The Fish Shed in Exeter

Breaks my heart to write this but the Fish Shed has been my compulsory stop off for the deep fried scallops and chips whenever I’ve been passing as it’s the best I’ve ever tasted. On our recent stop over we were served by a very unenthusiastic lady but to make matters worse the chips weren’t as well cooked and crunchy as previous visits but worst of all the batter on the scallops was soggy and stuck to the box sonot a patch on all my previous portions. Please please can you get back to how everything was cooked in previous visits/years as you’ve been recommended to a lot of people.

Absolutely delicious chips, proper sausages which tasted honey glazed and freshly caught, perfectly cooked fish. A little pricey but super tasty.

Great atmosphere. The staff were efficient and very friendly. We all had different types of fish and they were all delicious. Would recommend!

Just had Cod and Chips mushy peas and tartar sauce from the Fish Shack at Darts Farm cooked while you wait very fresh and flaky fish home-made tartar sauce, very tasty as well and the mushy peas to die for and the chips are not greasy as well done Ondine Noah and of course, Dave keep up the good work

After a 25 minute wait for a single portion of chips and some soft drinks, I politely asked a question about the delay with the order and got a unnecessarily rude response.

Having few other options in the vicinity, we spent £18 at this takeaway kiosk. What did we get for this princely sum? Sadly, no seafood extravaganza, but a small piece of battered cod, a few dry chips and four cans of soda. A more accurate name for the place would be ‘Roadside Piracy’

Our first visit and absolutely blown away with the amazing fresh fish, friendly service and great selection. 3 of us had traditional battered fish and chips, two hd grilled monkfish and the most wonderful salad. Perfect when different family members wanting different things from a fish lunch.

We visit here as often as possible! It’s really excellent fish and chips, perhaps not the cheapest around, but really fresh fish and they manage to get the chips just right, they are always perfectly cooked, fluffy, crunchy and never greasy. The chips are gluten free, and they offer fresh grilled options. Definitely go here. Even as a greedy bloke, I go for the smaller fish and chips and it’s actually enough.

Wanted to grab some lunch after shopping from the farm shop next door. Rarely see monkfish on the menu of a fish and chips shop so I went for it. Perfectly grilled monkfish pieces with seasonings. £15.5 for takeaway fish and chips (and tartare sauce) perhaps sounds a bit too pricey, but this is with quality. Also thanks to the perfect weather, it was an enjoyable meal with the view of the maize maze

This review is only about the poor customer service I received . I am a regular customer. The fish and chips are fab. However..... The young girl working there today, miserable looking, mucked my order up didn't even apologise, just threw 2 quid back in my hand. Then, when I went to pick my order up, I asked for lemon, poor attitude she said there was already some in there. There clearly wernt because there never is. Her kind, friendly colleague was more than happy to help. *****note to her, don't work there if you going to be a snotty cow luv to customers, get a different job.

stopped off for fish and chips on the way back to Exeter after an afternoon on the beach at Exmouth.... amazing fish and chips, all freshly cooked to order. Between us we had battered cod, battered monkfish and grilled seabass, all with chips. Fantastic ! Drinks from the outlet next door and then seating on the grass. will definitely be back.

Crab sandwich and chips £10. Thought l was getting fresh unsliced wholemeal bread. Suupermarket sliced bread and minimum crab. Never tasted crab like it, very inferior and disappointing. Three bits of shell in my mouth. Honestly, the worst crab sarnie ever. Never again.

On our way to have our Co-vid jab at Westpoint we stopped at The Fish Shed for lunch ( in our car ! ) what a great decision. Both the battered & the grilled fish were good portions and very tasty, chips were good too. We look forward to more next time we have a jab !

I was dubious to go here after the reviews. However very friendly staff, especially as it was so busy. We ordered 1 grilled lemon sloe & chips 1 monk fish & chips and 2 x kids cod and chips and 2 apple juices. It was a half hour wait, but that’s to be expected with maybe fewer staff and the business of lockdown, prove a little on the dear side but when you taste it you understand why. Unbelievably fresh and perfect chips. I’d rather pay a bit more to have this kind of quality! Beautifully cooked fish and amazing chips. The home made tar tar sauce is insane! I would highly recommend visiting this little gem. Friendly close knit staff with amazing fish and chips... would not go anywhere else!

We love it here but when we went in October the sit down area was closed because of extensive construction work being undertaken .All they had was a disappointing little take away window in the car park !. Does anyone know if the construction work has finished and if so has it spoilt the original famous rustic fish shed restaurant ?

We visited Darts Farm and as running late into the evening decided to grab some Haddock and Chips. It was expensive at £10 each, but the staff were nice and the food was very good. We experienced a decent fleshy fish, crisp batter and perfectly cooked chips. If the quality was not so good and freshly cooked I would grumble about the cost.The queue was small and there was a short wait, I don't know how they cope when busy and suggest they should always have basic fish and chip on the go when busy to keep the waiting time down. We had a a good experience.

Enjoyed a gorgeous take away monkfish thai curry last night with fresh scallops as a starter. Excellent service and beautifully fresh scallops. I would definitely recommend. A big thank you to the fish shed team.

Really good fish and chips - I had monkfish cooked on the griddle and it was excellent. I had to wait a while but it was worth it.My only slight criticism is that they use polystyrene containers for sauces etc. There must be a better alternative.

Absolutely superb fish and chips, best beer battered fish I have ever had Great system during Covid 19, very safe. Fish and chips bespoke cooked to order Fantastic fresh fish Super happy friendly staff all working hard to make the experience memorable Many thanks

Very poor customer service. Staff made a mistake on the order and gave us the wrong food. When they realised they had made a mistake the staff were confrontational and borderline aggressive towards us, even saying that we were “not welcome to come back” because he gave us the wrong thing! The food itself was fine, if a little overpriced, but I would not return as the proprietor of this business ruined what would have been a very pleasant evening by making a mistake and blaming it on his customers.

Just had a lovely evening at Darts Farm enjoying beautifully cooked fish & chips from The Fish Shed. It is a little pricey but we all agreed that the quality was excellent & we would certainly recommend it.Slight downside was the long wait but, on such a lovely summer evening it didn't concern us too much.

Disappointed to say the least... Opened the box to the fish to see a long piece of fish so slim the size for a child's portion I'd say. Batter over cooked and burnt. The chips were wet & soggy... Don't waste your money, most over priced rubbish take away fish & chips we've ever had. In the bin they went....

Stopped off for a quick fish and chips to feed three hungry children. Waited for an hour before being served (yes 60mins!) the had to wait for another 15mins to wait for food. Food: Tasty beer battered cod, nice homemade tartare sauce, average chips. I get the impression the owner cares a lot about fresh fish and cooking from fresh not frozen is absolutely the way forward. However, the business feels disorganised and customer service is sadly lacking. Wait times of over an hour are unacceptable in a restaurant, let alone a take away. £35 pounds for two large and two small fish and chips seems overpriced for the final product and the wait time. No apologies or explanation were given about the extraordinary wait and customers were left hanging at the serving hatch for a long time with no communication. Having only one person serving and taking orders is hopelessly inefficient. The business seemed disorganised from the hour I had to observe. Maybe C-19 has had an effect here on staffing but looking back over the last couple of years of reviews, this theme continues. British queuing power and politeness keeps this businesses going, this wouldn’t be tolerated in other countries.

We stopped on our way home, thought we would try these fish and chips, as people say how nice they are! Very greasy fish, I'm sure these are frozen chips, not a lot of taste, overpriced compared to your average chippy, wouldn't visit agin

I could go on about how bad the fish and chips were but I would simply say. Don’t bother going there. Overpriced rubbish. The staff were excellent though!

Fabulous fish fantastic service fair prices A real treat Sitting inside or out or take away Highly recommended

We had a take away from The Fish Shed tonight, something to cheer us all up on a Saturday night whilst in self-isolation. Fish and chips absolutely delicious and it made out Saturday night. Thank you.

Tuve pescado y patatas fritas desde aquí el sábado pasado y fueron, con mucho, el peor pescado y patatas fritas (y el más caro) que he tenido.Si no me los hubieran quitado, habría pedido que me devolvieran el dinero. Masa ridículamente espesa, pescado muy maloliente, chips empapados y, para colmo, todo estaba nadando en grasa.Pedí bacalao y papas fritas grandes, la porción era tan pequeña que me pregunté si el pescado todavía estaba vivo y luego había comido todas las papas fritas antes de llegar a casa.Caro con porciones pequeñas y la mitad se fue a la basura! ¡Lamentablemente veo que no estoy solo en tener una mala experiencia aquí!¡Cómo puedes esperar permanecer en el negocio está más allá de mí!Pensé que era bastante obvio, pero el pescado debe ser fresco, sin media pulgada de masa dura en cada lado con media pulgada de bacalao maloliente en el medio. Las papas fritas no deben estar congeladas ni empapadas.¡Hay muchos otros lugares para comprar pescado y papas fritas de buena calidad cerca!

Claimed by many to be the best fish and chips in the area. In my opinion quote average with outside seating in the nice weather but smells of fish!!

Driven by the same level of apathy as the Fish Shed brings to fish and chips, don't eat here it is awful. The most expensive and least skillfully produced fare anywhere in Devon?

Esta es una cena informal en su máxima expresión! Sin lujos mesas de picnic y pescado y papas fritas en una caja. Después de haber pagado 21 por un plato de uno sobre un pequeño filete de lubina cocido en un restaurante elegante a principios de semana, obtengo dos filetes de lubina más bien cocinados para 8. 80 El servicio en el cobertizo fue con una sonrisa amable, servicial y eficiente. Era un almuerzo cálido y soleado y era un entorno encantador para un bocado rápido pero sustancial. Tómelo como lo que es, pero creo que esta es mi primera crítica de 5 estrellas.

Acabamos de tener una cena de pescado y papas fritas realmente encantadora del cobertizo de pescado en Darts Farm. Pedido y cocinado muy rápido, bien presentado, muy caliente y muy sabroso. Caminé hacia uno de los bancos de picnic en el prado de Darts Farm y nos sentamos al sol a cenar. Un final encantador para un gran día. Definitivamente recomiendo el cobertizo de pescado. 10/10

Outstanding fresh fish, freshly cooked, tasty chips. Service informal friendly and efficient. Will go again

Tuvimos la suerte de tener pescado y papas fritas (¡pequeño es suficiente para el almuerzo!) Cuando el propietario estaba experimentando con BGE.

En nombre de la Asociación de Hermanamiento de Cullompton, me gustaría agradecerle el delicioso almuerzo de pescado y papas fritas que se le entregó a nuestro entrenador de visitantes en la calle 1 de junio, un verdadero placer para nuestros huéspedes franceses.

We love to visit here and sit outside with the dog in the warmer months. It was freezing the day we visited so we sat inside. The fish and chips were perfectly cooked and as delicious as always. Definitely recommend.

Best fish and chips I have had in a long time. Lewis the fryer was so helpful, I haven't been so pleased with the advice given to me by a young polite man for a long time. Fantastic.

Nothing to add- just don’t come near this awful place. The burger was....well, bad!!! The chips, worst I have had in a long time

For context, I have emailed Darts Farm with this complaint last Friday morning and stated that I wasn't going to contact trip Advisor yet....nearly a week later I haven't received an apology so here goes...

We had fish and chips from here about a year or so ago and they were delicious. Really fresh fish and lovely chips. However we then discivered Greendale Farm abs started going there for them instead as we could sit inside. We went again this week and the fish was just as fresh and delicious but the chips were AWFUL. Dark brown, tasted burnt and some were still hard in the middle. Won’t be returning unless the chips improve! Back to Greendale Farm for our fish and chips....

Thought I would try the Fish Shed as it is on my doorstep . £11.50 for Cod and chips and a portion of chips for my husband . Got home and opened the boxes to find that the chips looked and tasted burnt but were still strangely hard and frozen in the centre, The Fish was ok but not worth the cost or the wait , Really sad as I like to support local businesses but this is dire !

I has a very nice piece of fish but really terrible chips. I went back at 9:15 in the morning to complain and my details were taken by a supervisor in Darts Farm (I had a takeaway meal) I was promised a call back. When this didn’t happen I called at 6pm and the owner of the Fish SHed felt that it was my problem for not seeking him out to complain and was keen to tell me that his fish and chips are wonderful. Well sorry sir, but they are not.

This place has been great for ages BUT they have just started serving frozen chips!!!! Fish is good chips are rubbish!!! Please go back to the hand cut ones!!!!

The fish is 1st class and cooked beautifully, the downside is the decor outside, dated and needs a really good overhaul, paint the walls and clean the tables, chips get a bit soggy in the cardboard boxes, getting a bit expensive for what it is..

Fish cooked beautifully but expensive & the area outside by the shed is awful --it needs to be gutted --so very disappointed & was served up too many chips which were put in our "box" so as to make up for the size of the fish ! no plates & plastic knife & forks so was more like a take away with benches

We ordered the grilled fish with chips as it's usually excellent. However on this occasion the fish didn't smell great and the chips were very average. This wasn't the usual high standard I'd previously experienced. They also didn't mark the individual boxes for which one had no salt and didn't include a lemon. Just little things I know -however they add up to reduce the overall standard and experience. Sort it out guys

Double cooked chips, fresh fish, generous bowl of smoked haddock chowder, nice courtyard setting, great value, what more could you want!?

After reading some reviews I was worried this fish and chips might be sub standard. This was not the case! We had a haddock and a pollock, both beautifully cooked in a very tasty light batter, the chips were perfectly cooked and tasty and the mushy peas and tartare also great. We didn't mind the price as you know they're locally sourced and fresh. We didn't think the portions were too small but we did share a scotch egg from the deli inside too!

I love Darts Farm, but their fish n chips are terrible! I’ve been here a few times now to see if they have improved- but they haven’t. Soggy chips, tasteless fish, soggy batter and slow service. Pricey too. Shame.

£17 for 2 cod and chips. Tons of packaging. Fish tasteless and mid sized. Third visit since 2013 and realise why I haven’t been back. Suggestion: spend less on the packaging and more on the food ingredients!

Positives - The fish was a good size and would have been perfectly cooked had what followed not occurred. The negatives - The chips were pale and portion tiny, we have always managed to share one portion of chips with two bits of fish and been quite full in every other chippy we've tried in the area (6 or 7 others over the years) but one portion, shown in the photo, was just about ok for one of us in this case, I went without. The fish was badly battered, one thick and greasy, the other coming away from the fish. Tried to order scallops but would not sell individually like other places nearby, £9 or nothing. Perhaps we'd not have felt so ripped off had we not waited 40 minutes standing in the cold, in which time people came and ordered and left before us (not including the phone orders). 2 men also waiting a long time enquired about their order, they were told they were waiting on chips, but then the order miraculously was ready. We then asked the same, we're told the same, then a minute later our order was given to us. The person serving was almost afraid to talk to people, mumbling and seeming unsure of what he should be doing, I'm not sure where the communication broke down, but 1. The three lots of people had their order before us and those guys had ordered chips, so where did those come from? 2.chips do not take 20 minutes to cook - which is how long I watched our fish under the heat lamps and was probably why it was a bit mushy. Were they digging the potatoes from the farm? I would also have expected after that wait to not then be served underdone chips. Oh and the gherkins are sliced sweet burger gherkins... Never seen the like in a chip shop.

Lovely find! Darts farm has some lovely shops, including the farm shop to which the fish shed is attached. Everything cooked to order. Fish so fresh you can still taste the sea. Will definitely go back.

After a 45min wait where the young waiter didn't bother to listen to the name given, the food arrived.

Excellent fresh fish from Monkfish to Turbot (which is a little pricey at the best of times). Plaice on the bone (my favourite) also sold.

this offers good food, fairly local produce, well prepared. not the greatest size portions though! Worth a visit because is good quality - definitely better fish and chips than most!

Calidad de pescado es muy buena y la salsa tartar es épica! Es caro pero merece la pena el dinero para un regalo.

El mejor pescado y patatas fritas y se puede tener a la brasa o maltratada. Mucha variedad de peces. Asientos en el interior y al aire libre. Perros bienvenido fuera. Bonito y pequeño deli para tomar una bebida y un postre. Bien merece una visita.

Un grupo de 12 todos los peces a la basura en el cobertizo en sábado, y mi Dios. nos encantó a todos! Magnífico servicio, comida y bien de precio!

Estoy sorprendido por la cantidad de malas críticas de este lugar. Todavía tengo que encontrar una tienda de chips mejor en el área de exeter, haber probado la mayoría de ellos. Pescado fresco, patatas fritas de buena calidad y siempre un poco de lujo para visitar aquí.

Had many visits here all been great. Have to wait but when cooked to order no problem with me, rather that than dry over cooked fish. Have had plaice, haddock, cod and fish cakes in the past all have been amazing. chips always been great, loved the sweet chili sauce to. Never been disappointed.

My parents offered me fish and chips if I went to collect it, so we went to the fish shed at darts farm. We ordered three fish and chips and some Thai fishcakes. All came to £30. About a ten minute wait and all were duly served up in lovely cardboard boxes and a thick paper bag! The haddock and chips were lovely, the fish cakes were just rubber balls and neither I or my family really enjoyed them. Still - the main meal was very tasty.

We had cod and chips here on a glorious sunny Friday evening with a bottle of chilled prosecco and watched the animals on the lawns whilst we ate.The fish is cooked to order and was so fresh. The chips (with skin on) were great too. A very enjoyable evening.

The haddock chowder should not be missed, awesome, wholesome, crammed with haddock & oh so tasty.Every good wish - Lara & Tim.

We had fresh the most amazing fresh fish and chips for lunch. The array of fish you could choose from was vast and all cooked to perfection. The portion sizes where generous and the thia fish cakes and scallops where delicious.

The young man behind the counter had no clue what he was doing clearly. Saturday job gone wrong.The guy who filled my brill was great Very expensive place.

Never dependable, usually bad, expensive, chips dry in their skins, fish sometimes good, ask to see it before it goes in the fryer, over the many years I have been going here it's got worse and worse, went on Saturday as was desperate, will not be back for a long time again, early closing now too Saturday's...will stick to krispies in exmouth....

A small piece of watery cod accompanied by lukewarm chips which cost over £9. All pretence and no substance. Better fish and chips in many of Exeter's traditional fish and chip shops.

Small piece of watery cod with luke warm chips. Cost over £9. Pretence over substance. Won't be going again.

Ordered two Haddock and chips and two curry sauce, it came to over £20 which I would gladly pay for good fish and chips. This though was not the case, the chips were dry and well over cooked and not very tasty. The fish was nice and fresh tasting but badly let down by the horrid tasting beer batter which was also on the greasy side. Tried to make them taste better by drowning them in salt and vinegar but this failed. The curry sauce was vile and tasted like some kind of Indian curry not chip shop curry. Over all very disappointing considering they are using good quality fish they should not get it this wrong. Would not buy from them again.

OK, the fish and chips are pretty good and you can even choose to have grilled rather than fried fish but I'm afraid the cost is stupidly high.

Two of our group of four had the monkfish, one with grilled vegetables the other with chips, one of us had turbot and the other Dover sole, again with grilled vegetables. Our grilled fish was excellent and the tartar sauce was particularly flavoursome. We ate inside as it was cold to eat at the outside tables. Everything was cooked to order and the portions were very generous. Not cheap as other reports say but fresh and lots of flavour.

On the night we went to this take away there was a long queue so were in hope that were going to have some great fish and chips.The whole experience was jusr dreadful .The cans of drink tasted as they been wiped with a dirty clothThe chips unbelivable tasted of plastic but it was the fish.I ordered haddock what I got was obviously a bottom feeder fish probably the gurnard which was also on the menu.These were the most expensive fish and chips we have ever bought and by far the worst.We threw the lot away including the drinksThe staff seemed pretty cluless and the poor lad on the front seemed to be strugglingNever again Do not go there

Been cooking fish and chips for 20 yrs + now. Can't believe they charge £8.50 for a tiny pice of cod and 27 yes just 27 chips. Day light robbery at that price. The chips weren't even peeled property and the cod was that greasy I thought about draining it off and putting it in my frying range just to get some money back. Sorry guys bloody awful just awful.

We stopped by for a quick bite to eat and liked the sound of the fish being so fresh so decided to give it a go.We had the small fish and chips priced at £6 and honestly, WOW!! It was beautiful, you could taste how fresh it was and it was cooked perfectly. Give it a go, you won't be disappointed!

Coming from a catering background, I never feel good when reviewing somewhere else but the fish and chips I had was so poor I had to make a comment. I asked what oil it was cooked in and was told rapeseed although to me it tasted like olive oil. The chips were actually quite good but the fish was absolutely saturated in fat to the point where it was dripping off it when I held up the fish to let it drain. I made a comment to the guy who served me but he just looked at me blankly. I had hoped the chef would come out to speak to me as this is what I would have done in my business had someone made such poor comments about my products. It's such a shame as I've also heard good things about the fish and chips although my experience was very poor. You can see from my photo about how oily the fish was.

The fish is always excellent at the Fish Shed, however I don't expect to pay £29+ for battered monkfish and chips with a tub of mushy peas in an outdoor bench seated, no table service cafe. No tea or coffee was available from the drinks counter as that till was closed at 5.30. So 2 bottles of soda and then off to the main tills on the other end of the shop to pay for the meal and drinks while we waited for the fish to be cooked. The chips had obviously been already cooked and reheated - they were actually tough ! The table next to ours had debris on it when we sat down - it was still there an hour later once we had eaten. All in all a pretty disappointing visit - not even a slice of lemon

We ate on Saturday for our daughters birthday party ordering 12 portions of kids cod and chips as well as some extra chips for adults, ate out on the fields so the kids could run around. Very big portions for kids (think 8-10 year olds not 4-5 year olds) very good, all hot and ready within 10 minutes.

Expensive but definitely worth it! Comes in box with wooden knives and forks. Fresh ingredients. A real family favourite. When the weather is nice sit out the back and then go for a stroll inside the main shop or visit the animals.

Our first visit to the fish shed and as several people were queuing we thought it must be good so decided to eat in. Fish and chips were very expensive considering they were served in a cardboard box. The hake was tasty and fresh but chips sadly greasy. There were no extras such as lemon or sauces unless you paid extra. The tartare sauce however was really good. For the high prices charged we expected waitress service and tables that were cleared and clean - noticed there was a lot of mess around which was a shame. Sitting upstairs you get great views and the place obviously has good points but there's a lot to be improved.

Very expensive for fish and chips. Curry sauce was terrible. It was a very thick consistency, certainly not a sauce . The fish was loverly. the chips OK. Eaten from a card board box with a woodern fork and a plastic knife. Extremely difficult for a no so mobile person to sit on the benches. Only two sets of salt and vinigar. You queue to order and then enter the shop to pay. Here you queue with customers buying all sorts of products with only one assistant taking payment. It took ten minutes to pay. This establishment certainly needs sorting.

Once a upon a time the Fish Shed would have got a great review from me, however after today's experience I'm afraid I'm giving it a "poor" score. We tried to order local mussels to be told they had run out. This was at 12:20! Very early during the lunch service. We ordered battered fish and chips. The very small fish was cooked "skin on". No problem for pan fried batterless fish where the skin can crisp up and add to the dish. But in batter it becomes flabby and encourages the batter to be soggy and tainted. There was no sign of any seasoning at any stage of the cooking process. Although the chips looked good they were very poor quality. They were dry and uncomfortable to eat, instantly drying the mouth and making the whole dish unpalatable.The outdoor eating area was grubby, with greasy condiments and empty vinegar bottles all over the dirty tables. One other item to note is that the waste points are actually in the eating area, encouraging flies. The really disappointing thing is that we have eaten here many times and while not perfect it's usually acceptable. Nothing stunning but ok. Would we eat here again. No. To get a "national dish" so badly wrong is a sign to me that the Fish Shed has lost something. Sorry Fish Shed but you have some work to do if you want regular customers.

This was once out go to place for fish and chips in Topsham. Not any more after a very disappointing visit. Now we prefer to wait until Tuesday night and visit the mobile La Cantina which is parked up outside the hall on Fore Street. Freshly cooked 5* fish and chips, or delicious burgers if you prefer.

Lovely fresh fish and chips with plenty of selection. Open later most nights and everything is cooked to order. Reassuringly pricey for a decent serving. Also do children's smaller portions. Nice outside seating area during the summer as well.

Always love Darts Farm fish and chips! Pretty pricey but really tasty! Wide selection of fish; they also do children's portions of cod and chips.

A lovely treat! Quirky and fun, yes it was a little wait for our food but at least we knew it was fresh and prepared there and then. Great homemade tasty clips!

My fish and chips last Friday were awful and the 40 minute wait just tipped it over the edge. We waited in the cold for 40 mintues while we watched the new girl become ever so flustered as she had very little support from the two chefs mucking around in the shed. 40 minutes we waited in the cold while we watched two people have their order mucked up and one forgotten completely. I checked ours to make sure we recieved the three cod and chips we asked for. Thankfully we did. Thankfully we didn't bother to drive off before eating - we were starving and fed up by this point - so we ate them in the car. I had to go back since boring and rather cold potatoes (they weren't even chips) don't taste great without salt and vinegar (wasn't asked or assumed) and the fish was as bland as anything. Go to your local greasy chippy and have a much more enjoyable and reasonable priced experience.

I swang by earlier to grab a large portion of chips on my way home after an eight hour shift on my feet. Once in the car, I opened the box and inside were the palest, tasteless, "kabab shop" chips I've ever had the misfortune to eat. I can genuinely buy this shockingly poor quality of chips from any cheap, nasty takeaway at a fraction of the cost. This is a wholly unnaceptable abandonment of even basic food quality standards and if they cannot be bothered to maintain the quality of something as basic as their chips, then the whole proposition becomes untenable and I for one, won't be rushing back, beyond disappointed.

Went here for the Thai fishcakes having had them previously i was somewhat shocked at the quality and quantity of the meal. Service was lacking and the meal was substandard

This place is living on past glory. £9.35 for average fish and chips. Batter was an insipid colour and fish barely cooked. The chips were unpeeled and rather tasteless. Sorry but no where near as anticipated.

Love these fish and chips. Their homemade tartare sauce is yummy, the fish batter lovely and the chips gorgeous. You do have to wait but everything is cooked to order. The only real downside is the price, I'm not convinced that the meal is worth the price tag.

My wife and I visited at the weekend and we had been here before. She had lemon sole which she thought was quite nice. I had the Thai fish cakes and within 10 minutes of leaving the restaurant I had a terrible stomach ache which lasted a coupe of days. The fish cakes were undercooked I think as they were rather wet inside although hot and crispy on the outside. My chips were lukewarm and a disappointment. I wont be going back after this experience!

When you visit Darts Farm shopping complex it can get very busy and the main restaurant can take you a long time to get a table, so the fish shed is a great place to top up, the fish selection is wide and very fresh and the service is as quick as it can be as all the food is cooked to order.

Tried this when visiting Darts Farm and disappointed, food was mediocre, not very well cooked and expensive for what you get, will not be returning and yet we visit Darts Farm often

Went here has had heard good reviews. Arrived about 13.20 for take-away cod and chips. Although it seemed busy and there were 4 staff in the shed, there was no fish cooked ready to take away. So I was told I'd have to wait ten minutes. I don't mind a wait normally it's worth it! Whilst waiting I heard all about the love life of the staff, saw them standing with food that was ready in their hands whilst they finished their story and started to think this was not such a great idea after all! I paid £18, so top dollar for my two portions of cod and chips and tartare sauce. Finally after around 15 minutes it was done. Got home and was soon disappointed when I opened the box! The cod was no bigger than a fish finger..the batter was grey looking! The chips had more black holes in them than I've seen in a sack of potatoes and were burnt - I reckon they had been cooked two or three times and although I'd had to wait the whole lot was bordering on cold! Will I go back, no chance I'd have to be desperate!

Always good and always friendly efficient service.High quality fresh fish...the best around...take a way or eat in.

Small portions for a large price tag, which I don't mind if it's good food. But it isn't.The chips were very nice, not greasy, good taste but the fish; oh the fish; greasy and bland. I had cod in the beer batter and it was just tasteless. The owner/cook clearly doesn't taste what he fries. There was no seasoning on the fish or the batter, it was like eating slime. The fish hadn't drained and the box my meal was in must have had 4/5 tablespoons of oil/grease in....not pleasant. Despite eating from the box, we weren't offered forks or napkins. The only reason I didn't give it 1 star is because the chips were good and the server was friendly.

We visited early evening with one person ordering before us. Cod and chips are £8.50 each and you have the option of having the fish in a beer batter or grilled. Both my wife and I ordered the battered fish. After about 15 minutes they were ready with both served in boxes. The chips were actually ok to good. Well cooked with a decent colour. The cod in batter was tasteless. My fish wasn't too greasy but unfortunately as my wife moved her box, oil came out of the corner and blobbed on her trousers. Not too happy and her fish didn't seem to have been allowed to sit for the oil to drip away. Also my cod had a slightly strange after taste as if it was on the turn. not impressed and won't be back.

My friend and I have not been here for awhile and we have missed it. We had a lovely grilled hake and chips each. Service was quick and efficient and the fish superb. We could not eat all the chips. Despite the weather it was busy and staff friendly and welcoming as usual. Worth a visit

We've had takeaway fish and chips from here several times in the past and have always been happy to pay their premium prices for the quality and service they offer. So we were really disappointed to find this week that the quality is nowhere near where it used to be and the staff weren't particularly helpful or engaging. The haddock portion was small and the batter way too thick and the chips were over-cooked and dry. At £17 for two takeaway meals, that sort of quality is just unacceptable. Needless to say we won't be going back.

I had lunch here today and as always it was delicious. Service was quick as usual. I had grilled hake, and small chips. The hake was moist, tasty and perfectly cooked. Having the small portion of chips gave me a perfect amount of chips as the normal size is far too much. All this was enjoyed outdoors under a large umbrella with my dog fast asleep under the table. Well behaved dogs are welcome outside, and access the area by the gate just to the right of the fish shed from the car park. Highly recommend if you enjoy grilled fish