The Right Plaice in Darlington

Lovely people and food was amazing, made me feel welcome and student discount is a plus!

Food wasn't good though everything else was spot on.

Went for lunch as one of my usual spots was closed for training. Pretty poor. Bought scampi and chips. Chips okay. Scampi less so. Really struggled to eat it at all to be honest. And they tried to overcharge from the menu.

The best chippy in Darlington hands down!! The staff here are so lovely and always have a smile on their face, I’m sure they’ve hired the staff there new as it was different people before, but the ones there now are amazing The food is tasty not greasy and a good price Special shout-out to the lady at the counter, absolutely beautiful customer service always says have a good day when I leave and does her job with a smile on her face which can’t be easy Thanks for the best chippy in darlo

My local and only chippy. Fish and chips always beautifully cooked , fresh and delicious. Chips and mushy peas perfect just like old school chippies and get a large fish even though I could harpoon it with the size. Will have to come sit in as only done take outs. But the owners Benita and James can’t do enough and treat everyone like they’ve known you for years ,always have a good banter and you feel looked after every single visit. Even when I’m giving them cheek or vice versa. They really make the place and with the food being spot on , I could not fault it at all.

Popped in for lunch and was very pleasantly surprised. Chips are super nice crispy and tasty - not sloggy like other chippies. Fish was perfect

I can tell there has been a change ownership and frier. Went tonight and it was awful. The batter was raw on the inside, the cod under cooked and tasteless. I have used this chippy for many years, however I will give it a miss for a few weeks. The most important thing in a chippy is the batter, get it right you're quids in, get it wrong and you go out of business. You have a lot of work to do on the batter. The previous frier set a high standard which you must match. Good luck!

We had two medium fish and one portion of chips they were delicious.

Been in a few times on my lunch breaks at college with friends and always seem to leave feeling very belittled and taken back by the way I have been spoken to by the staff and the dirty looked given by them. All staff seem like they just don’t want to be there at all, have no patience for customers. One woman in particular is very snappy with me and quite patronising when I thought my order was ready but it wasn’t. Shame because the food is lovely. Will be sticking to haughton chippy from now on!!

Just finished cod and chips. We are so happy we found this plaice :) Good chunky cod fillets, crispy tasty batter and the best chips I’ve had from a chip shop. Thank you.

Used to be a great chippy but has gone downhill since changing hands

Disappointed took 5 hours to cancel order. Tried again and again took nearly 5 hours to cancel the order. Disgraceful disgusting customer service. Sad as such a good chippy but will never use again.

This has to be the best fish and chippery in Darlington. The food is gorgeous and very ample portions. The price is a little bit pricey but well worth it for the food and portions. The meal deals are exactly the same for value and tastiness. The staff are helpful and jolly. Best place in Darlington for food and service. ❤

We were very impressed with the cod and chips we had today. Two medium cod and chips, two hot drinks for £10.00 The fish was delicious and the chips fresh and crisp,service was really friendly and helpful. Terrific quality and value.

Been here a few times now and they are consistently really good.

1st time we have tried fish and chips for here, the fish is the best iv teasted since Bartlett street closed. Highly recommend, will definitely go back again.

The staff are always Friendly, gorgeous food as usual and a good choice of menu, never soggy or over/under cooked

As a regular I was very unsurprised at the long queue, electing to wait as it was Good Friday and typically very busy. However, I wasn’t expecting the 1 hour 40 minute wait. No exaggeration! I arrived at 6:15 and didn’t enter the shop doors until 7:40 and still had to wait for my order to be taken. Once inside the shop, I certainly didn’t expect to be told to ‘f$*k off’ by a member of staff. Totally unprovoked and unacceptable.

Queues are large as expected but it would be nice if the under staffed shop could let people know how long the wait could be.

Love this chippy - the staff are friendly, helpful, and great at their jobs. The food is tasty, loads of choice, and plenty of scraps too. Thanks for always making us feel like valued customers!

The food here is amazing, as are the staff. Major kudos to the 3 ladies who were working here together; Super quick, efficient and professional. Very attentive also! Definitely the best chippy in Darlo!!

Just ordered from here based on other reviews cause Cockerton had a huge queue. Took forever to get, the order was messed up, the women did offer the messed up Items for free to be fair. Chips looked uncooked. Fishcake was tiny not battered and burnt. Curry was lumpy. Greasy. All 3 of us didn't enjoy our meals. In fact I'm Currently wandering around the house looking for something cleanse my poor palette. Wishing I'd cooked something myself.

Great staff, good service a d tasty fish and chips

Fantastic deals and the fish and chips are just devine!

Best fish and chips in the town. I went there on the off-chance a while ago for my elderly Dad as his usual chippy was shut. Dad won't let me go anywhere else now! He says they're the best he's ever had, and having tried them myself I have to agree. The fish is cooked fresh when you order, none of this sitting under a heat lamp rubbish. At £5.95 for regular fish and chips the price is also highly competitive. To top it off, the staff are excellent, always smiling, happy and chatty even though they're always busy when I go. Highly recommended.

Just had small fish & chips for under a fiver - the portion was good, fish tasted very fresh & the chips were lovely - the best in Darlo 🙂

Def the best fish in Darlington

This is my local 'go to' for fish and chips. Great food, reasonably priced and good portions. Nice friendly service.

I went for a small fish & chips at £4.95 (so not on the cheap side) and what I got was definitely small, so small it only took a few mouthfuls before it was gone. There were plenty of chips and they were very nice, but too many. I expected less chips and more fish, as you'd get from other chip shops.

First time visit and my last.I went in on Saturday at 3pm only to be told that as they closed at 6pm they were starting to clear up ( in 3 hours time) and I couldn't have a plate but would have to eat from a cardboard box. I was hungry so agreed. The table was disgusting and had to be scrubbed. Then I hear coughing and sneezing coming from the food preparation area (my mind was racing) When my box of fish and chips arrived it was swimming in grease and looked highly unappetising. When I asked if I could have some tartar or tomato sauce I was told I would have to pay extra for this, I declined the generous offer, ate some white bits of the fish and a few chips and left. I certainly won't be back.

The! Most amazing chips, definitely recommend

Always a good quality Fish and chips 🍟.

Great fish and chips at reasonable prices. Friendly staff and ample space to eat in if required. Highly recommended

Went yesterday with me dad to get family food and the portions were very small... Smaller than a kids meal and we payed a lot off money for the food... Cod Bits we got we only got 4 very tiny ones and fir the price you payed for it is deffenitly not worth it

Had a small fish & chips. Lovely light batter and decent chips. Friendly staff and quick service.

Right Plaice this chip shop has improved over the years and has some good deals on food. There is still a little room for improvement. Food was well prepared and hot prices are a little on the high side. Staff were friendly and informative. It is worth the visit and has an extensive menu which should suit all tastes.

Friendly staff, good quality fish & chips, very satisfied!!

Lovely local fish and chip shop. Good portions at a fair price. Lovely friendly staff.

Delicious freshly cooked fish and chips and great value

Lovely fish and chips served by really helpful pleasant staff .

I had two fish cakes and they gave me a few chips free they were beautiful.

These chips are the best I have tasted for a long time. Fluffy on the inside and a crispness to the outside. Amazing

The food here is reasonable quality but after using the chippy a few times as a 2nd choice when my 1st choice was closed, on every occasion I’ve used it, I’ve had a lengthy wait. That’s not at all a criticism of the individuals who work there, who I’m sure work very hard, rather it’s a reflection of the policy of seemingly only cooking to order. If you do use it, expect to wait much longer than at other chip shops.

Great smaller size and crispy chips. Good portion for standard cod 5.95.

In my opinion the best chippy in Darlo by far, been coming here for over 10 year, the ownership may have changed but the quality and value for money hasn't. Staff are always welcoming and friendly

Have used this chippy for a long time and the standard is always excellent. Everything is cooked to order. Sadly a lot of people in Darlington would rather pay cheap prices for poor food which is why a small number of people moan about this place in my experience.

Bit slow sometimes but good food

Just had lunch at The Right Plaice, nice little place to eat. The staff were really nice, pleasant, felt like a valued customer. The food was amazing. Hot and fresh, the batter on the fish and sausage was crispy. Really filling. Lovely place to finish a visit to Darlington. En route to Liverpool with full stomachs.

Habiendo sido estropeada por ser tratado en la costa ne, donde abundan peces y tiendas con chip, tiene me ha tomado años para encontrar un comparable chippy en Darlington.

The food was cooked to perfection. Food was serviced hot and in a quick manner. Great friendly service Best fish and chip shop in town

Most expensive chippy I've ever walked out of

Great chippy, consistently good food and service

Great food. Staff are polite enough just sometimes a bit miserable. But foods lovely.

Nice fish and chips. Always good to see food cooked to order. Reasonably priced too.

Great food, little pricey, but worth it. Staff were a little remote

Having already reviewed the right plaice from a previous visit, we felt another visit was on the cards. Sadly, they failed to achieve the high praise I bestowed on them, last time out. We purchased fish and chips twice, unfortunately the chips were not crispy, soggy in fact, fish was supposed to be lightly battered, this was not the case, and while I agree their are never two fish the same, but one would at least expect them to be relatively the same size, one of the fishes was nearly half the size of the other, so in the words of Duncan Bannantyne, I,m out.

Excellent value, both fish and chips cooked or fried to perfection. Thoroughly enjoyable. Food was fried fresh to the order, only took minutes. Taking away, reguired, wrapped sensiblely. Will most DEFINATELY be going back. They also cater for us pensioners.

Good basic fish and chip shop - eat in same price as take away!

Sólo había pescado y patatas fritas desde aquí. Ahora me siento enfermo y tienen indigestión. Las patatas fritas eran grasienta y tenía mucho negro y el bits de pescado también era grasienta. Tuve que usar un montón de lavado líquido para conseguir los platos limpios. No volveré.

La comida es de buena calidad sin embargo tienes que esperar ya que la comida está preparado a pedido.menú es buena aunque no muy abundante y si estás pidiendo por 2 hora de salida las ofertas de oferta de comida. Me gusta el hecho de que puedes pedir una pequeña porción de patatas fritas si así lo desea, y sus ofertas para estudiantes están bien ya que hay un colegio 2 minutos a pie

Really nice food, staff could have been a bit cheerier though!

Very nice chippy. Fish perfectly cooked (and cooked to order) and chips very tasty indeed. A short walk from the town centre, but well worth the effort. There are a couple of tables in here but it's primarily a take away.

by chance, seeing the add on the front of northern echo.got one and then went up the road and got 2 for 1 fish & chips (5.95) i like my fish & chip, and will b going back,very good all round.well done RIGHT PLAICE,

Really good fish & Chips, fish cooked to order. Haddock was cooked perfect and very sweet.Well worth a visit.

Was working in the street where the takeaway isGot small fish and chips which were a good size and reasonably pricedGood friendly staffGood for a Friday fish stop

Used to love going here. Friendly owner, great fish and chips, however as some other reviews suggest, i believe its lost some atmosphere since the change of management. The staff who serve are still friendly, yet there doesnt seem to be that 'personal connection' and 'banter'. Have started using Darlo Chippy on Neasham Road.

Chance visit so very lucky to stumble across something so good.Brilliant offers. Excellent quality food freshly prepared. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend.

How sad. All good things come to an end. Very small over cooked cod compared with the last mamagement and half hour wait last Saturday evening. Dont know where to go next but unlikely to go back. Used to be great.

If I want a fish n chips lunch I wouldn't go anywhere else in Darlington. Beautifully cooked whilst you wait. OK they may not be the cheapest but the little extra is well worth paying

I love the chips made here, the lady that served them is really nice, the food is always lovely and they always give me scraps which I like. They never make you feel like you're not welcome. :)

I went into this chippie last Saturday for a quick bite to eat and got royally stung £2.50 for a greasy (standard) tray of chips.I could have gone to the chippr in the denes as usual and had a much better quality portion of chips AND a fish cake for the same price.I am still annoyed now - more with myself for paying for them than anything.Never, ever again!

Being a poor OAP I tend to visit TRP on their 'special offers & promo' days (Mon/Wed/Fri) or Northern Echo 2 for 1 deals. Their food is FRESHLY cooked and therefore far beyond compare in the league of Darlo chippies. I write this review because tonight I bought my fish & chip supper from another Darlo chippie (unfortunately I was too late for TRP opening). Tonight's fish supper was overcooked, brown chips and batter. I could have kicked myself for even bothering to buy elsewhere. Some chippies clearly over-use their lard/oil and the results are dark brown poor tasting products. Add to that, finished products laying in the hot cabinet awaiting a customer. A recipe for disappointment ('scuse the pun).I ought to give myself 100 lines: "Don't even think about anywhere other than TRP. Ergo: or do without"

Why have these not made an appearance in my life before?! They are so crispy and lovely. Definately chips I would expect from a much more expensive plaice (sic). Taking me onto cost - it's pretty cheap for Darlington especially for the favours - and the last awesome point, you can eat in! this is great when you have under 2's; and there is no extra charge to eat in.The only niggle was hearing some of the banter of the 2 ladies behind the counter about their pursuits with men; not a problem really and we're talking about a chippy here not an evening restaurant but if your eating in it's pretty distracting. Overall, Love it. Nicely done 'right plaice'.

Been here for the second time recently. Food is gorgeous, the best in Darlington! Friendly staff, prompt service, very clean and tidy. BIG portions at a very good price! This fish and chip shop is 'handsome!'.... Definitely going back in the very near future - highly recommended!Many thanks,Hugo

Only our second visit today, but certainly not the last. We have three chippies within a mile of where we live but definately worth going the extra 3 miles for quality, quantity, value and friendly staff. First used with the 2 4 1 Northern Echo offer and today using Tastecard makes it even more worthwhile. Would still use without the offers! Parking a little awkward on a lunch time but worth the little walk.

I honestly think this is the best chip shop in Darlington, the chips are fantastic and the Batter tastes amazing. I also love the staff here - very chatty.

This is an excellent fish and chip shop. I usually only come to Darlington on Saturdays, so I was sad when around a year ago it stopped its Saturday opening. But it has now started opening on Saturdays once again. Excellent cod, chips and mushy peas this lunchtime (13 October 2012). Well worth the short wait while it was freshly cooked.

I first started going to the Right Plaice when I was at collage back in 1997 when they first opened. I am now known to most of the staff who are friendly. The food is always cooked to order so is fresh and tastes great. Some Items are a little more expensive than others but they do have some great priced deals.

I have just had the best Fish & chips ever. Fast friendly service. You will not be disappointed.

I've been a big fan of The Right Plaice. I live in London but when I visit my mother in Darlington we like to have fish and chips on Saturday lunchtimes and The Right Plaice has been the chippy in Darlington we like best. However, I was sadly disappointed today to find that it is no longer open on Saturdays. So no more Right Plaice fish and chips for me:-(

Chris and his team provide the best fish and chips in Darlo, no mean feat. They're always friendly and yes although Chris is quirky , he is a lovely guy with a heart of gold and a spleen of silver. Go, you won't be disappointed

These are the best fish and chips I have ever eaten. Everything is cooked to order and the batter is light and crisp.

We bought the special offer "2 Fish & Chips" using a voucher from their website & can honestly say that they were delicious. The fish tasted great & the chips had just the right amount of "crispiness" & they were not dreached in oil as many other tend to be. Would definatly buy from here again.

one of the best chip shop in darlington i would recammend you should try there.

We often get fish and chips here when visiting my mother in Darlington. The food is great - fresh fish, well-filleted so rarely a bone, in nice light batter, good chips and mushy peas. To get best value take a minute or two to go study the prices. There are lots of special meal deals which can be confusing, while you can often get vouchers from the local paper, or even pick them up from the chip shop itself, that give you big savings if you can be bothered.

My wife and I called in here the other day (19/7/2011) and we ordered a small portion of chips ( fries) to go. We were astonished at the price, almost twice as much as other take-aways charge. The chips ( fries) came in a tiny styrofoam tray, not much bigger than my hand,heaped up so quite a few fell on the floor. I made a comment about the price to one of the staff who then told us we could have had the same sized tray of chips, with a bread roll, for almost half the price, because it is a 'chip butty' ?? Is it me, or is that a bit bonkers?. I said " in that case, give me a bread roll, and 70p change and call it a butty then", but my wife ushered me out of the shop!. On a more serious note, I think this shop needs to look firstly at the price they are charging for the food, and secondly, reorganise there pricing structure. Sorry, but we won't be back.

I don't know how they do it but this chip shop has the best tasting batter, the best tasting chips, fantastic fish and above all is amazingly consistent. say no more.

I live in Hong Kong and am visiting UK for a couple of weeks.It is nigh on impossible to get decent Fish & Chips in Hong Kong, so day 2 in Darlington chanced going to a nearby Chippie - The Right Plaice.Friendly owners and superb Cod & Chips at just under GBP6-00.Light crispy batter, tasty moist, thick cod and chips done to perfection.I also got a voucher for Cod & Chips for GBP4-00 on my next visit - which will be soon.Highly recommended.Tony Judge

Just had THE best cod and chips from here, special offers,special service,and extra special food yum yum will definitely be back and SOON. Have already told all my friends on facebook ;)