Something Else Fishy in South Somerset

Simply the best Fish and Chip shop around. You can get most of the menu as a gluten free option too. The staff are fantastic too. Thank you everyone for your wonderful service 😍

Brilliant customer service and food are as fresh as you can get it as done to order. It has a nice decent size of light buttered and crisp fish and chips as always been a regular customer on fortnight visits.

Been coming here since it opened, was absolutely fantastic Fish n Chips at a reasonable price. Was very impressed. Yesterday, ah, totally different Fish was very very thin no meat what so ever with a thick batter, the chips. were awful like lunchtime rewarms hard and flavourless a waste of twenty four pounds for two very disappointed

This is how all restaurants should be. We were greeted and seated efficiently and the service throughout was second to none. The menu is fundamentally British seafood, has a wide selection but it also has dishes for all tastes. Four of us had had a varied selection from what was on offer and unanimously found the food superbly cooked and presented. It is reasonably priced too and comes out of the kitchen quickly. I can't fault them. This is one of the best restaurants I have been in for some time. It is welcoming, cosy and the staff are superb! I can't recommend it enough. A couple of tips, first book ahead. It is a small restaurant, popular and has limited seating. Second, bring your own alcoholic drinks as it is not licensed. They will charge a corking fee for wine but it is minimal and they will provide ice wraps and glasses.

A great local chippy - everything cooked to order - so fresh 🙂.

Whilst staying nearby we decided to go here on our last evening. We had an excellent seafood (mussels, crab, crevettes, etc) meal in the restaurant, the staff were very busy but found time to make us welcome, most of the other diners seemed to be regulars. If you want the seafood platter that has lobster etc. It needs to be ordered in advance. Will certainly go again when in the area.

Such a shame, it isn't as good as it use to be , the last 4 times we have been for takeaway not good at all fish is much smaller now and not so good. Last time we will be going there.

Good fish & chips and lots of gluten free options

Absolutely excellent fish & chips restaurant & takeaway, with the restaurant also offering other dishes on specials for anyone who might want something different. The restaurant is very cosy and well decorated with limited seating, so highly recommend booking in advance to avoid disappointment. The staff are really friendly and welcoming, and the food is made fresh, very well presented and takes the amount of time you'd expect from ordering to being received at the table. Can't imagine having fish & chips anywhere else now!

Had the Monk Fish Goujons off the Special’s Board and they were absolutely delicious. 😋 Best goujons I’ve ever eaten! Highly recommend.

We have just visited for dinner. The food was really delicious. We are Vegan The Banana Blossom and never ending chips were terrific. The staff were lovely. The ambience was very cosy. We will definitely visit again .

What a fantastic gluten free meal. Thank you to the young waiter who was so attentive and to Martyn the chef who came to chat. Fantastic service, will definitely be back.

Very good Fish and chips with a wide range of gluten free options.

Superb evening, I can't fault it. Friendly, willing staff obviously motivated by customer comfort. This is a walk-in chippy with a restaurant upstairs, where you will find a menu that is definitely not restricted by a traditional view of all things seaborne.

The BEST fish and chips in the area. Crispy batter, delicious chips and generous portions, even online ordering!

Amazing food and gluten free options! I would go as far as to say these are the best fish and chips I've ever had. The chips were particularly nice and not greasy like I'm used to at a chippy. I would definitely recommend coming here! My husband thoroughly enjoyed the gluten free battered mars bar and I loved the pea fritter. We will definitely be back.

Excellent food for all four of us. I am a ceoliac, and my husband and I both have other severe allergies. We were so well looked after . It was an absolute joy to eat without any worry and relax. A rare treat.

So much more than a great fish & chip shop! We ate in the restaurant last night & it was terrific. On arrival upstairs, you immeadiatly notice the light, bright room set with Linen tablecloths & napkins, spotlessly clean glasses & such a warm, friendly welcome. Yes, the menu was mainly fish & chips, but what a variety... From curried Monkfish to an appealing,  but understandably expensive Seafood platter. A very wide range of starters, it was difficult to choose & several favourite starters were offered as generious main courses, which was an excellent idea. Such as Mussels cooked in local Cider, garlic & cream. I opted for an Italian speciality, where there were a few pieces of everything: Scampi, Squid, Gunard, Cod & huge Whitebait. Such good value & sadly too much to finish, but so tasty & very well presented & cooked. The wine list was a suitable size with a good selection on offer at mainly reasonable prices. For me, one of the most delightful things to learn was that is truly a family affair, with three generations working happily together to create this hidden gem of a restaurant. Thank you.

We chose Something Else as a midpoint for friends to meet, reviews suggested it would be good but lunch exceeded expectations. We both had haddock, chips and mushy peas. Wonderfully light batter on fresh haddock, brilliant chips and excellent home steeped mushy peas. Our waitress Tory was charming and efficient, the upstairs restaurant is very welcoming and a really nice place to be. If only we lived closer.

Delicious fish only the chips are not my taste. I like the Dutch with crispy baked.

Best fish, chips & extras everrr!!!! Highly recommend the fresh haddock :] nom nom nom

Honestly, the *best* fish nd chips!! Gluten free heaven. Such a lovely evening as always. Service is personal and special and the food.... divine!!

Fish was good, scampi was poor, chips were awful

Wonderful starter from the specials board. Unfortunately the plaice in crumbs was overcooked. The crumb being very dark in colour and brittle.

Repeat visit to the takeaway at Something Else Fishy. Great fresh fish and chips cooked to perfection with the option of a dine in restaurant too.

This is our favourite place for fish and chips, quite THE best in the area, and such friendly staff, highly recommend.

Asked a friend to get me a large cod, they got a regular. I have had bigger bits of scampi! Not great tbh, where cod was so small and thin had over cooked, chips were ok standard chipshop chips.

We had a 2 family takeaway orders placed minutes apart well 15mins apart due to app fault part of my family recieved there's, 51 minutes before mine just 2 roads away and hot/warm me I recieved mine stating to the driver how I was looking forward to award winning fish and chips, to be handed a barely warm nearer to cold order, having contacted the chippy to find out where the order was they said any problems ring them back, so I did, they apologised, explained about the 5 orders they recieved between my families 2 orders which I understand, agreed to refund in 2 days time, I admit I tried to eat it but goodness me No...they did also offer to replace it which I said yes to but there was a long delivery attempt before they'd return and then the driver would be off duty, so the meal its been binned, definately not award winning in my eyes. And it's a sad day to post negatively against a business that obviously is normally pretty good if not great in service and take away. What a shame.

Treated mum to cod &chips lunchtime cod very oily, chips cut the day before leaving them hard and not eatable servous was good shame about the fish &chips

Fish and chips have now become our weekly treat! Service is fast and efficient and food is freshly prepared and piping hot.

Superb fish and chips , but a varied menu available too, catering for people with specific dietary requirements . Friendly welcoming staff and loved the decor , many artistic touches. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend , hope to come again when I stay with family in the area again . Excellent, thank you all. !

I absolutely adore this place! Have been numerous times for take out and to eat in and the food is always delicious and the service is absolutely brilliant. Lovely selections of dishes and there are always some enticing specials. The whole team are so friendly and knowledgeable. Couldn't recommend Something Else Fishy enough - it's obvious why they have won so many awards!

All the staff were very friendly and efficient and made some good recommendations from their menu. Great selection of seafood which they cook very well. There prices were also very reasonable.

Amazing fish and chip shop. Freshly cooked, great taste and lovely staff. I would definitely visit again and recommended

I often choose fish and chips when dining in a pub, so delighted to find this place providing such good take away fish and chips. Good quality chips, and lovely fish with out too much excess batter. Whenever I go, it always seems to be freshly cooked to order. Staff are all really helpful. Best in the area!

Busy, busy place but we'll worth the wait whilst being cooked

Moved to the area in last 6mths and only just started using Something Else Fishy. We have done 2 takeaway orders using food hub so far and system works as it should. Food has been ready about 20 minutes from ordering and has been of great quality both times. Large cod lovely and large chips is well worth the money. Staff friendly and polite. Great service and fully recommended. Many thanks and long may it continue.

Great fish restaurant. Very nice staff. Worth travelling to.

Best fish and chips ever. Highly recommended. Book early if you want the restaurant.

Really nice fish and chips. The mushy peas were delicious with the mint added.

Nothing changes, my 4th visit and the food it still delicious with a 5 star ⭐️ Will be back again soon and will also try new shop in Sherborne.

Downstairs a typical fish & chip shop BUT upstairs they have a restaurant that seats about 30 people. This is well worth a visit everything is fresh the staff are very helpful and a good menu.

Absolutely fantastic, food excellent, friendly and helpful staff. Best fish and chips I've had in a long time well worth a visit.

The best fish and chips we have experienced in years. Not greasy but tasty and plentiful. Staff were very friendly and helpful. A really nice experience.

Superb quality. Excellent value. Possibly the best ever mushy peas. Fish and chips as good as Trenchers in Whitby!

Stopped by chance for lunch and what a great find. Beautiful fish and fresh batter. Great value lunch

Great fish and chips! The restaurant is really lovely too! Highly recommend!

Vrienden hadden ons uitgenodigd om hier te gaan eten. De eerste indruk was 'gewoon een fish en chips tent'. Maar als je de trap op gaat, dan is daar een mooi klein visrestaurant. Heerlijke gerechten, uitstekende bediening, voor een eerlijke prijs.

We visited for a family lunch over Easter and had a lovely meal. Generous portions, tasty range of dishes and they even made garlic bread specially for my son. They gave us a lovely welcome and we really enjoyed our meal.

Great selection, quality and service!

First time with friends who recommended it and it certainly didn't disappoint 👍. Really friendly staff, very cosy surroundings and delicious food of very high quality. Look forward to going there again 😊😋

Enjoyed my first experience here and would definitely visit again. Friendly and attentive staff, good selection on the menu and reasonably priced. The atmosphere was particularly good.

One of the best chippies I've ever been too. The Else's certainly know how to cook a fish, and the chips are excellent too!

Best fish and chips in the area

Avoid using this place for delivery. The menu options on Foodhub don't match what they offer. If you ask salad and sauce on your burger you won't get it despite it being an option on Foodhub. Anything written in the notes will be ignored to. If you ask for salt and vinegar in the notes they'll ignore that. My burger was like a piece of boot leather. Barely edible. Spoke with owner after most recent order and she failed to take responsibility for the issues I raised. Blaming everything on Foodhub. I don't want to hear moaning about a delivery provider. Take ownership of issues raised and offer remedy. Had to end call before I lost my temper at the brazen disregard for customer service.

Tried this one for a change from our normal one as had heard good reports but was very disappointed Chips Were bland & the fish was very small hence won’t hurry back again Overall very disappointed after hearing good reports, perhaps we just hit it on a bad night !

Cracking Fish and chips and deserts. All available in Gluten free which is a bonus and keeps the girl happy!

Excellent but not overly complex menu. Respectably sized portions. Friendly and attentive service. Very reasonably priced too. Also very good selection on drinks menu. Every dish we were served was cooked to perfection.

Best gluten free fish and chips ever!! We’ve moved out from Milborne Port but come back for fish and chips every now and than.

Very fresh fish and tasty batter cooked just as it should be.Perfect chips too.Really enjoyed it and can thoroughly recommend.

The food is excellent and wonderful value for money. The staff are friendly and efficient and the atmosphere is cheerful and relaxed. We are lucky to have a restaurant like this tucked away in a rural area. It is one of our favourites.

Delicious well presented food. Good choice. Excellent service. Warm, friendly and welcoming environment.

We drive past the local fish and chip shop in our village as the food in this restaurant is fresh and not greasy. Generous portions and light batter. Have returned many times.

Fantastic, really hot and fresh

This is our local & we come every week. I love the friendly staff, not to mention the super fish suppers ! Their restaurant menu is so varied & interesting; nothing is too much trouble. Martin & Nicky have done a brilliant job all through the Covid time & catered so well. We are lucky to have them here !

Excellent fish and chips, quite busy, had to wait for fish (plaice) to be cooked but they apologised for the wait - very friendly.

Great fish n chips. Other food food looked and smelt fab but I forgot to take a 2nd stomach!

Very friendly great service well managed and very efficient. Turn up on a load motorcycle and was not judge by my appearance...will go back at any opportunity 💯

☹️☹️ WORST Fish & Chips!!! Our family had Cod, chips & mushy peas. We all were DISCUSTED!! The Fish thin & cleverly covered in thick wet fatty batter to make it look big. Fish had no taste. Chips dry dry dry again no taste. Mushy peas with mint, the only item that had taste but you can't get much wrong with peas!! Made for an unhappy meal out together & a waste of money.💩Gave a couple of our family members bad tummy ache & frequent toilet trips to say the least . What should have been a treat for all, turnt out to be a huge disappointment. Doesn't get our vote for being one of best around!!!

Visited 3 weeks ago with friends who have become "regulars", and now understand why. Lovely restaurant, safe environment, great menu with daily specials - and of course, great service - all at a reasonable price. Happy to recommend.

Food is always realy good ,staff all very happy .

A comprehensive fish menu and gluten free options for almost everything. Made my 8 year-old daughters year... Battered gluten-free sausage, first one in 2 years from a shop

Had supper here tonight. excellent fish and chips. However I was somewhat disturbed that the young lady server was not observing covid protocol. She was taking food orders and serving food when not wearing any oral nasal face covering.

It's so strange but they really do have a good thing going here, but jesus the portion of chips is small. Book a table and you can eat all the chips you want. Get take away and and you get "two and half" scoops of chips. For £2.20 that's some very expensive potatoes!Whatever you do though, DON'T ask for a couple more chips. I just had the "two and a half" scoop lecture lol. Cracking customer SERVICE! Chips tasted half decent at least........

Arrived just as opening really fancied a burger so ordered one it was like cardboard not nice nice bun though! Couldn't have small portion of chips and cheese so wasted most of them overall I think I made a bad choice

Lovely chips but a bit small for what you pay.

Beautiful fish and great chips.

Really lovely food, defo Covid secure and great service, make sure you wear something to keep you warm n dry tho !!

Covid19 Saviours.... Very well organised. First place your order inside and with ample space outside to wait for your order, it's marvellous. Well done Martin, Nicky and crew!!!! Such a nice change to get a tasty fish supper in these dark days!!

Wow. Just delicious. Highly recommended

Best chippy for miles. The cod is awesome with such luscious thin tasty batter. Get on down there and try it for yourselves

Lovely gluten free fish and chips with a side of gluten free jumbo battered sausage....delish. No one would know they were gluten free. Perfect 👌

First and last time I shall visit this establishment!Turned up as no online orders and ordered my food, came back to collect to find a later order of a large amount had usurped my order so they got their order first and I still had to wait for mine! Appalling customer care or service especially during Covid.Dry chips of small quantity and fish mediocre. Very disappointed and shall not recommend to any one.Looks like villagers ok and anyone else takes pot luck.Do not deserve to do well unlike others who care about their customers and provide excellent service.Abbey F&C are far superior!

First and last time visiting this takeaway. No phone orders unless gluten free issues. Ordered food to come back within 15 minutes to find I still had to wait for my uncooked food as they had taken a subsequent order which took precedence over my earlier order. Seriously appalling customer service!! I would have thought during Covid that customer care mattered but obviously not. One order get usurped by a later order of larger quantity. Umph !!! Small portion of not v hot dried out chips and mediocre chips. Not value for money or good quality. Not recommended!!

Well worth a visit lovely food.

Yummy and have something for a range of different dietary requirements. Good portion size too.

Excellent food and brilliant service.

The restaurant is over the fish shop and you can, if you wish, eat from the takeaway menu (with unlimited chips). But that misses the point of this place, which is to serve beautifully fresh seafood. The prawn cocktail starter with fresh crab was first class, and the mussels for main quite the best we have eaten. If you still have room finish off with one of Nikki's tasty homemade desserts. Limited wine list or BYO for a small (£2) corkage charge. Friendly service and full Covid precautions in place.

We are here with 2 friends for the first time. We have always had take away before. Even better eating in.There are 2 sittings at 5.30 and 7.30 to allow for cleaning between sittings. There are clear guidelines in place around covid and plenty of hand sanitiser stations.The staff are friendly and helpful and make you feel welcome. This is no normal fish and chips restaurant- there is lovely linen table clothes and napkins, lovely cutlery and glasses too. The restaurant is nicely decorated too. The food is amazing, we were tempted to have a starter as they sounded great but we went straight for mains. The main courses were fantastic, they were tasty and good sizes. The fish and chips were great so fresh and not greasy. The best we have ever had! The mushy peas are full of flavour and the curry sauce is great. There is a nice choice on the menu including the usual fish and chips, pies and sausages as well as Thai curry, special of the day. There is a lovely choice of main dishes. We had puddings and they were all lovely and homemade. We will definitely visit again as it was very enjoyable, the food was great and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Super food and very conscientious on the Covid front. Lovely pristine white table cloths and shiny cutlery. Worth a trip out even on a rainy night

Great fish and chips. Restaurant is excellent, fun and casual.

Our first visit, post lockdown, and they have certainly thought it through, with increased table spacing and two sittings per evening. A great ambience, fantastic food and excellent table service in this bright and airy little restaurant on the first floor above the fish and chip shop. The great thing about the menu is that you can simply enjoy perfectly cooked fish & chips brought straight up from the fryer, or you can go off piste a bit and try one of Martyn's amazing specials - this week it was a Thai green fish curry, made with fresh gurnard and scallops - I can honestly say it was the best Thai curry I have ever had. My mother has a small appetite so she was very happy with her child's portion of cod & chips while the other member of our party worked his way through a generous serving of haddock, chips and mushy peas. Sadly we didn't have room for one of Nicki's delicious gluten free home-made desserts... maybe next time.

As always a lovely fish restaurant, tables are only available for two sittings to allow time for cleaning between guests, but this means the atmosphere remains good while the place is very safe and clean. Wonderful to be able to visit again.

Our visit to Else's was our first indoor eating since the relaxing of lockdown. We found that Martin and Niki along with her Mum have put in place excellent preventative measures and so we felt at ease the moment we entered building. With a reduced number of tables the atmosphere of the restaurant was much more relaxing to eat in, as we had found that pre-lockdown there had been an element of stress shown by the staff and for us this had reflected in the meal and service.The fish and chips along with service with back to its par excellent standard. Thank You.

Fantastic food amd great service. Highly recommended

Went here tonight 18th July amazing fish and chips and fish cake and chips for my wife .just right amount and cooked lovely will def drive there again even thought it’s 35 min drove was worth it .😃👍

Food they offer is very nice and always hot, good price and a tidy menu with a little of everything plus a short wait time too.

Arrived at 4:45pm and there were already a couple of people waiting.10 more people arrived before 5 which was impressive. I got 2 large and two regular and the portion sizes of the fish were good but chips small and all boxed together. It took me 15 minutes to get home but the food was cold but fish very very greasy, swimming in oil in the boxes. The fish did not taste fresh and for that very overpriced. First take away in 4 months and very disappointed, maybe better eating in when we are eventually able too.

Always great fish and chips, regardless of day or time. Friendly staff.

The fish and chips are excellent and service during these testing times is brilliant I highly recommend.