The Tasty Plaice in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

I cannot understand the bad reviews - we had a truly lovely meal. It was great to finally find a chip shop that caters (in a friendly manner!) for those who need gluten free food - and both the “normal” and GF meals were delicious. I also lucked in as I was given a piece of broken fish to eat whilst we waited for our order! Lovely staff, delicious food - top marks.

Visited with hubby a while back and was really put off with going in, immediate sense of a hostile environment and didn't want to be served by a manager who slanders their employees. Walked by recently to find new management had taken over and the place has been on the up. Friendly staff, good food, and happy to visit any day of the week

Ordered by internet from their site. Warm welcome and quick service. The cod was fresh and the batter light and crispy. The fish fell off the fork. The good lady wife loved the cod burger Chips and gravy was good. A really nice fish and chips - happy tummy :)

Good chippy excellent food and service would recommend

We did a big order for the day after our wedding and it could not have been better. Super organised, on time and perfect. The food was so good and all our guests were very happy! Thank you Dan and the team!

I Asked the staff if they could make me a lightly battered cod as I wanted it in a pitta as a fish kebab as I do not eat meat and it makes a great change from the norm. The staff were so amenable and even offered me steamed cod. So what can I say ?, firstly well done and thank you very much for my fish kebab it was tasty ,delicious and moreish. Which we took to the beach and ate. Keep up the great work. See you all again soon. Darryl

Brilliant service, got our 4 meals within 5 minutes of ordering. Lovely staff, 10/10 food. Highly recommend

Absolutely vile. I was looking forward to a fish & chip supper and when I opened the box all looked good with a massive piece of haddock- but then it should have been for the price- £25 for two haddock and one large chips. When we tasted it though the fish was watery with no flavour at all- they hadn’t even salt and vinegared it properly either which would have at least given it some taste. The batter also was soggy and tasteless. Honestly the worst fish and chips we’ve had in a very long time- and I’m still hungry as most went in the bin. The Plaice really needs to sort itself out. The fact that no one else was in there at 7:30pm on a Friday should have warned me. Don’t make the same mistake.

Absolutely delicious fish chips curry sauce and a battered sausage and all gluten free! Gluten free available all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The staff couldn't have been more helpful, and knowledgeable about gluten free, even pointing out the grated cheese wasn't safe. Slight mix up on order, partly due to us....resulted in an extra cod!! They really took pride in the food and we will absolutely be back thanks 😄

I waited ages in the queue, which is fine, it was busy, then finally after about 15 minutes I got served , no smile, no thank you for waiting , nothing , then it was panic on they could only give me what was left in the hot oven, that’s fine, but yet again a simple explanation nicely would of been good! Then I had to wait again. No explanation again! 8 minutes later I was asked what do I want, then the guy disappeared without even saying anything and went and did something out in the kitchen and returned with a jug of curry sauce. Finally by now the food was going and I was left with cold chips and not all of my order, I didn’t go back as I just couldn’t be bothered, and I never got salt and vinegar! We are locals and I’d never go back there again!

I can’t comment on the food as they don’t accept Scottish dosh, that’s money for the benefit of the millennial that asked if had any other money 🤷🏼‍♂️ what like euros, yur havin a giraff laddie would have left zero stars if it was an option

As always, great fresh fish, service with a smile, best one out of the others in Bude. Recommended.

Having patiently stood in a qué for over 30 minutes to be told that the GF option was closing early twice in one week is exceptional poor. There were about 6 people around me wanting that option so there is obviously a demand but they clearly haven't got their system organised. It's a great shame as the food is great hence the demand.

Waited over 40 minutes in the que for gluten free for them to then come out and say we have switched the fryer of no more gluten free. Ridiculously hard to find gluten free place so them when it's so well advertised and to wait 45 minutes to still not have anything is a joke. If you are hoping for gluten free try somewhere else to avoid yet another disappointment. There were 3 of us all in the all separate orders.

Very disappointed on Monday as we arrived at 14.10 to be told they were closed despite the website claiming they were open all day during holidays. Returned today at 16.30 to order gluten-free fish and chips only to be told this is only provided on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It doesn't appear to have this information on your website but would be really helpful to be informed of this before driving a long way only to be told there was no gluten free food ☹️

Nice fish very small for price and different prices to online. Chips were just bad my daughter couldnt eat them due to her braces they were hard and over cooked and definitely frozen definitely won’t be ordering from here again.

Wow! So sad, so bad. Tried this place many times and just when I think it has hit the bottom, it surprises and the bottom drops further. You should never let food out your door that looks that bad. That is a massive failure. I purchased takeaway fish and chips and could not eat either. The fish was not only severely over cooked and oily but it was dark enough that anyone could see it should just be thrown out. If that was not bad enough, the chips were also seriously off and full of dark spots. It also looked and tasted as though they were cooked a previous day. I feel taken advantage of and will never return. You win the prize for the worst fish and chips I can ever remember.

Queues, for an hour. Chips were terrible. One of us ordered southern fried chicken that was fried to a crisp and was so tiny it was bitsize and the me ue states pizzas wraps and burgers and with some of us wanted but after a hour of queuing we were told we were told we can't have that even though it's on there menue we are local and will no longer be bothering to get a takeaway there through the summer months dreadful food. The fish was hanging in fat and was so soggy gave up eating.most of this 63 pounds worth of food ended up in the bin we are so disappointed

Slow staff, undercooked chips, over cooked fish. Asked for salt and vinegar but none on when we returned to eat. Came here after seeing queues out the door last year, so thought it would be good. One lad serving had long hair over his eyes and continued to touch his hair while serving…..that should of been my sign to leave before I ordered! So disappointed :(

The potapo must be from last year to made it so dry and chewy! The fish also super dry! I just throw my money into the river. Please go to cooking school.

We visited last week the chips were very overcooked and fish was dry and tasteless. Batter was really greasy. Way over salted and staff too busy chatting. Don't mind paying the 27 pounds for 2 potions of food if it was good but not for this poor quality.

Ok but not outstanding Very long wait in the shop despite it not being excessively busy. Great selection of vegan/vegetarian options

Exactly what you'd expect from a fish and chip shop. Nice fish. Crispy batter chips is nice. Good size portion staff friendly enough there is genuinely a wait for your food here, but I think it's the best place in bude to get fish and chips. Just a note if you're from up North and you want scraps that only do them on an evening

Please put up a sign explaining that although gluten free food is advertised on the board above the fryer, it isn't available Mon-Thurs. This would save people queueing for 15 minutes before receiving the disappointing news. The rest of the family had other complaints. Batter was heavy and overdone. Spicy curry sauce was watery. Vegan sausages were overcooked. I can't say if we just caught it at a bad time, but it was underwhelming to say the least!

Seems to have gone downhill. At half the price would be reasonable but at current prices is a bit of a rip off to be honest. Staff don't really seem to know what they're doing and the food is average - nothing spectacular but didn't just go in the bin either, was bland and greasy but still edible. Probably a usable chippy these days if nothing else is open and you don't mind the food being average and overpriced.

Soggy chips, opening hours very odd, staff smoking outside

Takeaway on 11th july ....rude, didnt want the custom, dry fish and terrible chips ....never again

Took 50 minutes to get my food and was out of cod it's ridiculous

We stopped in here on our way to a festival at the wyldes, it was the best crispiest fish and chips we have ever had. The couple were lovely and we would 100 percent go back again. I don't understand the bad reveiws, they were amazing, even giving us extra fish as they were closed the following day.

Loud shouting staff, poor quality fish which was overcooked and greasy, poor quality overcooked and very possibly multiple cooked scrappy 'chips' (purely the scraps you find at end of shift. Very pricey bin filler.

Recently used this fish and chip shop and had a very poor experience. We both had the medium cod. It was absolutely tasteless and batter. Overcooked chips were absolutely awful. Seem they've been reheated from a previous session. Basically, an absolutely awful experience and waste of money .

Lovely fish n chips, great friendly staff

Nice piece of cod in batter but the chips were very disappointing. Not cooked enough and far too large a portion. Requested salt and vinegar which was only sprinkled lightly on the top layer. Won't bother again as far better fish and chips available in Bude.

Decided on a 'Chippy Tea' and haven't had a takeaway from The Plaice for a while - always used to be good. Tonight however quite possibly one of the worst Fish n Chips takeaways Ordered 2 regular Cod with Chips, Onion Rings and Curry Sauce. Fish had been twice fried and dripping in greasy oil, onion rings barely cooked at all, curry sauce had no taste or substance - watery slop, and as for the chips - well hardly any chips at all, just the dried up overcooked crumbs you find at the bottom of the warming tray. It wasn't busy, and relatively early so not like it was the end of the shift where they use up what's left. Can only assume the so called manager (who was engrossed in paperwork) had little interest in any staff training for the obvious new team members and had no idea how to cook onion rings, or how to serve up. All in all a total waste of money as tea went in the bin.....

New owners I think, best fish and chips I've had in ages, really excellent. Gave us salt and vinegar in sachets, lots of serviettes? Great friendly service.

Popped in for chicken chips & tikka fold. Good system, Chrissy efficient and friendly, took care to ensure everything included for the tikka. Ate by the beach. Will def be back.

We live about half an hour away and stopped at The Plaice to grab a quick meal before heading off to Widemouth. We'd never been before. A really slick system - take a ticket, give your order and watch as it's made ready. I had a chicken tikka fold & my chap had nuggets & a small chips. My fold was full of salad & freshly-made coleslaw, rammed with hot spicy chicken. The nuggets (6) we're enormous and the small chips portion bigger than the amount you usually get as large elsewhere. It was all delish & served by polite, friendly & super-efficient staff. The menu range is huge, to fit all tastes. Thanks Chrissy & team for a great first visit. We'll be back. Sorry no pics...we ate everything before we remembered!

Over £9 for 2 portions of the worse chips we've ever seen. Dark brown scraps and full of eyes. Just sold scraps at the end of the day, very disappointed ☹️

Amazing fish and chips ! Cod was really nice. Friendly staff. Would highly recommend to others.

Chips were terrible my mum and dad got fish they said it was bad I got battered sausage it was nice 2 stars

Chips way overcooked, fish tasteless,forgot our mushy peas as well, overall massively disappointed for the price. We're here for holiday and we're really looking forward to "proper fish n chips" how wrong we were! This comes 2nd in our worst chippy ever table after Harry's in Western Supermare. Avoid!

Served quickly, friendly staff, food ymu and good portion. Definitely recommend

Good service ... unfortunately rubbery cod and chewy batter, very disappointing ... chips not great either.

Chips were good, if you like expensive rubbery cod this is your Plaice! Very chewy, I’m guessing it was over cooked, very disappointing. Or maybe it’s because Im used to excellent fish and chips from Graylings.

Ordered mixed meat £9.45 for kebab not even with chips & frozen iceland donner meat and chicken tikka meat that you by of the shelf from sainsburys chips were scabby couldnt even eat them. If i could give 0 stars i would have then 7 pound for a chicken nugget kids meal and the chicken was just frozen chicken balls.

Most disappointing meal I have ever had, also your online prices do not match the prices in the shop or for ordering online, waiting too long for fish and chips to be honest. Food dry and tasteless, would recommend going somewhere else. Would be nice if some of the staff knew what they were doing.

Chose a Donner wrap,the meat was frozen to start with,then it looked and tasted like it was microwaved, chips were just acceptable and the fish was tasteless.

Visited this chippy a few years ago and was impressed so decided to go back. Wasn't as impressed this time , large chips was like a small chips , service was slow and people were ignored at the counter for a long period of time. It was busy but a few comments from the staff such as will be with you shortly wouldn't go amiss. Was very expensive for what we got. The kids were disappointed pizzas had been removed from the menu as they really enjoyed it last time. Burgers were a bit overdone and the chicken wrap was small on portion size. On the positive side the onion rings were banging!

Guy on the counter with glasses was rude and needs to work on social skills. Portion sizes are cleary for children! £9 for a kebab which came in a box the size you would get for a pickled egg

Terrible service, waited 30 minutes for our food (there was no other customers when we were there) Ordered a kebab, they gave us the tiniest childlike portion for £9!! Won’t ever recommend at all, avoid at all costs! The man with the glasses and beard seriously needs to up his manners, because he was rather rude! To be fair all the staff weren’t pleasant to speak to

Incredibly poor show! We ordered 1 x BBQ Chick/Bacon Wrap with added mayonnaise for it to come with no bbq sauce, no cheese & no bacon. 1 x Bacon cheese burger which was missing the cheese & was simply slapped together. 1 x large chips & 1 x sml cheese chips. Annoyingly both ended up coming with cheese, wouldn't be an issue if my wife actually like cheese chips so they ended up in the bin. The sml cheese chips were barely edible with many of the chips heavily bruised (See photos!) I'm not sure how they can incorrectly make something that has its ingredients in the it's name! Also not a great look when staff are shouting 'sh*t' because they forgot to give a customer all their sauces! It's also incredibly pricey for what you get or in our case, don't get. We couldn't return to rectify the order due to having 3 children with us. Certainly wouldn't return!

Staff had no idea what thay were doing,was given 2xmini cod when I ordered and paid for regular cod also paid for a curry sauce&that was missing!chips were ok but could have been better!the portion was so small though was like a cones worth but in a box!was a waste of £27…..

Lovely welcoming girl working there Great communication skills. Food was lovely fish was crispy and fresh chips were cooked just right and were big not like the mermaid horrible fish and black bullets for chips i will be back

The shop had been battered,understaffed but coped OK. Limited food but it was closing. Found it expensive for a chippy,but then we are on holiday

Fantastic fish & chips, fish and the batter cooked perfect, highly recommend

Drove 40 miles based on gluten free being advertised as being available Friday, Saturdays and Sundays until 7:30. Arrived just after 7 on Sunday and asked for gluten free options to be told that it had “been turned off”.

Can’t lie these really weren’t a good advert for the chippy industry, chips were overcooked and dry with about a sachet of salt on them. Sausage was greasy and very cheap tasting. Labeled as a lunchtime deal and bought in the spare of the moment but on reflection wish I hadn’t bothered. Would have been cheaper to buy at full price in either of the other local chippies in Bude - Unfortunately only noted after purchasing. You live and learn tho and wouldn’t go back. Always found it an odd way to operate a food business, offer half decent food at a competitive price and people return, sell rubbish then that’s all you’ll be known as being. Sorry this really isn’t “The Plaice” to eat, it’s the one to avoid

Pleasant polite people, served quickly, yummy chips.

For the price was very good fish was nice chips looked like yesterdays saddle,

Was approached by a man called badness who told my little dog princess that she was a ‘gifted child’ The chips however were poor, down the hatch and out the bottom like a bloody Indian takeaway I tell you!

this place is shocking not only was the food terrible but the staff were rude and thought they had better things to do then make me a new meal as they told me i would understand that if my meal was edible but... it wasn't the fish was rubbery and the batter completely undercooked chips would've been okay if they werent ALSO undercooked. never ever coming back here!!!

They advertise a vegan menu, yet when asked about it, they seemed confused as if they had no idea what we were talking about. Then, as it turns out, they don't even sell 2 out of 4 of the vegan items, which were what we wanted...

Me and the wife had fish and chips .The fish was greasy which lead to the chips being greasy underneath and the batter wasn't fresh dark brown .Been to the plaice before and the food was nice .

Probably the best fish and chips in Bude. Large selection of non-fish options too.

Was good fish n chips. Kebab wasn't the best

Love this place. Beautiful and peaceful place. Fish and chip are amazing.

Really great fish and chips.. really happy. Thanks guys.

Best ever fish and chips..perfectly cooked and staff were so friendly. Such a shame we live too far away to go back regularly

Best fish and chips in Bude. Way less greasy than the Mermaid and much crispier chips too. Their curry sauce is great as well. They've now got a touch screen ordering system which is new. I think I was the first person to ever use it based on the reaction though!

Chips hard …. Which was a shame as sausage in batter and saveloy was lovely

Worst chips I've ever had, and the most expensive for the size of portion.

Great food cheerful staff in a great atmosphere 👌

Kebab is absolutely disgusting, it's out of a frozen bag and microwaved🤢. The chips were horrible too. Unfortunately this was a waist of money as all went in the bin. The server was clearly stressed which caused a atmosphere and it was a very uncomfortable experience seeing how staff where speaking to one another. I wouldn't order again.

Food was average for a fish & chip shop but they did provide a nice piece of Haddock instead of Cod

Unfortunately we were disappointed. From grumpy server to recooked chips (that were tough) and overcooked cod in batter. Don't recommend.

The best fish and chips around! Definitely " The Plaice to be!!" Fresh tasty fish, perfect batter - not all batter and no fish! Chips were the best! Non greasy and again freshly cooked as the turn over was fast and efficient so no reheating! Staff really friendly explaining portion sizes without hurrying you out the way! Will be going back here 100% next time in Bude!

Food was OK bit expensive for what u got

Great lunchtime deal £5 for small fish and chips. Deducting one star because they charge for sauces

Incredibly busy this evening but the staff kept cool and we're still really friendly. Was worth the small wait for ultra fresh fish and chips.

The chips were just too weird - I have never seen white chips before!.....and the cod was so dry and overcooked and basically consisted of just batter! So disappointing and deflating for all the family as we rarely indulge in fish and chips, so this was intended to be a treat.......but ended up in bin! I should have taken photographs to share with everyone............. shall not ever go to The Plaice again nor will I ever recommend.....

Went there just for a bag of chips . Was the worst chips I have ever had was rock hard and dry . Will spend my money elsewhere I future

I Got a portion of chips and they were cold 🥶 and had been left in dry white too long so very rubbery

Had 2 regular cod and chips and a curry sauce @ £23.60 The chips were awful, not sure how you can get them so hard, the curry sauce was like porridge and very powdery. We ate the fish which at best was average and through the rest away. Considering they are next to sea it's very disappointing that the fish at least is not fresh!

Sorry but this was the worst fish and chips I have EVER eaten! (or should I say bought, and chucked in the bin) I can not believe some of the reviews on this page and can a only conclude that these are fake reviews?!? If you like thick tasteless batter then this is the place for you 😕 we had X2 large cod and chips.. Chips were awful too! Dry and tasted old! We chucked the lot and got fresh ones from the top of the road.. We should have know by the long cues and wait whilst they cooked it all fresh! I will add that the staff here were lovely but food was terrible!

Family ordered here as a holiday treat. Worst fish and chip shop I have ever been to. Chips are hard and rubbery, so strange we just couldn’t chew them and gave up!! Overpriced very poor quality fish can’t imagine locals buy from here just poor unsuspecting tourists, wish I’d read reviews 🙄

I specifically ordered a £7.50 bacon cheese burger with ONLY salad from the website, but when we got home we discovered it came with all the extras that my son didn't like so he ended up discarding everything and stuck the patty in a wrap instead!

Lovely crispy fish and chips thank you ..

Nice food and good service. Enjoyed the food and friendly chat with staff.

Better experience on Carnival Saturday, food excellent on that occasion This time the fish batter a bit claggy/soggy. The Fish was fleshy and delicious, chips super and swift service.

The food we received was excellent. Unfortunately, there were items missing, and as we ordered online, they couldn't refund the missing items without travelling back to the shop. Lesson learnt - check your order and don't assume they've packed the full order.

£40+ 1 small cod and chips, 1 burger and small chips (about 20 chips if that), 3x kids sausage and chips... again less then a hand full of chips.. disgusting price rediculess portions I would highly recommend avoiding this plaice.

Terrible pick up times for a nice family meal. Half of the order was missing and we phoned up, only for the staff to tell us, “Sorry no refunds for online orders.” The food was also dry, cold and tasteless. I would not recommend, as all you would receive is handful of grease, terrible service, and half your order missing.

Staying locally on holiday thought we would treat ourselves to a take out after long journey. Thought it was a bonus to order online so no waiting in shop. When arrived not busy but they couldn’t find our order.Did eventually! Phone calls being taken with people complaining that their orders were incomplete or incorrect items. Chaotic to say the least! Got home to find things missing from our bagged up ready order. What we had was cold, very greasy and fish was dry and overcooked. We called to say we only got half our order and we’re told sorry as you ordered online we can’t refund. Customer care appalling. This place must rely on unsuspecting tourists as can’t imagine local people being being regulars. Never again what a waste of money and time.

Living locally, this always used to be our chippy of choice in Bude, but alas, it’s changed… tonight - astronomical prices and unpleasant food of which half was thrown away - over-cooked, dry chicken and a cremated chicken burger… time for somewhere different…

Brilliant fish and chips, chicken nuggets, were excellent too for the little lady ! 5* Thank you

The fish was amazing and staff are very friendly.

Poxy portions for an astronomical price. Couldnt tell the difference in size between a small and a regular cod and the large portions of chips were not large by any means. Typical overpriced tourist spot with naff portions of ok food at rip off prices.

Nice fish and chips, a bit pricy but is expected to be in the town centre! Overall would recommend.

Only fish and chip shop ive been too that had run out of fish and chips and were turning people away

Despite advertising gluten free Friday to Sunday called on a Friday to be told they aren’t serving and even when told we would be requesting 5 portions was still told it’s too expensive to make up the GF batter - very disappointing given then other good reviews regarding gluten free experiences.