The Ashvale in Aberdeen City

A delight to have come back almost 25 years later with my daughter. Fisherman’s Feast just as epic as years back. Fish batter just right. And chips - fresh from the fryer. Great service and even a banter at the end.

Just picked up 2 fish suppers and it was like it was left over fish from the day before and heated up very disappointing

This visit was for takeaway. Fresh cooked Haddock & Chips .... was perfect (as usual).

Had dinner a couple of days ago with my friend and my mum. The place was great; the food was too. However, one of the staff members was horrible to us. No idea why!! Very unwelcoming, very hostile, very disrespectful old grumpy woman. When we first came in she wasn’t happy that we have not booked a place and made it sound like the restaurant is so busy and you won’t get a seat etc. However, that was the opposite of reality; half of the tables, if not more, were empty proving her dishonesty. She gave us a table next to the staff toilets, while most of the other tables were empty. We didn’t let her ruin our evening. We had our fun, but it was quite disgusting the attitude she gave us. Another young waitress who served us the fish was the sweetest. Very kind and respectful. I will certainly not be returning. Maybe if they sack her, I may think about it. Horrible worker.

Good food service good food hot good experience

Lovely family restaurant plenty variety on menu as well as their speciality fish

Food arrived late and almost cold, and on the website I requested for it to be delivered at 5pm, it turned up 30 minutes late. Batter on the fish was also soggy on the bottom

I remember years ago when the Ashvale was the go to restaurant and takeaway for fish & chips. Yummy food. Now the food is overcooked and greasy. There doesn't seem to be much love or care in the cooking, just get it out quickly and watch the money roll in. Really disappointing and not a place I'd go back to for seconds. 🙁

This used to be the best place in the North Eadt of Scotland for fish & chips, but it has seriously gone downhill. The fish was undercooked, the chips were cold, and they served processed peas, and it was expensive. We should have left without paying a penny. I was very sadly shocked.

Great for families. We had haddock with breadcrumbs. Delish!

By far the best authentic fish and chips in Aberdeen, with consistently friendly and warm service. I managed to finish The Whale, which is a testament to just how delicious the food is here!

5 of us for lunch on a quiet Wednesday. Food great as always with friendly attentive service.

Great service and food.There were 4of us and all enjoyed.1 had cod, 2 skate and one macaroni.All good portions.Brilliant

Always first class service from all the staff. Also the food is amazing well worth a visit

Had the poached smoked haddock and it was absolutely delicious. Great service and around super place for a fish supper!

Just awful bought Haddock and chicken fillets both with chips.Fillets were so burnt couldn't cut them and the chips were like rubber.Such a disappointment

The restaurant is clean, friendly staff and reasonably priced. My first time there since several years. The food is not as good as it used to be (I'd agree that I am quite fussy when it comes to food). I ordered cod and asked for it to be poached. The chef obliged but the whole fish was very dry. Also the chips had a particularly strange taste. I enquired what type of oil they had been cooked in - vegetable oil I was told.

Still the king of the Chippers! Shared a whale between two, fish exceptional batter crispy chips fresh. Lovely member of staff. Was a nice trip down memory lane as we used to go 30 years ago when students.

We always stop here when Down in aberdeen .. Food is absolutely amazing and very generous portions and kids under 5 eat free with 1 adult meal that's purchased. staff were very pleasant and polite highly recommend

Tasty gluten and dairy free fish and chips but slightly dry. This may have been as it was a replacement order because the initial order didn't have gf written on the box. My family enjoyed their normal fish and chips. Delivered at time ordered. Very good service.

Very disappointed with our fish. Did not taste fresh.

Very good fish & chips, crisp and fresh, well presented.

Simply the best fish and chips you can find!

Quality food, great service, plenty of parking.

Fries from takeaway were quite sad. So did not order when dining in.

Very good fish restaurant in Aberdeen. Large selection of different fish dishes. Everything tasted very good. The dining room is not very comfortable, but sufficient and the good food makes up for it. The service was quick and very friendly. Paying by card is possible. A free parking space is right in front of the door. You can also take your food with you.

Loved stopping by for a fish and chips, while I visited the city for 4 days. It was a lady taxi driver from the airport who recommended it to me. Fish and chips was very good. Portion size was decent and I enjoyed my meal. Interiors are very simple. But service was great!

Asked for chip steak supper and single. Young guy cooking. Useless. Chipstead was burnt and fish overcooked as well. I could do do better myself. Poor service too. Young people not got a clue

Takeaway almost inedible. Chips cold, fish batter soggy. This used to be out go-to fish and chip shop but this was unacceptably bad. Wont be back.

Me and my partner went here this evening, first and last time for sure. Positives, fish was cooked beautifully, crisp batter with good taste and a moist fllakey flavoursome fish. Negatives. Service is slow. No fish or even chips ready to serve. 15 mins for 2 lots of fish and chips. Can’t put your own salt and vinegar on (this really annoys me about chip shops, like the cost of salt and vinegar is going to make them bankrupt) The chips were blonde, dry as hell, flavourless, like they’d been stood for hours and reheated genuinely the worst chips I have had from a chip shop. Wont be back and won’t recommend, many people have left similar reviews. Not sure when they won the award for best fish and chips but it certainly wasn’t recently.

The fish itself was perfect but... The batter was soggy and full of oil, the chips were peely-wally and under cooked, the onion rings were undercooked and full of oil, the scampi was overcooked and, to top it off, the staff looked at us like we were ruining their Sunday night off.

Posh looking chippy, but food was very average and service poor - had to ask for the water I'd ordered and pickled eggs and onions ordered were overlooked.

Was served “fish” and chips in the this fine establishment, however I have a couple of bones to pick. Metaphorically of course, as since my meal was mostly batter, there were no physical bones to pick from the non-existent fish. Furthermore, I was disappointed that the peas were not mashed (which I appreciate is a personal predilection) and a lack of homemade tartare sauce. I always enjoy a homemade tartare sauce. Everyone does it different and it is always interesting to see different tartare styles. Customer service was pleasant, however a fellow business associate of mine was left to wait for their food whilst everyone else was served. Hoping for a big improvement for my next Aberdeen establishment.

Good food nice big Jumbo fish supper only chips need to be done a bit longer , need to be browner too whitish for my taste ! Also I think a small TV would help , something to watch while waiting

Great fish and chips, always in demand, so need to book. Great service and food excellent.

We went here the 4th of June at 4.30 pm served by Hazel she was very nice and pleasant and friendly good to see such a nice member of staff the fish and chips was really nice l would highly recommend to others

Good food, friendly and welcoming staff who also have time for a quick chat. What more can you ask for? Keep up the fantastic service and delicious food. Will definitely be back, special thanks to our server Evelyn.

Excellent meal as usual staff extremely pleasant and friendly 🤓🤓🤓

Nice location Mediocre food. Frozen fish, reheated fries. OK staff. Neo-fish restaurant style.

Excellent staff and service. Best fish and chips in Aberdeen

Diversity of fish & chips, one is called The whale because of its size.

I had Jumbo haddock. Bit disappointed. Although batter was crispy it was greasy. Chips not well cut. Not crispy or fluffy and a bit anaemic. Chips in take away far better. Peas from a tin and tasteless. My wife had a fish cake. First bite ok then mostly mashed potato. Only sold McEwans beer in cans. Staff friendly. We ate towards end of evening so a bit quiet and lacking atmosphere which I understand.

Amazing restaurant. We didn't arrive until nearly 10pm but it was no bother to the staff. Will definitely be back.

Great fish and chips,the staff are so friendly!

They overall experience was fine . But ur itson Vouchers are a joke .. it does not include a drink and you get the choice of only 3 main meals .Ridulous Macaroni. Fish and chicken. Let's just say if we knew that we would have never have travelled from forfar £20 fuel And paying £6 for drinks . Not happy .

Was given raw chips and when I told them about it I was given undercooked chips again. No apology whatsoever from staff, they didn't look interested at all

Got a take away tonight, the chips were seriously undercooked, hard to bite into. This is very disappointing, I've been coming to ashvale for years. Their standards have seriously slipped, staff don't look like they care even if the slightest!

Brilliant fish and chips. Piping hot. Would recommend. Great service as always. Big thanks to Billy and Hazel

Lovely and clean great service from the young girls

Friendly staff but just very inconsistent food. Shame really

Their fish and ships are the best in town. Only place I go if I want to have a real old fashioned fish and chips

Verry disappointed had been going to Ashvale for meany years verry disappointed. Food not as good how it used to be.

Great lunchtime menu, food was excellent and the service was also very good.

Young girl with blonde hair who served us was very good a credit to the restaurant nice white fish lovely batter proper peas

Excellent seniors fish tea, fresh fish with plenty chips and no grease served with bread, butter and a pot of tea. Friendly very efficient staff

We had a takeaway order of a jumbo haddock and chipsteak suppers. Opened the box and was pleased to see two large fish in the box which was great. Unfortunately the batter was super soggy and the fish had a little bit of a bleach taste on one part ,the chips were anaemic and tasteless. The batter on the chipsteak was about three millimetres thick and soggy. Very much disappointed as I have eaten in the restaurant many times and have never had a bad experience, always good quality food. Don't know what went wrong this time but don't think I will try the takeaway again.

A sad reflection of its former self, fish was poor in every respect, it was tiny, tasteless, certainly not fresh, and consisted mostly of a thick coating of undercooked greasy batter. Even the chips had little or no taste and were not all cooked properly and as for the mush peas these were cold. Will not be back, AVOID!

Food was briliant, service was amazing and portions are amazing for the price 100% would go back again, manager a was good laugh.

Still as good as it every has been, which is great!

Lovely atmosphere, fantastic staff and great people. I loved it here, would definitely be back here with my family.

Used to be my ‘go to’ for a fish supper. Very disappointed by tonight’s offering. Fish was okay, though not up to the usual standard, chips were literally scrapings from the bottom of the barrel. There were a few decent ones but the rest were hard, brown / black or green. Very poor.

Amazing fish supper from this place

It's large has its own car park and food is good. This is my 3rd time and it's worth a visit.

Great fish and chips and reasonably priced. Our 3 year old loves the ashvale and the staff are always friendly and helpful. Dinner out for the family is always well priced even with multiple courses.

Well considering we waited 20 minutes i expected a hot fresh meal to take away. Hard chips cold,soggy fish that tasted like onion rings,green chips the whole lot cold,my husband's the same £17 down the grid.this use to be my number 1 place to visit in Aberdeen,gone down the pan,it was vile.wont be returning,sad

Been going to this chippy since the day it opened it's doors, it has always been fantastic but unfortunately lately it's going downhill which saddens me to say, I'm not going into detail but the chips were green and hard , wife's fish was cold and soggy, waste of our money tonight after really looking forward to it, have to say can't go back now as will always be wary of the food and don't like wasting money

Been going to this chippy since the day it opened it's doors, it has always been fantastic but unfortunately lately it's going downhill which saddens me to say, I'm not going into detail but the chips were green and hard , wife's fish was cold and soggy, waste of our money tonight after really looking forward to it, have to say can't go back now as will always be wary of the food and don't like wasting money

It's been ages since we've visited, but we were taking my granda out for tea and the restaurant was close by. Family of 4 went for tea. 2 had the haddock, 1 chicken fillets and 1 burger. The fish was lovely and fresh, batter crispy but light, just right. All other food was good too. Service was prompt and friendly. Offered to exit via side door, which was accessible with no steps for 1 member of our family. Thank you.

Great to be back at the Ashvale, staff are absolutely a delight, reasonable prices. Slight shortage on ladies toilet, only 2 for a large restaurant?

We went for an event and it was a shame we didn’t change the boys fish to breaded as one of the boys didn’t eat much of his fish. The staff were very helpful.

Piping hot and tasty haddock, chips and peas for lunch! Fish beautifully white and fresh, breadcrumb coating golden and crisp. Great chips and a juicy wedge of fresh lemon to squeeze over the fish. Lovely pot of hot tea, just grand! Friendly and efficient service.

Very bad takeaway. The smoked sausage was cold, the chips were only just cooked and the batter on the fish was soggy. The steak pie was very greasy. Very disappointed. We won’t be going back.

Having ate at the restaurant just before Christmas and had an excellent meal, we decided to have a takeaway (5th Jan.). We ordered two jumbo haddock suppers, only to be very disappointed. We ate less than half before agreeing it wasn't right. The fish tasted stale, no flakiness, bits even yellow in colour. Later we were both feeling unwell and bloated, keeping us awake into the early morning. Having been brought up around fish merchants and fishermen, I would say that the fish wasn’t fresh. Definitely not what we expected from a busy establishment.

Having ate at the restaurant just before Christmas and had an excellent meal, we decided to have a takeaway last night (5th Jan.). We ordered two jumbo haddock suppers, only to be very disappointed. We ate less than half before agreeing it wasn't right. The fish tasted stale, no flakiness, bits even yellow in colour. Later we were both feeling unwell and bloated, keeping us awake into the early morning. Having been brought up around fish merchants and fishermen, I would say that the fish wasn’t fresh. Definitely not what we expected from a busy establishment.

I've visited it many times, all was super except one time, it was busy the food wasn't good at all and even the order was wrong. The Ashvale whale is not that big, but you have to finish all the French fries that's the only trick. I would recommend it but avoid the busy times.

Can’t really mark atmosphere as I had a take away. I don’t get to go here often as I don’t live locally but it’s always my first choice when visiting Aberdeen.

We had a takeaway from here on Xmas eve, usually we go to Portlethen branch but they have since closed. Chips soggy and mush, 2 haddock’s seemed to be old and did not smell too good. I think they closed the wrong takeaway down. Won’t be going back. It looks like the Ashvale Whale is dead.

Had ordered a standard fish supper tonight fish was very dry and chips half cooked this is the second time I have had problems with ashvale😞

This was my first stop in Aberdeen. The food was amazing. I made friends with other guest. I recommend this stop to everyone coming to Aberdeen.

Always assumed that the Ashvale had an excellent reputation for the provision of traditional fish suppers but on a recent visit for a sit in meal my expectations were not what I would have expected from the Ashvale. The fish batter was certainly not crispy and was more aligned to the mushy peas. The chips were certainly not fresh and had obviously been prepared much earlier than my visit.

Frozen fish, although stating fresh. I used to own a fish and chip shop. Why lie ? Gets you no where in business be honest ?

We were there for a quiz night and it was brilliant, all organised by the Ashvale themselves and they ran it like clockwork. 👍

Really nice food and excellent service from our waitress couldn't fault

Bought fish and chips and pudding supper very tasty, good portions of really flavourful chips. Happy

Best restaurant in Aberdeen for a fish & chip supper. Try to avoid peak times so that you can find space in the carpark.

Excellent food. One of our go-to locations for gluten free F&C.

Been going since it opened need I say more. Excellent quality haddock, fast service, nice attentive staff.

Good to have traditional Scottish tea. Have really missed white pudding and Irn Bru. Never had it with peas before but it was excellent. Restaurant was quiet but it was early on Tuesday evening. Plenty of parking space in the carpark.

bought 3 suppers & the chips was disgusting, it all went in the bin

Cracking F&C, ate here before 20 years ish ago and still the same high standard

Always nice to go to for traditional fish and chips. Choose brand, peas, or even mushy peas and tuck in. Always friendly service and overall a great traditional restaurant.

Good food as expected. Tasty battered haddock.

The best takeaway chipper in town x Delivery on time and lovely friendly staff xx Food really good 👍🏼 fresh and tasty x Restaurant fab too always generous portions and very friendly staff too x but having it delivered to home is even better xx

Good food with excellent service 👍

A delightful fish and chip restaurant of excellent quality. Family friendly and wonderful staff.

We all had a great meal as we always Do and we really Enjoy your Fish Restaurant but I personally think that £3.00 Is rather steep for cans of Juice n Fruit shoots for kids 🤔🤔👍👍

Food was really nice. Service was really good. Well worth the visit.

What a great place this is can't fault a thing. The best fish I've had for a long time plenty chips and of course mushy peas. Staff very friendly and always smiling. Well done guys 💯

We were looking for gluten-free options, and the Ashvale didn't disappoint. Fresh fish and very crunchy batter.

The restaurant was absolutely freezing, the chips were cold the chicken fillets batter was hard and chicken was dry and the tea was cold , won’t be back for a very long time