Tenterden Fish Bar in Ashford

Lovely younger staff but owner is a loud, bigoted and whinging idiot that talks to his staff like crap. The food had been re heated and refried, There was a lack of ventilation and I ended up having to throw my clothes in the wash. My wife walked out when she heard the Italian owner shouting at his staff and sat in the car whilst I ate. The place would have been ideal because it’s on one level for my wives wheelchair but she doesn’t want to go back

I came here on a whim after seeing a sign outside about herby potatoes (I’m dairy intolerant, vegan and gluten free - not much hope for me eh 😂).. I was so hungry and the sign enticed me, so I asked if it could be done without butter and they kindly substituted it for olive oil. They tasted so good! I cannot thank Marinos enough for their kindness and adaptability, and the wonderful taste. I have never had that offered at a fish and chip shop before and they were amazingly well cooked. The variety of food on offer was larger than any other chip shop I’ve been to, very impressive. I’ll be sure to pop back for more herby potatoes when I’m next in the area. Thank you!

Food is hot, well cooked and looks appetising. Staff are polite and courteous and professional making customers feel welcome. Recommend the Fish always bonefree.

Went in search of hot chips and stumbled upon this little spot where we opted for the cheesy chips. A little disappointed as its just melted cheese and not a sauce but we will return to try other items on the menu at a later stage.

Great food, good prices, worth a visit

Nice and friendly service. Food came out quickly and was nice and hot. Chips were tasty and not greasy. Everything was cooked well and was high quality food.

Lovely food and friendly staff.

Have been visiting this fish bar for the past 4 years, usually great service and food. Today ordered two large portions of cod bites and chips. The cod bites were just ok, but the chips were terrible and thrown in the bin. Total waste of money, So I can no longer recommend visiting. Avoid.

Food was a little greasy but still nice shop was busy and food was plentiful with large selection of food even have toad in the hole with mash potatoes and pease served with gravy .

An excellent traditional fish and chip shop, with a lot of additions and specials available too. Reasonably priced, and comfortable. Update: We revisited today (9th August 2024) and it's just as good as we remember it.

I ORDERED MEATBALLS AND CHIPS ITS NOT GOOD WHAT IS THIS BRO-

After witnessing an 8-1 victory in a local football friendly this morning, a friend and I worked up a real appetite and decided to pay Marino’s a visit for a lunchtime bite on our way home. The chips were fantastic as they were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The potato almost melts in your mouth and the salt & lineker really tickled the taste buds. Will almost certainly be coming back to Marino’s and would highly recommend to anybody in the tenterden or surrounding areas to come and visit.

Food never disappoints from here, and nor does the service. All very reasonably-priced for the quality on offer.

Food is incredible not greasy at all and tastes amazing. Will definitely be returning.

Waste of money, chips were rubbish, fish ok , saveloy rubbish

Great fish and chips. Excellent service even though it was very busy

Usually visit here with the grandkids when down visiting family in Headcorn. The kids enjoy it but as time has gone on this is most definitely a “Treat” as this is quite a pricey meal, granted we did pay for the large Cod and chips but when you consider the fish and chips on their own is £15.95, and then mushy peas at £2.50 a carton it very quickly adds up over three or four people, plus drinks makes for quite an expensive treat🥴 Is it worth it? I’d say no but only because I can get TWO lots of fish and chips with a choice of two sauces for £14.80, admittedly maybe not quite as big a portion but more than enough for most folk. All that said we find it ok and the kids love to sit in and eat theirs so it’s worth it for that I guess, but I do struggle with the sheer amount of cost people pay for things here “Daarrn saarrf!”😉

Just had 2 medium cod and chips, fish was grey and wet/mushy not nice at all . All of these take aways in tenterden are getting worse

We have had take aways from here on a few occasions & been very happy but tonight I had the regular cod. I was extremely disappointed with the size of it, I feel it was more like a small. ( unfortunately I didn't take a photo) I do think the menu should state it's more of an elderly person or child's size. Otherwise everything else was as good as usual.

Staff friendly and attentive. Cosy dining area. Fish and chips were very tasty. I had large cod which was huge. Cook removed the skin off my wife's medium cod. Batter was crisp and tasty. House made mushy peas. We shall return.

Me and my wife had dinner here and while waiting for the food all we could here is screaming and shouting from the kitchen. As we listened it was a argument about using the microwave to heat the pies up, a staff member was arguing that the microwave had not be cleaned for over a week. (Why microwave pies) 🫣. The food was awful the chips were 2nd cook.safe to say ill not be going back.. shame there is a minimum of 1☆ as I would have given none.😡

Best fish and chips in Tenterden. Been coming here for years and the staff are friendly and helpful, and the food and drinks are excellent. Warm cozy atmosphere 😁

Awful place. Guy out the back using horrific language talking to his team members. I won’t call him a chef because no chef would actually serve up the muck we were offered. The other staff were lovely. The fish once I found it amongst the soggy batter was not too bad but the chips tasted like they had been languishing for a couple of days.

Food excellent.. quality superb.

Amazing. Good value for money Large portions. Varied menu clean and good customer service. Changed ownership and been refurbed. Would highly recommend

We ate fish and chips there with the family, the service was very good and of course the food too. Can only be recommended

Superb fish and chips . I had the grilled Haddock cooked to perfection seasoned with olive oil and black pepper . Chips crisp and dry Also I liked the fact they had local beer on offer in this case Curious brew IPA Already looking forward to our next visit

Have been here a few times with our grandchildren after swimming to eat in. Always welcomed warmly, and served promptly. The fish is fresh, flaky and the batter is light and crispy. If I'm lucky I get lovely broken chips, cooked until crisp and crunchy, yum!!! Only negative, they don't do deserts, so my grandson can't have ice cream for eating up his fish!!! Keep up the good work.

Food is good. Service good. No real problems there as it’s just a good quality fish and chip shop. They do dining in which is good. However the prices have gone up so much now I’m not going again. Other fish and chips in the area are cheaper and serve the same food.

Hog roast with crackling, and chips was amazing

Best fish and chips I have had in my life and I am 60! And fussy! So beautifully cooked, crisp outside and moist inside for fish and no pools of oil at all, chips outstanding

Absolutely brilliant - great food friendly staff.

Lovely fish and chips with great service

Ordered skate, cod and chips as a birthday meal for my mum. So disappointed. The skate was lukewarm and pink obviously not cooked properly. The cod had a very funny taste, not nice at all. The only nice thing was the chips we shared. Will not use again

Absolutely fantastic,first visit,staff were really friendly and great prices food was delicious had risotto chicken with chips ,hubbie had burger & onion rings all cooked fresh nothing was to much trouble,great selection of food takeaway or eat in will be returning

Extremely disappointed. I had dined-in previously and enjoyed the haddock and chips as they were freshly prepared to order. Today, I purchased a takeaway of cod and chips and, on looking at the poster, a portion of pulled pork loaded fries. I was corrected by the counter staff that it was hog roast. Got home and although my hub's fish and chips were fine, my meal was not. The pork was sliced as if it was a piece of pork leg bought from the supermarket (I've previously been in catering, so I do know the difference between regular pork and hog roast). It was dry, like card and utterly tasteless. The chips were like shards and my mouth feels I've been chewing razors. I called to say I was disappointed and received a very curt response that it's not pulled pork but hog roast. In that case, the poster needs taking down or changing as it is misleading and breaks the trades description act. A very expensive and never to be repeated experience.

Lovely food, top quality, tasty, great price and a friendly service.

I have both ordered online from here and eaten inside the new restaurant seating area. The prices are slightly higher than average compared to some fish and chip bars in different areas, but not too high to appear expensive. The quality of the food is amazing, the chips and fish have never been soggy, with a perfect level of crispy coating. The staff are very friendly and care greatly about the quality of the food being served. The new menu now offers additional styles of food that you wouldn't normally get at a local chippy, such as pulled pork, gammon steaks squid rings and other delectables. The quality and flavours are really good and I feel happy paying the price asked for this. Whenever I'm in the area, this has become my favourite eatery to visit.

Really delicious grilled haddock with baby potatoes. Husband had tiger prawn which he really enjoyed too.

The most amazing fish in Tenterden no doubt ! 10/10 food and lovely, kind attentive staff

Was looking forward to the meal, chips ok but the large cod had a bitter after taste to it,put it in the bin not a cheap meal to be throwing away.

Pie was wrapped in cling film so was a bit soggy and some of the chips appeared to be refried so a bit too hard to eat. Fish was lovely.

Visited for the first time in many years around a month ago and had a slight issue with my order. I brought this issue to the attention of (who I presume to be) the owner. He kindly offered to replace the part of my order which I had the issue with. As I am not particularly local, today when passing I decided to pop in and receive my replacement. I ordered extra to feed the rest of my family. I can honestly say, I haven’t had fish and chips like that in a very long time. Exactly how I like my chips; a bit crispy on the outside and light, fluffy goodness on the inside. Perfectly paired with a lovely piece of cod. Savaloy was cooked as I should expect. I shall probably be making special trips to go to this fish and chip shop when choosing to have a fish and chip take out in the future (instead of just visiting when passing). Thanks so much for such amazing customer service and dealing with my issue in such a friendly and polite manor. I was greeted with a smile and left feeling appreciated as customer. Will look forward to visiting again soon.

1st time visiting this fish and chip shop but won't be back. We were there after 8pm and the chips were dry and hard. It felt that we had been served the leftovers from the days trade and that they had been reheated more than once. Fish was dry and salty. Very expensive for a poor quality meal

Visiting the area. Parked nearby. Needed something quick. Really impressed. Friendly service. Chips cooked to order. Hot and crisp. I'm really fussy about chips. Don't have them often so appreciate fresh and properly cooked. Spotlessly clean tables outside. Sat in sun and enjoyed. Wish we lived closer.

We go here all the time and thoroughly disappointed. It’s gone downhill. Fish has got smaller but the main problem were the chips that were reheated from the night before and were awful. Moral - do not go here when first opens or you will get reheated food.

Popped in for lunch following an outing, decided to eat in as it was a little chilly and blowy outside, got a wonderful greeting from the lady behind the servery and was directed to one of the booths opposite and was requested to have a look at the menus, and she would be over to see us very shortly. We settled on cod and chips with mushy peas and a cuppa tea. I went large with my fish, but almost struggled to finish it!! Next time will order 1 large and and 2 medium chips between us. Food was excellent I think the best in Tenterden!! We will be back when we are next in the area.

Spot on. Friendly staff, nice and clean, tasty food.

They have reincarnated the restaurant.

Best food in Tenterden. You know it's that good when you eat somewhere else then go back to Marino's to get some proper food. Great service also.

Spot on, lovely food, great atmosphere and great staff. We will definitely return.

Waited 15 mins to have the fish cooked (why they don’t have a couple ready anyway ) I don’t know. Awful chips - day old at least , tasteless fish - in the end. Won’t recommend to any of my mates . Won’t be returning either .

The staff here are amazing. I had a large very order and despite there being a power failure they still managed to have my order ready for collection on time. The food was delicious.

We were a big group camping nearby and ordered for 11 families - they made the process so easy and got every single item right and labelled! The food quality was great and very tasty!

Best chips around. Large menu, lots of choice for meaties, fishies, and veggies.

Food was fantastic The man who served us was lovely and very welcoming Atmosphere and look of the place was great Definitely worth a visit! :)

As visitors we used Tenterden Fish Bar twice and had great food both times. It’s nice to see the ‘regular’ cod being a sensible (small) size, not the massive unfinishable hunks you sometimes get elsewhere. Scampi was great, and the chips were not greasy as other places can serve up. It also has an extensive menu with pies, burgers, grilled fish, veggie options etc. Friendly service, what’s not to like?

We placed a huge order on a sunny Friday night for 20 people and were super impressed with the fantastic service, delicious food and extensive menu. Best of all was how well allergies were catered for, giving us confidence we can eat safely. Thank you!

Fish was lovely but batter was to hard/chips were good

Stopped here for lunch on the way through to Ashford and its honestly the nicest fish and chips I've ever had the chips where beautifully cooked and the batter on the cod was crispy and light highly recommend and the staff were friendly. The prices were so reasonable aswell despite the cost of fish going up. Portion sizes for medium were more than enough glad I didn't order a large I don't think I couldn't have eaten it all.

You have to try roast hog,chips and salad what a meal fresh and plenty off plus they have an extensive menu

Great food, service and price. Huge portions.

I had the rotisserie chicken and chips. I have not had such a nice piece of chicken from a fish and chips shop for about 7 years. My brother had cod and chips, and he said it was one of the best pieces of cod he has ever had. Reasonable price and massive portions. Would recommend.

Had a delicious grilled lemon sole this evening - it was delicious!! Lovely and fresh. Service was good, friendly and quick. Restaurant was very clean and staff friendly. Good ambience and music was great! Will definitely be back and would highly recommend. Well done team.

Lovely fish and chips, bit of a wait due to being short staffed but the staff were cheerful and friendly. Prices a bit on the high side.

Our cod and chips were excellent. Good and efficient service and the portion sizes were very good. The food was not greasy or oily and will definitely return. A very comprehensive menu and a good experience.

A warm welcome, fresh well cooked delicious food, excellent service. All in all a great experience and we will be back soon.

Good fish. But the southern fried chicken is very hit and miss

We go here all the time and thoroughly disappointed. It’s gone downhill. Large cod is the same size as a small. It’s oily and the prices seem to go up every time we go in there. And also the service is slow the young girls that work in there are more interested in there phones. We won’t be returned and we will be telling everyone how bad it has got in there.

Amazing food, service amd atmosphere as ever. Reasonable price and plenty of food choices. Me and my family will definitely be popping in again.

Sat in for the first time today. The customer service was incredible. Unfortunately, I didn't get his name, but we were constantly checked up on by a man who was incredible. They sat 9 of us and done a fantastic job.

Often stop for Halloumi and chips. The chips are lovely and the batter is crisp. All the staff are very efficient and friendly. Recommend

Excellent the best fish and chips. Very well recommended.

My favourite chippy in Tenterden

Delicious lunch today I used click and collect great idea and very convenient Very friendly helpful staff and reasonably priced we will definitely be back again soon thanks again

Lovely atmosphere and freshly cooked tasty food with lots of delicious choices. Friendly polite and helpful staff too

We absolutely loved our fish and chips which were cooked to perfection. The service was impeccable and good prices too. Definitely recommend.

Really enjoyed fish n chips here staff are lovely and owners handsome 😍

In my opinion best chips in Kent

Food tastes fine but prices are extortionate.. £10 for undercooked fish, cold, dry chips and 95p for a half-filled tub of sauce. I asked for salt and vingear and can't taste either.. Upset because this place used to be my go-to chippy.

Got to say I'm loving the online ordering! Happy to jump in a car and drive 20 mins for such a wide variety of takeaway food.

£19 for 2 pieces of watery cod and a large bag of over cooked chips. And they wanted 10p for a bag

Very nice fish and chips. Seating area a bit small.

Recently refurbished, the restaurant is really clean and tidy with comfy bench seating and good size tables. The food was really good and well priced for eating in but the stand out thing was the service, the two gents really went out of their way to ensure we had a good meal. Definitely recommend as a stop-off.

Fish, chips, sausage a saveloy £26.55 A total waste of money , baked up full of grease , not likely again. Really gone downhill .

Wonderful, friendly staff. Shop is lovely and clean. Lots menu choices.

The new dine in area, is so good! Great space with booths, and of course the fantastic food and service. I highly recommend it they have do e a great job.

Nice fish and chippy, I enjoyed what I had, thank you

This is probably the best fish and chip shop I have been in food was absolutely beautiful will be visiting again yum yum

Fish and chips always great. Portions very generous

Day trip to local stream train experience ended with a disgusting meal from this local fish and chip 'restaurant'. Fish and battered sausage clearly cooked in old chip fat with the chips reheated and cooked in same fashion. Claimed fish was cooked fresh, accepted but pointless if cooked in old cooking oil, batter should be golden brown, not a dark crusty batter. Purchased a coffee with it, that too was disgusting, looked like microwaved gravy. We couldnt go back bevause we ate in the car to return home, local bin came in handy but car stunk of old chip fat

Really low quality product .the chips were supposed to have been cooked fresh but I had lots of burned bit of old recooked ones . They make you wait outside even when no one is in the shop ? .not here here again it is under new management so it is how it is now and going forward.find something else .tasteless savoloys and very over cooked cod roe, probably twice.

Waited 20 minutes for my order outside (good job it wasn't raining) it's the worse I've ever tasted!! Fish & the chips were dry. Chips tasted like they had been re heated. & Although the fish was freshly cooked it was dry? This definitely was not cod or haddock.

i have visited several times fish and chips shops on my trips in England however the tenterden fish bar is one of the shops that i have loved it has friendly staff and the owner is so welcoming, excellent food the fish was fresh and the chips were fried perfectly first time i have tried so delicious food! Good prices and quick service.

I visited for first time the Tenterden fish bar and the only thing i have to say is that everything was perfect! Delicious food friendly staff and good prices. I will definitely visit the tenterden fish bar on my next trip in England!

This is the second time to visit this chip shop ,menu looked fantastic how disappointed were we we only wanted chips to keep hunger at bay worst chips I’ve ever tasted. Bits of chips overcooked rank tasting oil . Our friend says it wonderful so we thought we would try again what a bad decision chips awful taste the oil my husband had southern fried chicken x2. Was so dry and horrid like it was cooked day before , but I had cod bites which to be fair the fish was really good but could taste the oil in batter wont try a third time. We only went as Dels in st Michaels was closed .

I will never step inside this place again, the fish was grey and overcooked the chips were appalling cold and hard.I wish I had read the reviews before going and I wouldn’t have wasted my money.

The choice on offer here is huge compared to the chip shops in the North West of England but is also larger than most chip shops around the South too. I can also confirm that the quality of the food is top notch. The Haddock, Saveloy and Salmon special were all delicious and the chips were tasty and plentiful. A medium portion will suffice most people I would think as the large must be massive! There were barbecue ribs and pork chops on offer here which I may have to try on another visit. The ladies serving were also friendly to chat with.

Worst fish and I have ever had £8 two saveloy and chips went straight in bin

The food here is good, but the portions are far too small. A medium chips costs £2.80 and is what you would expect from a small anywhere else. Recommend going elsewhere until this improves.