The Cottage Chippy in Copeland

"I recently visited The Cottage Chippy for some classic fish and chips. The chips were well-cooked, and satisfying, but the fish was slightly let down by the overly thick and heavy batter, which took away from the overall experience. While the fish itself was decent, a lighter batter would have made a big difference. That said, the staff were great—friendly, attentive,"

Visited here to buy dinner for family of 8. We arrived not long before they closed but they cooked a load of fresh food for us and gave us some freebies too, which was very kind of them. The food was really good. Well cooked fish and great chips. Cumberland sausages were huge and very nice. Contrary to other comments on here we found the large chips more than enough per person (only 20p more than standard size). Great value food and really friendly service. Very highly recommended.

The very best Fish and chips I have ever had ..nice people

Great fish & chips here…. Worth the trip up the hill from Whitehaven Marina! Everything fresh & tasty. Cumberland sausage was also good.

I've had food from this Chip Shop since 1987 (when it was under different ownership) and it has always been excellent! Photos are from two meals I had last year, and a "Lite-BITE" with mushy peas & a Cumberland sausage I had today, consistently excellent!

The Service Is Heaven which is amazing Food is Great Inside is Nice Menu Items Good Everything clean in the area Best Chippy I have had so far

This is a fantastic chippy the fish pattys are to die for always pleasant when you go in or ring up to order spotlessly clean couldn’t fault this chippy at all only that it doesn’t open on Sundays ha ! ha! Thanks Barb 🥰👍⭐️👏🏻

The best fish and chips I’ve ever had. Lovely crispy batter and perfectly cooked chips. Shame I don’t live nearby

The fish is beautiful, never disappointed with food from here....

Love this place. Food is delicious, with friendly staff.

Friendly staff, great fish and chips. 1st choice for us.

Food and service always excellent. Shame about the parking

Everything is amazing the food is brilliant

Clean ,friendly staff. Tasty food great prices..Worth the drive..

Just got back from Whitehaven,we called in here for fish and chips, absolutely delicious big chunks of cod and not greasy at all.Nothing in Cockermouth to touch it

Best fish and chips ever not be disapointed

I've drove passed this chippy for years and years and not once thought about trying it out until 1 time I was passing and I could smell the aroma of fish and chips. Parked up and walked back and had Fish and Chips and Mushy peas. I've never had such a nice fish and chips anywhere else. These were the best I've had and totally enjoyed them. Staff were very friendly. Food was amazing. Priced just right for me and my tight wallet. I'll be trying these fish and chips out more often from now on. Thank you.

We are in Whitehaven for a 6 day break. Did a quick search for a decent chippy & the cottage chippy came up. Found it easily on the sat nav, parking is limited but there is a little side street beside it & we also found out you can park on the pavement at either side of the road. We had 2 medium fish & chips & a smoked sausage. All cooked perfectly & tasted superb. Lovely , friendly staff, excellent all round experience. Will definitely pop back before we leave. 100% recommended.

Great little place and fantastic food. Only downside is you need cash as they don’t take card. I understand cash is king but a lot of people these days don’t carry it.

My only gripe is you can't pay on card, that's fine as luckily I had some cash as we were up for a family wedding, never been to the area before. Proper traditional chipshop in a front room style lil cottage. Amazing value for money and its not fish n chips, it's whale sized fish. We had two large fish n chips and two large sauces. £18. So cheap and the fish was delicious and so fresh. Lovely.

Proper old-fashioned chippy serving excellent food.

The fish is of a good portion size, usually cooked to order and the price is fair. Unfortunately, the large chips I ordered on the last 3 occasions were only a handful in size, greasy and soggy. Not only that, the jumbo sausages look as though they've been hanging around a bit and also tasted greasy. Sadly, the last time I visited I was served by an incredibly rude older lady whose manners were certainly lacking - shame really. So, all in all, I honestly don't understand why people bother to queue up there and parking is a nightmare. Needless-to-say I won't be going back again.

Brilliant chippy, tasty food and staff lovely not overpriced

The best fish and chips in the area, always great quality.

Go to Chippy when I go back up home.

Best chippy around lively chios fish gravy sossage Cumberland fish patties and cakes deffonitly worth a visit cash only

Beautiful fish lightly battered

Food is always hot and fresh. Battered fish are pretty much cooked to order and always taste amazing! Nice crispy batter that isn't greasy and perfectly cooked fish. The home made fish and savoury patties are lovely also, as is the cumberland sausage. Been going here for 16yrs, it is definitely one of the best chippies in Whitehaven.

Yum! Loads of chips! Light crispy battered tasty cod! Well worth a visit!

Great chippy, very reasonably priced. 👊👌

Great chip shop ,always get our from here, lovely staff and great food 😊

Great little chippy with a good menu

Nice food and prices also good. Staff are friendly. Good experience👍

Everything in there is really nice

Best Chippy for miles, excellent!

Nice fish and chips. Staff very friendly.

Good old fashioned fish & chips on Fridays

Best fish and chips I've ever had in lakes . One word describes it delicious

Nice little chippy just acquard for parking as no room for a car park

Great value for money Great food and friendly staff

Lovely scampi and chips plenty to eat friendly staff

Great food. was a Friday so was busy but don't mind if the food is good and hot. Nice staff too. Reasonable prices

Stunning fish and scampi and chips from here. Easy 5 stars. Will definately be going back here. 😁😁😁

Really nice people and superb fish and chips

Cod filet best in town and cheaper.

Great, quality grubb from a quality family run business!

Great chips, enjoyed very much.

Freshly cooked food and not greasy. Also do great specials.

Really nice food. Can get busy on a Friday evening bit really worth it. Cod is tasty batter is light and crispy omg my mouth is watering. Go there you won't regret it. Prices are good too

What can you say. It's a chippy but a great one. Only thing that would stop me getting food here is if I lived a bit away. No one wants soggy fish and chips

Nice food good variety staff very helpful

Good food and great service And during covid so I appreciate them all the more .

Average fish and chips shop. Dont no what everyone is going on about have you heard of crosbys its night and day difference. Had to go here crosbys being shut one night no excuse not to have a card machine. Had to run to the spar and cash out. Every business and fish shop takes card in 2020, they take a 1% few pence especially in a pandemic handling food and coins

Definitely the best chippy in Whitehaven

Good traditional chippy with good food we are regularls

The only place I have seen big umbrellas outside the door for customers in the queue to use whilst waiting in the rain. So kind and thoughtful through the panademic and the fish & chips are decent too 👍

First time back tonight, two fish and chips light bites. Superb as usual.

I work all over the country & this is by far the best chippy I have ever had for quality & quantity...

Best in town...never disappointed! Nice friendly staff.

Some of the best fish and chips in Cumbria.

Absolutely amazing chippy ex large fish chips and curry fish was massive and best I've ever had from a chippy 100% recommended

Great food first class definitely enjoyed it and will be going back soon

Tasty....very very tasty.....chips, sausage and fish cake. Yum yum

Had to wait over 20 minutes just after 6pm today for chips as they run out of them twice while I was in there, no apology for the wait wont be back.

Great friendly staff good prices excellent food

It was a chip of the old block.

Excellent food always hot excellent service from staff nothing every any trouble xzvalue for money excellent

Nice chips and the fish patties are really n ice

Beautiful, crispy fish, the best I've had anywhere.

festive patties are to die for there lovely

Very nice fish & chips. Freshly cooked.

Best fish anywhere and the chip arnt bad either. Also good value

Spot on,,my opinion best in town.

Decent chips etc. Parking can be a nightmare, and local folks write to the local newspaper about it. Don't know why, it's a bit like buying a house next to a motorway and complaining about the traffic. Anyhow, sometimes great food and sometimes so so. Just a note. If you are not from around here, they are very, very tight with portion sizes everywhere around here. And they know how to charge too. Portion sizes like you would get in London. Lucky if you get 1 scoop of chips and a few extra.

Had great fish and chips , when I got home it was still very hot which is what I like.Very quick service and the staff are always nice m

Friendly staff, quick service and lovely fish and chips

I've worked all over the UK using chippy's regular for years, not one has came close to The Cottage Chippy. Give yourselves a Pattie on the back.

Worst chippy I've ever had. The chips were seriously undercooked and the batter on the sausage was dry and horrible.

Best chippy fish I've ever eaten!!

Staff friendly...food superb. Best chippy in miles.

Still my favourite chippy. Always seems to be open. great fish & chips. Great service.

Brilliant little chip shop, foods delicious and the staff are friendly.