The Big Fish in Cheltenham

Best. Fish and chips in a long time

Rip up. £21 for two fish and chips. Exorbitant. Sort out your card reader, its 2024 cash should not be the only payment method. Service dire, the girl who took my order chatted to her mates for a solid 2 minutes before acknowledging me. Has this place changed owners in the few years? Used to be a really lovely manager here who clearly ran à tighter ship

One of the most fresh and generous portions of fish and chips I have had in all of Cheltenham dare I say the UK. Good ambience and staff. Just a little inconvenient as they only accept Cash (cash machine across the shop). Regardless it's worth the walk across to get the money as the food was delicious.

Great food. Very helpful and friendly. With a visit.

We often enjoy fish or pie and chips from here. Portions are big and staff friendly

Delicious Fish & Chips in Cheltenham. Mega portions.

Sometimes you can go in here and it is nice other times like today (28/02/2024) you can go in there and it's awful. I ordered chips and a chicken burger, the chips were cold and tasted as if they were cooked hours before, and the chicken burger (if thats what they call it) was a bap with a mountain of lettuce couple slices of gherkin (i know eho puts gherkin in a chicken burger, ok in beef burger) a drop of sauce and 2 tiny chicken bites (no chicken burger to be seen). Dissapointed is a very big understatement, use this place when i want chip shop but will not be going there again. Would add a pic but not giving me the option

Such lovely friendly staff, great food and big portions. Family friendly, we took my granddaughter and they were very very accommodating, even offering to clear up under the high chair when we were leaving. Ollie was a star and we will be back again. Recommend!

Got a takeaway haddock and chips with curry sauce. Haddock was good size tasty and had crispy batte , good chips and tasty warm curry sauce. Comes with free tartare sauce which was also good. Quick and friendly service (Note the crushed peas in the photo were homemade)

It was raining really heavily tonight so I decided to order via Deliveroo instead of walk up. Pretty disappointed to see the prices on deliveroo are higher and the portion size is considerably lower. £11 (including a bag charge which is odd considering it arrived in Deliveroo branded bag) got me a battered sausage and about 15 chips. I think its time to try another chippy.

Fantastic place, very friendly and lovely staff who go the extra mile to help you. Tasty food, the steamed fish was so healthy and great they have that option. Super clean and great value for money. Well worth a visit, highly recommended.

In my opinion, this is one of the best fish and chip shop ever Beautifully cooked fish and chips, curry sauce, excellent I will be definitely visiting this place again I’m eating in next time

I went there yesterday and the cod was unbelievable! I bet the Bit fish is the Best fish and chip place in Cheltenham! 😊

Fantastic food and service but the toilet needs renovating

1 star for charging 40p for a paper bag, what a rip off!

Really brilliant meal tonight. Very friendly service, quick for a huge order, and delicious food.

Always very friendly and quality of fish is excellent. Highly recommend! I like my batter extra crispy and they always oblige. Wouldn't go anywhere else! 👍

I have never had a better cod n chips than here at the big fish. 61 y/o and have had plenty of fish n chips in my time. Absolutley fantastic.

Phenomenal food. Perfect chips!!

Can’t honestly say I like the new layout it’s muddled and doesn’t flow. Just a battered sausage and chips which were both excellent and nicely fried. The place is clean and the staff friendly

TERRIBLE SERVICE. Yesterday evening we ordered meals for the whole family using Deliveroo. Only half the meals were delivered and after contacting Big Fish they said they had forgotten to give the delivery driver one of the bags containing the other meals. They refused to deliver the missing bag and said we had to collect it. By the time we had done that all meals were cold. So, a family meal ruined by awful service from Big Fish.

Good quality fish and chips but a little shocked at the price £11.50...

Really friendly staff, quick service, and great food. The price was fair and I would definitely recommend it. It's hard to say much else about it.

All of it not very warm, not very good for value for money.

Lovely fish and chips although far too many chips for us. We ate in the the restaurant area which was clean and comfortable and away from the main takeaway area. Nice, friendly staff.

Not been here for a few years, and doubt if I will come again. Very disappointed with the quality of fish and chips. Also very expensive compared to other Cheltenham chippy's...

Right on main street...Good value quick meal and excellent service 👏 will visit again

A real old chipper, friendly and scrumptious...

Travelling on the road for work and gigs, you can't beat a good fish and chips, especially when it's cold out there. Cheltenham and Gloucester have a fair number of chippies but when out that way, this is the one I generally return to. More of a traditional chippy with pickled onion too, unpretentious with friendly staff, not over done but still crispy battered cod and fluffy chips which are never oily. Bonus, especially for the Cheltenham area is parking is free from 6.30pm in nearby car park or street and had a small eating-in area.

I ate in at Bath Road 'Big Fish' takeaway yesterday evening on my way home from work. I found myself enjoying a piece of 'steamed' Cod; without batter, served to me with a wedge of lemon and tartar sauce on the side. Together with a portion of the best cheesy chips I've eaten, the 'steamed Cod' is a first at a chip shop I've experienced ever! I can assure you it was worth every penny. A healthy alternative to a fried, batter covered piece of Cod. 👍 I went home afterwards feeling pleasantly surprised and also satisfied at having had a healthy fish meal, at a price that's affordable in our time.

Food is always really tasty and fresh and always been my favourite chippy. Ate at the tables on Wednesday and the Evening team were so friendly and attentive, we'll definitely be back for an evening mid-week treat!

3 out of 4 meals of fish and chips were very good. The gluten free fish was inedible batter hard and fish dry. This meant my husband who is coeliac only had chips! We are very disappointed as we have had delicious gluten free fish from this restaurant in the past We would not be confident to have gluten free food from this restaurant again.

Tonight we had 3 cod and chips and 1 gluton free cod and chips. The cod and chips were acceptable and no problem. However the gluton free cod was inedible, very hard and totally not fit for purpose. We were offered no compensation on the telephone. We are all old age pensioners and I consider this an insult. Will never use again. Please everybody boycott.

Friendly staff to Deliveroo Drivers would recommend delivery

Fabulous lunchtime service from the lovely Elaine, nothing to much trouble. Great food, the best chunky fresh cooked chips ever and a meal deal for a fiver. Sat in the warm and watched the lunchtime telly, perfection! Thankyou

Absoluley the best sit down meal for two fab food fab friendly staff why has this fishy not got at least one michelin star highly recomend the big fish bath rd to one and all thankyou from archie

This place was great! Came recommended by a coworker and I'm glad I went. Was promptly greeted by friendly staff and the food was ready in minutes. Crispy, delicious fish and thick chips. They even asked if I wanted malt vinegar, which I happily accepted. They had a few tables in the back so I ate there. Highly recommend stopping by!

I picked this place because I could practically park my motability car right outside the front door. I went in and got served rather quickly. Food was lovely. Proper fish and chips.

Overpriced. Overcooked. Very bad value for money.

I really like the food from here, it's consistently good. A friendly and buzzing place. Nice broad menu.

First class ,bit pricey compared to Plymouth but tasty fayre

terrible fish tasted old and only got a strip of fillet about 6 cm's wide.

Good quality food and service.... Abit pricey but that's probably because of the high overheads where it is.

Excellent haddock and chips for myself and partner. Cooked perfectly with just the right amount of food. Not too long a wait and friendly staff on a busy Wednesday evening, what more could you ask for, in fact a much better experience than under the previous ownership. We will return!

Charged me £6.50 for a sausage, manager as rude as hell didnt give a toss that they had got the order wrong plus the food we did get was cold and stoggy AVOID

Situated on Bath Road, The Big Fish is arguably the best chip shop in Cheltenham. It’s location is ideal as it’s 10 mins walk away from the high street. Staff are really welcoming, continuing the warmth that customers are used to getting from Nick, the owner of the chip shop!

Excellent home cut chips, batter sausage, fast and friendly service. Recommend!

Fantastic, piping hot food with minimal wait time for a large order which in and of itself is amazing, but Laura’s advice on portion sizes (the amount of chips is massive!) was spot on so our visit was economical and not wasteful as well. This is our new go-to fish and chips shop.

First visit. Fantastic, gives the more famous Cheltenham Chippie a very good run for its money.

Quite good. I quite enjoyed fish and chips at the table although it was a little bit soggy. The apple juice was very good. I enjoyed the time with my friend at the table in the store.

Not a good experience tonight Tuesday 20th April we event there to order some gluten free fish and chips after waiting 10 mis in the queue we were told that you weren't doing it tonight, there was no notices saying that it was not available tonight. We were told before that you did gluten free every night except Friday why then did you not do it tonight ???????

Not the best meal tonight especially given the price. £7.50 for Cod on its own is extortionate. Chips were unappealing, possibly been sat for a while and reheated but lots of hard ones. One Cod was large and the other, for the same price, was about half the size! Lots of grease in the boxes running off the fish. Wouldn’t rush back….

25 minute wait when told 7-8 minute wait. Missing item from order.

The best oreo milkshake money can buy! Their food is great too!

Always great food and fantastic service.

Just paid £8 for two portions of dry and flavourless takeaway chips. Gutted. Should have gone to Simpsons.

I collected for 'A.N.Other'. Very popular chippy. Busy. Worth going out of the way to. Good selection of fried products, including 'gluten free. A sign states that Sunflower oil is used for all their products. HOWEVER, minimal choice for vegans, hence the the one star deduction.

This take away has always had great food and great service but today the chicken burger I ordered was pink...clearly pink! An A&E burger right there, thankfully I noticed on my first bite but that was disgraceful absolutely disgusting. Despite their good food and good service in the past I won't be a customer here again.

Best fish and chip shop in town

After trying most of the fish and chip places in Cheltenham, the one i've settled on the last few years is the big fish. My kids love eating there in the diner style booths too. Succulent fish, properly cooked chips (not anemic like most) just great fish and chips every time and great customer service. It's the one to eat from.

Love this chip shop best in town. Amazing food and friendly staff.

Amazing food and staff as always! Piece of history on bath road. Thank you !

Great food, rude staff. Have to agree with Chris Jones on here. Can’t stand bad customer service, won’t be coming back either.

I'm a delivery rider and had to collect some items from here recently. The girl had a face like thunder and slapped the food down on the counter. Seems extremely rude. Don't think I'll bother to come here as a customer or bother to collect orders from this restaurant again.

very good fish and chips, staff are great too!

One of the best places, I have asked them to cut me off from battered sausages though but they just keep handing them over! :)

Best fresh fish n chips always. Lovely staff and great value. Totally recommend.

Had a large takeaway for a work get together (over 20 orders) and it couldn't have been better! The staff was very friendly, helpful and efficient, and the food was absolutely delicious!

Great food - always cooked to order and very good portion sizes

Really friendly every time I’ve been and great fish and chips.

Ordered 35 half cod and chips for a house party. Food arrived piping hot, was well boxed, with all the trimmings

Best Fish and Chips we have had in a long time, really friendly staff and Gluten Free option which isn't easy to find.

The best fish and chips in Cheltenham

Best chips in Cheltenham, really friendly service too.

Fish & Chips Cooked to Perfection. Always consistently tasty and definitely best in Cheltenham. Fresh oil Fresh chips Fresh fish Fresh light/crispy batter And non of that greasy oil you get from a bad chippy.

Have not been here in years but so glad that we went back just on a whim and a yearning for proper fish and chips What a revelation perfectly cooked fish crispy batter delicate flaky fish and proper chips with exceptional curry sauce,reasonable price what more can you ask for?Coming from a seaside town i know decent chippy and this one is definitely the one to go to in Cheltenham ,Can't wait for my next visit alsothe staff are extremely friendly and helpful

2nd time in a couple of weeks that I have visited. I used to live in leckhampton as a child and remember the Big Fish. Very happy with the fish and chips. Haddock cooked to order and the batter wasn't greasy. Fish kept in a box separate from the chips so prevented the sweating . A nice touch was some free homemade tartar sauce, very much appreciated. Would visit again.

Great staff. 4 stars as the chips weren't quite right on Friday 09/04/2021. Maybe the oil needed changing?

I'd say it is probably the best chippy in town. The milkshakes are also great. And the curry sauce is really nice. I tend to choose this chippy over the others in Cheltenham. Good service and tends to be quite quick. I've also ordered it through Deliveroo a few times and its always good. The curry sauce they make is very good! Must try.

Best chippie I have experienced.

Nice chippy,very obliging staff

Banging food. Chips were unreal. Great customer service. Friendly staff. 10/10 on everything. Recommend to everyone.

One of the best fish 🐠 and chips 🍟 I’ve had. It’s got to be the best in Cheltenham. Genuinely impressed and very friendly staff. I will be back

Best fish and chips in Cheltenham

Really fresh fish & chips served by very friendly helpful staff

Don’t be confused with the one in the lower high street. This is the original and the best. Worth travelling out your way for a good meal!

Friendly helpful staff and excellent tasty fish and chips.

Great fish and chips. Friendly team. Keep coming back for more

We had cod and chips and they were the best have had for a long time and would recommend them.

Good food, good service, highly recommended

Fantastic fish & chips and brilliant service. Just brought a large order home with lots of different requirements (including GF) and everyone loved it. Food is always really fresh and comes in lovely boxes you can eat straight out of. Try and call/order online so you can pick it straight up as you could be waiting a little while on a Friday/sat night if you order there as they’re often busy. 100% the best chippy in the cotswolds!!

Best in Cheltenham by a long way and sensibly priced. Good size portions of chips.

We had a takeaway from big fish. The fish was very nice but the chips was oily and soggy. Overall it was nice. We revist again. Hope next time chips won't too oily.

Great chips. It is also one of the few chippies round here that does gravy

Had several deliveries over lockdown - all excellent, not the cheapest but well packaged, tasty and hot. Lovely.

Great food, very friendly! Always enjoy lunch here.

Just had a very good fish and chips from here. Nice lemony tartar sauce, good fresh mushy peas and a massive gherkin. Delicious.

Generally excellent, has the occasional blip!

Although the shop is small and could really do with bigger storage space, Mathew the head chef does a really good job of keeping it all together and friendly.

not sure what happened, but ended up missing a haddock in one of our boxes. They sorted it out straight away for no charge and offered to throw in some drinks for the trouble. Really good food and great customer service, best fish and chips in Cheltenham.