The Black & White Restaurant & Take Away in Gloucester

Popped in on Monday lunchtime and very much enjoyed scampi and chips - both were excellent quality and nicely presented - mushy peas are at extra cost which is fair enough. Tartare sauce is also at an extra cost and that is not so fair. Neither is it very good containing too much dill and little capers or gherkins if any. Fish and chips shops have faired badly since the pandemic. Oil prices sky high and fuel prices through the roof in addition to this - staff costs and pretty much everything else has gone up. But it’s friendlier to the customer if tartare sauce etc is included in the cost. People don’t like extra costs. Menus could do with reprinting as they are torn and don’t look good - napkins could be a little better and a slice of lemon with the fish would upgrade the dishes a little. These are not complaints just observations. The sign outside says one of the top ten fish bars in the UK. With. Little tweaking it could be No.1

We went in here for lunch about 2. We had the small fish and chips and it was. This restuarant has created a new meaning of small. It was a rip off at £10.45 for a peice of the size of a sardine. We won't be back. and we will never recommend it

Went for a late fish n chips lunch and dined inside. The restaurant is upstairs in a slightly unusual room which subtly slants to one side, which is quite quirky. The guy who served us was really polite and friendly and made us feel very welcome. The food was delicious, the fish was perfectly battered and tasted really nice and fresh, the chips were nicely cooked and very nice too. If you want a really good nicely cooked tasty chippy meal in Gloucester with a great friendly service i can thoroughly recommend the Black and White restaurant and take away.

Not impressed. Small portions. Only dressing available was a thing of back kitchen mayonnaise. Something they use to cook not set on a table. Not sure if putting dressing on salad is an American thing only but eating a pile of green leaf dry isn’t very appetizing. Chairs were wobbly to the point I felt I might brake mine. I’d pass. Don’t buy the “traditional fish and chips” sign they have out front.

What a dump, the smell of old oil hits you as soon as you enter, the stairs to the upstairs restaurant are very very steep & dirty looking, my wife had the 2 fish cakes & chips, the fish cakes were way overcooked, the chips were hard on the outside & way overcooked, I had the cod roe & chips, the cod roe was okay but ruined by the crispy greasy batter,?my chips were also hard, I would recommend not going here if you want good fish & chips, & they overcharged us. Will never eat here again, even the restaurant is filthy, wallpaper hanging down in places & the chairs are wobbly.

Visita de último minuto el viernes por la noche. Comida deliciosa ya un precio razonable. Un encantador restaurante antiguo peculiar.

The fish and chips are excellent beautifully cooked and the portions are very good, friendly staff and the prices are not bad at all recommended as a place where you can enjoy fish and chips and other dishes that are traditional and tasty

the food was nice. service was friendly, the food was welcome as it was cold dreary evening and just what was required.

I was brought up in Gloucester and have fond memories, but have only returned twice in last 55 years. Just had to eat here for old time sake. Very impressed with the friendly staff, food was excellent, & compared with my local chippy in Greater London, brilliant value for money. Decur could do with a tidy up.

A near daily fish and chip trip! Arrived promptly, they were just setting up and we were treated to first of the day fish and chips, fabulous chips, excellent fish. Cook apologized for delay, but none was needed. Delicious.

This became my local chippy when i moved here and its going to be missed. The chips are the best and the staff are friendly -they some how remember my usual order....they never forget the gherkin!! Food is always hot and tasty.

Fish and chips hot and well presented waiter very friendly. Toilet different subject altogether. Sticking to carpet and windows could do with a clean. Say no more !

Had a sausage and chips and the chips were absolutely divine. Never had chips so nice. The Sausage was nice as well. While I didn't sit in it looked quite nice. A little bit dirty but the food was amazing. 4/5

Dirty place. Fish is small for the price. Staff not polite at all. Would never go again! Chips was so soft. Used to be a good place but its runned down now

Ate in the restaurant - very shabby indeed. Several tables dirty and still had plates etc on them. Sat on chair which was wobbly and when I went to change it found it was practically falling apart - broken. Someone could have sat there and had an accident and injury. Chips were lovely - Gloucester sausage was disappointing just a cheap sausage. Yet they have a excellent butcher literally 2 mins away why not buy decent sausages. Won't be visiting again

I have found it difficult of late to get decent chips in Gloucester but this place ticks the boxes a late snack after a visit t see my father in hospital and my belly was filled with chips that for once are not soggy my partners fish cake and chips was also excellent!

Its a small restaurant up the narrow staircase above the Black and White fish and chip shop of course the main reason for going there is for the fish and chips which are great freshly cooked very hot and we've never left feeling hungry and not considered expensive. We have been there several times and never been let down

Came here hoping to have some good fish and chips. Fish looked like it had been sat there for too long and batter was soft.

Tenía una comida para llevar esta noche, estaba indignado por el costo cuando vi lo que había. Los peces parecía que había sido en una dieta y casi no había ningún patatas fritas. No vamos aquí, se ve la tienda de chips en Kingsholm, mejor comida y relación calidad-precio. Se siente estafado y p'djusto ahora.

Visité este llevar hoy y pedimos pastel de pescado y patatas fritas. Trabajando la cantidad que me dieron mi dinero listo y después me dijeron "3 libras no £3. 20 "Os digo esto estaba equivocado y que era de £2. 90 según la junta. El tipo era grosero y no sangrienta escucharme. Él también dijo que él me dio regular pero no había patatas fritas me preguntó el tamaño que quería. Así que no hacer una escena pagué los 20 p pero nunca volveré de nuevo.

Lovely food, had fish and chips, the batter was lovely thin and crispy not soggy and greasy!! good size portions,lovely waitress , would definately come back again.

Parecía muy interesante desde el exterior y había un aroma muy tentador flotando. Decidimos comer en y nos dirigimos de arriba. Fue de lo más peculiar cuando alcanzamos la zona de comedor como las plantas eran irregulares. Fue como entrar en la terraza ondulantes de un barco. Sin embargo, el pescado y patatas fritas eran preciosas. El bateador no era demasiado grueso y era preciosa y crujientes. Las patatas fritas eran muy caliente. Chapeau!

A menudo vienen aquí para tomar siempre, y normalmente es bueno. Decidimos comer en un cambio. Fascinante la de arriba. No ver el cartel para el inodoro.

Chips great pie was like a piece of concrete must have been 3 to 4 days old reheated many times over not good

Used to be the best chippy in town, loved it eating in or out. Sadly the last two meals I have had from here have been cold and tasteless. The gravy left a lot to be desired, thin and tasteless.Come on guys, don't ruin your reputation! I have been coming to you for 15 years!

From the exterior looks like usual take away. Going upstairs is initially like going back in time to the 70s, but then much further back. First toilet I've ever been to during eating where if I wanted I could have had a full stand up shower. Fish and chips tasty chips very good but waitress nailed it. Lovely lady, nice chit chat and attentive service given its just fish and chips place. Extra points for wonky building

COD was poor taste old and been set there for a long time.chips are over cook!! Service was poor.ever again

We came here after work one night and it was a good choice. The food was good and a reasonable price. It's definitely recommended when around Gloucester.

This place is just off the pedestrianized main drag, around the corner from the tourist information office, but a world away from the soulless chain eateries that are mostly what you find there. It is in a funky half-timbered old place, with the chip shop on the ground floor and a few tables upstairs for eat-in orders. The cod and chips were classic, straight out of the fryer and as good as I've had, and they were less expensive than most places, too. There is a menu so extensive that you wonder if it could possibly be any good (and almost certainly some frozen food is involved), but there's no reason to have anything but the fish, at least on a first visit. The staff were friendly and efficient.

What better for lunch on a wet rainy day but Fish And Chips ,and this little chippy did us proud, tasty fish nicely cooked ,with a good healthy plate of chips ,with nice friendly staff ,very very nice ,

Op zoek naar een pub of lokaal restaurant vonden wij Black&White. Benedn een soort snackbar, maar op eerste etage een klein gezellig restaurant. Zeker aandoen als je er bent. Vriendelijk personeel en zeer betaalbaar en goed in zijn categorie, pub-eten.

You so often find fish and chip shops that lack any real flavour, this one is different. The fish tasted fresh and wasn't dry, the chips weren't soggy, and it's right by the Docks for a takeaway before you go to look at the boats!

Natural potatoes, freshly fried, nothing artificial - can be served with a nice piece of cod - nothing fancy, but great taste.People tend to grab the food and to eat it on the bench in front of the store, feeding sometimes the birds too :)

We enjoyed our fish and chips here in this half timbered building with sloping floors and ceilings. The staff were very friendly and it's obviously very popular with locals.

The BLACK & WHITE Restaurant and Take Away is situated practically in the centre of Gloucester City, not far from the main cross roads ; North - South - East and Westgate Street, all of which are pedestrianized. This fish and chip shop/restaurant can be reached by walking from the cross roads along Southgate Street, for approx. 200 yards/metres and taking the first turning right into which is known as Longsmith Street. The fish and chip shop/restaurant is approx. 30 yards/metres on the right hand side of the road. Access can also be gained by travelling up Longsmith Street from the direction of the Severn River which runs along the front of the city. The premises which is very old, stands out among other buildings adjoining it. It has a kind of facia appearance (Black & White ) synonymous with the style of the Tudor period. It is an attractive little premises; the fish and chip shop being on the ground floor level, whilst the restaurant where you can dine and have an alcoholic drink to accompany the meal is on the upper floor and can only be reached by stairs. The fish and chip shop customer area is small, but is manageable for a small number of customers queuing and waiting for their take - away. At the door way is a step which is slightly deeper than the average doorstep, but no problem for able bodied persons, but does render it difficult for disability access by way of wheel chair - as well as the shop being a small area and its entrance being narrow. One would have to be physically able to climb the stairs if making use of the restaurant dining area. ' The Black & White Restaurant & Take Away in my opinion have always had a good reputation for the quality of their fish and chips, and although it has changed ownership over the past few years, a fairly good standard of fish and chip frying remains. Reasonable portions of chips relative to the size ordered are afforded. The chips are well cooked and are dry and firm....and 'not' greasy or soggy as can be found at some fish and chip shops. The flesh of the fish is of a nice white flaky texture and is coated with a crispy golden brown batter. Both fish and chips served there are very enjoyable to eat, and the price is reasonable. The only fault I find with all Fish and Chip Shops nowadays, is that the salt and vinegar no longer remains on the counter for the customer to help themselves and sprinkle their own quantity on their fish and chips. Instead it is placed on the food by the server which is often sprinkled too liberally resulting in too much salt and/or vinegar. Nobody wants to eat food with excess salt and vinegar covering their food. The 'Black & White Restaurant & Takeaway is one of just a few that remain in the bounds of the city centre of Gloucester. It is good to see the good old traditional British Fish and Chip Shop Restaurant and Takeaway survive amid the city's numerous foreign restaurants and takeaways and fast food outlets, such as McDonalds, KFC and Burger King. Hopefully, the Black & White Restaurant & Takeaway at 4, Longsmith Street, Gloucester will continue to serve those in Gloucester; and as for visitors to Gloucester, whether they be from home or abroad, then 'The Black & White Restaurant & Take Away' is well worth a visit for a tasty meal of good old traditional British fish and chips, which is well worth writing home about. Well Done ' Black & White Restaurant. Keep up the tradition !!!

The perfect bag of chips in the heart of Gloucester. Additionally the restaurant upstairs has great service with a smile.

I go here regularly for decent fish and chips and it is the good side of average, chips are tasty and the price is good!!!

Always in search of the perfect Fish & Chips - and may have found them here! As other state, the restaurant is upstairs and the service prompt and friendly. I had haddock & chips. The chips were crisp and dry and the fish - expecially the batter - was magnificent! Its licenced too so you can have a beer or wine with your meal. A gem of a place

We called in here for something to eat when we first arrived in Gloucester for the Shanty Festival. The restaurant is upstairs and we had the best fish and chips we've ever had. The waitress was very friendly as were the other customers.

In the window it was 5 stars although the work surfaces and chopping boards weren't very clean! The chips were ok but I was waiting for upset tummy! (I didn't) Maybe they could do some ceaning in the take away? I didn't use their restaurant so can't comment!

The fish and chips were lovely - the fish was cooked perfectly and was in a delicious light and crisp batter. The chips were perfect, not stodgy or too greasy. The waitress was very friendly, helpful and efficient. The prices were very reasonable. £30 for four of us to eat.

This was my favorite chip shop in all of Gloucester. The staff were always friendly and cheerful. A large chip is £1.99 and by large, it is huge!! great value for money. I never ate in but the decor seemed quite old time but still attractive.

Arrive their to try out and surprising whole building is genuine very old and leaning ! Fish and chip not a issues at all it is all freshly made and not found a fish bone! They do sell soft drink plus wine or beer at reasonable price ! Ordered bread and butter is not to what my expectation it's dry and very tiny child bun type!! It would be better fresh thick bread and normal size .... Well what can I say I deffinlay coming back but my own bread !!

Go here for really good served in a 400 year old building, really good fish and chips and great service from the staff.

I have had chips from here, they are always very hot, which to me would suggest they are fresh. Tasty and well cooked food, also had a battered sausage - very nice batter, crispy and again well cooked. This review is only based on take-away experience as I have not dined in the upstairs restaurant.

Close to the city centre in Longsmith Street is the place for a good hot meal, room is nice and warm and service is second to none.On Menu there are Grills, Traditional favourites, and plenty of choice for vegetarians.Try it out i'm sure you wont be dissapointed.