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2,8

Based on 1.239 opinions finded in 2 websites

2.8Ambience2.8Cuisine2.8Price2.8Service
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Lots of special offers but all terribly small portions. Not good quality. Sausages ate dreadful. Oh, and that old chestnut, they ONLY TAKE CASH! HRMC need to review their ' books' !

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Kingpaul100 . 2024-04-13

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Called in for a quick and cheap dinner, Large fish regular chips £7.50 which is I think on the cheap side compared to other establishments nearby.. They were ok at best, but I felt compelled to give it a positive review based solely on the positive attitude shown by the young lady who served us. She was friendly and personable and had a great work ethic we feel sometimes a pleasant attitude should be rewarded. So well done to her

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Tommy R . 2024-04-09

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Worst place you can go to in Cleethorpes. Fish was slimy, chips ans batter tasted of old fat. Cleanliness was poor. Not recommended.

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Paul Y . 2024-02-25

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We visited Seaway on Saturday 27th January 2024, having used this fish restaurant somewhere between 4 and 6 times a year over 10+ years and have always found the service and quality to be perfectly acceptable. However last Saturday all that changed. We placed our order at 1250, for 4 lunches. After 35 minutes my wife asked the waiter where our lunch was. He went to check and said they were just putting it up now. After a further 5 minutes (now 1330), I asked where our order had got too as he had already told us they were putting it up. He responded saying they were short of staff and they had run out of Jacket potato's. so were having to cook one and that all orders were being cooked to order as they weren't that busy. Our order finally arrived at 1335. The chips on both meals that had chips were only lukewarm., the curry sauce was cold and the fish and nuggets were not hot. We complained about this straight away and the started to look at the other meals. The single fish order was not hot and the jacket potato (smaller than a tennis ball and costing £6.50) that we had waited 45 minutes for it to be cooked, was so cold it would not melt the spread and the grated cheese had not long been out of the freezer as it was still frozen in the middle, the foil on the jacket had been wrapped wrong with the shiny side out. While we were finding this out the waiter returned to say that we could either wait for a replacement to be cooked or have the money returned for the meals. We agreed to have the meals refunded, and were then informed that it would only be for the first 2 meals that we had originally questioned. I informed him that nether of the other meals were edible he told us that as we had not made it part of the original complaint then he said we had accepted the meals and it was our problem. After some discussion he then refused to return any money. I then asked to see the manager or supervisor in charge and was told that he had left for the day. I then asked for him to contact the manager by phone in order to be able to get a resolution. During my discussion another group requested their money returned as they had waited 30 minutes and not received their meal. They agreed to pay for their drinks and were refunded for the food. the waiter then said that we could contact the restaurant on Monday and speak with the manager. My wife then said if we were given, the money back for the fist two meals then we would leave and take the matter up on Monday. Monday has come, so I telephoned the restaurant at 0900 and then every half hour until 1100 when a female answered and informed me that neither the manager or owner was in but was due any minute and he would ring me. I rand again at 1130 and was tole that he was busy and would phone me as soon as he was available. I phoned again at 1200 and they said he would ring me but they could not confirm if he waw still on the premises or not, but that he had been passed my number and would ring. It is now 1345 and still no return phone call. It has since transpired that this morning when a spoke to a female, she asked if was in relation to the diabetic on Saturday, to which I replied, no,

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Rob H . 2024-01-29

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I parked the car and stayed with it while my wife and son went to get fish and chips. What they returned with was terrible. I ordered a large fish & chips, what I had was a kids portion at best. The fish was like it had been sat a while, most of the tail end was inedible, just greasy bits, the flat chunky bit was about 1cm thick, wish I had taken a photo at the time, the chips were undercooked and again greasy. What was left on my medium tray was some of the oil, which was yellow - suggests to me that it is not replaced as regular as it should. Come on Seaway, you are in a prime spot at the coast and serving rubbish, 'cash only' is that a tax problem? Go to Papa's on the pier and see how and what you should be serving, I shall not be returning!

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Kezilar . 2024-01-25

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Visited on Christmas Eve afternoon. Beautiful food. Excellent service. Ate in the restaurant, it was clean a d the young lady that served us was very courteous and helpful.

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Sara Turner . 2024-01-01

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Terrible fish tasted of ammonia!!! Would definitely NOT recommend!!!

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Jill Roberts . 2023-12-29

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Can't even describe how horrible this food was. Order 2 fish and chips the fish was off, the chips were reheated that much they were just crispy filled with oil. The peas were put into a microwave in a big box and mixed with water and the curry was dirty dish water colour and as thin as water, my friend got sick from it! Vile

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Nicole Guymer . 2023-12-01

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This was the worst food I have ever had If you value your health please do not eat here the chips where re heated and the fish was off

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Dave Lee . 2023-11-21

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Worst fish and chips ever. Chips had been reheated more than once and were rock hard. Fish was terrible.

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Mark Ganney . 2023-11-10

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Probably the worst fish and chips I have ever had, thin sliver of fish coated in a super oily butter that was barely edible, The chips were like traditional chip shop chips they were more skinnier and majority of them were hollow inside with no potato, I don’t even know how that is possible, Super oily too, I asked for salt and vinegar and Lady barely put any on so quite a bland meal throughout

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shaksta12345 . 2023-10-24

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Went here for some late lunch, near the seafront. Wasn't busy at all, service was super quick. Good bits end there I guess. Sadly something was mega off here, I've had a lot of fish and chips, I'm not huge yet (amazing right?) but boy that was the worst fish I've had and I have had some real crap. The batter was fine, could have been crispier but it wasn't terrible. The fish though tasted like it had been washed, which is the only description I can really give. Almost like it had been put in the sink with the plates and soap. My chips could have done with a minute in a microwave, they weren't hot, they weren't cold. They were those weird stage of chips where sauce might fix it, but you'll have to deal with the coldness. I probably won't go again, the plate of food looked proper appetising, but the taste was beyond worrying. We left quite a lot to be honest. Serving lad was fine, nothing wrong with service, but it was just upsetting that food would come out like that.

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Paddynewman . 2023-10-07

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Lovely food and generous portions. Friendly staff. Decent price and clean.

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Deborah Gray . 2023-09-30

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Excellent fish and chips, best we've had in years

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Cameron Orr . 2023-09-26

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Although it is a fish and shop the prawn salad is absolutely beautiful

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Sue Simpson . 2023-09-11

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Came here on a hot day and wanted to sit inside for some shade. Absolutely gutted we chose this place! Poor service from start to finish. Forgot one of our meals and no apology. Food basically chucked on the tables by the young lads. Very very expensive also. Chips undercooked, gravy awful, fish not too bad but not great. I think I would rather of queued somewhere else in the blistering heat. Avoid this place.

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LB590 . 2023-09-11

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Worst Fish & Chips we've ever had.My Wife & i took our grandkids to Cleethorpes for a day out & decided on fish and chips.The first chippy we came to was Seaways & since there was no one queueing we decided to order 5 portions of takeaway fish and chips and sit on the seafront to eat them.The fish was suppose to be Haddock but it was just fish skin & batter and a portion of undercooked chips.All of us hardly ate any of the meal which ended up in the bin.We we're left very disappointed with our choice of Chippy and when we later passed Seaways there was no one ordering but all the other chippy's were busy.We should have looked at the Trip advisor reviews but unfortunately we didn't.

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HildaT_12 . 2023-08-29

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The reason of being so critical is that the fish and chips simply came as “batter and chips”. After reporting to one of the staff they took the plate away, then came back with the “batter and chips” then said “would you like it to be replaced”. I think the staff could do with training, if something is wrong with a plate of food then the meal should be replaced without hesitation. The food was replaced in the end with fish that was under cooked missing the sides i.e curry and peas. These were then replaced a couple of minutes later when asked again if the condiments needed to be replaced too. I don’t think it’s worth a 45 minute wait, so if there’s a que at Papas then wait

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Z5876PDrobinc . 2023-08-28

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Fish and chips is a nice portion but don't get enough side(sauce) The fish is two scaley and off putting, had better fish before.

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Gemma Walton . 2023-08-26

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Its very average quality fish n chips, only cash, so def they scape from paying tax but then they are not cheaper! Also as a few more ppl mentioned in commrnts, they leave the skin on the fish, i have eaten more than 100 fish n chips in skegness and blckpool , its the first time i saw skin on fish which makes it hard to eat, i hope rather than replying and defensive they change their process

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So So . 2023-08-23

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Can tell they batch cook and leave in the warmer all day. Dined in the restaurant and everything was dry and bland. Not interested in giving a refund just offered a replacement of identical quality.

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Paddy Larvin . 2023-08-19

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Ordered 2 fish and chips to split between myself, my husband and 2 small children. We anticipated they were big portions and we were correct. Lovely food (my kids didn't rate the fish but I don't think they were used to the taste or proper seaside fish and chips!). The chips were gorgeous - I was tempted to go back up and order an extra portion! Quiet inside. Nice clean toilets. Only issue was that we had to carry my son's pram up a full flight of stairs which wasn't ideal. We couldn't see any signs of it being accessible but there were a lot of people standing outside so difficult to see.

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KeeleyJW . 2023-08-18

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Burger are that hard you could break a window with them chips were cold only good thing was a cup of tea

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Cath Wright . 2023-08-15

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Unfortunately this experience wasn’t very nice, both fish were watery & the chips were cold @ 17:30pm nit to mention it was empty! Should have read reviews beforehand

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kelly marie . 2023-08-10

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Had fish and chips this lunchtime, they are the worst we have ever had. We had a small haddock, the fish was barely in existence, it was mostly batter. Chips not too bad. Will never ever go there again.

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John Payne . 2023-08-07

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Teenage staff messed up order. Manager then demanded more money. Was going to pay and was trying to explain to the owner? What should happen as a business owner. He got extremely angry and shouted, pointed his finger and swore at me in front of all the other customers not only humiliating himself but me also. Not to mention this all happened in front of a 4 year old child. He then stepped around the counter and squared up to my husband. DO NOT GO HERE. Crooks that closed down for fraud! Aggressive male bully screaming at a woman. Bet that’s how he treats his poor wife also. We are locals not tourists. Can’t wait to see your failing business goes under. You don’t deserve to be a business owner.

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Yasmin G . 2023-08-06

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Seems to be a lot of negative comments about seaway, our experience was nothing but positive We took out grandkids for a day out, some fish and chips and a ice cream, myself and my wife had fish chips and peas, grandson had the same but with curry sauce and our granddaughter had chips scampi and peas, it was all delicious and great value I might add We will definitely visit again

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Richard H . 2023-08-03

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Terrible had a day out at Cleethorpes thought we would try somewhere different for chips huge mistake, Chips far far undercooked when had 3 or 4 the rest went in bin £4 wasted never again, Back to Papas next time.

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Tony R . 2023-08-03

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We visited Cleethorpes on 31-07-23, the warm welcome by the front staff was outstanding the same with the gentleman in the restaurant, it all made it up for the rainy day. The young lady is an asset and her customer service can't be marked lower than 7*, thank you very much for the service and the welcome. The restaurant was clean the food was hot and nice all in all 5*, we will return.

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D Ben . 2023-08-03

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Went in for dinner today with the kids. Was very impressed with the level of service and quality of food. Will definitely be going again.

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Kevin James . 2023-08-02

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The restaurant was DEAD,we were there only ones in. That should've maybe been a warning! The food arrived within two minutes. The fish and chips were dry and hard and the mushy peas had been sat so long that they were discoloured and had developed a crust. The youths serving were unattentive and disinterested. Will not be returning!

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Explorer61854337710 . 2023-08-02

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The chips were nice but the fish we got served looked like it had been sat there for ages and when we asked for a refund on the fish the lady who came over was rude and had no respect. She then went on to say it’s not her problem as she didn’t fry the fish. The man that served us were lovely.

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Morgan Porter . 2023-08-01

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very rude staff, the young boy serving was lovely however the young girl who i asked to speak to about my food was so rude. ‘well it’s not my problem i didn’t fry it’ then continued to flag me off after i walked out. terrible service.

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tori bailey . 2023-08-01

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This place is horrendous, first of all all 4 of our meals had problems , the sausages and fish looked like it had been sat for hours , the josh was brown and was only battered on one side , then when we asked to speak to somebody about it , a young lady came out and was extremely rude saying it’s not her problem she didn’t fry it then we asked if we could get some money back for the Fish and the prices were extortionate too she then came back out saying we can’t have a refund she then continued to flag us off as we walked out , rubbish customer service and rubbish food!!

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Levi N . 2023-08-01

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Going in at 12oclock and not being very busy we felt the food was just warmed up and £2 20p for peas each was ridiculous. The batter was so hard I could barely chew it .Very poor

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Barbara Goodall . 2023-07-26

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Visited in may 2023, Worst food ever, i had fish and chips, the fish was vile tasted off, partner had battered sausage and chips, sausage rock hard, chips also solid, and im not a fussy eater but only manage 1 bite of fish and 1 chip, disgusting,

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alan main . 2023-07-15

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By far the worst fish (if you could call it that) and chips I have ever eaten!!! I have had more fish in a fish finger. Dried up, stale with thick soggy batter. Even the sausage we bought for the dog was pretty inedible. Avoid Avoid Avoid

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Sunshinesearcher4 . 2023-07-10

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Jumbo sausage was hard, the chips mediocre and the peas were tasteless.

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Sharon Walpole . 2023-07-08

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Great fish'n'chips. Eating in the adjoining Seaway restaurant comes with a surcharge, so if you don't mind take-away to eat outside, it's much cheaper. Overall, it's all cooked in vegetable oil and i was told halal. Will definitely be visiting again!

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Tair Bashir . 2023-07-07

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We visited Cleethorpes for a school trip and had spoken to Mr Sabir, the owner, on the telephone and by email when planning our trip. We brought 138 primary aged school children and 22 adults to Seaway for a late lunch. The service we received from Mr Sabir and his friendly staff exceeded our expectations. The food was good, the service quick and efficient and the restaurant was spotlessly clean. Thank you from the staff and pupils of Newton Primary School.

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Roz H . 2023-07-06

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Chips had been reheated, they were cod,, dry hortinle fish was cold too. Knew they had not bern cooked fresh has they were bought within a minuite of ordetng.. We told the lady who served us and she just said i will tell manager, but...

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Companion09318215463 . 2023-06-16

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Visit couple of times a year always excellent, today poor , chips were reheated fish lukewarm. I did inform lady on till to tell manager as waste of money we left most of the chips. She said OK I hope she does because when in...

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peter c . 2023-06-16

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On our visits to Cleethorpes we go to this Fish&Chip restaurant. This used to be the best in Cleethorpes. Not today it wasn't, it was poor except for the service by a lone lad was okay. I had Haddock, chips & peas. 1) The menu...

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jenkodonny . 2023-06-12

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So disappointed with the choice we made to eat here on Sunday. We sat in the restauraunt and ordered two fish and chips with mushy peas, the chips were mostly over cooked, the fish came with skin on which instantly put my partner off, he...

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Rachael K . 2023-05-23

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Rude is an understatement! We visited in April 2023 , the shop wasn't busy but the staff were so rude and abrupt that we almost walked out. I do wish we had, as the food was not very good either. 2 small fish and chips...

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Neal I . 2023-04-22

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Very average food, fish clearly wasn't fresh. Definitely a quantity rather than quality feel. Not what you expect from a seaside fish and chip shop. We won't be going again

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M500LCbrucel . 2023-04-13

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Called in today 7/4/23 at lunchtime with my son, and had large fish & chips X2 to eat out, good value and excellent quality, really enjoyed it and will definitely be back next time we’re in town

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John W . 2023-04-07

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We went for a drive out to get fish and chips, very disappointed the chips were awful they tasted like they had been recooked and the batter on the fish was rock hard. The fish itself well what fish. Never again will we go there,...

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DebbieandKarl . 2023-03-07

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Ordered 4 fish and chips and not one of us ate it! The fish tasted funny (not fresh haddock at all) and the chips were so greasy! Definitely won’t return and will never recommend.

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mairose01 . 2023-01-14

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Visited today, wasn't told of delay, was fairly busy. Placed our order family of 5 adults 4 children, straight forward. Awaited 30 minutes just for our drinks and a further 50 minutes for our food. Asked twice to be rudely told we are busy. When...

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Adam E . 2023-01-01

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Absolutely shocking, I eat most things but binned 9.10 worth of food, chips reheated at least once, most of them could have passed for scraps, fish must have been sat in the display cabinet for 2-3 hours, dripping in grease and rubbery. Oh and still...

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hdueuhxjd . 2022-11-01

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Distinctly below average food, served barely warm. My wife had the world’s smallest jacket potato (she’s on a diet luckily).

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Lee E . 2022-10-22

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called at Cleethorpes for fish and chips and take the dogs for a run on the beach. Called at seaways for 1 fish and chips, 1 chips and beans. Wow what a mistake. I had to drop my wife off to get them so didn't...

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AntonyB66 . 2022-10-20

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Waited ages for food to arrive, when it did husband found a hair in his fish he took it back but they just looked at it and said sorry, no offer of a fresh fish, also food in general quite greasy, will not be returning...

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janemC9127MS . 2022-10-02

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Sat in seaways and it was a very binge experience to say the least, staff were very helpful and did there best to help me and my family, food was excellent and fresh, everything was warm and clean, I can’t believe these other reviews were...

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275codyg . 2022-10-01

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Coming from Louisiana, I'm spoilt with seafood especially crabs. At the market you can purchase fresh crabmeat by weight or in containers of 1/4 lb (125 g). I purchased a crab salad for £15 at BUCK BECKETT. The salad was fresh but the crab was...

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pocahontis2016 . 2022-09-23

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Very shady place! I used to live this chip shop so automatically went there, but it just wasn't right! The man serving was dressed in a dirty shirt, which immediately put me off! He didn't seem too interested in talking to me, but answered politely...

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Q9144ZYmariad . 2022-08-31

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Went in a week ago, Had a large haddock, batter was too thick and a touch under done mushy when you bit through, chips were ok, peas werent the best either. Fish was ok, not huge haddock lover, again another 2 minutes and it would...

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F3188KNdeanh . 2022-08-28

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We came here for lunch. We were told to sit anywhere and it wasn’t busy. However, the three servers stayed behind the counter and you had to go and order at the counter and pay prior to eating. The extras are expensive. A small pot...

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dkkl . 2022-08-26

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Four of us sat inside here one afternoon for fish and chips, and sausage with chips for the kids. Good quality food was served after a slightly longer wait than should have been. Manager was very apologetic, didn’t spoil our visit. Pleasantly surprised with the...

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jonl3077 . 2022-08-19

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On day visit to Cleethorpes with two grandkids. Went into restaurant and staff helped us getting seated. Ordered at front desk - quick service of food by pleasant staff. Would go again! Be aware it is CASH ONLY - signs everywhere though.

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Read1c . 2022-08-15

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Visited this chip shop when we went to Cleethorpes all I can say is don't go worst I have ever tasted anywhere and I have been to some bad chip shops but this beat em all hands down. Won't accept debit cards in this day...

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M2714INdaves . 2022-08-05

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On entering all staff stood talking didn't acknowledge us,the man who served that was dressed in building site clothes didn't speak at all,and short changed us and wasn't happy when mentioned this,food terrible, pigeons enjoyed the food😩

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karinamI7649EY . 2022-07-14

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Disgusting even the dog wouldn't eat it. Think the fish was off. Wish we had looked at reviews first cos everyone is saying awful and it so was

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Lisa B . 2022-07-12

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Yesterday, we planned to eat at the Fez restaurant in cleethorpes. But when we arrived, it was closed. So then we decided to eat fish and chips. We ordered chippy at Seaway, which was a big mistake. We ordered tbree "large" portions of fish and...

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201918tuana . 2022-07-11

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The staff were not the best shall we say !!!! Cant give a zero but stay well clear awful chippy and treated just as bad as the chips tasted ...5h1t

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45spudg . 2022-07-03

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We were asked to take a seat in an empty-apart-from-one-other-couple restaurant (which should ring alarm bells on a July Saturday lunch time at the seaside). 15 minutes later and NOBODY HAD SERVED US even though we could see around 10 members of staff and no...

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darrybuffin . 2022-07-02

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Seaway Cleethorpes Avoid. Avoid. Avoid Seaway Cleethorpes Absolutely horrendous Truly awful food, and an even worse attitude from the management when trying to resolve the issue, choosing to instead send messages via one of the many children "employed" here. The eventual outcome of this was...

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Avenue1878 . 2022-06-29

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Poor quality. Dreadful service. Cash only ! Why ? I am guessing tax fiddle. Please Investigate ! Could even be money laundering? Just has a 'bad' feel to the place ! They are certainly not there to give you a good meal - just there...

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Kingpaul100 . 2022-06-28

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We came to the chippy as a family on Saturday and places our order to take out .. we had a lovely young lady behind the counter couldn’t have had better service. All was going well until who I can only guess was the manager...

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152ro . 2022-06-27

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Extortionate price for a pitiful portion! The chips were dry and hardened, the sort of chips you get if you reheat old chips, and I’m convinced that’s exactly what they were. I bet I got no more than 12 chips total. The fish batter wasn’t...

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Suebm . 2022-06-27

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Took our dogs to cleggy beach at the weekend Called for some fish n chips on the way back to the car Stopped at Seaways WAS THE WORST DECISION EVER!! Was so BAD I wouldn’t even leave it out for the seagulls! Awfully battered, dry...

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StandYv . 2022-06-27

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On a rare trip to the seaside last Saturday, 11th June, we popped in the takeaway part and ordered two ‘large’ fish and chips and one small. The large fish is medium everywhere else. It was more expensive than the others along there too. The...

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Limousin-Cottage . 2022-06-14

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Worst chips I have ever had, only went in for chips and gravy as passing.. well the chips hard and stale even though had gravy on, walked in the 2 staff members just say behind counter on their phones .. couldn’t eat them straight on...

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lesleyg527 . 2022-06-13

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A special treat to the seaside for my dad who was celebrating his 84th birthday. Papas had a long wait n thought this looked like a great alternative. NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! After waiting 20 minutes to be served I very politely asked the young lady...

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F2314YOangelaw . 2022-05-30

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Visited this place with family members after driving from Sheffield. Disappointed doesn’t touch it! The fish tasted bad, one portion was pink and red inside. When we complained they said it was Haddock and fresh yesterday. They did replace the fish but the second batch...

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Culture294787 . 2022-05-07

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Really rubbish fish! It was 50% tough batter & the fish was a very odd colour. Our kids are good eaters & claimed it was disgusting. £9 per portion…… I really wouldn’t bother!

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949EmmaW . 2022-04-22

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Fish and chips were acceptable but the diet cokes were dated best before 31/01/22 . I suppose I should have noticed they were old stock by the fact that the plastic was going yellow around the tops but still. Service was functional.

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IAN_B00 . 2022-04-19

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Took my dad and his partner in on a Sunday tea time. Bad mistake it was not good!! If I had read reviews here first I would not have come in. It was staffed with a load of young kids and the floor was swimming...

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dave3698 . 2022-04-19

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Extremely unorganised restaurant, we went with 2 young children we waited an hour for food people that had ordered a long time after us received theirs before us. We then asked for more tea to drink with the food and said we wouldn’t be paying...

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gemsy82 . 2022-04-15

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The staff are rude and unhelpful .the restaurant was dirty and the food was even worse .we got our peas first .5 minutes later we got our fish and chips ,we had to ask 3 times for our drinks ,the food was cold and tasteless...

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G9196KAjow . 2022-03-29

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Bad customer service, bad food, solely there to take advantage of the holiday makers. As poor quality/meagre amount of food as they can get away with serving in a kiddies tray...£5 for 8 chips and a bit of battered skin...at least the "fish" actually had...

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gentlemanj . 2022-03-29

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Avoid avoid avoid waited 40 minutes for order and eventually gave up after reading the reviews on here seems I didn’t miss much! Service incredibly slow and no one cares you have been warned!

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Lennie1975 . 2022-03-06

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They served up 2x fish n chips, looked miserable and had clearly been sat for hours. I promptly said "this looks awful" and politely declined the order! Went to Empire which is about 3 doors down, was same price and the food and service was...

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L427BOabcd . 2022-01-29

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We used to eat here all the time when visiting Cleethorpes. However, this is the first time we’ve been in around a year. You had to find your own table and there was a lack of clean ones. There were many dirty pots left in...

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dkkl . 2021-08-30

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Looked ok from the outside however I should have kept on walking to the car and drove away from Cleethorpes altogether.The restaurant wasn't busy but tables had been left uncleared and the "clean" table we chose had scraps of food underneath and the wall looked like it hadn't been cleaned for quite a while.The food (2 x standard fish & chips and 1 x child's fish & chips) was below standard the fish smelled awful and didn't taste much better either. It's hard to get fish & chips this wrong but they managed it here.If the prices were anymore expensive I would have complained however my party were just glad to leave so we paid up and went.Btw tea for two shouldn't consist of one small teapot and two cups. I would at least expect a teapot each.Our experience of this restaurant was on par with our entire visit to Cleethorpes disappointing and not something we will ever repeat.

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mister_be . 2021-08-27

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Absolutely shocking after waiting 30 minutes and still no one comes to take your order they were more bothered about making up napkins for empty tables that they cant service. When asked can someone take our order I was told by an arrogant teenager we are busy your have to wait. Avoid this place at all cost it don't even deserve a one start ....

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TerryB902 . 2021-08-25

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Requested a fish without skin and prepared to wait. My request was refused. It was only when you crossed the road , found a bench and opened the small carton I realised why.The skin is needed to hold the the slither of fish that is served,it was not particularly attractive or appetizing. The longest chip was about an inch long and very greasy. The best part was the peas but you only get a tablespoon full.Looking at the waste going in the bins I was,nt alone in my view. Well I know for next time. Ignore the prominent position and window shop to find the best quality and portions.

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280timd . 2021-08-20

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We have used this fish and chip shop for years. They have always been good quality and generous portions.Not any more.As we unwrapped our meal liquid ? grease was spilling out and over our clothes.I had fishcake, chips and mushy peas. It has never before been served with dried up mushy pea "gravy"slopped all over it.This made the very small fishcake and the even smaller portion of chips soggy. The peas had congealed all over and under the food, so I couldn't even get a forkful of them, and the whole meal looked like a green mess.It was only just luke warm, not piping hot as it usually is.

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pubcrawlers2018 . 2021-08-11

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Went today treated terrible. Took my elderly parents as disabled access to the rear. I had to go in to ask to put the ramp down as far too heavy to do myself.I then asked if my parents being 80 and 90 could have mini meals even though it wasn't on the menu. The young girl asked another colleague and she said yes no problems.We sat down staff were milling about so I then asked if we could order after ten minutes no one knew who was taking orders. Other two staff were eating in the dining room.I counted a total of 10 people in the dining room so it wasn't busy and mini meals are offered on the takeaway bit. So a girl took our order a few minutes later she returned and said we can't have the mini meals as it's not stated on the menu even tho I was told I could before sitting at a table. So my reply was I have to take my parents outside sit them on a bench just to get a mini meal from your take away!! (Yes she replied)I then asked to speak to the manager I explained to him about my parents being elderly and a three year old who do not want huge meals. His answer was we do not do mini meals unless under 12 so I replied fine I will post my experience on here as Disabled and Pensioners are Not Welcome!!! I have visited Cleethorpes for many years and before my dad needed a scooter to help with waking we always ate at Seaways well No More!!!

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Sherpa781611 . 2021-08-07

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Live local , won't be going back, used to be really good always had a queue. Gone down hill since owner jailed,

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365melc . 2021-08-07

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Oh dear! Last night in Cleethorpes, we’ll treat ourselves to some fish and chips- bound to be great being just next to the sea! Very disappointing. Chips all soft, pale, flaccid, stuck together. They had just dumped on the mushy peas which made everything more damp, soggy, sticky and generally non crisp. Fish was slightly better apart from how soggy the mushy peas had made it. Some lessons in how to cook nice chips urgently needed! My own fault- I should have read the reviews. Only myself to blame. Best avoided.

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32fionad . 2021-08-02

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I got this afternoon, Friday 30/07/2021 one fish & chips and one fish on its own, from seaway in Cleethorpes, for my self and my wife. The fish was not nice at all, it had uncooked batter, it was too greasy to the point that you can’t eat it, we tried to eat it but we were just eating grease. The chips was also very very greasy and very soft.It is very bad place it didn’t deserve any value at all.

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Amomsu . 2021-07-30

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The fish and chips were very tasty. Flaky, white cod in crispy batter . Very good value for money , too . I especially liked the small portion offered ,which was ideal for an elderly companion.

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Katrina D . 2021-07-28

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Called in today for a fish, mushy peas & a chip butty. Nearly fell through the floor when they said £8.30. Can't comment on the fish (my wife had that) but the chips weren't particularly hot and they were really greasy. Also there are signs up saying "cash only".......why ?? Even the ice cream van takes card payment these days. Won't be going back.

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B4851QEstuarts . 2021-07-24

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Absolutely appalling staff! We cannot ever remember anywhere where the staff have been so 'brain dead' and totally dis-interested in serving customers. The young staff were all gathered in a huddle lounging on the counters looking over at the waiting customers. It took ages for one to leave the pack, then when she did take the order, it arrived without our peas that we ordered. We reminded the member of staff who went back to leaning on the counter. Nobody moved again. I had after 5 minutes of waiting, shout across the restaurant to get someone to move out of their huddle. They brought the peas then we could start. Our meals had already started to go cold due to waiting.We heard clearly one member of staff taking an order at another table say "f**k sake I've got to do the whole order again now!" when the customers decided to change their choice. I'm sorry but that is totally unacceptable! Sadly the wait wasn't worth it either as the meals were pretty bland. Not sure how old the fish was, but I'd bet it wasn't fresh-which is ridiculous considering they are next to Grimsby Docks. The restaurant wasn't particularly clean and the toilets worse! We passed by the front of the restaurant later on in the day and saw a couple coming out shouting back at the staff "Your f***ing useless, we will never come back here!". I stopped them to ask what had happened. They had sat there in the restaurant for 20 minutes and nobody had taken their order, others had come in and been served-but ignored them. There was only 7 other people in the restaurant when we were in there, so not exactly 'rushed off their feet!'.If the owners ever read this review, I'd suggest they look long and hard at the LAZY staff they employ up in the restaurant......they are systematically destroying Your business. Food 3/10Location 10/10Staff Performance 0/10WiFi (not checked)♿Disabled Access 7/10££ Price 8/10

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vulcan-reviews . 2021-07-18

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Should have known really 3.00 for fish and chips vile we left the lot I might has well have gone co op and bought oil and drank it came to 10.00 for our order and even tho that’s cheap for fish and chips x3 especially at the coast utterly disgusting felt sick after no way was we letting out child it that crap. To top it off as well customer service was horrendous

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tanyagK8165WZ . 2021-07-18

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Never go there again. Was a tray of grease chucked it in bin. Rude service. Even my three year old said it was horrible.

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andrewhA8417JC . 2021-07-18

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Bought food for the three of us and asked if they could fill my dog’s water bottle. The less than cheery woman behind the counter refused, saying ‘No, but I’ll sell you a bottle for a quid!’.Her reason for doing this had absolutely nothing to do with Covid restrictions when they’re accepting cash only (because that’s hygienic!).The food we received was poor: both the fish and chips were incredibly dry.With so much competition in a seaside town, a little effort with customer service goes a long way. Also, why cook masses of food only for it to sit under the heat lamps?Will not be visiting again.

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Hux74 . 2021-06-23

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Went in the takeaway, when I saw the mess on the floor in front of the counter, squashed chips should have put me off, this takes seconds to sweep up!! Miserable assistant, chips luke warm and scrappy and not cheap. Won’t be returning and certainly won’t recommend

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Chris503975 . 2021-06-12

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The Empire Fish And Chips
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Really nice chippy, extremely friendly staff who went out of his way to make it an enjoyable visit for myself, daughter and dog. Lovely hot chips, tables were clean. Ps vegan friendly, dog friendly to

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