The Surrey Chip Shop in Ceredigion

Only went in to buy a bag of chips. Girl serving at counter was alone and busy packing a large order. However I was the only customer in the shop and didnt get any acknowledgement of my presence either visually or verbally. Bit ignorant I thought and left after 5 minutes.

Beautiful freshly cooked fish and chips lovely curry sauce today 20th August 12.30 dave will be back soon

My partner brought me home cod and chips for tea. I don’t have any complaints. The cod was nice and crispy and chips was cooked to perfection definitely recommend and I will be visiting for food again soon. My son also ate all the chips ( fussy eater ) so thumbs up from him too. Thank you Surrey chippy :)

Absolutely awful food chips were bitty and like mash potato and roe was so thin inside the batter Poor food will not use again

Terrible chip shop, fish was discussing chips were not even cooked, wait was ridiculous so much so my stomach would not wait to go back so they would cook it properly

Fish was great and lovely batter but chips where over done hard and cold. Staff were friendly but looked as if they needed more training.

Wonderful chippy on the main road in Borth. Massive cod in batter. Great prices. Super service. Would highly recommend.

Let's be honest, you don't have to be a Michelin starred chef to cook fish and chips in a chippy. Literally, you had one job. How hard can it be? I'm no chef but I'd bet my house that I could do better than this. Here's a tip from someone who isn't a cook. . . Make sure the oil is HOT before you put the food in! Because if you don't, the food will absorb the oil and produce a mushy, oily mess that you'll end up having to pass off as fish and chips. Are you serious? You'll end up with a pale and totally inedible pile of rubbish that will not only look awful, it will taste awful. Add to that, that it will give you the trots for the whole of the next day, and you might just consider a different career. Whoever cooked our mess has earned the unenviable title of "Worst cook of the Century!"

Queued quite sometime for food but then it was during peak serving time My title "Had better" is the right statement to use we only bought some chips for ourselves and our peckish children Chips were pale tasted undercooked and where slightly soggy ,not sure the poly tray really helps to be honest I did contemplate driving back up from our site to complain but my children were hungry and didnt want to disappoint them

Lovely fish and chips today but please bin the tartare sauce sachets as they were nearly a year out of date and tasted off!

Our new treat on arrival at Borth is fish and chips onthe beach. THis fish is exceptional - all fish and a slight batter! (Opposite of usual experience else where - all batter and less fish) Thick chunky fish, superb.

Such a shame to end a lovely day with awful Fish & Chips. Fish batter undercooked and soggy in the majority. The chips were the worst chips I have ever had, soggy, greasy and undercooked. Even the children did not want to eat them. The best bit was the mushy peas!! Will not return or recommend.

The best gluten free fish and chips I have had anywhere. Us GF people tend to seek out friendly eateries - places that know what they are doing and understand food allergies. And then we keep going back to them. Well, that is me and the Surrey Cafe. Whenever I'm in Borth, I go there for muy fish and chip takeaway. (Worth noting, they also have a really good COVID safety setup. Simple but effective.)

The worst chips and veggie burger I have ever eaten. The chips were pale and soggy; I said ‘yes’ to salad and cheese on the burger, big mistake, it was served on a modgy bun with just the tasteless plastic cheese, no salad! My husband’s dried up half chicken and soggy chips were no better. We won’t be using it again.

Really quick and friendly service and good hygiene standards we loved our fish and chips! It is just next door to the Glanmor Hotel where we stayed so really convenient and on the beach to sit and eat.

Good fish and chips to start our holiday on Borth. Cooked well, tasty, and sensible portions. Nice view of the sea while you wait too.

Although staff were friendly, the food wasn’t the best as the sausage I had did not seem cooked and made me ill the following night. To top it off I wasn’t offered a bag to carry 6 different ordered therefore ended up with grease on...

The fish was one of the tastiest I have eaten, but far too many chips for one person!!! Pleasant staff and open at the moment on limited days.

Went to this chip shop as it was recommended by our friends when we walked in we waited a few minutes before young servers even acknoledged we were there found that a bit rude but food was beautiful

Visited three times this year. Had really good chips from here once on a busy day when they obviously we're selling fast, but also twice whete they went straight in the bin because they were lukewarm and soggy

What you order and pay for and what you’ll receive in our case was nearly £10 light. Missing a large fish, and six nuggets when returning to the family we just had to make do with what we had. The thought of going back and...

As the title suggests...these are the best gluten free fish and chips we have had. The options for gluten free are superb...fish/sausage/chips/curry sauce and mushy peas. And they all taste amazing. My partner is a celiac so this place was awesome when we were visiting...

We visited this seaside fish and chip shop last weekend, we had fish chips and mushy peas, which was excellent,the staff we are friendly and cheerful, we will definitely be visiting here again on my next trip.

Our first visit to Borth and on our final night of our holiday we decided we wanted to finish our lovely week with some sea side fish and chips.. we were going to go to the acorn down the road but unfortunately it was closed....

We had some chips for a family lunch sitting on the bench watching the sea which was fab! We also tried battered Mars bar and snickers which was a hit with the choholics of the family!!

Goto chippy for gluten free fish and chips. GF always available, generous portions, cooked fresh, friendly staff. Has become our Friday night treat. Even has GF curry sauce.

Stopped here for fish and chips which we all enjoyed. Good plentiful portions and tasted nice. My main gripe was the apparent attitude of one of the girls serving on Saturday 31st August giving death stares over the counter which made me feel very uncomfortable....

A certain man behind the counter with straw like blonde recieding hair thought it was clever to ask my 12 year old daughter ( who I will admit looks alot older) what she was up too over the weekend and if she ever fancied a drink with him!! Shes 12 for God sake and it's a godd jok me and my husband came in out the car, he needs to calm him self down hes in a local seaside chip shop not a cocktail bar. Will never visit here again. I'll be going to aberystwyth to get chips if my daughter feels comfortable enough to come back her again

We were stopping in nearby Ynyslas and fancied a chippy tea (10 of us in all). We popped along and were pleasantly surprised by a number of things. 1. The kids meals are served in buckets - you should have seen their faces! They insisted...

didn't like the chips at all , were really greasy hardly any colour on them , top of pit was hard , but husband said the fish was nice

Three of us stopped for fish and chips today and all agreed it was absolutely gorgeous! Sat on the sea wall opposite and basked in the sun while enjoying the lovely food. We'd just done a two hour beach clean so we were starving -...

Chips were a strange kind of brown colour and shrivelled. The worst i have ever seen. They were overpriced. This is the only chippy in Borth now.

Today we brought pie and chips from Surrey chip shop on route from North Wales to Tenby in our motorhome and the food was lovely and fresh and piping hot.The people working there were lovely and friendly (even if they did take the Micky out of my Arsenal shirt!!!) my daughter loved the kids meal in a real small bucket with spade. Definitely worth a visit recommended.

Called in for fish & chips - kids meals are served with a bucket & spade. Mini fish & chips were huge but the seagulls waited for the leftovers as we sat on the sea wall eating them

really do enjoy the fish from here,portions are very genorous,often in borth as my parents have a holiday home here,always use this one

Visited a couple of times during a weeks stay in Borth. Lovely fish and chips on each occasion, good service too. Perfect after 4 hours walking

Its very average...chops could do with crisping up and had rather dry fish ...they could easily up their game but seem content no to. 4.5/10.

Really hungry and wanting a seaside fish and chip meal. I’ve bought from here before and eaten them on the promenade. But on this occasion. Most awful fish and chips I’ve eaten. Place looked run down with a shop next door that was not open and very run down. Pull your socks up people. We will buy from somewhere else.

Very good food and service after a long days walk. Fish tasted very fresh and everything was pipping hot. Staff were friendly and helpful.

The cod and chips was nice, good portions and they do gluten free batter cooked separately. They sell all the pies, sausages, fish and of course mushy peas you expect at a fish and chip shop with tasty hand cut proper chips. The great bonus is they do gluten free with care.

This is the worst chip shop ever, The chips were cold and tasteless and multi coloured, one of the chips looked chewed and spat out, please see top tray in picture top left corner. Pie pastry was hard as a brick and the fish was dry, old and tasteless.

We regularly stop off here on the way back from Ynyslas. The fish and chips are always tasty (lovely fresh fish in particular) and they've now started doing kids' meals in a bucket with a little spade, which our children loved.

we often stop here as we arrive on a friday night, we always enjoy the fish and chips. alway very tastey. few more chips would be better though for the price you pay

plaice nice but a little over done, sausage good but chips cold and steak pie burnt - disappointing.

We were drawn in to the shop by the gorgeous smell and we were not disappointed. Very friendly owner and gorgeous fish, chips and mushy peas. We will be back for more.

We had a lovely take away from here. Didn't have to wait too long and everyone was pleased with their fish and chips. Always seems to be busy so must be good!

It's a chip shop. It sells tasty fish and pretty good chips, also the usual pies etc. And if the weather is nice you can sit on a bench on the prom and watch the waves.

Oh dear... I can’t say much else but how bad this place is... anaemic, cold, old, rotten chips. I mean, how hard is it to make golden, crispy potatoes? Obviously too hard for this place. I would avoid at all costs and would rather spend the time making my own. Utter rubbish

If you were looking for the worst fish and chip shop this is it. Had recently changed hands apparently.

Called in with my daughter, she had the best fish and chips, all served up in a bucket spade, it was brilliant and very tasy

Stopped with my daughter had chips on the beach he and it was lovely just as I remember to as a child, chips lovely not to gressey

Really clean, freshly cooked food on menu. Nice varied menu and ideal as a quick stop when you're on the beach. Friendly staff

Great staff, we asked the obligatory question about why is it called the Surrey..... the kids had the bucket and space special and loved the novelty factor. The best fish and chips I've ever tasted! We will definitely be returning! Worth a visit

The two 7 year old girls with us were famished and so we visited this chippy for the first time....

Excelente "fish and chips", con una amplia gama de opciones. Es especialmente bueno para aquellos que necesiten sin gluten, incluyendo patatas fritas, pescado, salchichas y curry salsa. Incluso novia vinagre también. Conocedor personal cuidado para evitar la contaminación cruzada. Altamente recomendado.

Visitamos aquí 30 / 07 / 2017 mientras entrar en dichas ya que era un buen día y decidimos probar el pescado y patatas fritas, patatas fritas estaban bien, pero el pescado era muy pequeña, de hecho, el servicio era rápido aunque

Mientras pasábamos por llamado de pescado y patatas fritas y un café. Era de primera categoría, el personal era muy agradable, alegre y hablador. El dueño era más concienzudo sobre las gaviotas tirando de los papeles de los contenedores con trocitos de consejo en la...

Siempre aquí cada vez que visite dichas fichas para conseguir comer en la playa. Precioso patatas, relación calidad-precio. El personal es educado y servicial.

Siempre hemos tenido buen pescado y patatas fritas aquí pero los peces que teníamos anoche estaba delicioso. Las patatas fritas eran recién hechas y el pescado se ha permitido descansar un poco más, permitiendo que el bateador y el pescado fresco en sí sólo para...

La mayoría de servidores de sentarse fuera el día, y el principal "hombre jefe es bastante desagradable. Fuimos para pescado y patatas fritas en vacaciones y cuando llegamos allí él groseramente dijo 'estamos cerramiento tenemos salchichas y eso es todo". Hay otra tienda de chips por la carretera con barcos muy agradable y personal, ir allí! Éste es bastante descuidado y podría hacer con una enorme.

We bought 3 cones of chips that came in the thinnest cones I've ever seen, wrapped in paper, the cones were so thin they had no choice but to wrap them. The chips, which wasn't even the size of a potatoe each were a soggy & undercooked lump of mush. They cost £1.45 each (15p less than a full portion) disgusting price from rip off owners, who are just looking to make profit from greed, will never use them again! Thanks for ruining a planned moment, eating chips on the beach with our 5 year old daughter!

we drove nearly an hour to get to borth as we had previously been to the surrey before and as it was our day off and a lovely day we fancied a trip to borth we looked online to see when opening times were and the listing we found said it was open 11.30 am untill 11.00 pm every day and being the start of the easter holidays we took this as being right so off we went from tywyn only to find when we got to borth that the surrey is infact closed tues wed and thursdays we were not very amused as it was getting on for 1,30 so we knew that probably other chip shops would we closing at 2 pm .we drove on to aberystwyth and found a lovely fish and chip shop there that is open all day 6 days a week .

You might have to wait a little for your fish and chips but it is worth it,and the staff were allways polite and freindly

Went here on the way home, just what was needed. The kids had a actual small beech bucket with chips and fish fingers came with alittle spade, great idea. We all enjoyed what we had. Service fine and tidy inside.

Average chip shop, i regulary use this chip shop as i have a caravan on one of the local sites,portion sizes of chips can be questionable i regulary order large chips as the standard portion is way to small, but often the larger portion can be quite disappointing, eg a lot smaller than you would expect,very dependant on who is serving you, Have had in the past very greasy portions but this does now appear to have improved since new owner has taken over,Not bad but not brilliant

This the second visit here and Found that the Fish and chips were Tastier than on the previous occasion I suppose it really depends on how freshly fried they are so its down to timing Would try here again when in the area

This place must have changed hands. We ordered fish and chips, which I failed to fully eat, although I was hungry. The chips were far from crisp and the fish batter came away on the paper it was wrapped in. Very disappointed. I will avoid in future...not sure where is good though?

Called into this establishment for a "Chippy Tea",wasn't disappointed.Our fish were cooked fresh,a helluva size too!Well cooked chips,good portion sizes,tasty,would recommend.

Great chips, friendly staff. Shame I forgot to order the fish, never mind my family forgave me - evntualy!

We got fish and chips here on our way to the campsite , the couple behind the counter were friendly .The food was nice , it seemed clean and did not smell when we went in .

I'm sorry to say I only went to the Surry on one occasion and it really put me off. I think the fish had been warmed up and was very rubbery and the chips were very bitty. Add to this the smell of rancid fat and you get the picture. It's a shame really as this is the nearest chip shop to the caravan sites at the far end of Borth and could do a roaring trade if it got it right. In the meantime I shall be going to the other end of Borth to the other chip shop where I've found consistently good quality.

This was our second visit to this chip shop still with lots of choice on the menu .we were served by the same gentleman who served us last time and there was a lady doing the cooking .I ordered the southern fried chicken and chips and my partner ordered the jumbo sausage and chips .The southern fried chicken was so very nice the chicken was moist and the southern fried coating was the nicest i have ever had it was not overcooked i could taste all the flavours in it and then the flavour of the chicken ,the chips were freshly cooked and again very very nice a really nice potato taste not dried frozen potato and there were no hard bits left in the tray when finished ,all the dish was all chips no waste .My partner said his jumbo sausage was really nice too not over cooked .The chip shop wasn't busy there was a family in front of us and a couple came in behind us and as we sat outside eating in our car we saw a steady stream of people entering the chip shop .The gentleman who served us again was very friendly and the family in front of us asked for certain food items to be packed a certain way and the gentleman serving did all he could to oblige no problem . we will definitely go here again .Our food came to just over £7

Batter and chips were greasy. Chips were hard with black bits on them. Peas were dull and tasteless. The actual fish inside the greasy batter was nice and the Lady serving was very pleasant but for £6.50 it was poor food overall. Half the chips and all the batter went in the bin.

Terrible food the oil it's fried in tastes off.not good food?I would not recommend this chippy.If the other chippy is closed I don't bother going here.It's not a one off I gone a few times and when I have been on the evening close to opening time the chips taste as though they are from lunch time.

We called in to buy our grandson some food , he had so much choice he choose chicken nuggets and they were lovely I really don't know but I'm sure they were home made . The two ladies in there cooking and serving were lovely and friendly .

good value for money good portions they also do a variety of pizzas staff are polite and happy can get busy though but worth it

Last Sunday just to finish my visit at Borth I had to try this place and u know what it was great chips nice and crispy , had only a cone but next time I go for big fish and chips .I looked and smell good , no smell of old oil or smelly fish. I recommend this place ! Simply delicious classic.

The shop looks a little tatty from outside, but there is a good range of chip shop food available, including children's meals and vegetarian options. The chips were very tasty, much better than others in the area, I thought. The pricing was good too, so didn't get the usual feeling of being ripped off at the seaside!

Since when has mini fish and chips as a special been £4.30 got ripped off 16-8-15 looks like they need a Subway that will wake the place up lol

While spending the day at the beach we visited the Surrey for that must have fish and chip lunch and was encouraged by the 5 point hygiene rating in the window. I always expect fish and chips at the sea side to be excellent and felt that although everybody liked the fish and chips here, I would say it's good rather than very good, so only gets an average as good rating is not an option.

This was handy with not many other takeaway food shops available in the nearby area. reasonably priced with the normal food on offer. nothing exceptional.

We usually end up at the Surrey at some point during our frequent visits to Borth, unlike one of the other reviewers on here I've never had an overly 'greasy' meal. The food is cooked in oil, obviously, but I've always found their stuff crispy and fresh tasting. The staff are friendly and the bucket and spade for serving the kids food is quite a sweet idea.I have noticed that the portion sizes vary quite a bit, but it's reasonably priced and the staff have always been absolute sweethearts.

Good chippy,cheesy chips very nice as they use proper cheese!! Reasonably priced but portion size varies.

Has to be the worst chips iv ever had greasy crispy old made me and the kids feel ill after eating would defo not recommend this place at all

a nice chip shop if you are in this area we ate here most nights food was nice my kids loved the battered mars bar they tried from there

I had plaice from this shop and it was so so fresh and succulent, tasty and melted in my mouth, the batter was to die for it was crispy and thin, it was delicious. My family had the chips and sausages and beefburger and all of it was great. Will def recommend to others.

I have used this place many times over the years (mainly 10+years ago it was ok then) and had been told that it had gone right downhill and was not fit for human consumption undercooked greasy chips, abysmal fish that stinks so bad a starved cat wouldn't eat it,, anyway whilst i was visiting Borth I fancied some chips so I thought I would see if it has improved, WHAT a mistake that was thankfully I only ordered a portion of chips £1.50 for a very small portion of what can only be described as a very greasy portion of chips packaged away from you so you can’t see how bad they are, even the poor young girl looked ashamed of what she had to do to earn a wage, the chips would best be described as cold inedible very greasy half cooked half smashed with the scoop dead potatoes. what I don’t understand is the boy cooking them should have a bit of self respect and only be prepared to serve what he would eat himself, as for some of the previous reviews, “real potato chips not pre frozen you could taste the potato not the oil the fish was delicious too” I’m sorry I’m not sure what planet you have just arrived from.

We called here whilst we were in Borth the fish and chips were really tasty, real potato chips not pre frozen you could taste the potato not the oil the fish was delicious too lovely cod, flaky and crispy batter too .service was very quick and food. hot would definitely call here again .

Searched everywhere in Borth for fish and chip one night and everywhere was closed bar this place. Lots to choose from on the menu and all in all it was a pretty standard fish and chip story.

Quick serviceLovely fish and chipseat insideeat outside, but only 2 small tablesor take on to the beach to eat as that was accross the road.Parking outside if you are lucky, or use pay and display also opposite.

.... but these chips were truly horrible. My dentist tells me I have very good teeth, which is a relief as I fear I may well have lost a few whilst attempting to crunch my way through what may well have been the hardest foodstuff I've ever encountered! No wonder the seagulls looked so ambivalent.

Queues out of the door for lunch time trade. Well priced and tasty fish and chips. Waited for a bit to be served, but it was worth the wait for reasonably priced hot food.

Just had what can only be described as the worse chips ever believe me i cant understand how anyone can make do it even if they tried

The fish was very very greasy from here, so greasy when you bit into it is squirted fat all down my chin. Ewwww, wouldnt return here.

Visited Friday 25th and was very disappointed with the food and the general atmosphere of place. Would not recommend and will not eat ftom here again.

Loved the kids meal in bucket and spade for just £3.25 was a nice touch. Adult cod was tasty too and ate on the steps on the beach : )

Went here once on our week away in April, lovely food for a chippie, staff were friendly enough as well .

Dropped in early evening after a long day touring. Only ones in the shop, fish and chips served up quickly. Food seemed to have been re-heated or kept in the glass cabinet for ages. Quite rubbery and tasteless. £11 for cod and chips twice, will not be going back.

We thought it was the only chippy in the villiage - so bought the most expensive chippy tea we had ever had! Wasnt great. Theres another chippy back towards the Nisa shop - id try that next time.

We went along for teatime fish and chips and were disappointed that the cafe was closed so we would have to sit on the beach to eat our fish and chips. The queue was really long and a bit chaotic - you have to shout out if you want certain items on the list. The food was ok but not great - a bit greasy to be honest. Not the best fish and chips.