The big fish in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Even the curry sauce was juicey.

Dreadful attitude from the woman in glasses. Couldn’t be less unhelpful or miserable if she tried !! Chips not bad, sausage ok, curry sauce flavourless. Avoid if I was you !!

Not open during advertised opening hours

After reading reviews was in two minds wether to give this a miss glad we didn’t the best fish& chips I’ve had in a long long time freshly cooked fish& chips served piping hot perfect here for a few more days hopefully another visit can be fitted in.

Best battered cod we've had in years - and great chips too!

Lovely fresh cod in properly crispy batter - just perfect! Best fish and chips we've had in years! Cooked to order - and pretty speedy even when it's really busy.

Regular size cod was good size with nice crispy thin batter and freshly cooked to order. Chips also nice and fresh, tasty curry sauce. Really enjoyed it.

DO NOT GO…worst quality of fish and chip’s and service.

I got the £5 chips and a small sausage and drink meal and it was lovely. Sausage batter was delicious and the portions were good as well!

Wasn’t the best.. batter was damp and moist, stuck to wrapped up paper. Chips weren’t overly exciting with a strong oil taste. Only good thing was the curry sauce.

Got there about 19:00 order fish cake, burger, chips and jumbo sausages. Was cooked fresh and all of us said how nice it was, chips were a good size and NOT oily like other have said. The staff were polite and friendly. Will be going back.

This place is something else. Large Cod and Chips was big enough to feed 3. I had the Korean Special - Chicken tenders, with a sticky korean sauce on top a bed of cheesy chips HANDS DOWN, the nicest thing I've eaten in a while, and i eat a lot! So busy in there, goes to show how good it is. The staff were brilliant and coped with the busy period very well!

Fish was heavily battered and very oily, expensive for what was served. My family was so disappointed!

I bought three separate meals at the Big Fish. I read the negative reviews and thought that they were written maliciously! My three experiences were all great! Service, friendliness of busy staff, food quality etc were all superb. I have eaten hundred of fish and chip meals in my life, Big Fish was great, go there and enjoy the great food-more than just fish!!

Great service on a busy day, and good food.

Freshly made food ,We ordered and they told that they gonna make now so it took few min, wasn't late.Nice and fresh chips and fish was nice aswell wasn't oily at all and the prices are not bad Not much space to sit in but we did take away,Good luck

Chips looked and tasted like they were bits warmed up from earlier. The fish was swimming in oil. Staff served locals before us even though we were there first and put a telephone order first, taken after we arrived. If you're a tourist I would drive past The Big Fish.

We made an order regular fish and chips and jumbo sausages with chips regular size. Regular size looks like small size compared to other different places. We were waiting 30 minutes inside and they just forgot about us till we didn’t remind them we are waiting. The taste of the fish was horrible, chips aren’t nice. Only curry sauce was nice. Don’t waste your time and money there.

DO NOT GO absolutely rank the cheese CRUNCHED what cheese CRUNCHES?! the workers inside gave me dirty looks and worse of all the curry sauce had UNIDENTIFYABLE bits in. weird black stuff weird blobs im not having this i think 1 star is too kind.

First time to The Big Fish and it didn't disappoint 😁. Wife had a cod, chips & mushy peas - loved it all but especially the mushy peas which were the best she'd ever tasted! I had the Korean Special ( chicken strips with Korean BBQ sauce + cheesy chips) and it was absolutely yummy!! Enjoyed it so much. Big recommendation for The Big Fish! 😋😋😊😊

Been many times never been disappointed, will continue going as well. Delicious!

Maybe I was lucky, maybe it's just good. I had excellent fish and chips here. The chips were fresh and crispy, as was the fish. Service and price correspond to an excursion destination. The portion size was completely fine. I would come again.

Looked at reviews, and was hesitant, but tried and was not not disappointed, fish was fresh and better was very light (which partner loved) ended up going twice in one week, don't go by the negative reviews, try for yourself, it will either be to your taste or not!!!

Bought battered jumbo sausage and 2 regular chips. Thought they were lovely. Didn’t have to wait long and it was busy.

We grabbed fish and chips on the way to Tintagel Castle, it was beautiful and freshly cooked. The staff were great and we didn't have to wait long.

I wouldn't normally review a take away, but having seen the previous poor reviews am compelled to as that wasn't our experience at all. We stayed in Tintagel for a week and had cod and chips from The Big Fish twice. The reason we went back was that the fish was a decent portion and was cooked perfectly. The quality and size of the fish portion was excellent. The chips were good too. Each time our meal was cooked to order. We were glad we ignored the poor reviews.

We were very disappointed, we found the staff unfriendly and miserable. Ordered 2 portions of regular chips, couldn't believe how small the portions are- more like for a child. And strong smell of oil, not good at all.

Stopped off to get fish and chips to eat whilst enjoying the local views. Great fish, just needed slightly crispier batter

Hands down best donner meat and chips I've ever had. Great prices and huge portions 10/10 would recommend

Fantatic fish and chips. Had it here last year,unfortunatly i wanted Hake but was too late, as they had run out. So had Cod. This time i had Haddock. Bledy brilliant.

Had a fish and chips, onion rings and the Donner kebab was really nice with garlic mayo, a lot bigger than I thought it would be, but I rose to the challenge and finished it ☺️ 😋 I thought the chips were lovely, don't understand the bad reviews about the chips? Forgot to add a photo in the rush to eat it, cos we were starving!

Very well/Quick service, super nice food (but basic chips anyway). Really liked

We were really looking forward to Fish and Fresh Chips.. sadly we had tepid chips which were very hard nothing like crisp on the outside an fluffy in the middle no chance, disappointing, the curry sauce was tepid and slightly warmer fish the fish was very very greasy not a memorable good experience at all would not recommend

If you like soggy batter with little fish and manky chips this fishhook is for you

I head here every week from Newquay, great service and the best chips around. Always served fast and with a smile, you do have to wait for your food to be cooked to order but I like that you know it's fresh. I honestly can not believe these guys have any bad reviews I have never had a bad experience from here.

I was discusted at the portion of chips 🍟 I ordered and could not eat them they were partly raw and unedible. I would not recommend this place. I travelled to far to go back and demand my money back.

Great fish and chips and the team were extremely friendly

Best fish and chips i have ever had. This is my 3rd time here and the fish is even bigger again lovely piece of cod and good price.

GF batter available but run out of large cod. Quite good.

Nothing really bad to say. Just tasted average. Nice friendly service. Portion size good. I would rate good overall. 👍

What happened with this chippy use to be lovely food but went there last night and very disappointed put my kebab meat and chips straight in the bin even found hair in the kebab meat and it wasn't my hair will NOT use again

Tintagel is our happy place as my husband was born here and we got married locally, so we visit often! After have an early lunch with my mother in law we were not too hungry so we decided to share chips and sausages. The service was strange, they take your order and money, then a child ( about 16) serves you and gets annoyed when you don’t know the systems and you are standing on the wrong side. Not friendly or welcoming and the chips were some of the worse I have tasted! Scraps from the bottom but that was not what we ordered, we ordered chips! I am assuming they don’t really care as the reviews are not great on any site, because they basically sell to tourists ( or what they think are tourists!) who are not coming back. Disappointed to say the least. It’s a kebab/ burger joint masquerading as a fish and chip shop! The choice of fish to order is non existent! I am not saying don’t visit! The kebabs and burgers might be great!

Not that inclusive environment there.. staffs were rude and this business is more in to money making rather providing services.

Wonderful fish and chips sausages in batter gorgeous not long to wait

I popped in here this evening without reading any reviews which I would normally do but the smell was too good to resist. We walked back to our rented cottage a few mins away and the fish and chips were gorgeous. We had mushy peas and bread too!! I then read the reviews on here and was really shocked to be honest. I love good old fashioned proper chips and these were exactly that. The fish was cooked perfect. I would def recommend

Wow, Tintagel closes up early as did this chip shop - 8pm… The food was freshly cooked to order, but very disappointed to be short changed on fish bites. I saw the young girl serving but not paying much attention until I saw her serving up the last portion and having one extra piece. She played with it and thought about serving it, but didn’t. When we found somewhere to sit in the village it became apparent as to why she had that piece left over - she had not served them all correctly so we were one piece short. Could hardly go back as I am sure they’d think I am trying it on which would be natural…. The food itself was cooked ok, but feeling a bit robbed ruined the experience, hence the lower star rating.

Thank you for the lovely fish & chips . The best one I ever had . 👏👏👏👏

Way too greasy, even for fish and chips standards

On entry to the shop all looked great. Clean, tidy & busy. I then noticed the guy doing the cooking eating from his hand & not closing his mouth whilst eating, gross. We left immediately.

On entry to the shop all looked great. Clean, tidy & busy. I then noticed the guy doing the cooking eating from his hand & not closing his mouth whilst eating, gross. We left immediately.

Great fish and chips, huge portions. I recommend it

The staff were lovely. The food was average. I would love to give this place 5 stars, but I can't, the food just wasn't good enough.

This was the worst haddock I have ever bought from a chip shop, the fish had skin on it and the batter was pale and soggy, most was left, would be interested in knowing if the owner was a member of the fish fryers association. We only used it once the haddock was £8.50 I don't mind paying this in a tourist trap if it was good but it was poor should have taken the remains back for a refund.

Excellent service, prices and food. Surprised at prices due to location, but very reasonable. Staff professional, and polite. Recommended.

After a disastrous time next door we enter the big fish they we very welcoming and we really friendly food was ready in record time and was very tasty good value for money!!!

My partner and I visited after a long walk around Tintagel Castle. I think it can be hard to find a good fish and chips but these were probably one of the best we’ve ever had. The food was very fresh and came piping hot. The batter was crisp and not greasy, the chips were cooked to perfection. Would highly recommend.

We’ve really struggled to find a good chippy in North Cornwall over the last few years but think we’ve now found a real gem! Friendly welcome & Amazing Fish & Chips. The haddock was a generous portion & the chips were lovely & crispy. Very reasonable prices. Would definitely recommend. Looking forward to our next dinner from The Big Fish.

At 6.45 pm on 2nd July 23, I went in for 2 x fish and chips (they shut at 7pm). The fish was cooked fresh and was placed over the chips on a cardboard tray, the chips looked old and dry, so I said to the adult lady with glasses serving “are the chips fresh” she replied they had just been cooked. I then left having paid my £21. Less than 10 minutes later we sat down to eat and discovered the chips were only warm, dry and had been cooked most likely 20 minutes before we got there. Also, they were all the short scraps left at the end of the day, without a single proper chip amongst them, my wife refused to eat them and I only ate a couple. As such I would not recommend this place to anyone as the 3 staff were more concerned with finishing work on time than providing proper fish and chips to their customers. Very very poor.

Nic old fashioned fish and chips

Nice food friendly staff dece prices

Couldnt eat it. Chicken too dry..fish batter greasy poor fish. Kebab small, bread with it not edible. Pinapple fritter greasy. Chips wasn't too bad.

The fish was just lovely butvthe chips are awful. Cooked to fast so look dark but hard . Vile

A bit underwhelmed with this chippy. Batter was soggy and chips over cooked.

Absolutely loved the fish and chips here. Freshly cooked, friendly service. Can’t wait to come back

The best fish & chips ever! Fish & chips freshly cooked, great portion size. The owners are so friendly & we always pop in when we are in Cornwall.

After a long coastal walk we decided fish and chips was definitely what we fancied. The chips seemed to be overcooked and hard. Left over from lunch? The fish was OK but a lot went in to the bin. Very disappointing

Batter was so greasy, I could not eat it. There was a teaspoon of oil in the tray. Chips undercooked. Disappointed

First class ,we stay down tintagel often and always go here for tea and I can't fault it ,great food .

Worse fish and chips ever had fish in thick oily batter chips where bits off potatoes ...and expensive for poor quality food

On a rainy evening in Tintagel these fish and chips were very welcome. Staff all very friendly and welcoming. A fair price, and the food cooked to order but no great delay in it being ready. Limited seating inside but we did take-a-way. Fish excellent, my wife not so keen on the chips but I would certainly visit again.

chips were amazing for april potatoes! keep up the good work!

Was about 6.45pm...no cod ..only plaice..the plaice was very small. My regular chippys plaice literally fills my plate. chips weren't fresh .seemed reheated or had been sitting.the burger was cold.very disappointed.

Great value fish n chip take away. Food cooked perfectly.

I'm sorry for the poor review but I had already driven home to be greeted by these awful chips, no point in driving all the way back to complain. They were on the more pricey side too, and it was a busy Easter hols so I don't understand why I was given possibly reheated poor quality (black and green) chips? I waited patiently as I could see you were all busy and this is how I was rewarded. I'd advise don't bother, find somewhere else or go home and have beans on toast or something!

Tasty, definitely not best fish and chips in my life but could recommend, little bit expensive (£12.60 large cod plus chips)

Great fish and chips, orders got crossed so we had a bit of a wait but staff were helpful and other customers friendly

Awful!!! We went just as they opened thinking we'd have fresh cooked food....nope, chips are all black & green and clearly reheated! I wouldn't bother!

Sadly our chips were mostly green with an awful amount of black in them. I am aware the odd green chip is edible although bitter tasting but also toxic. They were so bad that even in a jovial holiday mood we had to return them. The Owner apologised and refunded one portion of chips, we will never risk going there again especially having read other reviews as they obviously don't care enough to change their practices.

Totally overpriced ,chips were reheated and some with green bits on it the fish was tasteless with a greasy batter ...its really not hard to cook fresh chips and be pleasant at same time..angry that I paid a lot for this muck 🤬 binned it ....

I was a little unsure if I should try The Big Fish having read some mixed reviews. But I can categorically say these are the worst chips I've ever had and probably the most expensive. I don't like leaving bad reviews but feel that places like this need to try harder if they want a good Google rating that means every customer from first to last should receive the best food and service, not just use up the old scraps for the last customers. These chips were dry and shriveled with many black and green. You have been warned.

Ate in, great little place and staff... blah, blah, blah... Go here for the fish! They know how to cook it. Probably also the cheapest dinner in town.

Not impressed, chips looked like they'd been cooked hours before, lots of green and black ones, fish seemed ok, but very little batter and VERY greasy. Probably very quite evening, but no excuse for this poor quality. Having spent £20 on two fish n chips, we deserved better. Will not return.

Have been going here for years. Always beautiful fish and cooked fresh to order. Chips nice. Lovely staff very friendly.

We always come here every year when we are on holiday in Tintagel. However there has been a noticeable decline in the quality of food over the years. We always seem to get the scraps each time now. This is frustrating as the chips are very expensive for the quality We will sadly be trying elsewhere next year.

We had the lunch time special (small fish and chips) and we all said it tasted great. Highly recommend. Friendly staff also.

Not good what so ever food was bad full of grease

Very nice place to have a good quality fast food. Awesome chunky chips. Very friendly staff. Thank you for nice Cod. All the best. ;)

I cannot understand how this place survives. We have been unfortunate to have to use them on 4 occasions throughout 2022, because no food available elsewhere. Each time the chips have been made with inferior potato; many of them black and mostly little bits of hard pieces. Barely a whole reasonable chip to be found. The fish portions are very small for the price, but lots of soggy batter hides this. This shop would not last 5 minutes where we come from, where the portions are twice size for half the cost and quality is high. We think they survive on a captive audience.

Very good! Freshly cooked food,good value for money with friendly service.

I can recommend the fish and chips from The Big Fish, they are very nice. The curry sauce is very nice as well. You can also buy soft drinks, ice cream and lollies from there too. Well done The Big Fish!

Some of the best takeaway fish and chips ever! The batter on the fish was very light and crispy. I can wholeheartedly recommend!

Worst chips I’ve ever had. Called in for late evening takeaway, service was dismissive when I tried to make conversation. The server told me that the chips were ‘a bit crispy’ as they’d been double cooked. ‘A bit Crispy’= cremated and completely dry. Quite honestly I’d be ashamed to serve them at home. I see there are some good reviews so maybe I called at the wrong time, but they obviously knew the chips were not up to standard and if they’d said that and offered a discount or at least been upfront I would not have posted a bad review.

Super lunch time F&C , thanks Big Fish, we’ll be back Dog says thanks for the sausage

I brought 1 large chips, 1 jumbo battered sausage and a curry sauce and it came to £7.30. However the portion of chips was very small for a large, me and my partner got the large as it was entended for sharing but looked like a portion for 1. The taste was average not the best we have had, some chips brown/bruised greasy and the sausage was more greasy and not very crispy, however it was edable so there u go 2 stars.

Great tasting, fantastic food all freshly cooked to order and served by really friendly staff. what more could you ask for!

These were the worst fish and chips that I have ever had. Spent 15 pounds on a large fish and large chips plus jumbo sausage. The staff were miserable. The fish was thrown in and wrapped up and the amount of chips wouldn't have fed a sparrow.

Really miserable man behind the counter that serves really small portions. It's a shame cos the chips are good you just not aloud many 😧

Fabulous fish and chips, good selection of food, helpful staff and reasonably priced.

Really delicious ,the food was fresh and tasty. Well presented .Friendly staff.😊👍🏻 I worthed going to enjoy the food Tintagel has to offer during vacations. Thank you!!!

we found the service here is very frienly ,helpful and the staff are very polite, we have been com8ng too cornwall for nany years for our holiday,the fish and chips are cooked too perfections,lperfecr t size pietions ,tge best fish and chip shop in north cornwall ,thankyou too all the staff ,fortgeir excellent service,great fish and chips, we will be back too see you nrxt year for more of those tasty fish and chips,.thankyou kate and den yates.