The Halfway Fish Bar Branksome in Poole

Fed up paying top dollar for LARGE COD and a fish finger turns up!! Do yourself a favour and spend your money elsewhere

Just the best chippy for mile's. Great value. Great service. Here's a tip. Avoid the queues and phone your order in if you are going to collect! 😃

Read your comments re collecting on a Sunday and hoping that it will all be resolved by Sunday when we plan to try your fish and chips!

The food here is just wonderful & the staff so lovely too x Another visit today, the price has gone up as the price of Sunflower Oil has increased by 70%, it comes from Ukraine. Whilst it's awful what is happening there, we cannot afford fishxhips here now...x I wish people would stop being nasty about their meals, please don't put on here.... Please ring Halfway Fish Bar & they'll sort it out....I don't get anything for this.... I'm just fed up of negative reviews....xx

Excellent food and such friendly staff

Had cod and chips from here tonight and not up to your usual standards I have had many times before and enjoyed them so much. As a Sunday I wonder if different fryer. Everything was so greasy and the batter was far thicker and the inside not cooked properly. The pineapple rings were the same. The chips were very greasy and I enclosed pics.

DELIVERY TAKE AWAY IS JUST A BIG RIP-OFF COLLECTION ONLY IF YOU ACTUALY WANT ANY QUALITY DELIVERY MENU IS OVER PRICED WHEN IT SHOULD BE THE SAME AS COLLECTION BUT WITH A DELIVERY CHARGE BUT ITS NOT NEVER EVER AGAIN THEY ABUSE DELIVERY ORDERS

Sunday evening... ordered on deliveroo... I only got the chicken chunks small chips, and curry sauce... all 3 were all lovely! Really impressed. Thank you Halfway :)

Our go to for fish and chips each time we're in Dorset. All food cooked to order so fresh and hot. Reasonable prices and generous portions.

My friend and myself ordered large cod when I arrived home the cod was so thin it stuck to the crunchy batter. My friend phoned and started moaning about his fish that was non existing. It looked good until you opened it up just empty thin dry fish ,I've used this chippy before and no complaints but 9 quid for something that went in the bin ,I might as well burnt a 20 for my friend and myself

Medium portion fish and chips is massive, freshly fried, and delicious 😋. Great value for the price. Friendly staff Thank you. From London 🧡💛💚💙

I don’t often write reviews- only for the best and worst places. I’m really sorry but I have to agree with the negative reviews here, which, in trying this place for the first time, I had hoped I would not. There was a decent wait for the food, given it was a Monday night, but that didn’t affect us. The main meals were all ok. However, the chips were, I’m sorry to say, some of the worst chips we have ever had as a family of four. They were packaged in bags and not the boxes promised. They didn’t smell good when I opened them up to serve (overused frying oil-the smell you expect from a doughnut place on the beach sometimes)…but what concerned me and put me off was the shiny grease all over the chips with no crispiness whatsoever…to the point that they were all stuck together. They were very expensive too (almost £5 for a large - we had that and a medium) but again, that’s ok if they taste good. Concerned about the fat level, I only tried a few of what was on my plate…they were terrible. Sloppy, greasy and tasteless. The children and my husband all said the same - and the kids and I have already got dodgy stomachs. I’m really sorry- I hate to leave a bad review. But the chips shouldn’t have even left the shop, let alone been served. Next time, I’ll bake my own in the oven….

Great prices, good quality food and lovely staff, they even gave us a free sausage for our dog. 🥰

Been using this chippy for years the last 3 times I've been in the food has been a let down so wont be using again. soggy chips or over cooked like they have been reheated. Not sure weather you have changed produced or the chefs. Maybe you need to have a look. So disappointed as loved your chicken nugget meal as my weekly treat

I got fish chips tonight and it was awful could eat chips as hard and now we are struggling with bad stomachs wouldn’t recommend

GREAT LITTLE CHIPPY. LARGE PORTIONS/ BEST FISH AND CHIPS IN PARKSTONE THE BATTER IS LIGHT AND CRISPY AND FRESH .TOP QUALITY GRUB

We always try to stop here for our fresh cooked fish & chips when time allows, it is very clean reasonably priced takeaway.

Staff are very kind and good is amazing

Best fish and chips I've tasted

Ordered fish and chips through delivero, chips were missing when delivered, phoned shop they said chips were in bag and said nothing they can do driver must have done something he shouldn’t have. Order chips again if you want them. Been using the chip shop for years never again.

Firstly, service was terrible and lad serving made you feel it was an inconvenience to order. More importantly, chips were awful, over cooked with horrible taste which was reminiscent of the smell in the shop with very old chip fat. Sadly, it was not a good experience.

Not sure first visit but I would recommend it to anyone. Portions were generous and staff very polite. Place very clean, value for money

I genuinely couldn't recommend Halfway Fish Bar enough. They have the best chips that are cooked perfectly, their fish is always perfectly sized as are their portions and their meal deals are amazing value for money. The staff are always friendly and the two sets of twins who work here are legends! This place really does deserve to be well known. Wouldn't go anywhere else!

Fabulous fish and chips. Good value portions. Quick service. I was visiting from Malta, where I live these days, and was craving traditional fish and chips and this meal really fit the bill.

Generally not had many problems here and it is my local so visited often or had delivery. Last few occasions I've noticed the portion size has reduced from what used to be good value. Used to be able to split a kids meal between two however now they've barely got 10 chips between them and a lot of little crispy bits. Cheesy chips aren't even filling the bottom of the box and a lack of cheese compared to what I've had previously from here. Hoping it's just a few odd occasions and this isn't the way moving forward..

Overall, best chippy in Dorset the cheesy chips are an absolute banger and the burgers are great

Absolutely shocking service The girl behind the counter was more concerned about telling her colleague her life story Food sat waiting while serving people that had just walked in The guys that serve are normally excellent but you need to get rid of that girl ! Afraid to say we won't return now normally spend £20 twice a week they have now lost out on a good customer

Best chippy around, big portions, good price, quick and happy service.

Ordered some food from you guys, but wasn't very happy with the service of the food tonight, chips werent cooked properly and taste disgusting

Came here again cant fault still as good as ever, the lunch time specials very good value for money

Supposed to be award winning, if you look behind the counter it looks like a dumping ground stuff all dumped on an old frier and the place looks like it hasn't had a deep clean in years, I dread to think what it's like behind the partition wall. I had a jumbo sausage and chips £7.80 the sausage was was obviously the cheapest they could buy, no taste and very compressed, the chips were OK lots of small crispy bits (not edible), on leaving I'm surprised I didn't notice before going in all you can smell is old fat. Never to return !!!

Great fish and chips last night with having a meal deal which was great in these hard times. Very friendly helpful staff , i would recommend to anyone

What’s happened here ? It’s our local chippy. Always been generally good, fresh cooked etc. But the last few times have failed to impress . Tonight the fish tasted (and smelled) very less than fresh. All the staff were pleasant but inexperienced and what’s really put me off is that they were wearing grubby clothes, no aprons, no gloves. And bins were visibly overflowing. Yuk and double yuk. We won’t be going back until the senior management have made improvements. It was good to have a quick response from the owner but the bin I was referring to was a ‘food scraps’ bin in the food prep area - no lid and visibly full with waste.

My favourite fish and chip shop by far! Staff are always friendly, and you can preorder over the phone. More importantly though, the food is always fantastic!

2 weekends in a row that we ordered fish, coleslaw and mushy peas through Deliveroo and twice they didn't deliver mushy peas. So annoying and too coincidental

Can be a wait for food but at least you know it is freshly cooked. Main recommendation is the prices are good compared to other shops in area.

Unsure what has happened to this place always use to be a great service and great food. On 2 occasions we have called just gone 8pm to do collection when I finish work to pick up for the family to be told we have closer early not excepting orders. Google says 9pm they close, website no longer running real shame that they are turning business away but please update business hours if they are different.

Got medium cod and Chips special which had choice of sauces and a drink for £11.50. Choice of fish available. Great portion of chips and cod was lovely. Served in a bag which was manageable.

Cod was probably the best I’ve had from a chippy

Was gr8 food lovely fish haddock we ordered ample size too much but only because we are small eaters ... we had spent the day in sandbanks and this chipshop less than 8 minutes away ... award winning status and standards that match 🙂

Great food Great prices but piss poor parking

Great little fish and chip shop. Free tar tar sauce. Friendly and delicious. Took two work colleagues and they were impressed. Can’t wait to return when in the area again

Really good fish and chips. Our kids loved the burger and sausage too. They had never eaten the curry sauce and fell in love with the tasteful small cup of it. The only thing missing from our takeaway was cutlery and tissues which was probably our fault for not picking them up. Highly recommended!

Sausage good but chips were not very good this time

The cod and chips were just perfect!

Always had great sausage and chips from here. Great portions and value for money

Had the haddock, fish was OK but the batter was like concrete. My partner ordered a saveloy which was cold, infact this is the 2nd time we've had a cold saveloy from here. Chips OK

If your looking for a delicious portion of fish n chips, at a reasonable price, then i can fully recommend Halfway Fish Bar, as they have a menu for everyone, from the small appetites, to those who are absolutely starving, that they capfuls eat a shark.

Best chippy in the area, excellent portion sizes, fish is fresh, light batter and perfectly cooked. Chips are always crispy and never greasy!

Very disappointed, ordered a large cod, which was basically a medium cod covered in way too much batter. Also the oil tastes old, and judging by the way my heart beat has increased I can only guess hey are using hydrogenated vegetable fat. Will not be ordering again.

Great Fish & Chips, fresh perfectly cooked cod, lightly battered if asked for, good portions of chips also perfectly cooked, a very popular fish & chip shop with friendly positive service 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟👍👍👍👍👍

Very tasty freshly cooked fish and chips

Thanks so much. We were stopping over tonight and had driven six hours without food. A lovely delivery driver turned up called Francisco and delivered brilliantly cooked steaming hot delicious fish and chips. Our accommodation for the night was rubbish, our food made us feel 100x better. If you’re ever unsure of the difference you make just know you made two people feel comforted and happy tonight, thanks.

Can’t come to Poole without getting fish and chips, didn’t disappoint. Great service from the staff quality products and the best fish and chips I’ve had in a long time.

Very expensive and not worth the money

Just had some lovely battered cod and chips, all cooked perfectly. Good choice of dishes and friendly staff.

Definitely worth a visit. Appearances can be deceptive. If you haven’t been, do.

Good as always ! 👌 best fish and chips ever 😋

I asked if chips were fresh which I was told yes, not fresh that day as I soon found out. Will not be back.

An impromptu stop as rushing around. Has a lunchtime special, cooked to order and cod roe not always available at some outlets.excellent portion size and lovely batter and tasty chips enough for two .consumed before we thought of taking a photo

Fabulous Steamed Cod! I was SO pleased to see this on Halfways Menu as a healthy choice! The fish was absolutely delicious. It was perfectly cooked , skin removed and well wrapped in foil. I have been a customer for many years and whatever I choose Halfway have NEVER failed me. It's great to have this option now and a positive move forward to accommodate different tastes. Thank you to everyone.

Only half order in delivered pack.

I was greeted by a lovely friendly man even though they were busy. Service ran very smoothly from what I saw and I received my chips quickly. I had 1 large and 1 small chips and both portions were huge, with a great amount of salt and vinegar. I will definitely be returning.

Nice food good value friendly service, I brought 3medium cod n chips after a long day on the beach, and it was perfect.

Prices are disgusting, £9 for a peice of fish. I understand prices have increased but Chez Fred is £9.50 for Cod, Chips and mushy peas so work that one out. Portion sizes are a joke as well now. Been ordering from here quite often but not anymore.

Had to call the shop about our order, the man I spoke to was beyond helpful and managed to sort everything out. The food turned up hot, it was freshly cooked and tasted amazing!

Food is very good but.. portion sizes are too small. Ordered a large chips, just enough for 2 portions. And the saveloys are the tiniest bit larger than a small sausage, whereas other chip shops they are the size of a jumbo sausage, charged the same price for this.

Best value fish and chips in the area - prices are going up though but imagine that is the same everywhere.

Service was good but I was disappointed by the food. Chips were OK but the saveloys watery and bland

This must be the most unjustifiable rip off in Bournemouth. Nearly twice the price of most chip shops.

Short wait, perfectly cooked crispy chips and chicken bites. Eaten from here before and never been disappointed.

Very good. Thick crispy chips. I'll take pictures next time.

Did not like it, only tried it once but I could feel oil was old and food very greasy. Won't come back. Cheap though.

Very generous portion sizes, a small cod here would be a large cod in most places. Same with the chip portions. Always nice food, never had a bad meal from here. Edit: Had 2 bad experiences with them in 2 weeks, advertising items they do not have and ruining my meal. Waste of money.

Lovely food and very quick service.

Absolutely lovely. Massive portion of perfectly cooked flaky white cod and chips. Make sure you're hungry if you order a large cod.

Simply the best fish I’ve had in years Sausage and chips were excellent and chicken was great too. Very impressed with the price We’ll done guys ! This is just how it should be done. Will recommend and return 👍👍👍👍👍

Best fish in Poole by far! Much better than local competitors which are overpriced and greasier

Seriously impressive fish and chips. The chips were large and crispy! The fish, not greasy whatsoever with a lovely and crispy coating. So many places get it wrong and everything is just dripping with oil. Will come again!

10/10 delicious quick food and deals there

Great fish and chips in my area

Lovely freshly cooked fish and chips in clean oil, some of the best chips I've ever had. Thank you for a night off from cooking, Especially after cooking all day at work.

Excellent service and top quality food. I ordered from Deliveroo and the order did not turn up. The order was replaced by the team at Halfway fish bar. Thank-you

Excellent fish & chips served up here! My go-to place for best fish & chips in Dorset!!! Always freshly cooked to order, crispy chips and juicy fat cod!!!! Fantastic place :)) number 1 fan

Great food and prices . One of the best in the area

One of the best fish and chips place I’ve tried. Came down from London to a day out. This ended the day on a seriously high. The portions are perfect. Thank you guys keep up the good work

Loved it, very friendly, clean and the owners were very nice people. Good value chippie.

Firsh and chips was really delicious! Although I advice you to stop making the burgers because it's bloody gross. Worst than a dog food. If Gordon Ramsey seen this "burger" he would of cried with me. Because I nearly cried.

Amazing my first fish n chips since being bk in uk.. it was well worth the wait!.. Will be bk

I always order from this restaurant and it’s usually perfect but tonight I have to say it was awful, fish overcooked chips awful an the food came through Deliveroo an was cold I had to Chuck it away I spent 20 pound on dinner an then had to start cooking for my family I called the restaurant an was told we are using new potatoes it’s all we can get hold of ? We don’t do refunds Deliveroo deal with this , I have e to say I’m disappointed with there response an Deliveroo too , there’s no where to leave a review on there service

Long waiting alway I am the only customer but took more then 15 min (3 staff only one working others on mobile)

Not good fish over cooked sausage not worth eating well over cooked wanted salt and vinegar didn't get it at 10.10 pence 30 minute wait won't be going there again ☹️

Beautiful fresh fish. Good value for money and when asked for lightly battered, there was no eye rolling!

Always very friendly and happy. Food is excellent and good portions And is always consistent every week when i go. I have tried all the other fish & chip shops locally but the halfway chippy is by far the best Here i am a year later still going to the halfway chippy, excellent service,nice happy and polite staff and great portions. What more can i say, Thankyou to all the staff and will see you all on my weekly Friday night fish& chips. Lovely.

Great food, freshly cooked to order.

Excellent fish and chips and reasonably priced

Absolutely terrible hardly any fish very disappointed

Shockingly awful staff! The opening time is until 22:00. Went in there at 21:35 tonight(Friday 23rd of April 2021) to be met with a can’t be bothered attitude and told that they were closed.

Absolutely wonderful fish and chips, the grandchildren enjoyed it all. I had so many chips I saved some. The batter is gorgeous on the fish.Thank you for a lovely takeaway meal😃🌼😃🌼

We ordered food from here via deliveroo. Half the order, typically the bits the kids were having, were not delivered once we opened the package. My wife rang the fish bar, got extremely rude and abrasive staff, ‘well, you will have to take it up with deliveroo, then, won’t you!’ Etc. Whilst it could be the delivery mans fault, it would not have hurt them to be polite. All we were asking was confirmation of the order and making sure there had not been an issue at their end. By the way, there is no accountability via deliveroo either, they can credit you back but basically you have to reorder what you wanted in the first place. We have just shared 2 small portions of fish between a family of 4 rather than order again from these rude people. Pretty local to this place, have used a lot in the past, will not be using again.