Based on 695 opinions finded in 2 websites
Based on 695 opinions finded in 2 websites
Nº 95 in 237 in North Down
Nº 7 of 26 British in North Down
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Beautiful fish and chips and even better scampi. The batter is so light you can properly taste the food, you will love it.
Paul McAviney . 2024-09-27
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One of the best chippy's I've ever had 👌
Nathan Smyth . 2024-09-20
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What has happened??? we haven’t been down in over a year and called down tonight Fish and chips half the size portions chips definitely are not the same Fish bap had a totally different bap and hardly any fish inside Plus prices have gone up and food quality has went down so sad to see Place also looked grubby and dirty inside and out
Bee 🐝 . 2024-09-19
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Best chippy in a long time. It's not cheap, but it's worth it.
XU Ashley Huang McDonnell . 2024-09-15
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I was told a lot about this place and was passing though so stopped for a fish supper. While it was okay I've had better but it's certainly not bad either. Battery and fish were lovely but did retain a bit too much cooking oil for my tastes. The chips looked great, lovely crispy looking outside but inside were a bit harder than I wanted, though I am a fluffy inside kind of guy. The crowds do get up here and wait times are long.
Nomis Astro & Gallivanting . 2024-09-10
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Food was cooked fresh and portion sizes more than ample
brian foster . 2024-08-20
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Burnt chips in old oil, seagulls got a treat.
Mark Pearson . 2024-08-16
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After reading reviews, ended up here. Wouldn’t go back again. £30 wasted. Waited 25 minutes for food. Batter thick and overcooked on chicken. Chips half cooked and hard in the middle, mostly inedible. Very disappointing.
Mrspence968 . 2024-08-01
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Went in on a Saturday and while being first in the queue the lady answered the phone twice and took their orders before mine. Then found out they were out of all types of fish. Walked back out
H . 2024-06-18
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Friendly staff, good food. Went at lunch time but they allowed us to order from the evening menu.
Mark Duffy . 2024-06-12
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Great menu Cod supper was lovely
John y . 2024-06-10
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The best fish and chips that I’ve ever had - excellent quality, very fresh fish, very friendly service. Highly recommended 👍
Martin Cook . 2024-04-19
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Cod supper - lovely crispy batter, cod pure white and falls off the fork, proper chippy chips (if you know, you know). Perfect, for the price of fish nowadays this means nothing less will do and they do it perfectly 👌
James . 2024-04-02
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We sat in eventhou its a little uncomfortable eating so close to a que of people trying to order takeaway. It was busy so we waited about 20 minutes for the food which is all cooked fresh to order. I had the deli burger. No where on the menu does it say its a double burger but it is. Would rather a single burger with chips for the same price rather than a double burger and have to order the chips separate. Child cod and chips was perfect for my 12 year old. Haddock supper was huge ! My husband only managed about half. Such a shame to waste it but its too big !!! Mother in law had scampi and enjoyed it. Overall we would go back but I would probably order child portions for everyone as they really are an adequate size and price at £8. I paid £60 for burger and chips, haddock n' chips, child cod n' chips, child sausage n' chips and an order of scampi, 3 cokes. Expensive and unfortunately the most hated part for me was the wastage. I removed a burger patty as I didn't want 2, half the haddock was left and about a third of the scampi left. Would retun but would only order kids meals personally.
LMR610 . 2024-03-28
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To say this is the best fish supper in the country is an understatement!! The haddock supper with mushie peas and tartar sauce is simply devine!!
Leighann Flood . 2024-03-21
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Called in for a Friday night dinner - packed & for a good reason - the food is delicious & top class Had the Haddock Supper - cannot fault it - top quality! Delicious batter - the flake of the fresh fish... Great staff - very friendly :-) Deserves to be busy & I cannot think of a better fish restaurant - recommended
Rocco F . 2024-03-19
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Got dinner at the Ruddy duck tonight… Most disgusting meal I have ever had, through all of it in the bin… Waste of money and time £30 down the drain. Absolutely disgusting, I will never ever go back
Carl Matthews Motorcycle Addict (Totally Addicted to Bikes) . 2024-03-15
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Good fish supper. Limited seating but good place to have quick bite to eat without breaking the bank.
Ade . 2024-03-15
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Lovely friendly place, relaxed atmosphere and really excellent cod, chips and mushy peas! Are they cheap? Nope...but where is these days? Highly recommend a visit if your ever in the area and we will be back next time we are over from Middlesbrough.
David Bell . 2024-03-13
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Best fish and chips I've had in NI
Niall Mc . 2024-03-04
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Having read the reviews I had to try. Batter was over cooked yet greasy, fish was ok.sausages were burnt.chips were greasy could have been from the fish. Really disappointing
Ke Symy . 2024-02-25
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I had lunch here today. I can honestly say best fish I have had in years. I travelled from Newtownards and it was well worth it. I will definitely be back and highly recommend. 😁
Maureen Nicholl . 2024-01-06
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Visited this place for the first time today, the food was amazing. Well worth a visit if you’re in the area and like seafood(you wont be disappointed). Portions are massive at a reasonable price, the staff are super friendly and inviting. I will most certainly be back sooner rather than later. Thanks for my amazing visit and keep up the good work.
Robert Morrow . 2023-12-14
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This is the best fish and chips you can buy. You wait but its worth it.
Paul Carlin . 2023-12-08
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Great food excellent service and great value for money.. just dropped in by chance.. Good to get a proper sized cod in comparison to most fish shops today.. thankyou looking forward to returning
Mark Scottbrown . 2023-11-23
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Workers were absolutely lovely. I can assure you I will be coming back here again! Chips were absolutely cooked to perfection.
Reuben Black . 2023-11-13
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Great team of staff who work there all are really polite and friendly and enjoying themself while working. Deli burger is incredible and I try and get one at least once a week, would recommend to anyone looking a chippie in holywood to try the ruddy duck it’s the best in the town by far
T C . 2023-11-07
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Sitting in Tuesday - we both had a trio supper - have to say its the best I have had in some time - fish fillets nice & chunky, fish flaked off the fork & a lovely light batter - Recommend the Trio Supper!
R F . 2023-11-06
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Ii have not had decent chips in holywood since georgias sadly closed. I dont have takeaesy very often so was looking forward to trying veggie pastie supper. I waited ages even though it wasnt busy. The pastie was soggy and chips undercooked. I threw them away. Would not go back
Teresa Quail . 2023-10-01
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Wasnt as good as usual ! Fish chewy ..waited ages for order they forgot to put it through same happened last week. Crazy
Suzette Agnew . 2023-09-30
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Best fish cakes ive had in ages and the staff so very friendly and good banter
William . 2023-09-27
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I'm from Yorkshire, the home of the greatest fish and chips in the world, so I have very high standards. This rated highly, and would fit in well in God's country. Some whinging locals don't deserve stuff this good
G S . 2023-09-16
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Gorgeous fish and chip shop. Food is proper good quality, reasonable prices and the guys who work there are super friendly. Awesome spot
mat . 2023-09-16
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Has gone drastically down hill over the years got 2 burnt fish, 2 burnt battered sausages and chips ok will sorry edible. It took me at least 15mins to get served and at least another half hour to get my food. Threw it out before I thought about leaving a review hence why I don’t have a picture. Try for yourself if you don’t believe me craziness how hard it is to find a good chippy nowadays.
david fletcher . 2023-09-06
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Delicious fish and chips, lovely friendly staff. Great value, reasonable waiting time. I will be back. Thanks guys.
yamaha25 . 2023-09-03
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Friday night take out treat Top banana :)
Louise Barry . 2023-09-02
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Hard to beat the fish and chips at the Ruddy Duck!
Robert Pierce . 2023-08-22
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Served me a burnt Cod and Pastie waited almost 45 mins for them so just scraped off the burnt black breadcrumbs and ate what was left. They seem to do everything in breadcrumb so if i had of known this i would not have tried this place. Only thing i could see that may have been cooked in oil was the chips.
Markie Irvine . 2023-08-21
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Great chicken goujons and chips. Great service
Cliff McLoughlin . 2023-08-16
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Placed a large order tonight , food was excellent along with the service.
Steven Rooney . 2023-08-12
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Best fish and chips in the country. High quality fresh food, reccomend the hake supper. Service is also great
upthehood z . 2023-08-12
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Best cod and chips ever! Highlight of our stay in Holywood. Visited it twice in a week What more can one say?
F C . 2023-08-11
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Delicious food best curry and scampi in town
Khaled Al-abbas . 2023-08-11
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Food was absolutely lovely thank you
Michelle Mclaughlin . 2023-08-02
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I simply have to write a review to say how much we enjoyed our fish and chips yesterday My husband had the smoked fish & I had hake with chips Both the fish which was freshly coated in batter & the chips were absolutely delicious The batter was light & crisp with truly succulent fish & the chips were the best I have tasted anywhere in a very long time Other fish & chip shops should & could up their standard to what we had yesterday We would certainly recommend the Ruddy Duck & will be back very soon The service was excellent with very pleasant staff & as I waited for my order I noted a staff member patiently & courteously explaining the menu to some customers who were sitting in for their lunch
samuelmartin4 . 2023-07-19
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Well cooked food. The people behind the counter were friendly and couldn’t do more for you. Small establishment but friendly and kept clean and tidy
Christine Skillen . 2023-07-04
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Very disappointed, I have always sung the praises of Ruddy Duck but Monday 23 May food was totally unsatisfactory. Gone are the lovely chips, scampi was bland, partners fish was nice but the oil these were cooked in tasted as if it needed a change. What’s happened guys? Not your usual high standard…. Please fix it!!
poppy Fitzsimmons . 2023-06-27
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Got a cod lunch special the chips were under cooked and the peas not packed to go. Tried to call number but it rang out. All in all not a great fish and chip with a short order Is normally good though
Albert Kirkwood . 2023-06-24
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Cibo fresco, Prezzi giusti locale a 100 metri Dalla stazione ferroviaria Di Holywood ed altrettanto vicino Dalla vista mare .
Massimo Sirianni . 2023-06-14
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Absolutely fabulous fish and chips! Kids favourite for chicken goujons.
Julie Beaumont . 2023-05-25
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The food didn't taste good at all, unfortunately 😕
Matthew . 2023-05-24
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Been to this place twice and was disappointed both times. Can't understand the high reviews based on my experience. Not sure if they are inconsistent but I did see a few reviews that aligned with my experience. Chips overcooked and quite greasy. Think the problem is they are fried twice but the first fry has them basically done rather than prepped for the final fry. So you're basically getting refried chips. Not sure what oil they're using but doesn't seem too fresh although it could just be the cooking method or potato they are using. Also potatoes taste of very little and loads of little scraggly chips. Fish quality seemed good but very little flavour, batter was bland and not very crispy (and quite small). Peas also didn't taste the best, again no seasoning. Just seemed to lack any care or attention to detail. These guys need to taste their food. I'd recommend they take a trip into Belfast to Cafe Fish or John Longs to see how fish and chips should be done. This was a wee treat for my wife and I and I was annoyed it was wasted on this to be honest. Maybe their other stuff is better but anything with their bad chips ain't gonna turn out too good. I'm sure they can do better but don't think I'll give them another try to find out.
malad1 . 2023-05-06
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What a disappointment....i actually feel unwell after eating here. The chips were tastless, burnt, incredibly greasy. Goujons really poor too. I'd go as far to say the worst chips I've ever had from a chippy.
Conor O'Gorman . 2023-05-01
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Best fish and chips in Northern Ireland
Nicky McClean . 2023-04-29
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Got lunch special fish and chips fish was burnt chips were dark brown took back and got a refund also very greasy it was probably 1 of the worst fish supper I have ever tried
Phyllis Lee . 2023-04-06
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Fab for veggies and vegans as full menu and option to choose chips cooked in rapeseed as opposed to beef dripping!! Lovely always fresh and tasty and nice friendly staff. My other half gets their fish goujons and loves their curry sauce! Always good portion sizes! Their homemade cheese and onion pasties are deeelicious. Lovely garlic dip too! Lots of fish specials also including an amazing chowder I’ve heard!!
Roxie 13 . 2023-04-04
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I've dined twice in the past week in this Fish House, its amazing. The choice of fish they have access to is so good and so fresh. So far I've tried the hake, the black sole and the monkfish suppers. Pride is most definately taken in preparing the fish.
Barbara Allen . 2023-02-22
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Never fails. Best fish and chip cafe/takeaway in North Down.
Freddie Martin . 2023-01-28
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Brilliant and the staff are friendly and helpful. The food is brilliant
John Rodgers . 2023-01-18
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Excellent as always, delicious 😋
nichola houston . 2023-01-08
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Excellent, good simple fish and chips
William Savage . 2023-01-05
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Place never disappoints, cod always fresh and cooked perfectly, chips are best in town too. Just a little pricey which is understandable with all the price increases on produce and energy
Prometheus . 2022-12-12
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By far and away, the best cod supper I have ever had! One portion is big enough for two adults! Fantastic!
Anthony Davenport . 2022-11-26
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Great food. The crab claws are delish! Kids cod meal is big enough for an adult and the cod supper would feed two people.
Kristy Robinson . 2022-11-22
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Great food and great friendly service. Family sat in to eat and all really enjoyed their meals. HIGHLY recommended. Thank you!!
Dee M . 2022-11-09
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Had the best impromptu dinner here. Cod and Haddock supper with a side of Scampi. Not too greasy, nice batter, fresh fish. Scampi was best I’d had in a long time. Slightly pricey but good quality and massive portions. Couple of tables to eat inside and a few benches outside.
Ali . 2022-09-29
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Bir expensive but no qualms on taste.
Kevin Smith . 2022-09-01
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Had very fresh and tasty cod supper, seafood chowder and garlic crab claws. All delicious!!
James Ardern . 2022-08-30
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Amazing fish and chips, best I've ever had!
Lisa McBriar . 2022-08-10
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Got food tonight. Not as good as normal. Gluten free fish wafer thin and over cooked. Chips greasy. Complained on phone to Stewart. Said he would pass on my comments.....really to who? No offer of replacing. Next time I will examine and bring straight back in again. Disappointed.
Kenneth Herron . 2022-08-05
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Awsome chips best in area we travel 10miles just to get them.. Perfect portions very tasty.
Craig Walsh . 2022-07-31
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Fantastic service fantastic food beautiful traditional fish and chips and the burgers are huge
abigail patterson . 2022-07-29
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Great food, not heavy or greasy. Staff attentive.
Thomas Fegan . 2022-07-29
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Very disappointed, as this was recommended to me .Being first in the take away queue I had to wait 25 minutes. On opening my order my sausages were burnt my pasties was burnt and the chips were tasteless so went in the bin.
Eleanor Slyboom . 2022-07-13
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Fab fish and chips etc in Holywood well worth a visit.pasties like no other massive and very filling they also do a cheese and onion vegan type very tasty. Pasties, and fab selection of fish and other tasty items.
Isaac Cowan . 2022-06-29
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Had the pastie and chips huge portions will definitely be back to try the Rest of the menu.
phil davies . 2022-06-27
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Lovely fish and chips. No where near our house but we go down, get our food and eat in the car at Seapark. Lovely grub!
Caroline Murphy . 2022-06-11
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Food was delicious. The staff where very friendly and couldn't do enough for you.
Jennifer Jackson . 2022-05-26
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Good value for money. Good burger and really really good pasty.
Cee Stipher . 2022-05-23
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Was in on Tuesday and asked for an item on the menu to be adjusted to my mums dietary requirements and nothing was too much trouble. Fish and chips were lovely too! 3 lovely fellas and service with a smile will deffo be back
Samantha Savage . 2022-05-14
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What a chippy absolutely amazing best cod super I've ever had.Staff are friendly and really helpful. Would highly recommend
William Hagan . 2022-05-14
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Love this chippy awesome service and the staff are very friendly
Rosie T . 2022-05-11
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Very fresh fish and chips. Cooked to perfection! Best chippy in Holywood. Definitely recommend 👌
Morgan Dougherty . 2022-05-10
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Excellent fish and chips, tarter sauce amazing, looking forward to a visit next week
Pearl Bartley . 2022-05-10
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Just brought 2 cod suppers from here. The place did not look clean but I thought I would give it a go due to all the good reviews. The fish inside the batter was good however the chips were not great and over cooked. We are visiting family as we live in the UK. We are normally impressed with the food in Holywood but we won't be purchasing food from this establishment again. Very disappointed 😞
Karen Freame . 2022-05-03
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Absolutely exceptional. Can’t wait to go back!
Larry Mullen . 2022-04-02
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Excellent, the fish was well cooked.
Sean Kinselley . 2022-03-29
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Excellent wee chippy. I had a cod supper and it was cooked how I like it - light and crispy.
John McFarlane . 2022-03-16
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Was told about this wee place by a friend so took a run down from South Belfast. I wasn't disappointed. The wait was 10-15 mins after ordering, happy enough with that, thats how you know things are cooked fresh, portions were bigger than most takeaway places the fish on both Cod suppers was cooked perfectly and was without doubt the thickest fish I have ever had. Good load of chips in the box, that were also cooked to perfection. In all honesty I really enjoyed the food, to the point the seagulls will have nothing to hoke for. The menu had a varied range of seafood dishes as well as all the traditional chippy items, so the next time I visit, and I will visit again, have to try something not always seen on a chippy menu, what that is, who knows. Well worth the run down. Well done Ruddy Duck, well done.
David Craig . 2022-02-10
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Excellent up-market chippy...a cut above the usual fare. Just a couple of tables to dine in but great for takeaway.
John Stevenson . 2022-02-01
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Staff are fantastic, food is amazing definitely my favourite food place
Casual Buffalo76 . 2022-01-20
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Not much for the money, but nice.
Richard Patrick . 2021-10-28
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Absolutely amazing fish and chips! Crab claws were to die for! Huge portion sizes!
Mehr Azeem . 2021-10-04
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Amazing selection and very tasty
steven english . 2021-09-29
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First time ordering tonight have to say best chippie I have had in years I had a cod supper and scampi supper ,the cod scampi and chip where all excellent, the service was brilliant too, the place was packed but still received my food in 15 mins , the deli burgers and chicken burgers looked fab too need to get back try them out 👌😋😋
Jeff Bradley . 2021-09-04
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Good place to eat ir take away. The crab is lovely.
Gemma García Llorente . 2021-08-21
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The guys here are just great nothing is ever too much trouble even when I arrived with my sister in law from England so near to closing time! They still delivered the freshest tastiest food we have ever had. My sister in law shrieked real fishcakes not those flat things!!!! 🤭 Now they are complaining because it is too far to come for decent fish and chips!!! I love bringing my friends and family here to enjoy the treasure chest we have found. Thanks Guys x
Bec Sturgess . 2021-08-17
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Used to be a lovely chippy. Last 2 orders were inedible.
Chris Lewis . 2021-08-14
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Fabulous food and staff. We will definitely be back.
Margaret Lyons . 2021-08-10
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Not as good as they think they are, I would suggest that you try wolf in Strangford best scampi supper and fish supper that I have tasted
Anthony Roberts . 2021-08-05
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Been coming here for years before and after covid. Good quality food but over time the quantity has got worse, I ordered a standard fry and served on a nice big plate but won’t be back as other cafes offer much more food for you money.