The Boathouse Fish Bar in Bridgend

Have been here many times over the years and always been happy till Saturday. Ordered chips and curry sauce and food was poor, service was average and little knowledge by the staff member of which has vinegar etc......not sure that I will continue to give my money here. Gutted.

I stopped here literally because there was a parking space outside. There were a few poor reviews I read while I waited for my food to be cooked. Well I must say I cannot agree with any of them, my Cod and chips were stunning!!! Lightly battered, tasty and remained crispy on the trip back to Trecco.. Thank-you Boathouse for a great meal!!

Called into the restaurant and had cod and chips they were delicious.

Fabulous food and plenty of it! Quick service. CLEAN toilets!!

Amazing fish bar in my favourite place with friendly staff and service best haddock and chips I've had lovley and crunchy and the curry sauce tasted the best 1st time visiting this chippy and right on the seafront if you're ever in Porthcawl I recommend you try this lovley chippy

The Boat House is our go-to place for fish and chips every time we visit Porthcawl - our dogs are huge fans of their fish. The food is always amazing, fresh and tasty. The staff are always so friendly, and service is great even when they're busy. Can't recommend them highly enough.

Take out cod In batter with battered chips. Food was amazing and staff were very helpful. Special order was ready in 6 min fresh cooked.

Welcoming staff and great food. Good value for money.

Very expensive. Paid over £9 for two small very horrible chips. We can get five times the amount and better chips for £2.99 in Bedwas . Really over or reheated cr-p.

The 2 food rating should have warned me off, but I didn't see it until after I had ordered. 2 other customers were in front of us waiting for fish to be cooked, my order went in a few minutes behind theirs. The girl that took the orders then disappeared down the long corridor into the back of the building, the young lady fryer called out the first order of fish were cooked and placed in the warm top above the counter. 5 minutes passed then my order was called out as cooked and ready, no sign of the server, then 4 other people came in, the server then appeared stuffing her mobile phone into her pocket and preceded to serve the new arrivals. myself and the first lady customers were still waiting for our meals to be served to us, eventually she turned her attention to our fish meals and gave me the poorest fish and chips I've ever had in Porthcawl, undercooked greasy chips and a tasteless small under battered piece of cod. Next time it's a ten minute walk to the bowling green for a choice of 3 excellent fish and chip shops.

The best scampi and chips i have had in many many years !! perfectly cooked and great service. We sat in and the girls looked after us really well

Wonderful fish & chips! Lightly battered fish and perfectly cooked by pleasant staff. Sat by the beach & ate them! But expensive mind you but worth every penny. Highly recommended 5star

Wat a lovely stay weather wasn't best but overall reasurant was to.high standard lesly who served us was happy patience as I couldn't make up.my mind wat eat enterinment for all the family moneywell spent lesly help with directions as we weren't from area and made the place happy thankyouxxxx

Fish and chips!? Batter and oil! Horrible, tasted like old chip fat. Never again.

Always a 'must do' when we visit Porthcawl. Great friendly service and beautifully cooked and presented food. Great views..recommended!

We had food and drinks at The Boathouse today and was served by John who was very friendly and helpful with our service requests, food was delicious and would definitely return very soon, would highly recommend brilliant service and also Callam who dealt with an issue we had regarding a refund in the Sports Bar

Been comming here for quite a few years and must say was pleasantly surprised to still see John working there. At the boat house such a kind friendly person always helpful.cant do enough .

Really great fish and chips! Was going to eat in however opted for a takeaway after realising it worked out £5 cheaper per person. Good value, really good packaging for eating in the beach and a nice clean indoor waiting area. Couldn’t ask for anything more and completed a nice morning out surfing.

Excellent customer service by Zia. The food is excellent myself and my 2 sisters had fish and chips. Very pleasant surroundings with big glass outlook onto sea front. Zia was very pleasant quick service and nothing was too much trouble for her. Would highly recommend. Thank you.

Really great fish and chips! Was going to eat in however opted for a takeaway after realising it worked out £5 cheaper per person. Good value, really good packaging for eating in the beach and a nice clean indoor waiting area. Couldn’t ask for anything more and completed a nice morning out surfing.

Not up to its usual standard, messing about behind the counter so food was over salted. Goujons half the usual size. Shame because always come here for its consistency, great service and lovely food. Not on this occasion 🙁

A small restaurant with table service lies adjacent to the takeaway section. The restaurant is clean, well lit and with good views of the promenade. The menu has all the usual fish and chip fare but extends to hake, haddock, plaice as well as cod. A decent portion of chips is provided and the fish and chips is good value at just over £13. The batter is good and everything is cooked fresh.

Great local restaurant and take away shop. Friendly service, no long waits and food was great.

Over-priced Mediocre food. Poor service.

This eatery is okay. Two things let it down, hence the average rating. Firstly the fish, it looks a decent size but is very heavily battered, making it appear a lot bigger than it actually is. Secondly, the young lady who was front of house thought it a good idea to sweep the floor around us whilst we were eating. Inexcusable and very bad mannered.

Called in last night 17th June. The staff here are so lovely. Always helpful,polite,smartly dressed and always busy. Last night they also proved to be patient AND VERY professional. An extremely rude woman came SHOUTING and swearing into the takeaway side of the restaurant. Calling Porthcawl "an awful, unwelcoming place" She was shouting "WHAT CAN I HAVE THATS CHEAP?" " She ordered a "smelly fishcake" then changed her mind. All the time,complaining about Porthcawl and how awful it is, how she will NEVER come again. The girls behind the counter were so calm and professional. Not once did they laugh or shout back at her. The woman continued to be rude while the staff prepared her order " HAVE YOU SEEN FIFTY SHADES?" The woman asked. The woman then asked a little boy if he'd seen it. His father replied" He's only 6 he hasn't seen that now has he"? All the time she was in the restaurant, she was shouting and swearing. I was so impressed by the way the staff just served her very politely as though nothing was going on at all. She finally left and even after she'd gone,the girls just carried on serving. We ordered fish and chips and as always,they were absolutely delicious. Well done girls for the way you kept you cool and stayed professional. Let's hope the woman who lowered the tone of Porthcawl really doesn't visit ever again.

Smallest fish I've ever had, £8 for something genuinely the same length of a small sausage and about 2/3 wider than one, literally daylight robbery

Boathouse chippy Porthcawl, service is horrendous, always inderstaffed so end up waiting 20 mins for pie n chips which in all honesty was not very nice. Have been there lots of times but Saturday was my last visit here, am sticking to Beales. My wife hardly touched hers. Instead of having the Pie on the side of the tray they just threw it in first and piled chips on top which made it soggy and disgusting.. too busy to care . Cost me £19.60 so by no means cheap. I expect a little care even though it’s only Pie And Chips.

On a mini vacation and decided to treat ourselves with some fish and chips on the seafront. Nothing like fish and chips from the coast. We decided to give this place a try. A clean open shop front with side area to sit down if wanted to dine in. Great choice of menu clearly signed and with prices. A service with a smile and the staff were very friendly and worked as a team and also very polite. Didn’t have to wait very long and the fish is cooked to order rather than sitting around getting dry and hard. Prices were very reasonable and the food was excellent. Loved the freshly cooked fish and chips were not too much for the portion size. Would recommend this place to anyone no matter what budget.

Really friendly staff and lovely fresh chips!

My family ate here today with my daughter who was in a wheelchair, because she is terminally ill, and one of her last wishes was to have fish and chips in Porthcawl. The young lady serving us could not have been more helpful, she was lovely, very attentive and caring. Food was delicious, the whole experience was so special to the family and we would like to really thank you and your staff for making a grieving family enjoy a special time together.

Always the most gorgeous fish and chips! Fresh, hot tasty food with the best location / views of Porthcawl seafront. An immaculately clean premisis, with wonderful changing facilities for babies and lovely staff.

When received our meals, we honestly thought we'd received child's portions, and also the food was very bland and tasteless. When we were asked how our meals were, and we said it wasn't the best, nothing else was said back to us about it...shame, as the place is quite pricey.

This place has the BEST fish n chips! Absolutely delicious. Not greasy, large portions, served fresh and hot. We decided to sit in the restaurant this time and the waiting staff were cheerful and friendly. We live in Yorkshire and know good fish n chips when we get them... so good to find this place whilst visiting family in Wales.

Very friendly staff, great cod and chips really quality and nice view of the sea.

Love this chippy best sausage In batter I have ever had melts in your mouth defo going back there again

The food was overpriced. The staff were unfriendly, the portions sizes were small and the quality of the fish was very poor

Got some take away sausage and chips. Chips were fine, sausage was ok. Nothing wrong with it but nothing special to be honest. Quite a small portion of chips but they were only £3 so ok value I guess.

Food was good. Good atmosphere but very busy. A little expensive in my opinion.

Best value fish and chips in porthcawl and a lovely sunset

Very amusing cheeky staff, one in particular, didn't get her name. Excellent fish and chips. Staff cheered me up! Thank you.

They stop frying at 7.30 sharp, despite the advertised opening hours and even if you are in the shop. No idea if it’s good, tried twice, nothing to buy except a greasy sausage. What a waste of a prime seafront location.

2nd time I came to the boathouse for food given everything I wanted got back to the car and no jumbo sausage in batter , 1st time I used them forgot my rissole so probably won't be visiting this chip shop again.

Fish was nicely cooked, the chips were OK. Staff friendly and service was fast. However, the hygiene rating is 2. This suggests there are significant hygiene problems behind the scenes. This rating was given in June 2023 so I would have expected something to have been done to put it right. I can't give a high score because of this issue.

Great food and service as usual, lovely sea front restaurant

Beautiful food and service was great

I went here last night it was the worst chip shop experience I've ever had the food which is normally awesome was for some reason terrible last night and I was charged more than usual won't be visiting again total let down!

Had fish and chips, the fish was lovely. The chips though didn't look fresh but were ok. The serving staff were friendly.

Great fish and chips one of the best in Porthcawl

Good friendly service at a reasonable price. We had fish and chips and will be back. Good location on the sea front.

Disappointing fish ‘n chips as they were greasy and tasteless. Seemed like the frying oil needed changing? Young girls behind the counter pleasant enough but they didn’t understand the fact that when ordered the small portion of chips it seemed the same size as the regular portion? Will not visit again and will return to Franco’s by Griffin Park as far tastier and better value.

Great place to buy your fish and chips eating in eat out they have a fantastic menu and my wife loves the batter less cod

The Boathouse is not like it used to be, very bland, tasteless Curry , bland Chips and not very nice Sausage and Batter. The whole meal was a dissapointment. Have been here so many times in the past and always very nice but noticed the last few times I've eaten from here the food just dont taste the same anymore.

Favourite Place to go for Fish & Chips!!

We stopped in this restaurant on a very blustery day. The young waitress excelled at welcoming us, providing a menu then taking our order. We had our drinks first flowed shortly after by our huge portion of fish and chips. The chips were cooked to perfection. The fish was outstanding. The batter was light and fluffy with just the right crisp crunch to it. We were able to watch the stormy seas out of the window and felt completely safe and very well fed when we left. Will definitely be back during the winter and next year.

Best fish in Porthcawl. Clean and friendly.

Delicious Cod and chips with curry sauce in the restaurant! Cooked to order and perfect! Large portion.. definitely recommend if you are in Porthcawl 😃👍🐠🍟

Just had Cod chips and curry sauce here in the restaurant! 🐠 🍟 Best ever! Huge portion and beautifully cooked! Thank you ! 👍😊😀

Would be better if staff serving did not frequently run their hands through their hair. And washed their hands not bite fingernails Cod and chips the best had in a long time

I always have a lovely time eating here 😋

Excellent food cooked fresh to eat in big portions too highly recommended A*****

Fantastic fish chips And amazing Irish curry sauce.

Paid a small fortune for food and the portion sizes were pathetic, the chips were all crispy and disgusting and the workers were all disorganised

Nice little restaurant right on the sea front. There's some road parking and a car park not far away. This was our first visit to the restaurant. It's not large but the food was lovely and the staff helpful. Food based around fish and chips with a good choice of fish options and the usual pies etc . Prices are not too bad for the sea front.. I personally loved the chips...not the usual floppy greasy type.

Great food especially fish and chips

My son went up this evening for one bag of chips, his order was pinned up but 15 minutes later was still waiting. Everything was obviously cooked in order so the person in front could have ordered a large meal. Not enough staff and a just about warm portion of chips for £3. We live here and I understand it’s peak season but remember it’s the locals that support you all winter.

Having booked a table for lunch, I visited yesterday with two older ladies. We were very pleased with the food and have to mention the delightful Zia, who showed so much patience with my family. We had a lovely time, thank you.

Best vegan offering I have found to date. Battered chips!

Excellent chips, brilliant vegan pies and lovely locations.

Best hake and chips ive had in ages..amazing

Always excellent fish and chips, great service

Had cod and chips. Nice white, flakey fish in a crisp batter, and good portion of chips. Sat outside in the sunshine.

Best fish and chips in porthcawl and the staff are brilliant can't do enough for u .

Excellent service and food. Very friendly staff and warm atmosphere.

First visit to The Boathouse fish bar on a windy wet July day. The wife and i throughly enjoyed our cod and chips. Lovely freshly cooked chips, crispy batter and delicious white fluffy cod. Service was excellent, waitress couldn't do enough for us. Great value for money, will definitely be returning in the future 😋

The young man who served us was very courteous and friendly he couldn't have been nicer.The food was good and hot.Overall of what we saw it was nice and clean.

Freshly cooked hake & chips. Crispy batter. Good size portion.

Very good fish and chips for lunch. Service was quick and efficient and we couldn't fault the meals. The portions are big, fish beautifully cooked and fresh.

Unfortunately could not eat in as full except upstairs. Was with person who could not use stairs. Went around to the takeaway part. Hake was beautiful but chips were just ok. Had to find a bench and battle the wind.

Best fish and chips in Porthcawl. We had beautifully cooked fish, in a light, crispy batter and a large portion of chips! Also the curry sauce was delicious. We were made to feel very welcome and served by Ruby, who was a delight and couldn't do enough for us. Can't wait to visit again. Forget the rest, the Boathouse is the best! ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

One of the best plates of fish & chips around. Fact! Lovely pieces of cod, in a delicious crispy batter. Couldn't fault it.

Vegan pies here are very popular, as well as, the great tasting chips.

This place does vegan pies but their chips AREN'T VEGAN. They do cook the chips separately which is fine but then they put both oils through the same filter 🤷🏻‍♂️

We sat in and admired the rough sea. Food very high quality and service with a smile. CCTV of the pier to save you getting wet , and keeping you safe. Watch the sea from this safe place

Nice old school chippy, fish is superb, chips only ok, fairly pricey to be fair at over £40 fir takeaway f and c for three people and a bay of chips but certainly the best in Porthcawl

We went to the boat house my husband had fish n chips I had chips and gravy the food was lovely and thoroughly cook it was a bit pricey but worth it staff was very accommodating and friendly the place was very clean definitely will be visiting again soon

I had the large bag of chips they were delicious and so many chips I could only eat half the contents there was probably enough for two people my partner had fish and chips again loads of chips and the fish was so delicious will definitely be going back for more.

Ordered fish and chips with some cod bites. Couldn't fault the food, good quality. Was spotlessly clean and the staff were friendly. It was a beautiful sunny day and we sat outside on the benches.

Cost £14 for a burger and when it came out it was just fat and grissle tasted disgusting I now know why theres a burger king. And didnt get anyone ask me if I wanted to change my order or given an apology. The level of service was disgusting. DO NOT EAT HERE the other places on site are fine food nice and friendly staff unlike the boathouse.

Family meal, good food, reasonably priced, friendly service

Worst chips I've ever had. They smelt of old oil and full of 'bad' chips, not many edible ones in the tray

Good quality chippy. Tried a couple of options (takeaway) now and all have been well cooked and tasty. Can be a bit slower than some chip shops but food is often cooked fresh rather than left to sit in a warmer. Price is on the higher end for a chip shop.

Top quality fish and chips. The fish was really well cooked and really tasty. The chips are very good and the mushy peas topped it all off. Would highly recommend.

Visited the restaurant after a long day golfing nearby. We had a lovely warm welcome and we’re seated upstairs. Orders were taken promptly and our food arrived soon after. Very polite and friendly staff who were attentive to our needs. There are good vegan / vegetarian options available and the food was delicious. This is our favourite ‘chippy’ in Porthcawl.

We stopped at the Boathouse for fish and chips to eat on the beach as it was a warm and sunny day, great food, friendly service and not the usual rip off prices that you find in other places because it’s near the sea. If you want good quality food and a good price look no further!

After a tough 36 hole competition at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club 13 of us travelled the short distance to The BoatHouse Fish Bar on The Esplanade, Porthcawl. We arrived around 8.15pm and were all seated upstairs, giving us opportunity to dream over what might have been on the golf course, if only that putt had gone in or that ball hadn't disappeared into the gorse!! The staff were REALLY friendly, helpful and attentive, they brought water and jugs to the table, checked our order, thankfully only to find one of us had ordered wrongly. The food when it arrived was lovely, large cods with a light crisp batter and a good portion of well cooked chips. We also had portions of curry sauce and mushy peas which were also nice. Whilst we continued mulling over the golf after finishing the staff quickly cleaned the plates away and made no attempt to hurry us out, even though we realised as the last of us were leaving that they were waiting to close, sorry!! Several of our group mentioned that they'd definitely be returning with their wives/family and one mentioned that they do a speciality of battered chips which are apparently well worth trying. Fish and chips isn't the cheap meal it was years ago and the price of everything has gone up over the last few years but this was good value, thanks folks

Called in yesterday for lunch staff were extremely polite and well groomed, the plaice (pun) was very clean. Selection of food is good the fish goujons were massive as were the portions of chips. We will definitely visit here on our next visit.

The fish and chips here are amazing and very enjoyable. The service was quick. Staff were friendly. The prices are reasonable. Would recommend.

The fish and chips here are amazing. The service was quick and fast. Staff were friendly. The food was very enjoyable.

Unfortunately very greasy batter of the fish.