The Catch in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Visited for lunch on a Friday afternoon. Friendly staff and a great selection of gluten free options. 1 portion of cod and chips perfect size for 2 adults for lunch.

We always pop in when visiting the area as the gluten free food for our coeliacs in the family is never disappointing. Cannot grumble with the pricing and 1 in 1 out to order food then collect at side door means less conjestion too.

Really great fish & chips on the harbour. Cooked fresh & lovely setting. Mixture of meals ordered & all good & great portion sizes. Curry sauce was lovely! Thanks

Nice food but waited about 30 mins from ordering....too slow in my opinion given the amount of staff visible in the kitchen area and simple order...

Very tasty chips topped off with mushy peas -(it’s the law) well in my house it is ! Freshly cooked prompt friendly service. Beware of the seagulls ,we witnessed one brazen bird drag a full box of fish and chips away from a poor chap who had just put it down , fair play to the member of staff who came out and offered to replace the meal - very nice to see such customer care

My boyfriend and I keep coming back here. The gluten free fish is the best in Cornwall.....(loads better than Rick Steins). Homemade tatare sauce is highly recommended to.

Popped in here for some chips for lunch. Quick service and friendly staff. Really nice chips. Would recommend

Excellent fish and chips!! Chips were out of this world and the fish Devine as well. Had to eat outside due to Covid - sat in silence when eating because it was so good. Thanks a lot

Best fish and chips in Looe. Nothing else to say. Only place that does not sell greasy chips. Good well presented portions

Superb, beautiful fresh fish, crispiest batter, excellent service and efficient staff. What more can I say.

they sell some bloody good fish and chips, their fish is fresh and local, they are also very friendly

Second visit here now and still feel the same, not very tasty fish and chips at all. The chips were heavy and bland, the fish was ok but actually quite tasteless which is surprising as it is caught local and fresh.

We bought 3 cod and 1 haddock but only wanted two portions of chips, to save wastage, I heard a member of staff shout " only two portions of chips they've saved a fortune" - on collection I pointed out I heard that rude and obnoxious member of staff, perhaps they could bear in mind customers can hear them, or perhaps I was meant to hear. We have had food from here before and it was lovely, this time the chips were awful, possibly re-heated from yesterday, couldn't eat them, the haddock was tiny and dripping in grease, at a cost of £8.00, the cod wasn't much better, such a shame no idea why it's gone down hill so fast, avoid at all costs. How can a fish and chip shop whose back door opens onto the quayside for the fishing boats, serve such poor quality food at such an over inflated price.

We ordered two large fish and chips and WOW were they large. This has to be the best we have EVER had. The batter was amazing the fish sooooo fresh. As a family we know our fish and chips and have been to many award winning takeaways in Falmouth, Exmouth and in Plymouth. These are 100% the BEST!!!!!

This is ideally located in Looe. It was very busy when we visited and the food was fresh and tasty fish and chips. Just watch out for the seagulls.

I have to admit that we've missed out not eating here since it 1st opened. Our initial 2 visits within a month of opening were not good alas. The management response was equally as bad. However. On visiting tonight as Emiles is no more what a real pleasant surprise. Very very tasty chips. Brilliant. The curry sauce is almost as good as the one we make at home. Its that good. The app is fantastic so no waiting around or getting there and run out of what you want. Easily by far and away the best chippy in SE Cornwall. Such shame we took so long to come back. But will now be a regular customer.

Went here on a Saturday evening as all their fish dishes are gluten free. Very careful covid precautions taken, you order at a cash desk, wear a mask and pay a girl behind a screen. Then wait in a socially distance queue outside waiting for your number to be called. There was no haddock so I had cod which was very fresh and a good portion. I found the chips a bit heavy, I would have preferred fewer and crispier. Mushy peas were ok, nothing special. The meal was fine but have had better. The covid precautions were very good..

Ordered my food and was given a receipt to collect the order from the other side. Wasn’t asked once if I wanted salt and vinegar on my food and so therefore assumed that they would do this for me automatically. Only to get home and find out that they hadn’t. I was staying in a holiday lodge with no access to this which was even more frustrating. Very average chips. Horrible fish cake which came battered which I found bizarre. Expected a sea front fish and chips to be of much better quality but I have fish n chip shops that do much better quality food In my home city.

We had fish and chips from the catch. The new app is great and saves waiting around in bad weather. The Hake was fantastic. Neither the fish or chips were greasy and very light batter.

You can’t go in. You order from the old front door and wait to be told that your order can be collected around the corner from the door nearest the river. You can apparently eat outside although the former arrangement of open tables no longer operates as before. There is a slightly clinical feel to the food and wrappings that you collect. Surely they could be a bit more friendly and welcoming/grateful for the trade. Surely there is a way of brightening up the process and hospitality here and elsewhere so that it could soften the deal and make the mealtime more enjoyable?

Waited a while for our fish and chips and there was only 1 person in front of us ! People who came after us got served there food before us ! Very disappointed as we had read the reviews before going here - the batter on the fish was rock hard and the fish was really dry - chips weren’t too bad but again dry and some were hard , I have had much better fish and chips from my local chippie ! I really thought seeing as the fish is caught fresh and sold there it would have tasted so much better than it did ( I actually didn’t eat it as after trying to negotiate the extremely hard batter on the fish , taking the batter off to find the fish as dry and tasteless, wasn’t worth eating it )

On our first day in Looe we got Fish & Chips from The Catch. I nearly put off by the name of the place as it is similar to a chip shop in my home town called Caught, that I have ranted about in previous reviews.But The Catch is right near the Quay at Looe and does wonderful fish and chips.Nothing more to say except if you want really good and properly cooked food then go here.

Genuinely think these are some of the best fish and chips I’ve had. The fish was perfectly battered and the chips were crisp but fluffy! 10/10 would recommend.

Lovely fish and chips Not greasy at all , very nice chips So much so we took what we couldn’t eat (big portions) home and ate it cold !!!!

Just about average. Haddock was dry as were chips. Taste not outstanding. Our local chippy at home in West Sussex is head and shoulders above this. Very disappointed.

Gluten free fish goujons and chips were delicious, portion was huge, we ended up having leftovers! Such a treat to have gluten free curry sauce too. Wait was a little bit long yes but we were there at a very busy time and food more than made up for it.

Drove to Looe for these fish and chips and was not disappointed. They have good covid precautions in place and everything is cooked fresh and to order. Lovely location on the beachfront to end a great day

Stopped by for a fish and chips to eat on the beach. Good selection and nice to see evidence of sustainable sourcing. Fish was well cooked, nice light batter. Chips were unfortunately a bit undercooked. It took a long time to be served and the staff were throwing chips at each other at the back.

Had a lovely box of piping hot, large fresh chips right on the quayside. Great service and friendly staff, very popular used by many locals and holidaymakers alike ... recommended ...

I know good food shouldn’t be rushed and trust me this is great food. The issue is this is a takeaway and you can wait 40 minutes once you have placed your orderWe love this chippy but when you have a huge queue outside you would think they would cook a few portions rather than sticking rigidly to cook to order Great food but prepare to wait

We visited Cornwall for a week and when i asked my partner what her favourite meal was, she said this place and i agree. Absolutely beautiful fish, so fresh.

I ordered 2 gluten free portions of chips for my partner and kids. The chips were vile!!!! Utterly vile. Like the cheapo kind of frozen chips you’d expect from an extra budget supermarket.. not sure what the rave reviews are referring to?? The texture was like chewy cardboard and the aftertaste was like a stale musky taste..? Tasted nothing like chip shop chips that’s for sure. And to top it off, the amount of salt used was way over the top!! I’ll be fair and consider maybe I’ve “caught” them on an off day, maybe it was bad/unchanged oil or maybe they have a seperate batch for gluten free or something but definitely not anywhere close to good.... I had half a chip and couldn’t finish it- it was that bad. Bad enough that I felt the need to write this review. Hopefully they fix the issue!

Really great. Love that you can choose sustainably sourced fish. Classic fish and chips done well. Don’t be put off by the que!

Had these on my first day great fish and chips although the portions of chips could be bigger It would be fair to say better that Rick Stein In padstow

Decided on a Fish & chip tea, after getting off train from our day trip to St Ives.Had been given good reviews of The Catch from our landlady of the holiday accommodation we are staying in.The haddock is the best we have ever eaten. Freshly cooked, and very thick white tasty fish inside a non greasy batter.Chips were delicious too. All piping hot and served in polystyrene boxes, which kept the food hot for ages. Sat on beach to eat them. Pity there are no picnic type benches around by The Catch for people to eat their food though.Very good Covid 19 safety measures in place. Mask to be worn when ordering food. . Separate area for collection of food.Will definitely be back for more.

2 years since my last visit & food quality & value for money might have even improved on the already high standards of a couple of years ago. Highly recommended.

Pretty grim. Fish was reasonable but full of bones. Chips were terrible, tasted like they were cooked in very old oil. Dirty burnt old taste. Very disappointed.

Lovely fish and chips, gluten free as well, good size portions, fresh fish, take away only at the moment

Shocking. Was number 1 for when the opened at 12. Waited 20 minutes for one order of fish and chips. Don’t mind if cooked fresh etc. However. Has the smallest handful of chips and a piece of fish the size of my palm. £7.50 Shocking.

Tasty fish and chips freshly made. Took a while but nice to watch the harbour while waiting. Felt safe with separate order and collection doors.

We were recommended to try this place by one of the locals. The systems in place were good - separate queues for ordering and collecting with good social distancing happening. I ordered a child's portion of fish and chips which was plenty big enough! The adult's portion was way too big so unless you are mega hungry, stick to the child's portion! The fish was very tasty and the chips were fairly good but not the best I've tasted.

Never have i waited so long (twice) in anticipation and excitement to open my box and find a very thin piece of cod in hard batter when i was hoping for a chunky/flakey piece in light batter (if you have visited Whitby you will know what i mean)This after asking for the best fish and chips in Looe on the local Facebook pageChips no better unfortunately

Good fish and chips from the catch, batter was crispy and not too greasy. Also ordered some tarter sauce which I didn’t like but that was just my personal taste. Husband had the curry sauce which he said was good. Only reason this not given 5 stars was lady taking order not very friendly, while trying to give my order kept going to answer phone to take phone orders with no explanation just left me standing there. They were very busy but I just felt the telephone orders were more important. However food good and would recommend it if visiting Looe.

Waited for them to open at 12 noon. Our order was cooked in about 15 mins. Have to say the Cod was the best I have tasted in a long time, as good as Rick Steins, in Padstow and the Magpie in Whitby on North Yorkshire. Best chips were from the Cody Shack near parkdean holiday park.

Visited last week for our most recent visit and no trip to looe is complete without a visit to the catch. I rang up 20 minutes before we wanted to pick up the order so we could casually walk back from the beach. Got in to the main area where you place your order and pay and was told without a smile that once Ive paid I needed to go back outside and around the corner. No would I like sauces or drinks etc which we normally get asked and every small amount of money for extras can add up too so lost revenue.The fish and chips portions were perfect especially on the large side for a childrens portion. But drinks now not included in the meal like they used to be last year? When did this change? Still value for money but would have preferred to have known before hand if honest.Will the service without a smile stop me coming back. No, as we know the quality of the fish and chips and value is great and have been many times in the last few years. However for new visitors it may well put them off as we all want to be treated like our custom is wanted or valued. (especially with covid and new measures in the world)

Great fish and chips all cooked fresh to order. We'll worth a visit. Very safe system in place for food ordering and collection. Best fish and chips I've had in ages.

After seeing the queues for this place from a cross the harbour we decided to give it a try and so glad we did, covid safe, you order one side and then queue up at the side and wait for your order, can be a bit wet if its raining as there is no shelter, they come in a good sized box with good portion siz, even the childrens portions are big, lovely cooked fish, staff friendly and service was good. Worth a visit if you are visiting looefor some chips by the sea.

We dropped in for a family evening meal of fish & chips. We phoned our order in advanced and it was ready on time.When we got it home after 15 minutes it was beautifully fresh, the fish was crispy and the chips were great, an added bonus was the lovely curry sauce.We highly recommend the eatery.

Great quality food in a lovely setting. Absolutely worth visiting for a first timer to the area and worth a revisit! Delicious.

Amazing menu for gluten free . Excellent service . Cooked fresh to order. I would definitely recommend this chippy

Superb takeaway fish & chips this evening. Haddock came off the boat today. Excellent tartare sauce. Were able to ring ahead to order. Perfect

The only fish and chip shop we repeatedly visit and when visiting looe several times a year we eat there at least once. Coeliac safe fish and chips and the curry sauce is to die for. Lots of extras, battered sausages. If you're coeliac or gluten free you'll understand the level of excitedness and loyalty we have developed here. Couldnt recommend it more if i tried!

We had several meals from kids sausage to adults plaice and chips ..Not very often the whole family is satisfacted with having one vegetarian, one vegan, two meat mad and three kids. But this place was a real hit for all 8 of us!!!Highly recommend this place to anyone....Thanks to all the staffWe will certainly be back when next in Looe xx

The chips were lovely but sorry to say the curry sauce was unlike anything I’ve had before not to my taste and the battered sausage was not very nice either

Plenty of limp and soggy chips. Loads and loads of golden crispy batter, but where was the fish ?? Posh cardboard takeaway boxes are all very well, but it’s the fish and chips that count. Friendly service.

lots of good reviews,so we by-passed the other fish and chip shops,cafes to eat in at catch,it was busy being half term,we had the last table,our order came quite quickly,portions were good,but hake was dry and little or no taste,chips pale and uninteresting

Returned to The Catch for the second year running while holidaying in Looe. I can honestly say, the staff- especially the lovely lady taking orders was very reassuring about ensuring no cross contamination would happen and how certain things are cooked in separate fryers. I had the biggest fish cake AND GF curry sauce with chips and it was truly delicious ! Will be returning !

Have been coming for years..The last time we came in October, we were a little disappointed. And reading some of the reviews, it appears to have been on the slide. However, have been twice in February and it’s back to top form I’d say. Best fish I’ve ever had from a chippy.

One of the best fish and chips we've had for a really long time. Everything was cooked fresh to order, not at all greasy or soggy as you sometimes get. Really tasty and well cooked. And toddler approved!

Fish is landed only a few metres away! Nice variety of fish available and had the monk today. There isn't really an another chippy to compete in Looe.. Fact. This was our 4th visit and its always been good. Kids portions are a very good size. The extra charges for sauces always niggles me! The tales could be kept a bit cleaner and there never seems to be anyone 'front of house' keeping things clean and tidy.

Every time I visit Catch they always deliver the perfect service.A perfectly cooked fish coated in a light crisp batter and fluffy fresh chips to match!Always greeted by a kind and welcoming face, whether that be Sara at the front counter or the jolly young fryer Sam. I won’t go anywhere else, which does mean I don’t visit as much as I’d like to now as I live in Plymouth, but it’s worth the wait.

The nicest fish and chips we have had for some time. Lovely flaky fish coated in very light, crispy batter with slightly browned, crispy chips. Spam fritter was nice too, as were the mushy peas.

Freshly cooked delicious (and gluten-free for me) cod & chips & haddock & chips for my husband with mushy peas & tea - bliss! Sitting overlooking the harbour watching trawlers pass by & seagulls squabbling- a definite must when in Looe!

We are local residents and have regularly eaten here.

Have been coming to looe for holidays since I was little,, now in my 30s I get the privilege to take my young daughter to holiday in looe. I love the Catch fish and chip shop because it’s right in the heart of looe and to sit outside in the evening when the harbour it lit up and and the houses in hills across it’s a beautiful sight. We arrived unpacked and headed to the catch for some dinner after a long journey really excited . I was served by such a rude miserable women... I only asked what the size difference in portions was kids compared to adults For my daughter. She literally scoffed at me and spoke in a different language out load which caught everyones attention. I then said it’s ok just two adult portions, paid the lady and she slammed my change down on the counter. Felt really embarrassed and actually quite upset about it. No way was i rude to her in the slightest we were very happy to be there. Anyway Our chips finally came I collected them after we was called and I said thank you to no reply from her and we just went back to our cottage. I didn’t even want to be outside to eat like our original plan. I don’t think I will ever return to this place. It may sound like I’m being petty but she was so aggressive to just a simple question. Iv been coming to looe for years and it really has my my heart all my amazing Memories here to then be spoke to like I’m an idiot. Never again!!!

Definatey recommend this chippy. It's a little pricey but it really is good quality food and I've been back a few times now and its becoming a regular stop off!

Eat inside so the gulls don't bother you!! Brilliant fish and chips. Gets very busy at times. Nice cup of tea to go with your fish and chips.

I do love previous critiques of what is a chip shop as if they are eating a Michelin stared venue! This is a lovely chippy. Friendly staff - very tasty food and freshly cooked when you order and I love the mini portion of peas. Great that you can eat in without extra cost. Dogs are welcome as well, which is much appreciated. Generous portions and very reasonably priced as well. Just remember it is a chippy and it does its job very well.

Visited this restaurant Christmas week food was good shame about the grumpy staff Probably won’t go back as lots of other similar restaurants in the same area

Lovely cod in a crispy batter, hard, dry, tasteless chips (yet again but nowhere else was open) that I had to throw away.

We always use catch or coddy shack when down looe. Two very, very good chip shops!

Good location, next to the sea, and good fresh fish. The batter was a bit dense, but all in all a good experience.

This is our second visit to Catch, first time just chips, but this time we had fish and chips, absolutely amazing waited out side in the lovely sun, last Sunday 17th well worth the wait, will be back soon, only on a day visit from Newquay

Lightly battered cod as requested was delicious, sausages were lovely, chips were tasty - what’s not to like?!

I have family near looe that I visit several times a year. The highlight for me has always been at least 2 visits to Catch during the week we stay there. Their fish has always been fresh and the batter light but crisp. Unfortunately my last visit was a real disappointment. The batter was very hard, and difficult to get a fork into. I spoke to the guy who cooked it and he said they had changed to gluten free batter mix, which was the reason it was so hard. I had locally caught hake as a treat and even that was dry and tasteless. Catch has gone from the outstanding best fish & chip shop to one that I wont bother visiting again. A real shame.

Very good fish and chips. The food is freshly cooked while you wait so therefore the service is slow but very good. There is a small inside seating area,an outside seating area and a takeaway service

Always make the effort to visit here for a treat ..

We chose to go to the catch as it was open when we wanted & hopefully be able to sit down, also food was cooked fresh. We was quite disappointed as the food was overcooked & not as nice as we thought it would be. You got plenty as we couldn’t eat it all & the price was ok.

Plenty of choice and food is cooked to order so even on a quiet evening there could be a fair wait.

Great place, definitely, recommend. Staff friendly, place clean and the fish and chips are fantastic and not greasy.

Popped in here for lunch this is the best fish and chips I have had my partner had cod I had plaice it was very fresh and the taste was beautiful it was not greasy it was perfect will be going her again and I highly recommend it

Unfortunately this was not a good experience. Our Haddock was cooked too quickly and too hot It was very dark in colour but slightly undercooked at the thickest part of the fish.

Beautiful stop off point while travelling Cornwall, only had a coffee but it was a great tasting coffee. Staff were fun, place was very clean and the food looked yummy.

Great see food, amazing tuna tartar with mango. Nice wine sangrias. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere.

saturday dinner time quite a que and a wait but worth it.

My favourite fish and chips in Looe. Cooked to order, the food was tasty and fresh. Seating outside if the weather is nice.

Found this a bit late at night before they shut but the cod and chips were cooked fresh and the fish was skinless and boneless,very fresh and good portion size and cooked good,we will be back

Had read all the great reviews and were ready to be impressed.

Looking forward to trying the Catch but the fish batter was hard with no taste, the fish poor & the chips tasted like fried oven chips . Had fish & chips in a few places in Looe where the tasted really good but the Catch very poor. Will not use them again.

Chose this based on TA reviews. Didn't try any other chippys in Looe so can't compare but will say it was more expensive that others I did look at. Was it worth it ? I would say yes, the cod and chips were cooked to perfection and minimal amount of grease stain on the wrapping made it a very nice meal. My wife wasn't so impressed but couldn't say what it was that she didn't like about it!

Visited here on Thursday 5th Sept 2019. We always go for fish and chips on our last night away. Hubby read the reviews on this place which were really good. We ordered fish & chips twice. Had to wait a few minutes for them to be cooked.

We have been going to Catch since it opened. The curry sauce is fab. I have seen some negative posts and I do not recognise them describing Catch.

Best fish and chips I've ever had. Home made tartare sauce awesome and mushy peas perfect. Party of 8 all agreed.

We visited the catch on a very wet summers day. All our meals were fresh and cooked to order which we didn’t mind at all. The hake and monkfish were great. We will be back before we go home!

Simply sensational Haddock and sublime chips. My family of 4 ate everything and thoroughly enjoyed every morsel. Curry sauce was really good too. Great value kids meals.

Best Fish and Chips in looe.freshly cooked to order.pleasant and friendly staff.Shame we live so far away.☹

Absolutely delicious fish and chips. Cooked to order, crisp batter, great chips generous portions. Had place, cod and chicken bites for children. All very good.

Having had dreadful fish and chips from Polperro we were keen to have a better experience and the food people were eating outside The Catch looked very good.

To say this is a fishing harbour, it was very disappointing. The staff were polite and the chips were fine but the haddock was disgusting, small, thin and dry, the batter was also unpleasant. Back to Grimsby for proper fresh fish any day.

After fine fish 'n chips here last time, great location, scenery, clean restaurant and friendly service, thought no reason to go elsewhere. I ordered Haddock,which was to order. The chips were excellent as always, but the Haddock was thin, quite dry and just ok overall. Sure we'll try again when next down, but will try the cod next time.