The Happy Haddock in Shetland Islands

My first Shetland chippie experience. I was sweaty after arriving by ferry that morning and doing a day of active sightseeing and wanted a chippy. I happened to be passing and thought I'd try it. The young lad serving seemed very efficient and happy to talk through what was ready straightaway. Went for white pudding and chips. Stayed in to eat and pretty good - no extra cost for doing so. Not particularly well ventilated when the door is closed but no issue if you were sweaty, not that bothered or taking away. At 5pm I felt it should be a lot busier than it is though not sure why it wasn't.

Locale principalmente da asporto, anche se all’interno si trovano un paio di tavolini. Fish and Chips ottimo, ce n’è per tutti i gusti, dal classico fino alle scelte veg. Porzioni giganti!

I hope this place improves a lot in the future with a positive atmosphere. Macdonald's can serve a better burger than you for £6 with all sides and sauces. Unfortunately, this is Shetland and we should all expect this.

Honestly one of if not the second to worse to worst thing I’ve experienced, it was essentially half a fish and it tasted like well sh*te, ive never tasted sh*te but id imagine that’s what it tastes like

Had fish and Chips twice on our. recent trip to Shetland, both. Times fish lovely and fresh and not greasy batter. Crispy 6 cleared plates

It was very quiet and I expect it's always like that as I was stood waiting for 2 minutes before banging to get someone's attention. The fish and chips were already cooked and in a keep hot area so there was hardly any waiting time for food but if you want more than 1 fish I expect there would be a wait. The fish and chips were traditional and very fresh and tasty. I would happily go back there when I'm next in Lerwick.

The three of us all had different things are they were all great. A real proper chippy, loved it.

Food wasn't good , girl serving was rude , I asked for 2 piece fish supper one breaded one battered and a portion of onion rings , cost £22 which she obviously charged separately which I asked why that price? was rudely told "fish is expensive " I could have forgave that but she put the onion rings in between the fish which made it taste horrible , if yiu4 going to charge separately then at least wrap separately, worst experience in lerwick everywhere else service and food was amazing shame it tainted my last night , please avoid this place

My wife and I had some very well done and fresh fish (haddock) and chips. There are teenagers working there (maybe that part of the previous bad reviews), but they we’re nice and polite the whole time. Give it a shot!

Popped in at lunchtime - place was busy with local workers. It’s a classic old school chippy so why would you order anything but ? Food was excellent - ordered the haddock supper size and it didn’t disappoint. I think the time of day matters and perhaps where the negative reviews are from, but we thought it was great.

Glorious establishment. Saved 3 of us in our hour of need when we needed nothing in the world but a chippy. Phoned the chippy as we were going to arrive at closing time and the gods of the happy haddock delivered our dream of a battered hamburger, fish and chips and a jumbo sausage supper. They even stayed open 3 mins after closing time to ensure we were not left as unhappy haddock’s.

One of the best chippies in Lerwick.

Despite been advised to stay clear of this chip shop decided to give it the benefit of the doubt on my way back to the hotel. Omg, the chicken breast or whatever it was was disgusting just boney and pink and brown in the middle. The chips were just as bad like they were serving last nights chips. Just returned it to the counter and walked straight out the door to throw up. I recommend staying clear of this place and go to the Fort Cafe.

Despite been advised to stay clear of this chip shop decided to give it the benefit of the doubt on my way back to the hotel. Omg, the chicken breast or whatever it was was disgusting just boney and pink and brown in the middle. The chips were just as bad like they were serving last nights chips. Just returned it to the counter and walked straight out the door to throw up. I recommend staying clear of this place and go to the Fort Cafe.

Rank. Maybe better when busy and food fresh, but if it's not busy avoid!

Fresh caught fish and chips, well, the chips weren't caught, ha ha.

£26 for 2 rank fish suppers which got fed to the seagulls down the harbour. Avoid.

Best chip shop in Shetland by a mile.

Great haddock supper polite staff

Shetland is famed for good fish and chips so when I ordered I was delighted to be told my fish supper was £10.50 thinking for this price I'm in for a treat. I wasn't, it was greasier than a hoors chuff and portion size was rubbish. Chips looked and tasted like they had been sitting for a good few hours which in the lifespan of our planet isn't long at all but in chip terms it's ages. The boy cooking had found the time to stick on a pair of imitation Beats headphones but not a face mask.

Excellent. Fresh food well cooked. Macaroni and cheese is the best in town. Great selection of food and the patties are excellent

Próbowałem kilku Fish and chips na wyspach, ten rządzi. Ryba była spora, świeżo przyrządzona i fryty bardzo ok. Obsługa miła, sprawna, warto poprosić o przyprawienie chyba octem winnym, niesamowite doznanie smakowe, a przynajmniej ja wcześniej tak nie jadłem. Trochę brak wywiewu, ale mnie on nie przeszkadzał. Polecam.

Breaded fish supper was a half fish and overcooked. Willing to pay full price for a whole fish. Chips ok.

I went there yesterday with family ordered a big meal only to get home to find the chips were like rubber and fish was refried over and over again Not going there again for sure

Better now the frier has changed but 7 sheets of paper to wrap s few chips that emptied in my car .

Was very disappointed in the quality of fish supper I had here the other night. I had literally just arrived and it was late, so went as it was near to where I was staying. I expected so much more, the fish was quite tough and had obviously been kept warm in the top of the fryer. Couldn't finish it. The girl who was working was lovely though.

Exspensive fish supper £10 was not value for money very greasy as well.

My favourite chip shop. Far better than other award winning ones and great service too 😊

Tasted like rubber, that bad inedible , went in bin, never again , not a tourist , and how could you serve that to anyone , I would be ashamed , Friend said worst chips an fish served to them in whole UK ! It had definatly been refried over an over , message to owner ? Are you looking to go out of business serving that up, ??? Photos to show, just disgusting , fried in some horrible cheap thick fat, your serving (that) in Shetland surrounded by fresh fish have you no pride ?? Yuk (visitors avoid ! There WD be zero stars if possible. The bit we tasted made us feel sick 😫

To say this chip shop is in Shetland surrounded by fresh fish , this was abismal, overcooked, definitely not fresh, tasted awful like rubber. If your visiting avoid , and advice to owner , start making decent fish an chips , (fresh! If your paying good money you don't want to be paying for reheated food, horrible , ours was so bad we couldn't eat it .

Fast efficient service. Only hiccup was the inability to use credit card. Didn't see sign saying no cards. Luckily I had money on person. It was £44.00. Maybe notice has to be more prominent. Locals will know but visitors will not. They could have been left with a mighty big carry out.

Best fish and chips in Lerwick. Great service with a smile. Great selection of grub.

The food I ordere was fresh and crispy. Coffee OK. It is a small place (only 8 seating places), more a snack bar and a takaway place. Friendly service.

U must be hungry and have no other option - quality: one day top another... poor. No stability...

Not being from shetland I found the menu different yet appealing. The staff were very friendly and freshly cooked my order. The food was outstanding, plenty of different things menu. The batter was nice and crispy, I would recommend trying the crab sticks in batter and the king rib. Plenty of drinks to choose from. Clean, friendly and tasty what more could you want.

Feeling peckish after a long day we stopped and had fish and chips on the premises, quality was excellent and the service was good. Recommend the food.

Really enjoy going here, don't really go that often. But when I do go, I do enjoy the food

We ordered 3 fish suppers with mushy peas, the peas were off and sour. I phoned to tell them so other customers meals weren't ruined as ours were. No offer of a refund or replacement just a thanks for letting them know....back to the Fort chip shop it is then.

Chips are from old or cheapest supermarket chips,fish also taste like been made only from oil and keep in freezer from few year's,strongly not recommended,avoid this dirty and expensive place if I like your health.

The best fish and chips in Shetland

very good food with a variety of items fair prices just what you need before or after a night out. Most food cooked to order sit in available

We ordered the haddock suppers as take-aways. They were excellent. Very generous portions, very promptly served. Definitely recommend.

Fish was good but £8.50 for a fish on its own. Feel like they had my pants down. Ridiculous prices

Good F a C, both sit in and takeaway. Nothing fancy but well cooked food. Not too far from city center.

Overpriced and over-cooked. £10 for a fish supper from a regular chippy is far too much with the meanest amount of chips I've seen in years. £10 is unacceptable Especially when you're competing against award winning ones just up the road that charge £2.50 less than you per portion.

Overpriced and over-cooked. £10 for a fish supper from a regular chippy is far too much. Even then you wouldn't mind if it was cooked properly but the dark brown offering which 5 minutes before may well have been golden doesn't really get the taste buds tingling! Frying fish is a skill, turning batter into the same shade as a Geordie Shore lass after 12 hours on a sunbed isn't. Then there's the staff uniform! I've seen less greasy stains in watching over 40 years of Persil adverts on ITV. Anyone would think that being presentable and tidy behind a counter was the work of the devil. This place has gone downhill with the same rapidity as its prices have gone up. Not surprisingly I won't be back!

Our fav chip shop in Lerwick! Always spot on! Quick and friendly service! Always fresh cooked and can request stuff to be cooked too

I don't often have fish and chips from a shop, but when I have had from the Happy Haddock the quality has always been good.

3 times I've been in there and the same girl that comes across as some ' manager' is the most arrogant person I've came across,I ask her for my order and she ignores me and demands one of her ' slaves' from the back to take my order then disappears through the back,then I get served cold food that gets thrown in my hand and after me saying goodbye I just get ignored,shocking staff,expensive food,I won't ever be back!

Very nice haddock in batter recommended !

Went last week for dinner with family and decided to sit in and eat.. only for 10 minutes later to very rudely asked to leave as it was 2.10pm and they were due to shut at 2.00pm!! Why on earth they agreed for us to sit down and starting eating whilst they knew they were to shut in 10 minutes is beyond me, had to pack up our meal in the middle to be thrown out on the street! - food was good though, staff were disgustingly rude! I will never be eating or ordering from here again, and neither will my friends and family!

Good staff and excellent fish and chips. Takes a lot of beating. And cheaper than other fish and chip shops In Lerwick

Buena comida desde aquí. El personal es terrible y las patatas fritas no son patatas fritas son cuñas con lo grande que son. Este lugar es mucho más barato que la fortaleza y el pescado es igual de bueno. Simplemente las patatas fritas y personal y te llamarán a algo! :)

It is what it is a Fish and chip shop - simples Clean, tidy - friendly staff - great food and tasty fish suppers

Fast service great food and prices are fair! Definitely the best place for a fish supper in Lerwick!

Tuvimos el placer de unas pocas horas en Lerwick.. No sería completa sin pescado y patatas fritas. Super delicioso y muy rápido el servicio :).

Llamado mientras paseando por la ciudad y comimos como seguimos a pie. Excelente calidad de pescado y patatas fritas y una gran relación calidad-precio.

Tried a hotel but they declined to serve us until 6pm and provided a menu which had nothing particularly attractive so asked a passing stranger who recommended The Happy haddock. By now time was limited so my wife dropped me off and went to park. I ordered a plate of chips with salt and vinegar for her and a meal for myself. By the time my wife arrived a waitress had already brought the meal and the plate of chips. While I was wondering what to do about the salt and vinegar but within about a minute the waitress had returned with containers of salt and vinegar and a fulsome apology for having overlooked them the first time. I never judge restaurants on mistakes but on how they deal with mistakes and this waitress gets full marks for putting it right so quickly.

just slightly out of the main centre is this unimposing chip shop. Don't be fooled it is the best in town. Lots of choice and freshly cooked. There are a couple of seats inside if it is raining and you can eat the meal there.

Like the fort this is a proper chippy. Very friendly staff and clean. Portions are big and also no horrible soggy batter. Really good

Best hip shop in Shetland , sorry Frankies but to me you're a close second the fish is the freshest you'll get anywhere

I had just arrived back in Lerwick after a LONG drive to Mid Yell (a return on one of our inter island ferries after a 45 min drive plus 1 5 min drive at the other side, then all the way back again on the same evening!) I had had a successful night selling books. I was STARVING luckily my cousin fed me when I arrived in Yell with 2 bowls of Tattie Soup. But this was Much later (excuses!"). Well, as I drove along Commercial Road, (Lerwick) I couldn't help noticing that the Happy Haddock was open and empty of customers! So I parked and dropped in and asked for a Double Sausage Supper. Super! Just what I needed. The customer service was great and their local tablet was on sale as usual, so I had to have a bag of that as well, I wondered what happened to that?

The takeaways from here are poor.The place looks dingy and old - no effort has been put in whatsoever.The staff are disinterested.Although the prices are quite cheap, the food is too, so it's not worth your money.One plus side, they do mini kiev suppers which I have never seen anywhere else. Bonus.

Good food, excellent service. Always use this takeaway for fish and chips. The fish is always fresh of a decent size and the chips are always crispy!

The best Haddock and chips anywhere. A trip to Lerwick is not complete without visiting the Happy Haddock, consistently good for many years.

Best quality of food and chips. Good selection of juices as well. Good price too! Staff is always very friendly!

Always lovely food from here! Never have to wait long as staff always seem on the ball! Wouldn't go anywhere else for our fish suppers!

Very nice fish and chips, average serving size. I would go here again... I always enjoy parking by the harbor to eat fish and chips!

this shop does fish and chips like they ought to be. Tasty, fresh and not a hint of hydrogenation anywhere

It was a wet day in Kirkwall and I was hungry! I found this little fish and chip shop in a back street in Kirkwall, Orkney. The batter was light and crisp. The chips were mmmmmm! The mushy peas were good too. Huge portions of chips! Great big fish!

I like the chips here, staff are fine. Just a bog standerd fish and chip shop. Not a lot more I can think of saying

10pm Friday night - no chips, fish or anything, no food. Nothing to review. Wake up Lerwick - visitors need to eat !

By far our favourite chip shop in Shetland. Maybe not as large a menu as some of the others, but I have never had a bad supper here - and the chips are very good - crispy and fluffy and not soggy, oily hellery.

Long day out walking and needing food. Found the happy haddock which, lets face it doesn't look much but we were blown away with the foodFish was fresh and meaty, batter delicious and the chips excellentWe concluded in the top 1 or 2 fish and chips we've ever had. Eat them sat in the harbour which also added to the occasionOverlook the terrible fascia, give it a go its a hidden gem

My favorite chippy in Shetland, wins by a mile, chips are great, shop could do with a make over but the food makes up for it.

Appalling service and below average food. Staff were more concerned in yapping through the back (in sight of us.) When one of the three women working eventually dragged herself away from the conversation she told us she'd just be a moment, then checked her phone before taking our order and preparing our food.

This used to be my local fish and chip shop. Services was always good and the food tasted very good. But now I have moved I think the Fort is better. Also the little seating area leaves a lot to be desired.