The Master Fryer in St Albans

Unfortunately has new management, was really good under the previous guys, but these guys don't seem to know what that are doing. Slow service, asked for plain burgers and got salad in them all... won't be going back.

What was once a fantastic local fish and chips, it has unfortunately changed owners from the previous lads who were fantastic. The food is awful, the chips were soggy. And the service... man... seen more enthusiasm within a graveyard. Can't see this one lasting much longer.

10 months ago, this was the “Best fish and chips in St Albans (having been a customer of the Ridgeway and Camp Road before). Crispy fish in lovely batter. Just the right amount of chips. UPDATE sadly the owners have moved on and it is less good under new ones

Ordered over the phone. Asked for 1 large chip's Two freshly cooked Breast pieces of chicken. Two sausage in Batter. Got home the food was cold and over cooked with dry chicken, sausage in batter was ok. Waste of money. Never going back. Absolutely disgusting. This is the 3rd bad meal we have had off them. They should be ashamed of themselves

Best chippy in St Albans 👍😋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

ordered at 6.15, delivery was originally given 6.35-6.50, food was delivered at 7.40. No way of contacting JustEat, just told as an automated response that 'time may be 10 mins out'. absolute joke

Serves the best fish and chips in the area. Highly recommended.

Excellent fish n chips cod haddock salt and vinegar brilliant! Good friendly service, clean and bright place. Staff all seem happy. Food great. Highly recommended and have been twice in two weeks in St Albans! My go to a hippie in England is the Acropolis in Ormskirk but this comes a very close second/ almost a draw!

This was our first time trying out this takeaway, There is a lot of meat in the picture but when it arrived there were a lot of very nice chips, the meat was very thinly sliced and therefore not very much for the price.

excellent food and piping hot.

Top notch traditional take away chippy. Super friendly proprietor, huge portions, taste on point.

Proper fish and chips shop. One of the best cod+chunky chips+mushy peas combo I've had anywhere in UK. Very nice staff, a bit of a London's prices with 15gbp all together, but definitely worth it for the fans of F&C. Huge Portion and delicious food. 9/10 overall or 9.5/10 f&c taste wise.

The best fish & chips and fantastic service!

Marino & Kyri truly amazing people. A fantastic meal had with the family. True 5 star service. 🤩

Fish passable just, Cod bites nice but a bit expensive. Chips were potato peeling thin, and well over priced for the amount received. Witherspoons Fish chips and a drink, £7 50p. Bargain.

Great food as usual and always good service

Best fish and chip shop for miles. Been going there last 5 years. Marino and Kiri run it. Really great fish and chips. Recommend.

Consistently excellent cod and chips, service with a smile from all their staff and made to feel welcome from the moment you arrive, what more can you ask for!

I have to give a 1 star review as you only use Uber Eats as a delivery service and they just cancelled my order after I waited 90 mins for it. Highly, highly recommend that you switch to Deliveroo.

Still good food and great prices. A very useful local facility. Regular user so must be doing something right.

Cod bites and small portion of chips is all I need. 4 cod bites and chips not long cooked, still quite hot but able to blow and eat. Just how I expect fish and chips to taste.

Staff are always so friendly and can keep many orders in their head. Big portions. Fish is so crispy.

Best fish and chips in St Albans by miles, and friendly owners and staff.

Hands down the best fish and chips in Britain so far!!! Beautiful, warm owners as well xxx Bravo

Reliable quality fish and chip shop plus, great staff very friendly, give them a try

Great fish and chips, the fish (cod) was big however a bit thin, there was a bit of grease but was not to bad. I will be using it again

Just got a portion of chips and a fried chicken breast and chicken leg. Absolutely amazing fried chicken this is what kfc wishes it tasted like. The chips were brilliant too. Great customer service which is all the boxes ticked which is why I gave 5 stars

Very expensive compared to other local fish and chip shops. It’s my local so from time to time I will give it a go but each time I’m reminded by the reasons I generally don’t frequent this chippie. I would prefer to walk 5 more minutes and buy from the town centre where the quality is the same but at least I don’t feel robbed!

Best chippy in St Albans period

They dont answer the phone near closing time. Annoying!

We have been eating Master Fryer fish and chips for years. We just ate another superb meal and it prompted me to finally give a well deserved 5 star review. The fish is always fresh and ample and the chips finely cooked without grease. Topped off with mushy peas and tasty curry sauce. Finest … probably anywhere.

Good chippy, open on Mondays unlike some other local chippys

Great friendly service. Quality plus.

Really tasty food and good price.

Excellent quality, prices and portions and very nice people as well. Highly recommended.

Spotlessly clean, fantastic fresh food. Best fish and chips in the area.

A pretty decent fish was a bit ruined by low quality potato chips.

Excellent food. Very tasty but cold when I eventually received the order from Uber, nearly an hour after I placed the order. It's a shame they are being let down by the company.

Really good fish and chips, generous portions, you can phone your order in before you go and the staff are all lovely 😊

Not anymore 5 stars which is real shame as their Greek Cypriot Charcoal grilled menu was better than Greek restaurants in St Alban's. So this update due to Covid has sadly meant the above menu dropped and I am told unlikely to return which is real shame. So alas my family's custom is now occasional visits. So to get our Mediterranean fix we are now using a decent Turkish takeaway called Anatolia for Kebab's, which is on the Hatfield road, so this is a pain for convenience, but worth it as quality is good. But on the positive side for the Master Fryer their Fish and chips are still excellent quality, which if they had never introduced a Greek menu I would still give 5 stars. As always service with a smile 😊 and football expertise banter too. Please bring back the Greek Menu with the Charcoal grill? I want to post 5 🌟 again, really missing the swordfish. Cheers...

The cod is indeed the size of a small whale. Very tasty, highly recommend!

Always good. A cheerful chippy!

Been going here for a decade and it still never disappoints. Always hot and fresh! Best fish and chips in Hertfordshire.

The owner made his special sausage for me and it just took my breath of how succulent it was

Get a chicken and mushroom pie with chips and curry sauce every couple weeks, always hits the mark, though the last time going there the card machine was broken, which wasn't disclosed over the phone.

We’ve been coming here for more than 10 years and it’s always been good. Kebabs, fish, chips are all excellent. Service is friendly and efficient despite the queues (especially on Friday). I was very surprised to see a negative review which actually prompted me to write this one.

One of the best chippies in town. The proprietors are always a please to speak to upon my weekly visits for my regular 🐟 n 🍟.

Best food by far, and great very friendly and helpful staff.

Great fish and chips here...friendly staff!

I'm pretty much always here on a friday evening between 4 and 5 picking up my regular order and the guys and gal in the shop are fabulous. Always smiling and asking after me and my family. The food has always been good. I personally like their fried chicken...its better than most! the fish and chips are also excellent. I tried somewhere else recently and it was nowhere near as tasty as here. Keep up the good work guys!!

Great fish and chips, generous portions and cooked to order so always fresh. Pies, sausages etc also available.

Lunch time chips were cold and greasy. Staff couldn’t appear more grumpy to a new customer (1 off now).

Quality fish and chips and really cool staff

Had a cod and chips last night and it was fantastic, my wife is not s fan normally but she really enjoyed it as well. There prices on another website are out of date, can't remember which one, a takeaway delivery one? If it was not for that I would have given 5 stars. Worth the extra money.

Although a bit of a drive from where I stay, this is currently the best Chippy in the town. The other chippy near Morrisons had a major fire earlier this year and so far hasn't re-opened

We probably only have take away fish and chips once every six to eight weeks so although not frequent users whenever we do have fish and chips we use the Master Fryer. Last Friday we had 3 large cod and two medium chips, fish as always was lovely but the chips were not good at all, I hardly ate any, they were not at all nice. I put it down to a one off until my daughter went there on Saturday and exactly the same happened, fish good, chips not. What is going on Master Fryer, I have used you for years?

There is one huge problem with this wonderful, spotless, friendly chippy: it's not next door to my house. Sort it out guys.

Best fish, chip and kebab shop in St Albans. Run by 2 really welcoming and friendly guys. Nothing seems to much in how helpful they are. They really do have it all together there.

Excellent fish and chips, cod is the size of a small whale

Lovely chips, and wrapped in paper not polystyrene, which is great! ;-)

Fabulous authentic greek souvlaki

This Fish and Chip shop is number one in my eyes! The 3 brothers run an excellent shop, care about their customers and ensure the orders are processed efficiently. Consistent good quality, generous chip portions and, for a change, their greek meze, kebabs, dips and flatbreads make a pleasant change... keep up the good work!

Great fish and chips and not to expensive friendly staff

Always a pleasure, exselent food and service.

One small member of staff here was very rude to me after he made a mistake with my order. There was no sorry or politeness so i shall never eat here again ir recommend this place for anyone

Is good food and good service and lovely stuff 👌👌

Just been there tonight.Freshly cooked fish and a decent quantity of chips, are worth the money. I ordered x 2 cod and chips (to share the experience with my son based in Scotland). He was staggered by the quality and size of the cod. So was I. These people are at the top of their game re fish and chips (I have NOT tested anything else on offer). The batter was perhaps slightly underdone(?) Not crisp but was moreish. I have not had a better fish and chip experience. It is on a par with the best in the UK. They are marvellous at dealing with the obvious queue a top "chipper" attracts. The staff are the most professional I have met and everything works like clockwork. great fish and I can recommend.

Excellent food, Staff are lovely and friendly. Kebabs are excellent, All fresh, wide variety definitely one of the best fish n chip and kebab shops in St Albans

Once again I visit The Master Fryer especially for the fish and chips.Everything is cooked fresh to order. Freshest, tastiest fish and chips, they got the best homemade sos ever.Fantastic service, always with a smile and good sense of humour.We love this place.

We have been coming here every few weeks for our Friday treat and it delighted me to see a certificate on the wall informing customers of the splendid oil they used to fry the chips. As a vegan it’s often a chore to find places that don’t use oils or ingredients containing animal products. It’s great to be able to join in the Friday fun and scoff delicious chips with the family! The guys are super friendly and were trying to find other foods I could eat (sharing a lettuce joke or two). The halloumi looked fab and there are some veggie option too. All in all a pleasant non judgemental buying experience!

Fab place to get a takeaway with a good variety of food. I especially love their Greek selection too. Would highly recommend and the staff are lovely too.

Excellent Fish and Chips and BBQ/Greek options too. No hesitation in recommending. I love the Plaice and chips.

I think that master fryers is the best fish + chips shop in England. Not only do they have regular fish and chips they also do amazing grilled fish, kebabs, seafood and so much more. If you haven't tried it than your life hasn't truly begun!

Am a regular - love the guys who run the place great laugh and wonderful takeaway food best one in St Albans

Is good service good staff and nice food

Best chips in town! Great fish, chicken, kebabs & sausages. Always hot & fresh. Super friendly staff.

What a group of master dryers excellent service. The vibe is second to none & delivery too The only fryer to go in St Albans well done

Amazing fish, amazing service. Excellent overall!

Good chips and portion sizes not oily at all. Excellent fish selection not just your standard cod and haddock but swordfish and calamari or whatever speciality fish they have procured. Now onto meat...quality lamb, chicken and pork kebabs as well as greek sausages. Basically spoilt for choice!!!

Utilizamos este fish and chips para una función de pta y colocó una gran orden, nos quedamos gratamente sorprendidos por el plato, cajas fuertes individuales, generosas porciones que llegaron con 5 minutos de tiempo especificado. Todos fueron caliente, la comida no estaba grasienta y una buena variedad de opciones en el menú nos dio más que pescado y patatas fritas. Tuve el pescado y patatas fritas y fueron muy agradables.

The best fish and chips in town, professional and friendly service, highly recommended

Polite staff and clean. Freshly prepared food and fish battered without the skin- win! Sometimes a small wait as they cook fresh.

Great choice of meat, fish and seafood on the charcoal as well as classic fish and chips

Quick friendly service. Food is nicely cooked. Whole place is spotlessly clean. Some parking outside but gets busy at busy times. Just what you want from a chippy.

We have been ordering from them for years and tried there Meze for two a while back. Highly recommended. Now a family feud as to whether we have fish or Meze beautiful cooked on charcoal.

Regular Friday evening visitors here, tonight we ordered a home delivery. Fresh grilled halibut, a whole grilled sea bream and good old fashioned plaice and chips. Turned up in time and It was all simply outstanding.

Era un sábado húmedo y pescado y patatas fritas eran en nuestro menú. Esta es una verdadera ventaja chippie a la zona. No sólo hacen el pescado y patatas fritas hay una parrilla de carbón para kebabs, pescado y carne.

Hemos estado comiendo aquí durante años. Literalmente tienen las mejores patatas fritas de la ciudad. Favoritos la cod, salchichas y patatas fritas grandes, pero tienen una gran variedad de pollo, hamburguesas, tartas, kebabs y ambos lados. Noté que el Mediterráneo también tienen elementos nuevos en el menú. No he probado el servicio de entrega, pero se están haciendo que pronto.

the guy on the end of the phone sounds vague, like he wasnt understanding.and all tho i asked for my cod well done or extra brown and that was written on the box it was my husbands rock that was well done. apart from that...

This is my local chippy, the guys who run it are great, and the food is always very nice with s great range.

There is no doubt. Fish and chips from here superb as is their home made tartare sauce. Quality and flavour beautiful and mainly cooked to order. The kebab side if the business really brings down what could be a really superior chippy. Makes there offering a bit confused Parking outside can be a nightmare but well worth it. Highly recommend

Amazing and good quality food...Very nice and friendly stuff.I like go there or order from the website when I don't have a time.

Been here a few times for fish and chips and it's our favourite in the area. The fish batter is crisp and not soggy and doesn't stick to the paper and the chips are nicely cooked and chunky. Not a huge fan of the battered sausages but that's probably just me (as the wife likes them)!Good place, would recommend!

Friendly, quality fish and chips

Great authentic charcoal grill serving souvlaki, lamb and chicken sheesh and a range of healthy grilled fish: halibut, monkfish, calamari, cod, haddock, marlin, swordfish depending on what's fresh that day. Fish and chips are excellent too! Friendly staff. All served in the traditional way or to your liking.

Good proper chips. Not too bad price.

For the last 15 years my husband has walked up the road for our Friday night takeaway, the food on every occasion has been of excellent quality!! this must be one of the best Fish and Chip takeaways in the UK!!!! When we have overseas visitors we always make sure they have the ultimate Fish and Chip experience and they are always impressed. But that is not all they have now introduced their Greek Menu ooopah!! wow amazing chicken kebabs and other Greek dishes. So lucky this on our doorstep just waiting for my chicken kebabs as I write this review!

Fish and chips can be reasonably pricy wherever you go. At the Masterfryer you may pay a little bit more than most chippys but you find that it's worth it with quality of fish and batter and the chips fried to perfection. The portions are good too so the delicious fare on offer is worth the cost anytime. Not to forget the amazing taste of Cyprus with traditional Cypriot charcoal grilled meats too - and your fish grilled instead if you want. Cooked freshly infront of you the tastes are amazing.

I'm a regular at Master Fryer and I've never had a bad meal in 6 years. Their high standards are continually withheld through their food quality, customer service and cleanliness. They are a lovely friendly bunch that welcome you in every time. The fish is not greasy at all, it's absolutely delicious. Also the battered sausages and chicken nuggets are amazing too! They have just launched another menu, 'Greek traditional' which has options like huge king prawns, halloumi and souvlaki, I can't wait to try. They also offer a loyalty scheme which is an added bonus. I've tried lots of other fish and chip shops in St Albans over the years and none compare to Master Fryer!

The Master Fryer has an excellent range of food available. The cod was very nice (if a little over cooked) and was not greasy meaning that the batter never went soggy. Chips were good, not soggy, and a sensible portion size.A good range of alternatives to cod and chips were available and I will definitely visit again.