The Harbour Fish & Chip Shop in Highland

This is a takeout-only fish and chips restaurant. The best part about it is that you can eat it right after frying it, so it was the most delicious fish and chips I had in the UK. When eating, be sure to ask for some vinegar. The fish flesh is very tender and the potatoes are thickly fried, giving it a good texture. If you want to eat it with beer, I recommend buying beer at the supermarket in advance. The atmosphere is very romantic if you eat it while sitting on the floor looking at the sea.

I’m sure these people have their own pressures in life but that was no excuse for the stingy portion of chips and the quality of food. All I could taste was oil the rest of the day. I’d have said it was engine oil if I didn’t know that that was more expensive than cooking oil, it seemed either old or very old and it was all I could taste. Every-time I burped I wanted to check my oesophagus’s oil level with a dipstick for the rest of the day. It was a shallow tray that held the food and they made sure the chips didn’t peek over the rim. & £6.50 was the worst I’ve ever had as far as value goes. Even the salt and vinegar was managed by them and the vinegar was in a spray bottle, if you wanted more one quick squirt you had to ask. I’m only giving 2 stars because 1 says unreasonable customer. I hope they can do better in the future.

The female member of staff serving was very rude just because we hadn't seen the 'cash only' sign. Maybe because we were trying to read and decide from the menu. What kind of establishment only takes cash? She decided to point the sign out to us three times sarcasticly and made a huffing noise in front of other customers. So rude we took our business elsewhere..

Unfortunately didn’t see the reviews before we got to this place - food itself was fine, if a little pricey (although I guess expected for its location), and had no complaints until we got food poisoning. When we mentioned this to some of the locals it turned out that this F&C shop is notorious for it. Go anywhere else.

Unfortunately didn’t see the reviews before we got to this place - food itself was fine, if a little pricey (although I guess expected for its location), and had no complaints until we got food poisoning. When we mentioned this to some of the locals it turned out that this F&C shop is notorious for it. Go anywhere else.

Over priced gash. Chips were vile. You need to try hard to make a bad chip but they managed. Oily, clearly oil not hot enough when cooking then. Don’t go as they are ripping you off

Wish i had not bothered. Was actually worst fish supper ive ever had. actually inedible ended up in bin. Soggy batter cremated chips dripping in oil. Should be ashamed of themselves selling this rubbish

SHOP NEEDS A SERIOUS DEEP CLEAN...... Thought a nice scottish fish a chips would make the perfect end to a day. Didnt specify what end i was looking for, for the day. Menu says fish and chips. I asked cod and chips he snaps no we only sell haddock, ok thats fine with me. Salt and pepper i reply yes please, as he then snaps at the next customer asking what fish it is (maybe he couldnt spell haddock). Pulls out a dirty spray bottle and a squirts the vinegar on, ive travelled so nothing is a surprise. Got the parcels of food and we headed off, found a lovely spot to sit not far from town, started eating the fish and chips. Second bite into the fish it was off, stank and real chemical taste. We both smelt it definitely not right, smelt my mates meal thats not right either. You go back to say something massive line of people, you only get shouted at wait your turn. For a fish and chip shop on the harbour worst place in the world.

Im September sind leider nicht mehr alle Restaurants geöffnet (auch wenn manchmal eigentlich nicht so angegeben) und so hatten wir am Hafen eine gute Alternative gefunden. Gibt auch Shrimps, Hähnchenfleisch. Sehr zu empfehlen!

By far the best fish and chips I’ve had!

on holiday up in Scotland... last nite oh we will chippy tea. I'd read the reviews and thought omg what a load of Karen's.. Well no they are not they was being honest.. I have never ever been to a chippy like it...was like a ymca dinner counter.. the servers was kids with not a clue what to do no manager ..no direction.. no push to get food out.. 30 minutes to get food that's before a 10 minute wait at the door...not because of a queue.. because no one says *are you being served* so the fish and chips was being done..they had no idea who's it was .. I said is that my order. I dunno... what do you mean you don't know.. all I wanted was salt and vinegar so inside the warmer went my 2 lots of fish and chips.. what are we waiting for??? for the peas and gravy to warm up !!!!! what ?? are they not in a bain Marie ??? so we eventually we got our food... come back to the holiday cottage.. opened up the gravy - it was lumpy and cold had to microwave and sieve it.. peas was hard and cold.. fish was soggy the batter wasn't cooked.. chips were mediocre- can't actually go wrong scooping chips into a box if I would have been eating on the hoof I would have taken it straight back asked for a full refund.. my husband contacted bank for refund.. no one in this day and age should pay a fortune for crappy food and an even worse service... do your self a favour and go else where.. I'm no Karen or moaner...I just ask for good food for the fortune I paid.

Not quite the worst fish and chips we have had but close. Expensive. The most we have paid for takeaway. Stingy portion of chips and a very thin fillet of poor quality fish. Soggy batter. Won't be returning.

Just a bad chippy, overpriced and pretty poor food, scampi was mushy and chips were cold and looked like they were scraped from the bottom of the basket.

ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING! The boy behind the counters attitude was horrible. Snarky comments and laughing at our second name. Chips were disgusting, curry sauce disgusting and fish disgusting. Avoid at all costs

Calling the staff unfriendly is an understatement. They were rude if not hostile. Food was, at best, mediocre and I have never had a fish and chips so fraught with bones. Hard to believe somehow they got a visit by the royal family (as their photos demonstrated out front).

First of all the lady behind the counter was rude and inpatient with customers ordering their food. The chips were soggy and the fish had a lot of bones in. The curry sauce clearly came out of a jar and the portion sizes were small even though they were expensive. Would not recommend unfortunately

the meal was delicious, but I found at least ten fishbones in my fish and it was very oily. Expect a queue as it is quite a popular place and that´s the reason whey they are in such a hurry. The fish was packed straight from the fryer without it having had a chance to drain properly.

Fantastic scampi (highly recommended!), decent chips for a fair price

Really lovely food, made fresh so had a bit of a wait but well worth it. Right down the harbour with beautiful brides of the sea and mountains and the houses. Only downfall was it accepted only cash the day we visited so we had to go hunt for a cash machine to lift money but that was maybe only that day I’m unsure but we had a tasty lunch with fantastic views.

Food was mediocre - greasy, bones in fish, but good batter. Price fair. But they're incapable of serving food in sequence of ordering and do not pay attention to the customers standing in the shop forever waiting for their order although people who ordered after them have gotten their food first. The shop has been in business for a long time and is popular with tourists so you would imagine them being quite experienced with these basics. But no. And when asked (by the lady who ordered before me and waited forever right in front of the 2 staff in the shop front), the lady in charge of taking orders and giving out food said "I'm sorry but I only give out what the chef has cooked". How is that even an excuse?! 1. You should make sure the chef cooks in sequence then and 2. In this case the food has been cooked and standing in the counter actually, and you are just not looking through your orders properly and serving them out in time!! And lucky for me the lady before me had asked, otherwise I wouldn't have realised that my food was also ready and sitting in the counter, waiting to be served and waited even longer! So if you don't have a choice and wants to come here, make sure you remember who ordered before and after you, and ask if you're not getting your food in sequence.

Very heavy fried food, more than half wasted.....too touristy place.

The scampi was tasty, but the quality of the food was disgusting, 1 hour later I got sick and everything was "thrown out" through the mouth. Never eat scampi again...

Went here on 10th July and ordered 2 x fish + chips + 1 cod only + 2 x curry sauce and it cost 32.50. The portions were average, the chips were nice and the fish was lovely and white but very quite greasy however, the curry sauce was just not curry sauce - nothing even like curry sauce- it was like a rich tomato sauce with bits of ?? In it. The meal in all, without the sauce was ok.

Solid Fish & Chips. It’s like £10.50 but fresh & filling. Long queue but worth it. Marie dropped her fish on the way out, and the lady just called her back in and gave her another one. Not saying this so you try but I just thought it was a really nice gesture, and super considerate. Lovely place!

Too much hype ,too little substance Highly recommended but failed to fulfill The fish and chips were really oily, fingers were dripping oil post meal Tasteless Complete avoid This place is running on pure sentiment

Absolutely awful. Worst chippy I have ever head, coupled with the rudest service. I asked if they did breaded fish and was given a look like I'd just been beamed down and the reply 'what you mean battered?'. Should have been a red flag that this is a sham chippy. I saw as I waited food being taken from freezers (scampi/fish) - they weren't even embarrassed to hide how crap the food was they were selling. Several foreign tourists were served as I waited, and the waitress showed complete disdain and impatience for them, it made me angry to think this might be their impression of Scottish service. Portion was tiny, chips were disgusting and went in the bin, and 'curry sauce' was just some mix-in curry sauce for making a curry at home - not chippy curry sauce. Two measly portions of scampi and chips plus curry sauce = £22.50!!! And to top it off, cans of juice were kept in a fridge which was switched off, so they were warm and horrible. Just the worst.

If your looking for a good chip shop DO NOT visit this one, poor quality, very greasy and overpriced.

Takeaway Fish and Chips for lunch. Go back again? No thank you. Have had much, much better in Scotland.

While waiting for the boat ride we thought we’d grave a quick bite of Fish and Chips right on the harbor. Not too quick. We were lucky and started right at the door. It still took just shy of 30 minutes for the two orders. Patience is a virtue so I was trying to be virtuous. The food was ok. The fish extremely oily. It left the chips too soggy to try. Those on top were good and the fish was hot so there’s that. Flavor was ok. They offered either salt on them or a vinegar spray. Perhaps the vinegar would help. We ate in the car because there wasn’t much room outside. Lots of people waiting for a boat! Not the worst. Not the best. Have cash. No cards

I am vegan but every now and again I break out. I justify this by the amount of animals I have saved in a year. It has to be really really good to tempt me. This fish and chips lunch did not disappoint. The batter was beautifully light and the poor misfortune fish did not die in vain. I confess ...it was divine. I am now back on the straight and narrow again ....it's just every now and again I bust out but I need to know that what I have eaten I have shown respect for and really enjoyed it...... and the fish was really amazing Also . sorry I don't mean to upset any hard core vegans,,,,

Delicious, well cooked fish and a generous serving. Would recommend!

Great chips, probably the best I've ever had and their method of salt and vinegaring makes sure every chip has some on.

Tasty, fresh, well cooked fish and chips sitting in the sun overlooking the beautiful harbour. What more could we want?!

This fish and chip shop is shockingly bad! The price you pay for undercooked fish full of bones with the skin still on is embarrassing,the curry sauce is like something you get from aagraah,not what should be eaten with fish and chips,please go somewhere else for your food or you will be disappointed and out of pocket! My Mrs was almost sick

This was possibly the greasiest fish and chips I've ever eaten. The chips weren't very crispy, and, overall, the meal wasn't very flavorful. It mostly just tasted like grease/oil. Both my dad and I threw away most of our meal.

Great Fish and Chips - just what we wanted after a long drive to get here.

How this has 3.9 stars makes no sense to us. Best fish n' chips we both have ever had. Great staff. Fast service.

Greasy fish with lots of bones, undercooked chips, 30 min wait, cash only, pricey for what you get. Would not recommend.

Tasty fish and chips for a very reasonable price (£8.50). Friendly staff and the food was ready very quickly, we only had to wait 5 minutes even though it was the middle of dinner time.

Good fish and chips with large portions. I don't know how big you want the portions or what price you want to pay if you're complaining about this. 8.50 seems very reasonable ain't it?

Very good fish and chips as well as scampi and chips. Good portions for a good price. Almost no fishbones in the fish and nice crispy chips.

A classic fish and chip shop in Portree. In addition to this dish they have a wide variety of similar foods, that is, almost everything is fried. I recommend trying the fish and potatoes since it is their star dish, it is good, although for my taste it is too oily. In this place you cannot eat inside, it is a "take away", food to pick up and take away. If you go at rush hour you will have to wait in line. An important detail to keep in mind, there will be two queues: one that takes you inside the premises to pay and another that takes you to the side window to pick up the order. Do not stand in the latter to place the order since you will be wasting your time, you will have to wait in the other line.

Take away only, but does not accept cards, only cash.

Great place in the harbour of Portree. We decided to go for the Venison burger ("everything" on it). Great taste! Chips were nice too. I like them crispy - well done

A place to visit if you want to try good, well-seasoned fries and juicy fish and crispy dough, in an idyllic place by the sea.

Amazing fish and chips place in Portree! Fresh fish and lovely staff

Great fish and chips in Portree. If you are visiting you have to try and fast by the seaside.

Really not good. Small portion for the price, fish wasn’t fresh tasting (in fact tasted bad) with lots of bones, chips with lots of brown bits and eyes and too many end ones with no potato in them. Service was with a smile and the gravy was good but sadly overall worst F&C I’ve ever had.

Excellent take away fish and chips. Nice to find a chippy that can actually cook chips properly, rather than the poor efforts most provide.

This fried fish takeaway shop on the portree pier has been established for a long time and has a stable business (lots of tourists). It never cares about the feelings of its customers. The French fries are soaked in water in a large plastic bucket at the door...no quality or service. Word

"Fat, that's life" This sums up my experience. Fish & Chips very decent for the price.

No taste , attitude sucks. Over price , worst chippy, no worth you stop by. I guess they have changed the owner, nothing like use to be.

Over salted, fish didn't taste fresh and scampi was from a frozen bag. Chips were a bit crunchy.

Great fish and chips place. Meat was delicious and had a lot of flavour, chips were also very good.

Small portions No fish all batter Poor quality of fish surprising due to where proximity to the U.K. stock

Beautiful fish n chips, freshly made when ordered. Definitely recommend 👌

Visited this place on my first visit to Skye, forget the poor customer service it was the worst fish and chips we had eaten. Asked for extra vinegar which you couldn't taste(maybe watered down vinegar). He didn't even give mushy peas with my order. WHICH HE CHARGED FOR. Please avoid!

Worst ever fish & chips. They only accept cash but chef doesn't wash hands after handling the cash. Terrible customer service. The chef shouted at customers. Its unbelievable.

Good fish and chips and mushy peas, and quick and friendly service when I picked this up for a takeaway in the evening.

£8.50p for the smallest portion of fish and chips I’ve eaten in 40 years. Tasted nice but no value for money at all.

Absolutely gorgeous, came on an out of season visit and fish cooked to order. Really crispy batter and of course really hot. Well worth the short wait. Ended up in Portree twice and were to same v high standard both times.

Thoroughly enjoyed the hot Haddock and Chips from The Harbour. Had to wait for the food to be freshly prepared. The view at the loch was beautiful while we waited at a bench enjoying the food. My name was called and the food was piping hot - so much so that we had to wait a little for the fish to cool. The chips were hot, crispy and tasty. Worth another visit.

Probably the best harbour chip shop I've ever eaten at. The chips were perfect, they could have been dry-aged for seventeen years and brined in finest Talisker 18 for all I knew. Genuinely, if you want a quick scran on a rainy day in Portree then you can't go wrong. Ordered black pudding, battered sausage and chips - because I'm a fat sod.

Basic menu nothing special, we were hoping for something special at a dockside chippy. But it failed,the fish was average best, at worst it was overpriced. But it is a holiday location with a limited amount of time to trade through the year.

Staff very unfriendly and rude. Chips were like scraps . Overcooked and a complete waste of £3 a portion. Even the seagulls didn’t look interested when I tipped out most of them at the roadside . Avoid as there are far better chip shops close by.

Not a lot of chips for the price

Fish and chips were tasty but chicken burger was this minced meat put together in a shape of a burger- not nice

Not the best fish and chips considering it was so close to the water. Chips were a very small portion, a bit silly really. Fish was average, haggis was okay and curry sauce was like a tomatoey jar sauce you get in the supermarket. Nothing amazing, probably try somewhere else next time.

Not a great experience. Fish and chips both over done Currey sauce was the biggest letdown it seems to be more of a "spicy" salsa that a curry sauce. Maybe the experience was compounded by the bad weather but if you have other options I recommend trying there first! Book in advance for restaurant's on Skye as they all seem to be booked up which led us to this disappointment

Went for haddock and chips but the fish was so small that they had to stick 2 together. It should be illegal to catch fish this small.

Very greasy, 1 hour wait, no place to eat it nearby

Spectacular sausage (in batter) and chips and a man who knows the meaning of “lots” of vinegar. So good.

Great service, delicious and well portioned food.

Did what no other restaurant in Skye could manage, service and service with a smile. One serving and one cooking and showed the whole of Skye service industry just how it should be done. Should give lessons.

25 minute wait on a Wednesday evening for take away was a bit execessive but there were few other places open. Fish was crispy but had skin on under the batter (not my preference), the mushy peas were tinned ones and the curry sauce tasted like supermarket 'cook in' curry - was very tomatoey so fine in a chicken tikka but not with chips. The chips were okay but 8.50 for a relatively small portion aint great value.

Small portion of small, crusty chips. Fish was dry and tasteless, as were the mozeralla sticks. Avoid at all costs! I've heard the other one in Portree is great though.

Amazing chippy that you would never get down south. The cod was so fresh and soft. Chips weren't half either.

Fortunately I have not read the reviews before buying from this little stall at the harbour. My experience was an excellent one. (I doubt if this stall got mixed up with another fish and chips closer to the main road.) Me and my wife are not fish and chips persons and this become our last option because other places were either booked or failed to give us confidence for the expenses. We ordered one fish and chips which was about eight pounds and one king ribs and chips. There was no choice of fish as they claimed to use the best on that day. It takes a wait of 20 minutes as the fish was made on order. They made their fish very seriously and often tested the temperature. It turned out to be the best fish and chips quality which we have ever experienced. The King Ribs were good either but I should have bought two portions of fish and chips. This is supposed to be a takeaway stall. While we took away and ate in our hotel, we saw covered sitting opposite the road which many customers used. I am not sure if this is part of the business.

Had the haggis supper, and it was amazing, wouls higly recommend, very friendly staff.

For being by the sea you'd think the fish would be excellent, unfortunately ours was quite wet and had an odd taste. The batter was pale and doughy - needed just a bit longer in the fryer. I know there was a massive queue and wanted to get food out quick, but needs more attention to frying and perhaps even a standing in the hot shelf for a few mins before serving? Chips though were amazing!!Note: Cash only

Great fish and chips! Staff friendly and efficient

Fish was fresh and service was super fast! You can only pay in cash though.

Oh my god.. I don't think I have ever had chips as bad as this.Expensive... Greasy... Overcooked... Oil needs changed as the chips were accompanied by any brown things... Presumably burnt batter or other potatoes... Lots of the chips were from bruised potatoes...wouldn't even feed this to the gullsA travesty really... I'd be embarrassed to serve this... The poor potatoes died in vain. We won't be back!

For is very good but we waited a little which was awkward as we were with a bus tour.

Long wait as it's very popular but delicious food

Best fish and chips I've ever had. Batter on the fish was light and crispy as well as being a little flavoured with herbs which was delicious. Curry sauce was very unique and also extremely delicious. Finished off by friendly and welcoming staff. Spot on 👌🏻

Really nice fish and chips, good portions and prices. Friendly and polite staff. Cash only.

Great fish and chips for a reasonable price. My partner had the regular fish and chips, while I tried the scampi. We didnt have any cash with us and thus had to go to an atm to get some as it was cash only. There was some seating covered from the elements so even if it rains you'd keep dry. Great measures in place when it comes to covid 19 such as hand sanitisers and a queuing system. Would definitely recommend.

One of the best fish and chips shop in Portree, my kids loved it, beautiful place

Longish wait for take-away fish-and-chips because the shop is so popular. Chip portion smaller than some (but easily enough for most of us). Fish and chips were tasty and well-cooked. Good quality ingredients. Recommended.

States its open till 9pm. Closed at 8pm on a Sunday evening because they sold out of fish and chips... but they have other things on the menu?!? Stupid.

We went because our guide recommended us, but I don't think I'll repeat, it's not that big of a deal. A huge line, normal price, even expensive for what it is, and then you don't even have a place on the street to sit and drink it. The fish is hake at least, but I have tried much better.

the guy was nice and friendly but the fish was small, don't know what it was, never had a fish like that before, seemed very fresh but there where a few bones left in, chips are average, not a lot for the money

Nice little chippy shop. I had to wait quite a while to get my food but it was worth it. The fish was very fresh and the batter very crispy

Fish wasn't great, get a better fish supper at the hungry gull up the road. Chips weren't great, pickled onions weren't chip shop onions, mushy peas were okay. Fish supper, pickled onions, peas and 2 cans of juice £13 odd. Ate half of it

Greasy and soggy, the worst I have eaten on the Isle of Skye..

This fish and chip shop seems to have a monopoly in Portree, otherwise we would have gone elsewhere. Was told it would take 40 minutes for our order, ended up waiting an hour and a half for not very nice fish and chips. Realised as we waited alongside other disgruntled customers that this was normal, to be told it would take a shorter time than it does. Don’t bother.

Only had chips,they were like the leftovers from the bottom of the basket and certainly not worth £3 a portion.This was about 3.50pm so not like it was the end of the night.All 3 portions were just like my one in photo.

This is one of the better fish and chips restaurants I've eaten in the UK. However, never eat hamburgers. There are no vegetables and the patty feels like a frozen patty fried in oil.

Long wait for a greasy disgusting overpriced mess. Chips were overcooked and the fish was tasteless, and flakey. Waste of money