. Really friendly...

Super tasty food and friendly team

What lovely fish & chips 🍟 Could not fault them Well done to the staff keep it up

Since new owners we’ve now started going regularly. Great staff super friendly and hard working. Tasty fish & chips, love the mushy peas. Do not listen to bad reviews! Keep up the good work guys 😁

Very good cod and chips freshly cooked as always.

Easily the best in Halesworth. Edit: it used to be.

Wow.Rick eel amazing, also had Cod, large white flaky chunks, all cooked to perfectionPhoned order, 10minutes later ready and waiting .Always thought Seashells were good, but under new ownership even betterCan’t understand the negative reviews, this is the third time we have had excellent fish and chips.Recommend Tony

This fish and chip shop USED TO BE fantastic but to be honest is very poor nowSoggy batter , chips tasteless and smaller portions of fish and now a lot dearerThe new owners have no idea how to cook good fish and chipsThere used to be queues regularly as was so good and popular but not now Having been a regular for many years WE WILL NOW NOT BE RETURNING EVER AGAINPLEASE COME BACK CARL AND JANE YOU ARE SORELY MISSED

So sad our lovely chip shop that was a real treat to go to has changed hands the people are very friendly ,but they really need some lessons from the previous owners the fish was small an the batter and chips were soggy the potatoes are different too no flavour . You need to up your game or you will lose a lot of customers . I personally will travel the extra distance an go to Aldeburgh .

I live locally to the Seashell Fish & Chip shop and have only ever experienced a very friendly reception and beautifully cooked fish & chips. I cannot imagine why HARPISTA'S review is so nasty! Perhaps it was they who were in a bad mood and merely generated a brusqueness from your own bad karma. I think HARPISTA should remove their statement on the Tripadvisor website as it is not a true evaluation of the very busy and popular shop.