Seaview Fish & Chips in Havant

Easily the worst fish and chips experience we've ever had. My chips portion was tiny, which actually was a blessing given how soggy, bland, lifeless they were; the batter on the fish was described by wife as a yellow fatty sock. The only joy we got from the meal was watching the poor old gulls fight and scrap over the sad old fodder we left for them on the pebbles.

Paid £17.70 for a portion of chips, battered sausage, fish cake, curry sauce and a drink. Very overpriced considering the portion sizes. Each time we have chip shop at other places we do the same order, it is always plenty to go between 2 adults and 2 small children. However that was not the case here, I left without eating as there just simply wasn’t enough to go around. I’ve added a photo which really just doesn't do it justice to how small it was. The portion was the same size as my husbands hand. Never has so little food cost us so much money. I did also take note of the fact they charge 10% on top of their prices if you want to eat in. Even without the eating in charge it was still over priced for what it is. Very disappointed and will be the first and last time we eat from here.

Been coming here for years, portions today were TINY, literally a handful of chips with each order, a hefty price tag. despite the child size portion. Stick to coastguard down the road, much larger portions and better value for money.

The chips were very good quality and the price was good for the size. COD was £7 and was ok. Sausage in batter £3 for a large and was again ok. Decided to eat inside for 15% surcharge as was raining. Overall ok

Good food in the best place! Very nice ambiance with a good sea view. Fish and chips are so good! Must come.

We won the best fish and chip shops on the island, right by the funfair at plenty to do and see I’ve been going there since I was a young lad when my mum and dad used to take us there. It was then run by the eighteen family also had a fish chip shop in Reading. Where I grew up My dad was family friend of the eighteens , so we always had free chips from them when visited

Worst cod I’ve ever had, tasteless

We used to come for lunch regularly but since covid it has gone steadily down hill.It is definitely one to be avoided.The fish was very small and the batter soggy the chips weren’t much better.

Lady serving quite abrupt and rude. To then refuse legal tender of Scotish pounds. Served very fast but good as sitting. Batter on fish very soggy!! Overall not a nice experience!!

The lady taking orders was extremely rude and sarcastic. The staff preparing the food were dumping it on the counter expecting a group of customers with lots of orders to know who's was who's and when asked if that was our order the lady taking the orders was sarcastic. After they could see they were clearly making people confused, they attempted to let people know what the orders were by essentially whispering them so barely anyone could hear. Whilst we were in there, the same rude lady serving shouted rudely at someone going to give her food to her child, saying she had lied about her food being takeaway before she'd even got to her child sat down to which she said she knew and was simply getting her things after ordering. Poorly managed, rude staff and the food was below average. Soggy batter and food that had clearly been out for a while. Surely there is some kind of hot holding time limit? We accept the price due to location, but also location-wise, you're located next to a funfair, some decent friendly customer service would be nice. We've used this place for years on visits, but I doubt we'll be back in a hurry after today.

When ordering lunch i Would have preferred more than 20 chips for £2.50 then the added rudeness and attitude with my lunch ! Never experienced rudeness like it . Food was ok.but the attitude made me feel I was mugged off even more. Your staff should be appalled speaking to paying patrons like that disgusting and will not visit again . Set a horrible example to my children. Do better when dealing with customers And remember some disability’s are Not visible . Avoid

Fish was a decent size but the batter was very soggy and chips were lukewarm and seemed to have been cooked a while before being served. If you like soggy batter and dry/old chips that fair play to you. Obviously a shop that prioritises efficiency and quantity over quality of food served. The worst thing was the 15% eat in charge. How can you justify that big percentage just to use a seat inside but you can use their tables outside with no charge?

Had lunch here the other day, was the best fish and chips I’ve had in a long time. All cooked to order fish was so fresh and batter perfect. Chips were amazing and freshly cooked. Staff friendly and helpful. Highly recommend

Never go here again,used this place for years ,fish over cooked ,service bad as no help as I was pushing a double buggy ,help offered when I had sorted it out

Fish was over cooked ,service not friendly ,we spent nearly £40 ,asked for my 4 year old grandson to use toilet and was refused and said go to arcade ,never again will use this place ,been going here for years

Served cold and tasteless food, customer service terrible, staff have serious attitude problems, avoid at all cost !!!

Seaview was the place to go, but over the last two years or so quality of food has dramatically declined, I ordered 2 X fish and chips , chips were old and brown, fish and batter was tasteless, fed most of it to seagulls, they will eat anything, I won't be coming back.

Manager is extremely rude , gave about 10 chips and then accused us of stealing them when we went to complain, very arrogant , poor value for money and shocking treatment , staff very friendly and helpful, a real shame used this place for years but unfortunately will not be using them again

Food was cooked. Our order was taken quickly but took 30mins to receive it. Lots of staff but they were just standing around chatting

Awful disgusting food with cockey rude staff , avoid !!!!!

Been here twice before but today the chips were dry and rank

Lovely fish and chips. Staff are nice too

Greasy fish. Change the oil. Oil is too old and dirty. Batter comes out too dark and dripping in oil. Unpleasant. Chips were ok so. Not much open when we came so we didn’t expect it to be good. Person cooking couldn’t be less interested in his job - turned away from the fryer and counter, iphone propped up next to the microwave and spending most time on there. Not washing hands after touching iPhone and leaning with hands on face. Disgusting. - EHO should visit. Would be on a warning in no time. Very poor standards. Avoid.

My family love Hayling island and travel there regularly and have done for 13 years, every visit going to the Sea View. Food used to be excellent, but for the last three years it has gone downhill. Every time I say we won’t return but given my adult children have autism it would be hard for them to go anywhere else. We went today, staff were pleasant and very accommodating as they were about to close but stayed open as we were eating in. Ordered cod and chips x2, fish cake and chips plus battered sausage. Chips were stale and very dark on my plate on my daughters, but ok on my sons. Fish was not quite cooked enough, batter was not crispy and tasted frozen. The battered sausage we never got. Portion sizes very good if food is good. I have recommended this shop many times over the years to friends and family but don’t anymore. Seeing how they have a captive audience being situated right beside the fun fare the food should be good. Will definitely try somewhere else next time. Some serious training is needed to get Sea view back up to the standard it used to be. It’s such a shame.

Customer service was absolutely diabolical. The people behind the till were rude, making fun of customers, including my wife, laughing and joking about them or their order. Cod was dry and chewy, seriously overpriced for a lacklustre meal and horrendous customer service. We will never return there for food, nor will we be referring any friends of family.

nice chips. Good service. Would definitely order again when visiting

Popped in for fish chips on an evening on the beach , had cod and chips , lovely cod in batter and chips were really good , if I’m being picky could have been a few more chips. Don’t have fish and chips often but this was tasty!

Not as bad as people have said. Fish and chips were fine. Service was a little slow and staff were a little stressed but it was very busy. Reasonable prices.

Visited here 27/7 evening time . My Mrs bought 2 large chips & piece of cod for family of 5. The chips were disgusting, under cooked & tasteless. I’m not fussy with my chips normally & rare to give a negative review. As other reviews have been positive I must have been unlucky this particular evening. The rest of family found them edible.

Best fish & chips we’ve had in a long time 👍

Looks like any regular British fish and chip sea side shop,but the food is average at best and the working environment for staff must be terrible, as those are the unhappiest staff I have ever come across,leading to terrible service and I guess food preparation. Simple questions and requests were met with grumbled single word replies. No serviettes even supplied!

Excellent fish and chips and really polite people working there. Would recommend it. Will be going there again. Well done peps.

Went on a sunday afternoon. Chips were well cooked and a great portion size. Plenty of salt and vinegar. Well priced wirh a good selection. Plenty of seating outside and tables inside too if you want to sit inside. Very good overall.

Lovely chips. Nice and clean. Unfortunately, I left my son’s prescription sun glasses on the table. I would be really grateful if they could be returned since they are of no use to anyone else. Please get in touch - I sent a DM on Messenger and an email :)

it was good food but on the expensive side, I expect at least a discount voucher of 50 euros next time (ps owner: no)

Really awful chips all I have to say to be honest much better chip shops on hayling

Amazing chippy without a Doubt ! 👍

Quite expensive for average fish they charge extra for ketchup sachet Nothing worth …..

The fish looked great and by all accounts was great, I didn't have it myself. The chips were warm but not the best. The service was pleasant. We would return, maybe at a busier time when the chips might be fresher. Not unpleasant by any account.

beautiful fish and chips cooked freshly for us. batter lovely and light. very impressed

First time I have been back to Seaview fish and chip shop for a long time. We were very disappointed with their chips. And the fish batter was very soggy. So probably go back to whistles.

We were there with our family and had fish and chips, grandchildren had sausage and chips. We had booked a table for the six of us which wasn’t apparent when we arrived, but once we told them we had booked, they got out another table for us, we ordered, which took a little while but they were extremely busy. Staff were pleasant.

Ordered 2 cod and chips to takeaway. Staff seemed friendly. The parentals said it tasted great. Open on a Sunday and there’s a car park near that is suitable for my dad who can’t walk far.

Sat in the car overlooking the sea on a wet grey day. The fish and chips were freshly cooked and ok.

Fish and chips cooked to order and well worth the wait - sooo yummy. We used to come to Dunster beach chalets when kids were young (in their 30's now!). We always used to get our fish & chips from here and eat them in the bus shelter and that's what we did last night. Didn't disappoint. .... thank you x

Never had a problem here,the food it always fresh and tasty,and the staff are always lovely,I won’t eat any where else

Really lovely fish - nice and meaty, and chips were lovely. Properly enjoyed our meals - this will be where we go from now on!

Really lovely meal had here, fish was nice and meaty and beautifully cooked and the chips were lovely too! We have decided this will be our new destination fish and chip shop from now onwards, really good service, highly recommend!

Fresh fish cooked to order, delicious x

Limited choice of fish, but freshly cooked while you wait. Very nice Cod.

Had a takeaway. Chips were the best I've had in a very long time, even after reheating (drove home to eat). Fish soft & flaky and light batter.

Took years to get served then even longer to get my food- my fish evolved into a monkey by the time I managed to eat it.

Absolute rip off!! Bought large chips via takeaway and my daughter bought to eat in the difference in size of portions ridiculous .. customer service appalling Do not visit if you want value for money Staff rude and unhelpful just wanted to charge more money Won’t be visiting again that’s for sure Food tasty

I can understand it’s an prime local but it doesn’t mean it can overly priced, also the food was not 100% good as it gave me a sore throat meaning The oil was not fresh

Very average food. Fish was rather tasteless and oily. Nothing special about the chicken, except extra small. Fries were average again. I was expecting more having seen this had 5* and was rated best in the area. Queuing took 37 minutes. There was no seating inside, outside tables are dirty full of litter and unkept. Prices were reflecting location, but not quality. 8 nuggets were £4, 1 fish was £5:40, 4 nuggets and fries £4.

All round pretty poor, I did not like the food at all, like it was old, and why do I need a member of staff to put salt and vinigar on my food, I asked this question and the reply I got was "covid" I was gob smacked as I touched the table, chairs, card machine without the help of staff, 40p for a sachet of sauce is behind a rip off, captive audience comes to mind, never again, sorry

Dry cod and sausage in batter, chips are not very nice just average. The customer service is not welcoming at all and make it seem like they can't be bothered to work there. They also charge you 10% to eat in and don't make you aware of this. Also 40p per tiny sachet of sauce, no pepper and salt and vinegar is put on you food by staff your not aloud to touch anything. Rip off Britain! Stay clear people.

Quick service on a very busy day, lovely fresh fish and chips, would definitely recommend

Been visiting this fish bar from years and can highly recommend, going there quite a lot when I'm visiting my caravan and can highly recommend. Raffael and Roy

Calamari were frozen and not good. Chips were good.

The lady who served us was rude, told us we couldn’t put our own salt and vinegar on our food, due to ‘Covid restrictions’ despite other customers being allowed to add their sugar to their hot drinks - not much difference! She also ‘chucked’ the...

Nice and clean. Friendly customer service. Lovely food, piping hot, would have 5 star but not enough salt & vinegar for me. Personal choice but definitely worth a visit

Excellent.. Cooked to order, good portions and value.

Nice sometimes better then others Reasonable prices

Convenient location, great service and quality of food. Eat in or take the fish and chips out to the nearby beach. Really enjoyed the visit!

Cod and chips was good, not sure what they served when I asked for calamari, they didn't seem to know either.

Nice food and you are next to the beach so if the weather is good nice to sit on the beach and eat 👍

All I can say Disgustin The chips were grey like they was days old fish not very nice and Coffee Horrible Fish-and-chips twice Paid 22 pound Wouldn't mind if it was nice Never go back there again

Had fish and chips staff really friendly batter nice and crispy but a little too greasy for me chips on point curry very nice along with the mushy peas would visit again no problem

Just had fish and chips takeaway.Absolutely disgusting When we opened the packaging it was just swimming in fat. The chips were cold and stale The usual people were not there today.When they come back they may find they have lost their regular customers. About £12 wasted.

Went with some friends, staff were lovely but cod was so greasy it was wet! The chips were okay but nothing amazing

Best Haddock and chips on the south coast. In my experience.

Had chips curry sauce service good freshly cooked

Perfect food,really nice delivery person,loved it Thank You

Staff lovely, good food, would defo go back

The fish was fresh out of the frier, batter was lovely and crispy, fish was flaky and delicious. All in all a perfect serving of fish and chips

Excellent fish & chips. Good batter & not too greasy. Had cod & small chips & there was plenty. Cooked to order.

Not open when the details clearly show they were

Fantastic well presented and large portions. BEST Food Ever. Will be back.

Very busy only 2 working so rushed off of their feet and can be quite rude as a result. Foods ok though

The guy was rude and not very respectful to me despite it being quiet. Courtesy can go a long way and there seems less of it nowadays.

The best fish and chip shop on the Island by a mile.

All ways excellent best fish and chips on the island

Had a beautiful fish and chips last night could not get better,,,

Great service, would definitely recommend Seaview fish and chips. Ordered Plaice and chips today it was nice to have for a change would recommend it.

Wonderful freshly cooked food and a warm welcome

Excellent fish& chips.funland not open but enjoyed the meal.xx

Okay,just need to clean up abit. Spider webs near windows :/

Friendly and excellent service lovely food cooked to order.

Lovely staff excellent service and food is lovely well worth waiting for as everything is cooked fresh

Ok fish and chips for the south of England

Best fish n chips on the island. Generous portions. Great service, always got haddock in, which is freshly cooked. Great social distancing and corvid measures.

Only had chips but they were lovely. Decided to stop after running the dog on the beach

Food was nice enough, restaurant is clean and tidy if a little dated

Price high over cooked fish and not verry nice I will not return again I think fish on the turn 😔

Had a nice sausage and chips what more can I say

Rubbish place would not recommend fish from frozen no social distancing for staff barely any of them have a mask, also got the wrong order! Don’t go there!

Not easy to find unless you are going to the funfare or amusement arcade but worth looking out for as it is a bit of a hidden gem. I had a large portion of chips, they were crisp and dry and far more than I can decently eat. Lots of seating to eat in but better still close to the sea where you can eat your cod and chips as the sun goes down.

Food was fine, but they seem to charge extra for everything such as 30p for sources and 10p for plastic trays.

Food was lovely highly recommend the food, but there was no social distancing, no one was wearing mandatory mask and no one was asked to by the staff on the door. Even the staff were not wearing the masks properly they were all under their noses.There was no sanitising stations entering or leaving the premises. The shop had closed and we were locked in with at least 12 other people none of them were wearing masks except us and we were unable to social distance. I am an A&E nurse who has been working thorough this pandemic and find it upsetting that people cannot follow the government rules!