Ships Galley in West Dorset

My wife and I went to a kiosk to get a burger and chips. The neighbouring business offered local produce but were closed so we went to the Ships Galley. I asked the staff where the beef was from for the burgers (which I don’t think is unreasonable) and was told ‘From a cow’. After that I had fish and chips which was good apart from saying they charge for napkins. Unfortunately the person behind the counter was a tennager with attitude who proceeded to tell the other person the amusing come back comment. I won’t be using the Ships Galley again.

It was my birthday and was so looking forward to a traditional hot doughnut. I was so disappointed when went to all open shacks to be told either they didnt sell. this place does but only on Saturdays. So disappointed

Only tried it because Harbour Lights wasn’t serving food😩. Fish excellent and chips fab. Unfortunately staff members had faces as miserable as sin and had no customer skills…

We normally have fish and chips here when we are in the area but never again. The chips were fine but the fish was so thin. I don't think it was cod or haddock but something much cheaper. We have been ill ever since. We paid £17.60 for fish and chips but will be taking our business elsewhere in future.

Service was not a pleasant experience, the staff were not dressed properly, and they seemed to have a few hanger ons in the kitchen. A few lessons in manners would not go a miss. Seemed like grab your money, not bothered now!. Although the food was edible. Would look elsewhere in future.

It was awful. Ended up having food poisoning from the chicken being served. The service was good and the food initially until I had food poising. Will not be visiting again!

My wife and I have travelled from Edinburgh down through the UK. The chips here are the best we have eaten anywhere. I spoke to the owner about how good they are. They make the chips themselves fresh each day. Do yourself a favour and try their chips.

Best fish and chips I’ve had in a long time. Lovely and fresh, and so tasty!! Will defiantly be returning. :)

Viited on sunday and had an excellent meal. Fish and chips was fantastic, lovely crispy batter and the chips was a proper handcut chip. Jacket potato with tuna was very nice. And the chidren ate all theirs without any complaint. Great service all round. Would visit again.

Grabbed two large portions of chips on Sunday, they were hard , cold and totally unedible. What a waste of £7.40!! I can honestly say they were the worst I've ever had. Even the seagulls weren't interested Avoid!!!

Undercooked food, very unpleasant, Wouldn't go again. Lots of other places to eat around here, so although central, not worth the money.

Frozen chips at gordon Ramsey prices, 4 chips in I needed a drink as they were so dry and tasteless. Service was acceptable if a little simple, needed to repeat a simple order a few times.

Been here twice now. Excellent burgers. Also tried their jackets with chilli and melted cheese. Both great. Thank you and see you again soon!

Decided to go to West Bay for some fish n chips. Beer battered Cod at £8.80. Frozen chips and the thinnest bit of fish (no way was it cod). It was the thickness of a 'flake' of normal bit of real cod. And so greasy. It went in the bin. Shocking they call it fish n chips. I'm local. But never will I go back or recommend to anyone.

We xame here with some friends on our day out down Westbay and the food was amazing, fast and friendly service. Thank you!

Thought we'd stop here for a snack before our walk on the beach. It was lovely, well presented and tasty food served by friendly staff, couldn't do enough to help with directions to local attractions etc

In the 9 year's i have lived in the nearby area. This has always been the go to, when in the area for our fish and chips. Not today! Granted they were busy, (usually are). The Tuesday after bank holiday Monday we placed an order,...

Good size fish and chips. Cooked to order. Chips were a bit ropy due to them not being peeled properly. Tasty fish. Expensive soft drinks.

We stopped here for fish & chips after a walk around the harbour area. Very good fresh food cooked as we waited. Good price for a tourist area.

My son and I had a fish butty with lettuce and tartare sauce and really enjoyed it! Chips and curry sauce and scampi and chips were on order for the rest of the family. Food was prompt and hot and went down a treat.

I can’t believe the great reviews this had? The chips aren’t proper ‘chip-shop chips’! They are more akin to oven chips. The kids and I were so disappointed after having so many great fish and chips in West Bay. The burger made me feel sick...

At 5.30pm, and having had so many crap cod and chips recently, I spied carefully. This was not the cheapest but the variety on the menu was very tasteful, and it looked mega clean and not just a tacky chip hatch. I was served by...

Excellent service and gluten free options which is unusual for take away establishments great gluten free chips in fact the best I have ever had thank you

By far the best gluten free food I have had as a take away great staff great food deffinately the best thank you

Nice food but was shocked when spent £7 on fish and chips then asked for a fork they said we only give them with jacket potatoes , unbelievable Will use one of the many other places from now on

3 lots of fish and chips freshly cooked. No skin on the fish and the batter light and crispy. 100% recommend this little cabin.

Really fresh fish & chips, fried in beer batter, very generous portion, taste was fantastic, quick & friendly service

As a regular visitor to West Bay, we only eat here. Easily the best with lovely staff and a delicious food. Fish & chips are amazing, and the jacket potatoes are fresh and great. Superb value for money and can’t wait to return... well done...

We came here for fish and chips during our weeks holiday. We've been here many times in the last few years and have always had delicious freshly cooked fish and chips. Unfortunately we were let down this time and although the fish was nice enough,...

Really good quality fish and chips and happy friendly staff Let down a bit by the size of the fish , about half the size it should be

There were a few options for fish and chips in this lovely coastal village. This one looked busier than the others - and for a reason ! Ordered fish and chips and took it back to the car and ate it. It was so lovely...

Lovely, cheerful staff. The cod fish was absolutely wonderful, have to say that, as my 87 year old mother is the fussiest with her cod and she ate it all and said it was good. Praise indeed!!! I love the fact that there was no skin involved, always a plus in my book. The chips were good too,so much so we went back a second time and it was just as good. Even supplied the lemon and tartare sauce for the fish . Well done.

Had cod and chips here, ordered and waited 5 minutes, really good portions, very fresh and tasty, lovely moist fish and crispy batter

After a very long walk across the cliffs we arrived in West Bay for lunch. We spotted a few outlets for fish and chips and similar but the Ships Galley looked appealing. We bought fish and chips and three rounds of sausage and chips and we were all very happy with it. There was plenty of choice on the menu too if you want anything else. We were able to sit outside around the harbour which was really nice. Worth a visit.

After coming here for years. This is the best and only chip hut I will use. The curry sauce is amazing the staff are so friendly.

Came to West Bay today for lunch and so pleased we picked this place for food!

We had three fish and chips (cod), a burger and a sausage and chips. I think the battered fish is superb, the fish absolutely fresh and the batter crispy. I would have liked the chips cooked a little more but that is my only criticism. It is mostly take-away but you can sit down at one of the 3 or 4 outside tables if free (they often aren't). The men inside work very hard and are friendly. I thanked them, which I don't often do! £32 including drinks for all; 2 of the fish were large portions.

Ordered 2 galley burgers for me and my son fish and chips and bacon burger. S upposed to be 1/4 pound chicken burger, what we got was absolutely bloody disgusting 20 pence chicken mince burgers from Booker. Spent £20 here, for which they spent £2 on product. I would of been bloody ashamed to give such awful product to someone paying for decent food. This place is rip off big time, I will never take my family here to eat again !!

Ships Galley is definitely my favourite kiosk in West Bay to pop into! The fish is always fresh and flakey and the staff are always smiley despite the queues.

Loved our meal here. Our kids are Gluten and Diary intolerant and we immediately saw the Gluten Free sign at Ships Galley. They prepared our chips gluten free (no promises on cross contamination for chips as they do also fry the gluten battered fish in the oil), but they did have gluten free vinegar. The fish was poached, so not quite in the same league as vendors who use gluten free batter (my favorite being Hooked Fish n Chips in Glasgow).

Had takeway fish and chips from here as well as some whitebait. All very enjoyable and reasonably priced

I have never known a chippy to put meat in curry sauce, not only did we waste 6 pounds the staff were not even interested. Very poor customer service. How simple would it be to mention that its not suitable for vegetarians or put up a sign. We were very disappointed.

Here for a week, tried 3 other kiosks and this one wins hands down. Free quality sauce and seating. Very happy

Interesting to read a small minority of reviews who are negative- how could anybody have a bad experience here? The fish and chips are so tasty - lovely flaky cod and very light crisp batter. Excellent chips too. Tremendous value at £5.70. Will be going ahead before we finish our holiday

Best Fish n Chips in West Bay 2nd Year Running. This is a fantastic kiosk, with the best food. The team of staff are always friendly helpful and professional. Totally recommend

A trip to West Bay isn’t the same without a trip to Ships Galley. Back for Easter and back for the best fish & chips around. Great food & service with a smile keeps us returning. Would recommend

Very disappointed with the use of frozen/bought in chips, , fish batter was very greasy and tasteless, we travelled a long way and expected authenticity at the sea side . We get better chips in London .

We had fish and chips at this place for the first time so we didn't really have another restaurant to compare with. But this fish and chips were freshly made and super delicious. Highly recommended!

Fresh and delicious fish, friendly and patient staff who did everything to ensure our kids got a perfect meal.

We left out crabbing gear on the bay and headed here for a lunchtime meal.

Great value,cooked fresh, good selection on menu. Noted that end of season so regretfully be closing at end of October. All staff were friendly and helpful.

Half term visit to West Bay on a blowy and grey day. Stopped here for a fish 'n' chip lunch as it was the busiest of several similar outlets.

Over used oil, oven chips, oily and dried out, over cooked. Absolute rubbish don’t bother try somewhere else

We had fish and chips from here twice during our weeks hols as they are just so good. Freshly cooked the fish has a beer batter and the chips are crisp and yummy the husband and I highly recommed

The very best fish & chips in West Bay and indeed anywhere. We are from Bristol but have a caravan a few miles along the coast. Most week-ends we are in the caravan and always make the trip to West bay for these fish & chips. Saturday and Sunday last week-end, we overdosed on Fish & chips. Very friendly staff.

Fancied fish and chips whilst on holiday a couple of weeks ago and wondered which kiosk to go to. We settled on Ships Galley and very glad we did too. Freshly cooked to order, lots of it and a good price for seaside fish and chips.

Brought food for a family of 4. The food itself was good, the free sauce tasted a bit watered down and the spray bottle vinegar was .... erm .... strange. My husband asked for a second sachet of Tartar sauce and got a very rude 'no' and a very snappy 'you have to pay', even after spending over £15 and buying 4 meals. Would probably try a different shack the next time I visit.

Hace poco visitamos este pescado y quiosco de chip. Tuve bacalao y patatas fritas y mi hijo tenía nuggets de pollo y patatas fritas. Ambos disfrutamos de lo que había. Hay varios otros kioscos cercanos que venden comida similar pero me acordé que usamos antes y no nos decepcionó. Unos minutos de espera que no nos importó ya que estaba recién preparado.

Tenía delicioso pescado y patatas fritas. Perfectamente cocinado bacalao con crujiente, masa grasiento. Probablemente el mejor que he probado. Gran servicio y todos recién cocinada. Excelente.

Twice, when visiting West Bay, we have eaten here. The fish and chips are great and very reasonable.The people are lovely and they also do jacket potatoes with hot or cold drinks. Highly recommended

Stopped by as the wife and kids wanted a Fish n' Chip evening Supper, which they thoroughly enjoyed. I had the jacket potato, which was filling and filled a hole.Well priced, with friendly and helpful staff.Good Gluten Free awareness.And the best bit, the café has a couple of benches to sit and eat at whilst enjoying the views of the harbour - only watch out for the dive-bombing seagulls!

To be fair this could perhaps have been the best place open at the time (why are so many places closed on an April bank holiday weekend?!), but while the fish was reasonable, the batter was poor quality and the portion of chips incredibly meagre...I'd definitely recommend trying elsewhere first! I should add however that the service was great, and the staff friendly and professional considering how busy they were.

We ordered fish and chips (£5.20 each but freshly battered) for four people and a very friendly lady told us "I will have too have a look too see if I have enough cod left!" - which to us was a very good sign of freshness! Lucky for us she did and we also ordered two pots of curry sauce. Two wasn't need as you get a large polystyrene cup which would of served four. The fish was beautifully battered and the chips were fresh and tasty - We all said they were THE BEST WE HAVE EVER HAD BY THE SEA! The fish & chips also came with a tartar sauce sachet as well. If you want great fish and chips in one of the most beautiful seaside locations in the UK - go here you won't be disappointment!

Tasty, Hot, nice batter not to thick good chips not soggy. the coffee was also good and reasonably priced

Went to West bay Bridport to watch the firework display. Decided to get chips for tea while we were there. All the kiosks were very busy but decided to que at ships galley. It was worth the wait got chips,cheese and beans for £3.50 which is very reasonable. Staff are friendly and food was hot and tasty. Car park was free after 6pm and the fireworks were great. Put donation in collection buckets. Good event and recommend The ships galley kiosk.

We enjoyed a lunch stop which for a group of 8 was big orders but we enjoyed the captains burger (it was huge) and cod and chips and jumbo sausages and chicken burgers and everyone enjoyed their food. Coffees were hot and tasty and all round everyone was happy!

Been out for the day. Finished off on the beach watching the sunset. Had a drink, and on the way back to the flat, fancied a bite to eat. Chips absolutely fresh and fabulous, covered in cheese and delicious. Staff very friendly at the end of a very busy day. Great seaside nosh.

I visited here at the weekend - had great fish and chips and the staff were really lovely and friendly and the hut was nice and clean. Was such a great find and would definitely recommend this if you are in the area - we'll certainly be heading back :)

The food started well until I picked up my pot of tartare sauce which had two dead flies stuck to the side of it. We then started to eat our chips and found at least 4 more flies between us in our chips. Partner ate his small fish first which was nice, I had cod bites which were also from a frozen packet, not small battered pieces of cod like I'd expected but threw the chips away when we discovered the flies. We had walked down the beach(with the food covered) to eat them so didn't bother walking all the bay back to the hut. Service was good and friendly but quality was terrible overall.

One of the wooden cabins by the harbour. Everything cooked freshly to order, so you might have to wait in high season. Selection of fish, sausages and burgers, jacket potatoes or chips. I tried the light bites trio - whitebait, king prawns in breadcrumbs and breaded cod bites on a bed of lettuce. £4.90. Small chips £1. This was novel and delicious. Unusually, they also serve gluten-free chips and poached cod. Try it!

We had a really pleasant experience.Chips were fresh, clean tasting and delicious.Was offered Gluten free Vineger,ketchup and mayo.Staff were friendly.Did have to wait around 15mins but we were informed of this when we ordered.My husband had cheese on his chips which he enjoyed.Will definitly go there again when in Bridport.

If your after good reasonable priced takeaway grub and service with a smile I would recommend the Ships Galley in West Bay, It is in a great location overlooking West Bay Harbour. I have eaten here a number of times and the food has always been fresh and cooked to perfection!

Really impressed with choice, quality and speed of service. I bought four different take aways for my family from the Ships Galley and each one was really good; fish and chips, chicken burger, seafood platter (my choice) and a jacket potato with beans. We added some mozzarella sticks for good measure as well. It's just a short walk to the beach where we tucked in and scoffed the lot. Hot, freshly cooked and generous portions. Perfect take away grub.

The best breaded prawns I have ever had in my life! The cod and chips was absolutely delicious, and while the ladies seem to work long days there, they were so upbeat and happy. It was an absolute pleasure to discover this place & we ate there twice in two days. I would recommend it to anybody.

We ate once here.We ordered a range of items like jacket potatoes,cheese burgers,sausages and chips.The food was good apart from the chips...............not the best we have had but not the worst.Service was quick and they were very friendly.

The I ordered a half pound cheese burger and chips and a quarter pound burger No chips and two cola's. I think he thought i was stupid because of my Canadian accent or maybe i didn't know British currency. But after saying to cola's he asked did you say tea and a coffee ( with a sarcastic grin) I repeated No two cola's. He then said it was £9.00. so I gave him a £20. pound note he gave me back £8.00. Their were a few others waiting for food and I already felt like he made a fool of me in front of everyone so i let it go. Maybe i shouldn't have. We just won't go back there. Oh and i may have a Canadian accent but I am 100% British. For a couple of pounds you lost a lot of customers as none of us will go back there again.

Living near to West bay I do visit this lovely place alot and always wished I could enjoy some chips by the harbour, but being a coeliac it is very difficult and worrying to attempt to eat from a kiosk as they are very limied to space and cross contamination can be an issue and also they mostly use the same oil to cook breaded items. How lucky was I to discover that the Ships galley has a seperate fryer just for chips and they kindly steamed me a piece of fish to go with them. The ketchup, mayo and vinigar is also gluten free . So any coeliac who fancys the usual fish\chip meal at the seaside, then pop along to the green kiosk. Enjoy. And thank you to the helpful couple that advised me what I was safe to order. They also do jacket potato for anyone who cant have chips.

Over the years, my wife and I have tried all the food kiosks at West Bay, but our most recent visit was undoubtedly the most pleasurable. Ships Galley's décor was fresh and inviting, with clear menu boards and reasonable prices. The staff were polite and friendly and the kiosk possessed a level 5 food hygiene rating (the highest). Cooked to order, the beer battered fish was fresh and perfectly cooked, not dripping in oil as we have experienced locally. The chips were similarly well-cooked and again not oily. We were each offered a slice of lemon and a sachet of tartare sauce free of charge, which demonstrates the high standard of the establishment. My wife and I visit West Bay about once a month and we will be making a bee-line for this kiosk next time. Highly recommended!

Had cod, chips and mushy peas which was about £6-7. The fish was ok. Not great really. Chips were just frozen chips. Very dry and bland. Wouldn't bother wasting your money.

delicious fish, crisp batter, all for £5 a head. excellent value. And you get to sit outside in the fresh air.

Whilst walking around West Bay harbour we noticed this takeaway restaurant advertising gluten- free chips- a real treat for a Coeliac. When ordering them I was offered poached fish and provided with separate gluten- free tomato ketchup or tartar sauce. A good quality tasty holiday treat.

Couldn't ask for more really. Friendly service, lovely fish freshly cooked and good prices. What more could you ask for? Sunshine? We had that too!!

By far the tastiest freshest fish and chips in the area. Fish cakes are superb, chips are clean and tasty. Being a Coeliac I have to be VERY careful and F&C are usually out of bounds but Zoe and the crew are very up on the Gluten-Free options so I can have poached fish, the loveliest chips, GF vinegar and tommy sauce!!!Yes you have to wait as its cooked to order but its a nice place to wait! and it means everything is as fresh as can be.

Had a wander around West Bay and this was the only stall open for chips at that time. You basically order and wait for it to be cooked fresh. Very friendly service and lovely chips when they came. A few seats right by the stands but there are plenty of benches by the sea front you can go and eat on. Would definitely buy from here again.

The Ship's galley is a kiosk right on the junction with George Street and the main road through West Bay. We had fish and chips and a mug of tea and sat by the sea to eat it, the first of the summer. The food was lovely: tasty, perfectly cooked with crispy batter and chips and a nice hot mug of tea. The proprietors were very friendly and they have the top 5 food rating - well done to them for managing that in such a small space.

Its basically a shack, one of a few in West Bay, selected at random, busy and bustling. You place your order, get a numbered ticket from the friendly server and wait for your number to come up. Unlike the lottery there is a prize every time for a modest outlay. Deliciously battered fresh fish, crisp and dry beefy chips and mushiest of peas. Sit on the harbour quay, watch the evening world drift by and tuck in - you won't be disappointed.