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4.2

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Nº 237 in 541 in Cherwell

CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT DISHES WITH..cookedcurryfish
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Quality food at reasonable prices , cash & card accepted

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Dean Timson . 2024-10-26

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Stopped off and sat outside, super friendly staff, lovely lady wiped the rain from the chairs, nice food, good price.

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Beverly Newman . 2024-08-24

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Always a friendly welcome from the boss and his wife, great value and always fresh

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Micheal Woollerton . 2024-08-20

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We get chips from there very often. Really tasty and never a bad one. And the staff are so friendly

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Mark Rippington . 2024-07-19

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Very nice fish and chips and friendly staff.

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matthew wilkins . 2024-07-14

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Food was very grease, chips were quite dry.new management are trying to save a few quid

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RIDE . 2024-07-13

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1st time going there today , always pass there and say I must try it sometime so today was that day. Lovely fresh hot food. Tasty and great portion sizes. Fairly priced. And the staff was very friendly and welcoming. Will be back , so thank you 😊 p.s the home made tartar sauce was beautiful and creamy 😋

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Sophie b . 2024-06-08

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Great service, great food, thanks for serving us on a bank holiday 5 mins before closing.

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Ali Pearson . 2024-05-06

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Great little chip shop offering the usual chip shop fare, and a great curry sauce!! Portion sizes are good and the staff are so friendly, will definitely visit again soon!

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Al Andrews . 2024-04-23

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Decent sized portions, very quick and friendly staff! We had the haddock, it was a decent size and cooked nicely. They offered us to try their home-made tartar sauce and it’s well worth it and we’re keen to buy it next time! 😃 Am keen to go back and try their “Kidlington Burger” !

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Imogen Holbrough . 2024-04-15

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Haddock cooked to order, very dry, over cooked as we're the chips

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Susan Davies . 2024-04-13

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My son went to smarts with cubs and they gave them massive discounts and free lollipops. They were really lovely. :-)

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claudia cassidy . 2024-03-07

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Our first time using this Fish and chip shop.The staff are very friendly and polite.We had large fish and small chips which I must say were Very Nice indeed. We would definitely visit again when returning home from Oxford to Banbury.

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Paul Mcleod . 2024-01-17

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100% recommended this for take away so friendly and helpful team

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Claire Steele . 2024-01-12

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Staff were very friendly. Food was good. My only complaint was that I received a vegetable spring roll when I ordered a curry roll.

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Sarah Vickers . 2023-12-02

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The lady on the counter was very friendly, and I appreciated the generosity as portions are really good sizes, definitely worth the money. She was training someone too so I could understand it must be difficult to give both the new staff member and customers full attention, but she still made sure she dealt with customers promptly, kindly and consistently. They make a fantastic tartar sauce in-house, which may I add was really very delicious! Also if you plan to go here, it's always nice to have cash as their card machine actually takes a small percentage of their earning which I think isn't very fair considering how good they were, they should always get the full profit, plus there is a cash machine just a few minutes walk up the road at sainsburys. Thanks again, Smarts! A very appetising meal.

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Ji Hayes . 2023-10-26

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Not my local chippy. But I wish it was, The best chips I've had in a long time. Fresh, great portion size, and delicious. Great customer service, friendly, clean. Will definitely be returning.

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J “Justtoonice” M . 2023-10-20

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This family run business is the best place to get fish and chips in kidlington

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Caroline Wood . 2023-10-18

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Great chippy that has the habit of cooking to order, so a little wait, but then piping hot food served and good quality!

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David James . 2023-10-03

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Fast and nice food , nice people !

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Ionut Onea . 2023-09-11

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All I could ever asked at a chippy. I had a large cod & chips, the fish was fresh, tasty, with a crisp batter, not too fat, I had a more than a decent portion of perfectly fried chips, gravy sauce was dense as I like it to be. Keep up the good work, cheers to the crew!

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Przemysław Frankowicz . 2023-08-04

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Best fish and chips in Kidlington. Staff friendly and prices reasonable

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Nicholas Langrish . 2023-07-27

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Loved the food, very cleanly place and very well cooked! Would definitely recommend and will be back. The service was good and they were very kind.

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crazy.cosplay 2020 . 2023-07-10

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Actually quite nice in general. Chips were tasty and not oily. The batter was crisp on the sausage I ordered. Pleasant service too, in a clean environment. Very much recommended

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R W . 2023-06-15

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Alway pleasant helpful staff. Always fresh and hot thankyou x

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Joyce Rhymes . 2023-06-03

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Excellent fish and chips. Thanks for homemade tartar sauce, it was amazing. When we visit Kidlington again, we will pop back in 👍😊

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Ju C . 2023-05-27

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Go there weekly fantastic chips every time

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Mark . 2023-05-23

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Hubbies fish n chips was ok sadly I asked for chicken breast but got home to a thigh...not end of the world but it fell to bits and was SO dry really disappointed as tried after a recommendation

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H Clarke . 2023-03-31

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Absolutely love this chippy, i visit very time i come to the area. Food is delicious and the staff are always so polite and welcoming. Highly recommended 👌

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Sarah Jayne Scott (SJayScottie) . 2023-02-22

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Been coming here for years and it’s the best chippy in kidlington recommend chips, cod and the bread.

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Khalid . 2023-02-11

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Lovely fish and chips always stop there when we visit blenhiem

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Michael butler . 2022-12-13

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£7.50 for a mini fish and chips, average. £1.50 for curry sauce mini chips needed a warning at that price. Average meal

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Joe Barr . 2022-12-09

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This is a great place for fish and chips and the people working in there always smiling and happy, great prices too

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Stewart Wallace . 2022-12-02

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about 3 weeks ago I rang the shop to say that I was a little disappointed with the size of the fish my wife and I had. The lady owner was VERY NICE about this and asked me to call in when I returned from my holiday. I did so yesterday 29.11.22 and she was even nicer in person, two free (generous) potions FOC, an apology. I NOW feel a little guilty about complaining, but I must say the replacements were delicious and I highly recommend the this chip shop. THANK YOU.

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Stephen Lenhardt . 2022-11-30

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Great fish and chips and the menu includes lots more

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Keith Johnston . 2022-11-25

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Fantastic service and food Definitely worth of visiting ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Alexander & Martina . 2022-11-11

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Professional and friendly staff + amazing food = definitely returning

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Martina Volčková . 2022-11-11

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What a place, the best fish I have had for a long long time. The home sauce is superb 👌 Will definitely return when I am next in the area

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maciel pestana . 2022-09-30

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Great fish and chip shop, good portions and friendly staff.

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Rob Mitchell . 2022-09-28

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Great place and very well priced good product

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Keith Rose . 2022-09-26

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Excelent chip shop! Friendly staff, well cooked & good tasting fish and chips. Use them 2-3 times a week consistently good food!

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Pyro1251 . 2022-09-02

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Delicious! The staff are very friendly and helpful. I’ve been there many times and it has never disappointed me. I would highly recommend this first and chip shop. There kids box comes with a lollipop and fruitshoot (you can choose between blackcurrant and orange).Reasonable price as well.They also do cold drinks, pies and more!

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Gwyn Smith . 2022-08-03

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Lovely food and friendly service. Their kids meal boxes are great and their chip servings are a decent amount - we share a small portion and a kids portion between two adults and one child.

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Suzi S . 2022-08-01

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Best chippy in Oxford, generous portions, reasonable prices, good food. Simple as.

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callisto382 . 2022-07-30

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I usually use Albert's in the High Street, but decided to try Smarts despite the number of reviews complaining of hard chips. And...? Friendly staff, decent fish but hard and tasteless chips. As some reviewers praise the chips, that suggests variability rather than a consistent problem. I hope the owners will see these reviews as constructive advice for improving their product.

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Pete Styles . 2022-06-19

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price is 9.60£. portion is big.

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J J . 2022-06-17

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I only really go for chips, when I'm on this side of Kidlington. In that respect I've always been happy. A large portion is huge - easily feeds 3 and that's a hungry 3. Price is reasonable. Are there quite a lot of "hard crunchy" chips, as some reviewers have complained about. I'd say yes - and I wish there were more! Some crispy chips mixed in with the soft fat ones is great. As for the reviewer who complained about the chips being fried more than once... Heston Blumenthal cooks his three times!

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John Courouble . 2022-06-12

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Hard chips probably from yesterday re heated all day waste of money not even one star won't be going back

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graham gardner . 2022-05-10

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Been going for years. Family-run, friendly welcome, really clean - plus fab chips!

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Kirsten Phipps Get . 2022-05-06

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I asked for fish & chips and a tub of curry sauce. They were advertising fish and chips at the special price of £6.50 yet I was charged £9.60 for my order. Is it really £3.10 for the curry. Fish and Chips have certainly increased in price round here since I last bought some and it was already an expensive take away previously. Fish was ok, as was the curry sauce. The chips were average at best, with a lot of hard crispy ones mixed in. I think I'll try another chippy next time or make my own!

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One Girl Gigging . 2022-04-08

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Alright chips, but they cook meat products in the same oil as fish. So being a pescatarian doesn't leave much choice!

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Zulfy Alam . 2022-02-19

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We were served previous evening's chips and battered sausage at opening time on Wednesday lunchtime, dry, old and nasty

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Tony Ellis . 2022-01-27

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Disgusting!! Waste of money worst chips ever!! Dry and cold , never use again.

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Kevin Hare . 2021-12-11

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Average food at an average price a little greasy for me and tasted like oil needed changing.

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Paul Snowdon Jefferson . 2021-11-28

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one of the best fish and chips good price too

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Steve Wickson . 2021-10-12

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Tasty and very generous portions!

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Jan Sprake . 2021-10-06

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Great fish and chips, overall really cheerful staff members that help and serve to their best

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JX3 . 2021-07-17

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Lovely chips and pies and 🐟. Good service too

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Rosalind Owens . 2021-07-11

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Fed up of this place, every time they forget to put something in.. this time it's the curry sauce

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susan curtin . 2021-05-08

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Great food good price and friendly staff

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keith rose . 2021-05-06

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Beautiful fish and chips has always been quality fish and chips.

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Edward Sussex . 2021-04-14

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Good value for money. Lots of chips given with food but battered sausage not very nice and far too much salt put on food.

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Warmsuz 12 . 2021-01-01

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Chips ok, battered sausage bit too greasy!

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warmrod 12 . 2020-12-23

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Cold chips dried out fish cake complete waste of money avoid at all costs.

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Sue Court . 2020-11-28

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I really don't like to complain, but really the quality of the food..!!! really really bad! very old fried chicken, I don't know when it was cooked but didn't have the smell of and the look of a human edible food! I don't speak about the chips.. probably cooked this morning to be served in afternoon! It take literally 5 min to fry chips! Hope the owners will read this and try to do a little bit better. SORRY FOR THIS REVIEW BUT YOU CANNOT SERVED FOOD LIKE THIS!

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Jeremy De Bouter . 2020-11-16

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Not at all happy with the service or quality of the food!!

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carl dancer . 2020-09-29

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Cannot fault the food we had, or the portion sizes.

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Sara Harding . 2020-08-23

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Do not get a large chips unless you've a small army to feed. Massive. Great value

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Andy Pedley . 2020-08-09

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In my opinion the best chippy in Kidlington

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Michael Porter . 2020-07-03

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Friendly staff always good food

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Shaun Jackson . 2020-06-29

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Our go to place for fish and chips!

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Andrew Sutherland . 2020-01-23

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Sounds like, however useful criticism is to a takeaway that does daily business, that the joke 1 star reviewers likely never even visited or had some immature vehemence against not being morons. My honest view of this place: always been good, and Smarts across the country when I've been, from Kent to Oxfordshire, has been very reasonable. My latest visit showed an expanded menu, and a £6.40 Whoppa Burger meal. I ate on the premises: there is a restaurant space next door where elderly and children often visit with the middle aged. The cleanliness is not bad. The staff have been generally polite to me. Couldn't ask for more from non-homecooked food basically. If I want to sit in silence I'd stay at home all the time. My full rating support.

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Mick Muttley . 2020-01-18

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Just waisted another £11 on what was supposed to be Fish and Chips, they were revolting. Caked in soggy thick batter and the chips must have been leftover. Do yourself a favour,go up to the village and get some nice food or you can save some time and just throw your money straight into the blue Bin outside your back door. Never going back

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Rosko . 2020-01-02

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Nice chips, not soggy and very tasty, chicken and mushroom pie was also nice

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Keith Fox . 2019-12-03

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Our local and while the fish can be hit and miss sometimes it's good value big menu and tasty

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Wayne Gregory . 2019-11-24

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If I could rate it less, I would! Worst fish and chips I've ever had! The batter was soggy. My husband said The attitude of the staff was really poor! We both had fish and chips plus my husband ordered a curry sauce for me. Won't be going there again! Found a much better place which we'll be going to in future. We definitely tell people to avoid this place!

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Lily O'Keeffe-Coles . 2019-10-14

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As always lovely freshly cooked fish and chip chips and at a very good price

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Thomas “Tom” Boyce . 2019-10-04

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Looked on internet said open all day came from chipping Norton only to find it's not open...maybe change your opening hours on Google it will save people wasting there time driving there.

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Ccheza Calderwood . 2019-09-30

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Value for money very nicely cooked

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Kevin Lill . 2019-09-04

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Consistently the best chips I've had in Oxfordshire! I travel past my local chippy to go to this one. Definitely recommend.

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Jason Townsend . 2019-08-27

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This place is superb, 2nd to non seriously good food.

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Scott Walker . 2019-08-07

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Excellent service and excellent food.

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Freddie . 2019-07-07

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Large portions, friendly staff. A steady stream of customers always a good sign. Recommended.

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Richard Mayhew . 2019-07-05

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Excellent service we would go again

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Nashaba Akbar . 2019-05-25

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Amazing place! I would not have expected to have to come all the way to Oxfordshire for amazing fish and chips since I live on the north east coast. Huge portions, amazing quality and good prices!

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Brian Sherlock . 2019-05-22

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Good chips, good fish, fast service.

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James Bergson . 2019-04-19

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Spot on if you want fish and chips

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paul winstone . 2019-04-05

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Terrible fish and chips just had the misfortune to eat this, chips were old and chewy fish was dry and for that price. Avoid and go somewhere else.

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johnny bumfluff . 2019-04-04

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Brilliant fish and chips, my family have been using this chippy for 35 years

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Ady Fenemore . 2019-01-04

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Portions are generous, even the small ones. Fish & chips are tasty. Staff is friendly. Cash only, no card.

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Martin Rebane . 2018-11-29

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Stopped by in a whim as visiting the area and this is the best fish and chips I've ever had from a takeaway 🤩

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Sarah Tolley . 2018-09-22

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A decent sized fish and chip shop with outdoor seating. Fast service with friendly staff which is why it seems to be popular with the locals. There is a good variety of options but nothing more than the usual fish and chip shop menu. Ketchup costs money here, but that is pretty normal.

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Smart Review . 2018-08-07

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Chips where a little like warm fish was freshly fried can't beat the food at this place you have to try the staff were great

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Nabeela Hussain . 2018-07-25

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Been coming here as long as I can remember only live about 5 mins down the road. Love this place.

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Joe Otter . 2018-06-26

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Great hot fresh chips, huge portion!

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Jeff andLisa . 2018-01-24

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Great fish and chips at a good price.

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kevin Roberts . 2017-12-26

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Okish. Very slow service. Food tastes fine.

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Matt Armstrong . 2017-10-30

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Massive portions of great chips

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Tony Barrett . 2017-10-12

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Very greasy. Are better local chippies

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Richard MacKenzie . 2017-09-03

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Our team stopped here for a bite, en route to a job at the NTRG camp. Massive portions of thick-cut chips, and a nice, chunky piece of cod almost the size of my forearm! The taste was spot on, with the batter light and non-greasy. A colleague had the fish cake, and couldn't stop raving about it. So definitely a chippy worth popping in to!

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Josh Harris . 2017-09-02

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