The Perfect Catch in Breckland

Delicious fish , batter superb nice and crispy excellent sized portion not oily..chips delicious also hot but can only manage medium size between 2..staff very pleasant..entire place always looks clean and tidy..

Chips were dry and hard, they looked and tasted like they were cooked yesterday. Saveloy was half the size of a normal one but just as expensive. This used to be a really nice chip shop definitely not anymore

Food was not enjoyable and couldn't really eat it. Took a long while to give us the food, although a lady did apologise for the wait

Very tasty traditional fish and chips amongst a variety of other options including vegetarian. Portions are quite large and good value for money. Free ketchup dispenser and chip forks/disposable cutlery also available. Sometimes there's a bit of a queue and the shop is cosy but a nice place for a quick lunch overall.

Who cooks a burger in batter!! Definitely will not recommend this place or return. In response to your reply of my review a lot of chippies have separate hot plates to cook burgers on with rolls and salad, get with the times 😡

Worst fish and chips I've EVER had. Over cooked to point the point I couldn't even get my fork in the batter. Half of my portion of regular fish had half the fish missing. Half the fish batter completely empty. What litte fish there was left was hard and chewy. The chips were awful, sharp and very hard. Worst of all as a pescatarian, to find out from another review everything is, cooked in beef fat and not made aware of. Total waste of money.!!!!!

Great fish n chips highly recommended 👌

Very slow poor service,a real shame I ordered my food not a big order waiting 20 minutes for a piece of fish to be cooked when told around 7 minutes.A poor elderly gentleman stood waiting to be served this chap walked straight in up to the counter and got served first.Nobody else in shop staff obviously wasn't watching.A real shame as I never use any other chip shop this has always been my go to going back to when it was Big Fry.My partner had gone elsewhere ordered had his food cooked and was waiting for me,resulting in his food getting cold.Poor standard of service.

Cooked in beef fat - we were hoping to have a vegetable burger assuming it was vegetarian until the staff did tell us quickly that it was all cooked in beef fat so we were grateful for them telling us at least. Partner got large cod and chips but sadly it was only just warm so he had to microwave it.

1st time here tonight, boy best sausage and chips in a while. It's definitely worth coming back. Great staff and service.

It is a lovely cafe to go in to the staff are very helpful

Chips soggy.... batter hard ....

Needed to find place open for food on a Sunday. This was the plaice (sorry couldn't avoid the pun)

Very busy had to wait which was fine but its quite a small shop so therr wasnt much space. Fish and chips were OK, good value for money. Had a small portion which was still quite large. I would happily pay extra for some proper disposable cutlery. I know chip forks are traditional but it was hard to eat. Amusing cartoons for the kids.

Too much together for the atmosphere, food is a bit greasy but sometimes it isn’t. Service is good but sometimes they are rude

Just eaten here, first time and be last. Seriously awful fish, batter was more like a sponge, and cider was questionable as didnt take like cod, think they using a cheaper fake fish, thick rish skin on it too, bloody awful, the fat its fried in as well stuck to roof of mouth afterwards, and the chips were dry, and no taste at all, no crispness to them, really has to go down as one worst fish and chips, I'm so bloody surprised as to how busy it is by locals, ehesu they must plain palates and do t exfpet much from their food, the cod sizes are so small too, yet charged a lot of money, please dont bother going here. Save your money and stomach, oh staff are so unfriendly too, no smiles no chatting, just misrable looking.

Having just visited to newly opened chicken takeaway in Dereham the Perfect Catch remains my favourite place to go for Chicken and Chips. Traditional in quality served by great staff. Keep it simple, deliver quality. It’s what they do.

Really good chippy. We sat in and had our lunch. Big portions so be hungry if you ask for a large! Could have easly split a normal between 2 of us.

Service slow, food hit and miss

A bit poor, won’t return, served by a young girl who should rather be anywhere else than the chippy. Fish over cooked with everything having a bit of a weird taste

Wow !! Haddock and chips with mushy peas were delightful thx

Truly gone down hill in our estimation..chips were all bits and no taste , cod put in paper absolutely dripping with oil , saturated...too long in cooking been to places that fresh cook quicker ..won't be returning anymore as not the first time served poor quality and small portions...

The chips and sausage that my partner brought us was cold and to greasy,we should of said something when we was there when the female handed us it

The Perfect Catch is hands down the best fish and chip shop in Derham! Their fish is always fresh, perfectly battered, and fried to perfection. And let's not forget about their curry sauce—it's absolutely lovely, adding that extra kick of flavor to every bite. Whether you're craving classic fish and chips or something a bit different, The Perfect Catch delivers every time. Five stars well-deserved!

Great little chip shop! Excellent service too! Highly recommend!

The woman who claims she's the manger/owner is very rude and thinks she's a cut above her customers,, my husband rang n made an order,, when he went to collect, she claimed the call was never made and once proven wrong persisted to then claim my husband had told them to leave it when pulled on this fact she then said my husband put the phone down,, which again was a lie... Once I went to speak to her I was greeted with the same animosity...

Without doubt the best fish & chips we have had for a long time. Tasty chips and Crispy batter on the fish. Very friendly staff and great value for money. We will certainly be returning.

Enjoyed a nice Freshly cooked piece of Haddock yesterday with some chips - pity the, English always leave one side of skin on - in Scotland it's just flesh no skin - makes for a much more enjoyable Fish Supper - but fish was fresh and tasty and a good, sized portion of chips - Servers, were pleasant and helpful 👍

Really good fish and chips at a reasonable price.

Lovely crispy battered cod and chips.

Still great value and delicious chippy food

Got be one of the best fish and chips in my

The Perfect Catch, The Perfect Fish & Chips. Batter nice and crispy, chips not greasy. Staff are polite and helpful staff.

Shocking portion size. I know prices have gone up and portions have come down but seriously. A portion of chips is less than 20 chips! We got 3 portions and each had varying quantities, but only 1 was what I would expect from a portion.

It's over 200 miles from where I live, but I popped in for some food before a long journey with my partner and his nan. We all loved the food and served super quick.

Rarely have Fish and Chips but my god it was soooo nice! Nothing at all greasey and all really enjoyable. Maxine has that business running very well. Staff were all super friendly as well. And NOT expensive! Fab. 😁

Chips, pie, fish and mushy peas all excellent this evening. Queue out the door, as usual on a Friday night. But service was quick and efficient. Prices quite good too. Atmosphere - well, it's a chip shop not a boutique restaurant. But staff were polite and friendly.

A very good local fish and chip shop! Staff are pleasant! Good food, what more could you ask for.

Excellent Fish and Chips. Very friendly staff. I used to use Drifters in Fakenham but their standards have dropped significantly. So this is my go to for the best Fish and Chips in the region.

Best fish and chips in Dereham.

been going here 2 to 3 times a month tonight was the worst the chips have ever been firstly the server got the order wrong which we let go called the fryer over to complain about the chips he wasnt very helpful as if to say thats your bad luck the chips were half little crispy bitsthe others were heavy chips as if theyed been there awhile or they had been cooked twice sorry to the people i have told how lovely the fsh and chips are in the past will not recommend them again very poor service

Freshly cooked. Tasted lovely. Staff very helpful and friendly. The prices were good too.

Had to wait 40 mins for my order of four fish and chips

Good reasonably priced fish and chips. The two girls serving and the young man cooking were very polite, helpful and an absolute pleasure to deal with. Why can't more people be this helpful. You should be proud of them. Visited 17/8/23

We use this fish and chip shop regularly. Over the years we've tried all the ones in Dereham and this is by far, the best.

Best chippy in the area, amazing food great prices and great service would highly recommend

Very good service and food especially for our little baby Mabel she loved the doggie afternoon tea 👍

Lovely food, friendly staff, great selection and not overly expensive. And the 'scraps' were fantastic 😊

Good place for fish and chips, small eat in area too which is handy. The food was cooked fresh, the chips were a little soggy, maybe personal preference. Clean and tidy. Reasonable prices

We travel quite a way to visit here well worth the journey. Today had a battered cheese and onion fryit. Think it was the best one I have ever had. And the staff are so friendly too

Always pleased to assist I was late and they were about to close but cooked what I needed . Staff always pleasant Good portion size.

Lovely fish chips weren't great

Great chips, battered sausage was lovely to.

Love the food here. Good prices, good portions and lovely staff!

"Large" fish isn't. If I order large cod I expect a LARGE cod even if I have to pay more for it. I'm not interested in how much each portion weighs or how much you pay for it. Buy bigger fish portions and charge for them appropriately.

Not the greatest in Dereham at all thought I would try but small portions the fish was meant to be large but it looked small not good at all won’t be going back chips didn’t have colour to them either!

The staff and food are the best

Food was good and the price was brilliant! Recommended for anyone!!!

Always good fish & chips, good value for families with the family fill up deal

The chips were lovely and I had a battered burger which was nice. Much better than it used to be, glad I gave it another chance.

Ordered from here didn’t get full order was over charged chips where cold its ridiculous I expect to get what I paid for and for it to be hot

Was served by a young lady called Steph. She was really polite and made buying my food very easy. Would recommend to anyone.

Unfortunately we found the battered sausages greasy and full of pulp. The chips were also lack lustre and not fresh. Pity as we have used this shop before and it has always been good.

Food lukewarm , which is ironic as it was so very dry it seemed it had been under the heater for days. Chips dried up, hard and inedible. Sausage and spring roll exactly the same. Very disappointing

Fish and chips can vary each time you go, haven't used this place for a while but excellent fish and chips on this occasion

Just picked a random place for take out far from home but if I'm back this way again I would go again

Ordered 2 extra large haddock’s and large chips it was all cooked to perfection,the staff were very friendly and professional and it was well worth waiting for ,will recommend to friends and family .

Beautiful food friendly staff we loved it. From the couple from France keep up the great service

Nice food lots to eat and a massive battered sausage called the big foot not the healthiest of foods but quick nice cheap

Awful had a large cod and my gold fish it's it bowl is bigger and its a load of rubbish saying its sold as a large in weight and not size as it was as thin as paper also asked for curry sauce which apparently their didn't have any even though the hot box was full of food and still had 30 mins left of trading which was a shame as the curry sauce probably would of made my meal taste better will never go there again and waste my money

Food not as good as it uses to be but fine for a quick bite. Gentleman behind counter was well mannered.

Always great fish and chips from here and good value for money. I would give a 5 star review if not for one small gripe. Whenever I order something that I have to wait for to be cooked I always ask if my chips can have salt and vinegar added before the order is wrapped up.....and they never remember to

Clean shop nice staff and brilliant fish and chips, will only use this shop from now on! Ps:- prompt service.

Always generous portions, consistently good food and good value for money. Very reliable.

Last was missing items and orderd tonight and it's missing again there only little items I no but when you travel 30mins to get some decent food and it's not alp there when your back

It's pretty good food at affordable pricing but it's often soooo sloooowwww. When it's busy a 20 minute wait seems normal.

Excellent fish and chips. First time we have tried here and a definite improvement over our normal haunt. Thank you!

Just been in and had possibly the worst ‘large’ ‘cod’ I’ve ever been served in a fish and chip shop. It had the texture of a deep fried flip flop. Dry, chewy and thin. Absolute garbage. Waste of money and a waste of space in my bin.

TERRIBLE FOOD. My partner popped in here to pick up fish and chips whilst I waited in the car she bought 3 portions that we decided to take to a relative we where visiting,it was early in the day. So my review is only related to the food so I can't comment on the service etc. But when we arrived at our destination the fish I had was clearly over cooked and had been left for a long time the other fish seemed Oki..ish but the chips where disgusting my partner told me hers where horrible ,,,sorry but owner or who ever cooked these needs a word with themselves £16.00 wasted (the perfect catch)mmmm.... certainly caught us out. I really wish I had taken photos but as I was in somebody else's house eating them I didn't really have the heart to make a fuss.

The chips are proper. Not frozen chips!

Great value,tasty food,would certainly use again and would recommend

I have tried every fish and chip shop in Dereham and this is my second favourite. Remember that fish and chips is becoming more expensive now that fish imports from eastern Europe and cooking oil is also in short supply hence higher prices. But my favourite is large cod and large chips. Large chips are enough for two people really but I love chips and it's not often so calories be dammed. However when I first visited here I was told it was cash only this is now not the case and you can pay by Card, very good fish and chips here I have yet to be disappointed.

Fish and chips, never had any problems and have always been of a good quality. Can be a bit of a queue at peak times but that shows its good.

The cod is supposed to be a large its no bigger than 6 to 8 inches long and to crown it it still has the skin on what a waste of fish the fish ain't that bad apart from the size To the owner I didn't really want a story about how everything has gone up in price all I was trying to get across was that to me in my own opinion I thought it was a bit small to be a large to me the 2 pieces of fish we got we thought that you gave us 2 small pieces of fish

Recommended. Very tasty. Very reasonable prices. Very good service. Steady stream of customers (on a sunday )which is always a good sign !

Lovely, lovely chip shop! A reasonable sized portion for a very reasonable price. I find the food more filling than other places for some reason, not sure if this is due to food quality perhaps? They also offer scraps. :-)

Delicious fish and chips freshly cooked. Friendly staff and great prices. There's a few tables if you want to eat in and there's usually somewhere to park in the market square at the front of the shop. Nothing bad to say from this happy, regular customer.

Very nice fish and chips. Reasonably priced

Popped in on Sunday for a quick tea before driving home Was lovely Fish and chips spot on Great peas!!!! Service was fast.. And prices were brilliant We shall return

Had fish and chips for the first time a little while ago. The staff were exceptionally friendly and the food......wow.

Yummy fish and chips, battered and "naked" sausages. Wonderful pickled eggs and really yummy curry sauce. Great chips too. XXX

I like the big foot sausage unfortunately I not so keen on the chips.

Go there after the cinema really nice non greasy chips x

Really nice large haddock, nice chips. Not greasy at all. Nice and polite friendly staff. Little bit of a wait, but I guess it's the same everywhere nowadays. Been before, and I'll come back again 😁

Lovely sausages and chips and great service sat in very nice

My experience is lots of food choice ready cooked rather than long waits.

Nice food and excellent service 🙂🙂

Good chippy, fish portions are great and the chips taste amazing.

Really good food at reasonable prices!

Very good fish and chips and good prices