The Fish Stall in Christchurch

I would never buy fish here as it never looks particularly fresh but each to their own. What is astonishing is that they’re charging £1.50 for a small bag of crab bait consisting of bits of mackerel guts and head - you know the stuff you throw away. So £1.50 pure profit taking it from small children or obviously their parents. Says a lot in my view - none of it good!

Went to Mudeford Quay April 13th lovely sunny day just a little windy. I bought a pop of Prawns, and I have to sadly say that in my opinion we’re definitely not fresh, they never had any taste of the Sea or sweetness what so ever, more like the frozen tasteless ones you buy in Cash n Carry…..wont be going to this establishment again.

I always buy my fish here when i am staying in the area Love the quality and always very friendly Can't wait to go back and stock up

Ordered 2 lobster to be picked up Sunday morning. Was advised they would be about £30/35 depending on the size. Collected them Sunday morning and a very helpful young lady, split the lobsters and cracked the claws for us, wrapped them up, and placed them on ice in a carrier bag. Cost £67.50 for 2 big lobsters that were absolutely delicious. I thought that this was very good value. Just wished we lived closer as I would be there more often. Highly recommend.

The appearance of all the fish that was displayed was excellent. The young man who served us was polite and knowledgeable. We bought some scallops, and some fresh dressed crab and some cockles. We have consumed all these items and they were all tasty and fresh! Will definitely visit again.

We visit here whenever we come to Mudeford, you can’t beat fresh fish as a delicious dinner. As per usual, a great selection and we purchased 2 tuna steaks. Thanks we will visit again soon

Ride Staff. I have been to Mudeford many times over the years and love the place, the whole area is beautiful. I recently popped into The Fish Stall towards the end of the day to buy some bits and found one female member of staff to be extremely rude. I appreciate people can have a bad day and get stressed but I hope they dont speak to all customers like that or they'll soon be out of business. I will definitely not be visiting again. From reading previous reviews this doesnt appear to be the first time. Time to buy a rod and catch my own fish. 🦀🦐🎣🐟

Visited today and will not be returning due to the sarcastic manner and bad attitude of the staff members.

Always wonderful and fresh. Lovely pot of prawns yesterday and plenty of lovely spots to eat them watching the crabbing and activity around.

We were looking forward to our Valentine's seafood platter (£39.99) but we were so disappointed. The king prawns were very salty and did not taste fresh, the dressed crab had a thin layer of white crab meat on top of a thick layer of orange coloured brown meat. It tasted awful that nobody ate more after tasting it. The only positive feedback was the four oysters. They were large and ancient (evident from the shells) and were tasty. The small lobster was okay but I have tasted sweeter from the freshly caught ones from Lymington quay. We won't be buying from here again!

We went over to Mudeford with the express intention of getting some really fresh locally caught fish for supper that night. We've eaten fish from there in past as my brother in law and his family used to buy fish there when they were down on holiday and camping near to Mudeford and they would often buy mackerel or the like and then bring it to us for a barbecue. And we've often said that we should go over there to get some fish ourselves but never actually managed it. Earlier this week we realised why we've never bothered before and probably won't again. I think the first thing that puts one off is the car park which I fully accept is not owned by the fish stall or the adjacent pub but is the only place to park if you want to use either. The spaces are tiny and for anything larger than a super-mini they are difficult to get a car into and then open the door without banging the car next to you. And it's expensive. £3.50 was 2 hours (which I seem to recall was the minimum charge). And so to the fish stall itself. Having been to the large fish stalls in places like Brixham, I was expecting something a little more impressive. It's a small building with a covered walkway from where you can see the fish laid out on 2 counters, each about the size of a fish counter in a large supermarket but nothing like as impressive as the fish counters you get in the hypermarkets in France. And on the morning we went there was not a lot to choose from. One counter was mostly empty; the other had a few plaice, some segments of what looked like sea bass, some smoked haddock, tuna steaks and a few others. But nothing was labelled and there were no prices advertised anywhere other than on a board outside that listed their value packs which didn't seem especially good value to me compared to what I have bought from other local suppliers. But I think the thing that disappointed the most was that the fish didn't look fresh. None of the fish had that glossy look that really fresh fish exhibits and my daughter who was with us agreed, She has trained under 2 different Michelin starred chefs and is used to seeing what her current hotel's fish supplier brings in fresh each morning. We both wondered, and I have since noticed that others on here have suggested this, that the fish had been previously frozen although I do concede i have no evidence to back that up. It may have been a one-off day. It may have simply been my and my family's poor judgement, but either way it was enough for us to walk away without purchasing anything and deciding that we'll not waste £3.50 ever again down at Mudeford Quay. I was in 2 minds about a 1 or 2 star rating because the fish stall has no control over the car park but then the thing that tipped me towards 1 was the complete lack of information about the products. I've been to other fish stalls in other parts of the UK where each box of fish tells you which boat caught it and when it was landed. There was less information here than I would expect in a supermarket. I did give them the benefit of the doubt on customer service because we didn't really stay long enough to interact with them, but as has often been said, you have 30 seconds to make a good first impression. In that respect, the fish stall failed to make that first impression.

Husband said the Cockles were nice but my prawns were previously frozen for definite. Not cheap. Shame as I was looking forward to them.

Since lockdown i have had great deliveries from The Fish Stall. Excellent food, lots of variety, and good communications.

Slightly disappointed with being told I should buy bait for Crabbing as they won’t eat bacon, it’s a myth. When in actual fact everyone around me catching crabs left right and centre with said bacon. To note no crabs caught with purchased fish bait, disappointed crabber 🙁

We have bought fish from here for a quite a while now and had lovely fish so fresh!!!!! we live a fair distance and will still keep going back.the service we have had has always been good and helpful.We have had some beautiful meals with what we purchased and is always a treat to serve this fish to the family.BIG thankyou to all working hard to remain open so we are able to have such good food.

I am so lucky to be a local and have this wonderful little fish stall to buy my fresh fish throughout the year. Quite special and anyone who lives round here and buys fish at a supermarket is mad!

Locally caught fish and seafood fresh off the boats, the choice depending on what’s been landed and supplemented by a wide selection of packs of frozen fish

It was so nice to get some lovely seafood as we walked along the quay. We had dishes of mussels and cockles as we strolled along enjoying the view.

Stopped off here for a dish of prawns. Whilst not cheap at £5 for a small cup full they were delicious and fresh and you can add a sauce of your choice to your dish. Ideal to snack on while walking around taking in the sights!

We were shocked to read Tripadvisors review of the stall, fortunately we read the reviews after visiting. I can only say that the numerous negative reviews have had the desired effect and service and selection of fish has improved.I am happy to say that the service provided yesterday was pleasant and informative. We ordered different types of shell fish which were extremely tasty. My only gripe is that I wish there is seating out front, unfortunately there is none and we looked and found a park bench to devour our tasty seafood.

Recently moved to the area and was looking forward to regularly buying local fresh fish however I have been hugely disappointed. Visited many times, all different days and times and have so far bought nothing!! Even the crab comes from Scotland and there has been no local catch. The service as many others have said is surly and unfriendly so I have given up. Tourists seem happy enough to buy crab lines and cockles but supermarket is better and cheaper for fish. This could be a real jewel but it falls way short why they don’t sell and promote the local fish is beyond me, I guess with so many tourists in summer they don’t have to try very hard.

We have bought fish from mudeford fish stall severaltimes and always be happy with service, however visited yesterday, had a sullen unfriendly welcome. When my husband asked in a friendly way how the fish stock was today, he bluntly grunted I am just looking. Tried to talk to young man but he wasn't interested. An older man came out and said we were not happy with the attitude and had not experienced it before! We have been several times. The young man said well I've never seen you before. The older thought it was funny ,my husband said it's not funny to be rude when taking money from customers. He then said it must be a clash of personalities!On top of this the young man was going to put prawns in package when it clearly said on board smoked salmon.I queried this and he very rudely said . Well it's on my list.I showed him the board outside advertising the family packand it did not have prawns but smoked salmon.There was no apology.

Great little fish stall that has been at Mudeford Quay for as long as I can remember.Plenty of fresh locally caught fish & shellfish.You can even get your crab & fishing bait here.Even if you don't buy it is worth having a look.

We Visted the fish stall my times I going sea fishing while the family to crab catching good e place to get bait

We went to this stall on Tuesday 24 July to order mackerel and crab. A lady informed us that their was no mackerel never mind we said we would try again. On Wednesday we went again and asked about the fish she said no I was in the middle of ordering something else when she turned away we found this very rude indeed my husband then said excuse me (twice) still she didn't return. Then she went on the phone. Rude Rude. ....finally on Thursday we got the mackerel but not very happywith the service. Lad said that would be £2.10 then when asked to fillet it he couldn't a other man did it. He weighed the fish again and said £3.50 what... First £2.10 ??? We told him this and he said he was talking to someone else. Advice get some staff with customer training.

The cockles and mussels seemed to be popular and there was a few other alternatives on offer for us to eat to accomany a stroll along the quayside.

If cockles and shellfish are your thing for the day then this is sort of OK but The Fish Stall is a very poor fish shop that sells a lot of frozen fish, and the rest is rather expensive for what you get. There always appears to be lots of choice but there is not much of it and it therefore sells out very quickly. The attitudes of the staff there varies a lot and you often get a young lad with attitude serving at weekends, so he is best avoided.

Love their fresh Cockles, lots of vinegar sit and watch the world go by. Only downside is the miserable young lad that serves please try and look just a bit happy!!

Nice selection of fish. Would be nice if there was more like oysters. But mussels and cockles delicious

Disappointed to turn up at 2 o’clock this afternoon to be told rudely by a 12 year old boy that they had no fish

We often visit the Mudeford Quay to buy fresh fish or dressed crabs, and always find them excellent.

Friendly service. Full of advice if necessary. Fantastic quality. So fresh. Lovely dressed crab. Often local line caught fish available. Order in system is convenient and straight forward. Why buy at the local supermarkets when we have this service right on our doorstep?!

We came here yesterday to collect some fresh crab meat for our sandwiches.

My husband bought a medium size portin of these very unpleasant cockles, at a cost of £5. Very salty and extremely gritty. Needless to say they got thrown into the sea.

Nice selection of fresh fish. We just popped in for crab bait but nice staff in a pleasant location.

I always buy my fish here! The staff are lovely, friendly and helpful and the fish is always beautifully fresh. My favourite treat is a mudeford crab and samphire. It just don't get any better!

Often buy a fillet or two of fish from here on a weekend and it is always really good quality and fresh. Staff are friendly and chatty and the anchovy wrapped olives are great for a little treat.

Cockles should be fed on oats or similar for 24 hours to get rid of the sand before cooking. these...

Puedes conseguir una buena variedad de pescado fresco a un precio razonable, pero no toda es capturado.

Visitado en navidad por primera vez. Me imagino que usa principalmente para turistas, ya que el personal no son en absoluto acogedor. La comida está bien, aunque nos pareció que la anguila jellied no eran muy carnosa, en comparación a cómo pueden ser. Gastamos un montón de dinero y habrían utilizado este compartimiento de nuevo en una visita regular a la familia en la zona. Fueron muy amables y despedida y gracias y casi hasta nos dieron una respuesta. Me gasto ciertamente reciente en un negocio donde no importa si sirven o no. Será volver en el futuro, lo cual es una pena porque vivimos regularmente pescado y habría gastado mucho miney.

I regularly buy my fish from this outlet. Friendly and quick service including filleting etc. Usually a wide range of fish much of which can be caught locally.

Outstanding selection of very fresh fish helpful staff lovely setting will definitely be returning to purchase more fis

If you like fish this is one of the fastest place's to get it. Cockles etc. It's a bit pricey but worth it. Always packed with people trying to get the good stuff!

Apart from the fish being fresh but the staff and knowledgeable and very helpful. Free delivery as well if your local.Try the dressed crab and their own fish cakes.

It doesn't get fresher than this. Off the trawler to the Fish Stall. Have a walk around the quay then visit the stall, you won't be disappointedThe dressed crab is superb as is the value packs.Try the fish cake's...Yummy they are.

Visited here this morning for a plate of whelks! Delicious!!!Greeted nicely by the friendly staff and served right away!Lovely location too!Fresh fish, lobsters and crabs served daily!

We always purchase fish and crab at this stall when we are on holiday. We went on Sunday to the RNLI Sunday and we decided to purchase some Mackeal and a dressed crab for tea. We ask at the stall for the fish first and the young girl behind the counter said about the Mackeal is it a fish ? We told her YES at this point a young lad said they didn't have any but we have them Tuesday (thank goods he knew is fish). Why have someone behind the counter who has no clue about what she is serving. Anyway we got our fish and crab on the Wednesday well worth waiting for as always. Management please train your staff.

We always come here for our fresh fish and fresh crabs whenever we visit the area!The fishermen go out daily so you never know what will be available to buy until the boats come in!The Dover Soles are excellent, when available as are the fresh crabs which are kept in their tanks!Sea Bass is sometimes available too, along with Cod, Haddock etc.Make the effort and visit them at Mudeford Quay, you'll not be disappointed!!!!!

Great location with fresh fish but at a cost... It is a lovely area to go crabbing and then sit down and watch the boats with cockles.There is a small restaurant next door and a pub for a local beer or two

We ordered scallops and prawns at Christmas from here and they were lovely. They were very good and ordered exactly what we wanted. Have used them during the year and although busy they always have plenty of fresh fish.

How this place has an all round excellent rating is beyond me. Young girl blonde hair stinking customers service. Almost as stinking as the fish itself. Obviously being brought into a family of money has certainly changed a girl. Train your staff better!!!

It's difficult how to know how to position this fish stall. They serve up the best fresh fish and shell fish in the area!If you simply want to stand at the counter and have a plate of cockles, whelks or shell fish, they're available! Lobsters are available in "the tank" as and when available too! They love to cater to the kids by selling crab lines and bait so that they can have some fun with Mum and Dad trying to catch a crab or two!Pop along and give it a try!