The Original John's Plaice in Carlisle

Best chippy restaurant in cumbria

Took my gran for dinner, she had cod, chips and peas. I had the salmon cakes, nicely presented, good portion sizes and reasonably priced. Would eat again in a heart beat.

To be fair, the food wasn’t bad at all; the fish was fresh and well-cooked. However, the behavior of the staff was absolutely disappointing. The blonde woman in particular was incredibly rude and disrespectful. Her attitude was so off-putting, both in her tone and what she said, that it almost made me lose my appetite. The way the staff acts completely ruins the atmosphere of the place. I definitely won’t be coming back.

Tasty food for a good price. Excellent service.

Great little spot, food and service was excellent

Great place to go. One of the best places in Carlisle.

Brilliant! Very busy on a Friday night and our visit went smoothly. Tasty food and friendly staff - who didn't hold back on the tartare sauce.

I am not exaggerating when I say this was the BEST fish and chips I've ever had. The fish was succulent and the chips moreish, and not overly greasy. I wanted to keep eating even though I was full. My husband had the Cumberland sausage, which was huge, well cooked and delicious... yes after his moans as he took a bite, I insisted on trying some too. We both agreed its the best we have had and are just sad we are on holiday so can't have regularly. Will definitely visit again when back up this way.

First class fish and chips, big portions. Steak pie also excellent.

Take away or eat in, the best chips in the Carlisle area in my opinion!

Average and over priced. £16 for average cod and chips. Don’t order the Cod fish cakes. Frozen store bought deep fried.

Portions far too large for my appetite. Food is excellent. Meat and potatoe pie with chips and gravy was first class.

Nothing fancy here, but a good menu with good and great service.

Quite a large varied menu and it was vary tasty

Great food and great staff - a delightful visit as always.

Has to be the best fish and chip restaurant in Carlisle!

Lovely chips as always, our go to chippy and we live at Wigton 😁

Visited this place on the 22nd of June. I placed my order for two. When finished I found out they had Charged me £8 to sit in. At I time when food banks are at a all time high and there isn't much spare money about how can they get away with this. Plus I had to ask for part of my order. I had started the meal and I was still waiting for my slice of bread. My daughter had asked for some tartar sauce that never came. It's just a big standard chip shop nothing special. I will not be going back. They should be happy with your custom and rip you off with sit in charges. Or they could put a sign up telling you the charge for sitting in. This is legalized theft.

Great whale and chips today ! Table service and great staff ! .♿.

Tasty Food 👌, Wonderful helpful Staff, Good Atmosphere 👍 will call in again when we're passing 😀..xx

An absolutely wonderful experience well worth a visit

Never had any issues even when John owned other takeaways

Good place to stop for a wee bite!

Best fish and chips I have ever had

Would recommend this place to everyone that paces by and locals

Great food! Lovely people, service with a smile 🫶

The food was nice and the service was fast but the workers didn’t care about what was going on for example a child was running about for 5 minutes before any of the workers noticed

Best fish and chips we’ve had in a long time- especially when you were so busy on Good Friday. Thank you so much for our takeaway👍👍👍

Definitely worth a wee visit, delicious fresh fish & chips, with a wide variety of options available, including vegetarian and vegan. They do a few desert dishes. We opted for the kit kat sundae 🍨 worth the visit in itself.

Was looking for a decent fish and chip restaurant near Carlisle so decided to try The Original John's Place - service was quick and friendly, prices reasonable and the food really tasty with good sized portions. Strong recommend.

The place is great, a bit retro but very charismatic. I tried 5 times Fish & Chips in Carlisle in 5 days and this was the best. Clean operation environment, nice service, nothing to complain about. Good parking options. We will come again.

Always great service and excellent fish and chips. Everything cooked to order.

Our meal was delish and a really nice pace to eat .

Possibly the best and certainly the most consistently good Fish and Chips in Cumbria. Can always guarantee light crispy batter on the fish and well cooked chips.

We came here on the way back from Carlisle, many times we have driven past while on holiday in the area, and said one day we will stop for food, well today was the day we stopped, we can say it was worth it, great food and plenty of it, good service.

Great service, great range, great food and great prices. Absolutely spot on and we'll worth a visit. Will be going back soon.

Expensive to dine in but staff was great and good was nice 👍

Food is great, service is aways quick 😋 👌

Once again this chippy has continued to provide super fresh fried fish and chip.......give it a try....recommended

Great fish and chips staff lovely and friendly great place to go

Always call here when I'm going to West Cumbria. Good sized portions and very tasty. Staff are always helpful and friendly.

One of the best fish and chip restaurants I have been too.

Gorgeous food, eat in or take out great value for the money..

Always a pleasure to eat her meals ate delicious and big platefulls of yummiest choices clean and tiday always a lovely welcome 😊my brother says best curry sauce ever

It's probably the best fish and chips we've had recently. My girls who can be pretty fussy. One had turkey dinosaurs, chips and gravy and the other had sausage and gravy. All completely finished. My good lady had cod and chips, the batter was so tasty and light. I had salt and chilli chicken and chips all very tasty. Will happily return again when down this way!

Absolutely lovely fish and chips. Batter crispy not greasey. Had the pensioners deal with mushy peas, tea and bread and butter. At 10.95 in August 2023, I think that's pretty damn good. The place is a bit dated, hey its been there a while but it was spotlessly clean and staff were very nice. Give it a go if your passing, you won't be disappointed.

Always been good honest fish and chips

Takeaway large sausage & chips £5.10 not cheap but very tasty 🫶

Not been here for a few years as I don’t live locally but found it still the best food in the area

Excellent Fish and Chips with superb service, did however feel like eating in a crèche with toddler’s being a little noisy at times, but not enough to put us off visiting again.

Didn't have to wait to long and the food was lovely and fresh

Food good, but prices have gone up a lot since I was last there

Have been passing by this eatery, but never stopped, always said the next time. Glad I stopped, the fish was very tasty, I had Cod, the wife got the Haddock. Will be stopping off next time I pass.

terrible. Runny watery gravy. Battered sausage tasted weird and the chips were just completely tasteless. Bad value. Asked for a small portion of chips not a tiny. And almost £9 for the privilege. Had better oven chips. AVOID

Just a shame the turkey and ham pie is no longer on the menu. But food and service e is still excellent!

Great food here, very tasty. Polite staff. It was raining hard and all the other customers were sheltering in there like drowned rats which put a downer on things, but not my problem (or the staffs).

Food was not up to standard missing mushy peas but still paid for them my jacket potato was a complete grease ball the grease was running around all over the potato and coleslaw not pleasent

Very clean and friendly, attentive service. Fish and chips and the sticky toffee pudding and custard were perfect.

Food fresh n nice decent portions n price staff friendly also kept clwan n tidy

You can eat in or takeaway friendly service value for money

It makes lovely fish and chips. I love it no other meals, so I like ice to go there at lunchtime, it’s plenty of car spaces and for disabled to Friendly staff just what you like, you can get it I do hope you enjoy your meals when you are there. Thank you for listening

November 2021: I was passing by John's on my way home at the right time so I decided to stop here for an easy dinner. Try the Seniors Special, great value for the smaller appetite.

A handy stop off for a quality chip shop… This place is quirky but that’s why I like it, it really feels somewhat like an old American style diner - it could be because I somewhat remember it as a Little Chef but there’s just something that feels nostalgic about Johns Plaice. As soon as we entered, we were greeted by smiling waitresses who showed us to a table and brought us menus promptly, the menus by the way are huge! There’s a wide range of food here, not just fish and chips! I ordered a ham roll with chips and gravy, my partner ordered an egg mayo sandwich with chips and gravy, she got told there was no egg mayo left so she went for a tuna sandwich instead. The food was all really tasty, big portion sizes too! My ham roll was filled with thick, good quality ham and the bread was soft, my chips and gravy were good too - just very filling! My partner enjoyed her food too and we both left with happy bellies after a good feed on our way home. There’s ample parking here and they also offer takeaway which is great for if you just need a quick bite.

Fantastic place. Very good portion sizes and excellent value for money. The owner, John & family are absolutely amazing hosts and nothing is any trouble. I’d recommend paying a visit.

A chippy restaurant that also does takeaway we went for dinner (sit in) was really nice friendly staff quick service good portions and great food well worth a visit and ideal location for a stop off if going out to west Cumbria 5 star

If you like super quick service welcoming staff. A clean modern building. And a lot of food for your money well stop off here. Would recommend

My favorite chip shop take home. The staff are very friendly, helpful and family run. Food is reasonable in price and upto now taste amazing

We like this cafe. Staff so helpful snd friendly. Fish batter is outstanding - really crispy. I had my fish with a full salad and no chips (though you can have salad as a side). Salad crisp and fresh. Visited twice in one week! Recommended to book.

This place is the BEST chippy ever. If your ever passing you need to try... everything on the menu is delicious you definitely won't be disappointed

What a lovely place. Service was good as was the food and ambience. Will look forward to coming again

My wife and I made a special trip to have fish and chips here after passing it lots of times and saying “we must give it a try” On arrival at about 16.45 last Friday and upon sitting down we were asked for our order within 2 mins. We said we were still looking but 60 seconds later the waitress was asking again trying to rush us. The fish and chips we ordered arrived quickly and although fairly pricey, £14.99 each, they were delicious. Hot and tasty thank you. However, with food still in my mouth, last mouthful ,the waitress came cleared the plates away, asking if we wanted dessert straight away. We asked to give us 5 mins but a minute later she was back again asking, we then decided to go due to this. We felt pressured to order, eat up and get out asap from the minute we entered and all the time we were in there we were watched by staff as we are. Neither of us could understand why the staff stood and watched everyone and it made us feel very uncomfortable. It wasn’t even full and there wasn’t a queue?? So, good food but a strange atmosphere making us very uncomfortable

First time I've tried vegan fish and it's great!

Called tonight on our way to the Sands cente at Carlisle. Had pensioners special. Cod chips mushy peas bread and butter and tea. Only £9.95 each. It was delicious. No fat or grease on plate. The chips were crispy on the outside but fluffy and delicious on the inside. The fish was big chunks of soft white fish covered in Beautiful crispy batter. Best fishe and chips ever.

Best chip shop in Carlisle area

We meet friends here occasionally for a catch up Always a pleasant place to be

First time here for a number of years. Used to be a regular but I've moved out of the area. Though the food was pleasant enough our visit was spoilt by the very poor service. Waitresses served others before us, (two tables) didn't bother to ask if we wanted desserts. Slapped the bill down..... Basically rude as come be. Shame as I had said to the others as we pulled in how much this was great spot for fish n chips! Needless to say, we won't be back.

Two pensioner"s fish and chips specials for my wife and I and cod fish cakes and chips for my son.... Three empty plates and a very satisfied family. Would not go anywhere else. 👌

So handy,it's on my way home, chicken & chips was delicious 👍👍

The best Fish n Chips in Cumbria!!!, general helpings, and friendly staff. This is our go to weekly take away!

Great cod goujons and chips with side salad ,huge portion would have fed 2 people. Couldn't manage all the chips but they very kindly put them in a box for me . Pudding menu fantastic but unfortunately couldn't manage one . On my next trip to Carlisle, will call in for a pudding. Friendly staff.

Great food at reasonable prices

Lovely place to dine along with excellent food

Man this place is an amazing plaice. If you love your fishes you will love the dishes x x x

So good. Huge portions, well priced and good quality fish and chips.

Stopped for fish and chips on our way home and wasn't disappointed. Lovely food and good sized portions too. Nice to sit outside on the tables provided for an ice cream afterwards too.

Fish & Chips excellent, staff friendly, parking right outside the door.

Very good food pricy but worth it

We are staying on the nearby Crofton Hall caravan site and called in for fish and chips around 5pm. We had the Pensioner's Special which was a perfect size and included bread and butter and a pot oftea. The fish was very fresh. A really lovely meal with excellent service from our waitress. Thank you.

Excellent food and service. Very friendly staff

Great food and nothing a problem for them , the fish was beautiful

Fabulous as always. Everything really fresh & hot & well presented. Tables wiped regularly. On site parking. Perfect.

Evening time late spring , it's busy hope in for a treat after a hard day's consisted labour .

I thought it was Very expensive.AND they charge £1.20 for gravy on the steak pie.! The Fryery is far superior.

Use two be the best blow average now and two expensive £ 13 95 four fish a chips pea

Very expensive £20 for 2 fish & chips which was not cooked to order but busy place so maybe thats why quicker turn around

Quick service, decent parking, food pretty good, not bad overall. A recommended stop 🍴

Stopped off on the way home after being in Carlisle for some shopping. Had the mother in law in tow as well. At 93 she is not particularly mobile and her appetite is not what it was. Having walked in and immediately we were taken straight away to a table. Ordered two pensioners fish specials & one scampi pensioners special - each meal basically £10. The tenner included bread & butter and a pot of tea. So for just shy of £30 a terrific meal. Really hot and sufficient to be satisfying without making you feel stuffed. The outlaw wolfed her scampi down leaving a few peas and a couple of chips. Normally she leaves quite a lot but not this evening - almost unheard of. She really enjoyed her meal. The fish was beautifully cooked and everything about the meal was terrific. Prompt and friendly service as well as excellent cooking. Thoroughly enjoyed the meal.👍😊👌 Thoroughly recommend this place/plaice

Sadly the fish was so oily it was nearly inedible , chips ok . Both our meals spoilt by oil. Very expensive . Avoid , much better quality can be found for half the price .

Had take out chips were really nice a bit expensive for what you get though.

Had pensioners special today 8th April was fabulous the batter nice and crispy good cup,of tea too staff very friendly easy access 💕