The Top Chippy in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

Worst we’ve ever had. Cost £25 for three fish and two chips. Threw nearly all of it in the bin as fish way over cooked - dry as a bone and tasteless. Chips dry and inedible.

Really enjoyed the fish snd chips here. Good portions snd quality fish. All looked to be cooked to order.

Used to be in big competion with Rolands Place, but now has the edge I think, better cooked food and local owners.

Freshly cooked, a short wait, very friendly service and a tasty plate of chis and fips at a smashing price. Couldn't be better.

First impressions count I was always told! Customer service was awful, chips were frozen not fresh, greasy batter! Disappointed

Worst fish and chips I’ve ever had, really mean portion total rip off and the two females in the shop where so rude and indifferent. Just no.

Had fish and chips, gluten free fish, fish cakes and fish bites from Top Chippy, Porthleven on many occasions, most recently on Tuesday, and it was faultless. Crisp, piping hot, beautifully cooked fish which just melts in the mouth, gorgeous chips and superb curry sauce. Lovely, cheerful, efficient, jolly staff, I’d go in simply to see them, the service is fantastic and you leave the shop feeling better for having seen everyone. Can not recommend these fish and chips any higher, go now and have a superb meal.

It was honestly really good fish, one of the most tasty ones I have ever had from a chip shop! We loved the surroundings so took it to the harbour and ate it with the lovely Porthleven views!

We are on our honeymoon and chose to go to Top Chippy instead of the usual chip shop we've been to in the past as they serve gluten free batter. Wish we hadn't because when we got home and unwrapped our food we realised my gluten free fish was on the verge of being burnt. The batter was so overcooked that it was too hard to eat and tasted burnt. The fish inside the batter was of course overcooked and chewy. Had to pick the fish out the middle and just eat that. Really disappointed. Would've taken it back but didn't really fancy making the 40 minute round trip again.

Had fish chips and peas here, was cooked fresh, it was nice but nothing out of the ordinary really3/4 stars

Weĺ worth a visit. Cooked to order and not shoved under a warming bulb. Consistently good. Friendly staff and a fair price. A big plus is that they use recyclable trays and not polystyrene.

A little walk up from the harbour, this is the place to go for fish and chips. Reason, they cook to order, so its moist and also tasty. Take your food down to the harbour to eat them, perfect. There is another chippy where I have bought very dry fish in the past, declining to eat it and gave it to a dog to chew, it might still be masticating on it. Top Chippy, top food, top service too.

The Top Chippy is just that - a Chippy, which serves Gluten Free Fish and Chips made to order. The fish is fried in the same batter as non-gluten free fish, but that's your call. We took our food to the harbour to eat with tiny wooden forks and realised it wasn't practical so went home to use knives and forks. It was also scary having seagulls lurking as you ate.

Ordered cod and chips for the family; some of the best we’ve ever had. Amazing batter, probably better than I’ve had at a well-known chefs restaurant across the harbour...

We love top chippy , friendly service, great prices , food delicious, will be using you next week on our yearly visit , great choice of food kids love it .

Staff are lively and friendly but it was quite a wait for our food to be ready. The fish was lovely but the chips were a bit soft.

We had cod and chips with curry sauce and I have to say it was very nice. My daughter had her first cod and loved it. Would visit again.

Every place has off nights. Sadly the night we visited was one of them. It was only seven o' clock in the evening, and yet despite an extensive menu board they had run out of everything except cod and sausage. The fish was ok, but a little dry in the middle. The batter was crispy. I have eaten there before in past years, and it has been much, much better. Benefit of the doubt given this time.

With everything cooked freshly to order there is a little wait for your food but it is definitely worth it. Delicious fish and tasty chips, tucked a little away from the harbour. Excellent

Cooked fresh and to order. Well cooked chips and crispy fish. Good portion sizes - not too big or too small. Kids fish and chips perfect size

Fish with tasty light batter perfectly cooked, chips tasty, friendly place. What more could you want? People queuing out the door is a clue!

Just got back from a holiday to Cornwall and found this chippy through tripadvisor. Was worth the visit. Amazing cod, chips and curry sauce and my partner said the homemade curry with cheese chips was just as good. Will be returning on our next Cornwall trip. Everything made fresh to order

My wife and I love our fish and chip's and there are not many local chippys that come up to our expectations. This was the best tasting piece of haddock that I can remember eating period.

Excellent Chip Shop with a great variety of food. Very reasonably priced and the staff are both friendly and helpful.

After reading such good reviews we thought we would give this place a try. We were disappointed as my fish and chips were very greasy and one of my fish bites had a hair in it. My husbands chicken nuggets were like the ones you get in Macdonalds and did not look very appealing. I wouldn’t go back here.

Had a fantastic cheesy chips a a homemade curry on top to die for. Friendly staff and great food.well worth a try .

My and my partner always come to this fish and chip shop because it’s our favourite and always cooked fresh! Also has the best homemade curry sauce ..

Great all your food is cooked totally fresh while you wait. Great fish and chips and polite staff would definitely go again just lovely meals and plenty of choices.

Wonderful food cooked fresh to order. Happy staff & friendly service. Will definitely return when in the area!

Excellent fresh cod cooked while I waited. Not a trace of excess grease with either the fish or the chips. Polite staff. Couldn't ask for more. Oh, I asked for two small chips but we could only eat one portion between the two of us: Whatever does a large portion look like?

Lovely staff, nice food and a great menu. Best curry sauce around and never any delay. Would definitely recommend!

Great friendly staff, kids boxes are very popular with my son. Would recommend delivery service, quick and still hot.

Popped in on my break from work staff where very friendly and chatty, also the gentleman doing the cooking was very polite and the food well let's just say it certainly won't be the last time I go here, lovely and golden batter and fresh grease free chips yippeeee defiantly will be back and highly recommend to anyone that's passing.

Great menu with all you could be looking for, all cooked fresh to order. Everything was great. Kitchen immaculate and lady serving was lovely. It'll be a regular

Lovely light batter, very generous portions and great value for money. All served from a spotlessly clean shop.

Not as good as the last owners chips old and hard batter greasy. The old owners cooked perfect. Will try 1 more time .Nice staff but food not that brilliant. The old owners cooked the chips when you ordered not kept them warm

Been coming every Saturday evening for the last 3 years. Fantastic counter staff but it's going to be a long time before we come again, fish was awful, grey and greasy and very small. Could not eat them. Please get back to the quality they once were.

Used to be a good shop. Because our usual chippy in Resudgeon was closed today, made a visit back to Top Chippy. Last year the quality was good. Today (under new management), the haddock was "disgusting" because fish wasn't crispy and batter thin. Chips came from frozen. Since they offer no chicken and chips, I ordered chicken breast sandwich. Ended up being a frozen, pre-formed chicken paste that was terrible. Won't go back again. NEW OWNERS: TAKE NOTE!!!!!!!!!!!

Fresh fish and chips are fab!! Always high standards with friendly staff! Come to this chippy not the other one around the corner !!!

My first visit to the Top Chippy. Had cod and chips. Chips were excellent and the batter on the cod was superb. Staff friendly an efficient, I’ll certainly be back and I thoroughly recommend The Top Chppy.

Got fish and chips from here on a windswept September evening. There was no queue to place our order and the fish was fried for us while we waited. Both the fish and chips were among the best we’ve had with the chips not being overly greasy and the fish melting in the mouth.

Very good chippy. Had the cod and it was very well cooked and a good size, white and good value for money. Would definitely return again whenever in the area.

Excellent fish in beautiful batter, not greasy with just right cooked chips, and plenty of it too, good value and would highly recommend. Lino Len

I have previously reviewed this Chippy. It used to be outstanding and then sadly over the last couple of years wasn’t very good. With a change of ownership in August 2018 it is now once again ‘The Best’.....We all had cod and chips with either mushy peas or curry sauce. The fish was perfectly cooked with just the right amount of crispy batter. The chips were excellent as were the peas and curry sauce. I would highly recommend this fish and chip shop. For me it’s the best in Porthleven.

Visited here again but it has new owners since the last visit, just had chips and curry they were nice and great to sit by the harbour with.

Everything is cooked to order,so if you want spur of the moment in and out chippy find somewhere else. If you’ve absorbed the come day, go day attitude on the Cornish then this is the place for you. You will place your order and pay and then sit and wait patiently in the window as your order is cooked to perfection. You’ll then thank the owners appreciatively before wandering down to the harbour to savour the best fish and chips you’ll ever eat! Simply divine!

Good chippy - cooked to order unlike the place down the hill so worth the extra steps from the harbour. Batter was tempura light and chips nice and fat.

Was expecting more from the so called 'Top Chippy', the chips were greasy and the sausage wasn't pleasant, leaving me with indigestion that evening/night. One member of staff behind the counter really looked like they'd rather be at home with a glass of wine, extremely sad looking.

Chips were decent! We came here twice in the late afternoon for chips on the harbour. Their rich bites were to die for!!

Top indeed. Perfectly cooked fish n chips cooked to order. Crisp orange batter, fresh tasty chunky white cod. Chips are plentiful and dry . Just great. Also very pleasant and efficient service. Suggest a spruce and tidy up of the front of the shop

Been there before two years ago, quality still very high. Best chippy in Porthleven everything is cooked fresh, and the wait is well worthwhile.

Ordered fish and chips for 8 people. Ready on time paid cash (no cards)on collection. Chips were lovely and fish beautifully white and flakey. Been using for 7 years each time we visit for our arrival tea.

We ordered the cod & chips, and were told by a very polite young man that there would be a short wait while the food was being freshly cooked.

Perfect fish and chips cooked freshly to order, forget all the other options in town as these are the best!

Loved the fish here and the batter, fresh cooked and good portions. Friendly staff and locals use it too. Would recommend

What more can you say really, chose this place having read other reviews and it did not disappoint.

Fish and chip supper for the family could not have been better. Fantastic value for money, fresh succulent fish and crisp tasty chips all served up by friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Chips and a sausage, truly awful. How do you get that wrong? Chips a mix of under and over cooked, crunchy and gooey, the sausage, unspeakable. Maybe try the other place instead?

We had probably our best fish and chips ever Need I say more! There are a few to choose from so to be fair we didn’t try them but No queue Pleasant Service and Great taste

My wife and I visited the Top Chippy for a holiday treat of fish and chips in Porthleven.

Love The Top Chippy, freshly cooked chunky fish and tasty chips, plenty of salt and vinegar - delicious!

Decided to have fish and chips and eat them overlooking the harbour. Was not disappointed they were freshly cooked and tasted delicious. Very reasonably priced also thanks for a great meal

Had good fish n chips here last year so thought we would go back again on this years holiday, wish we had gone to the other chippy..... Very poor, chips where over cooked fish was small, would not go back.

Called in here on Wednesday 11th April 2018. My wife had a small Fish & Chips, we ended up sharing as it was such a huge portion. I can honestly say they were the best fish & chips we had tasted in a long time. Not an easy thing to admit as a Yorkshire man!

This used to be the best chip shop. I called in here for the first time in ages. I was served quickly by a very pleasant counter assistant. After really looking forward to some chips, sadly, they were barely cooked. Any that we’re normal chip size were raw inside. I tried several and only the smaller bits were edible. If I’d had them in a tray to eat nearby, I would definitely have taken them back. Instead they went in the bin. Such a shame.

Exquisite chilli con carne and chips! Had it on my break at work and left the others on site envious

Having walked the coastal path for a few hours we got back hungry early evening so popped in for 2 lots of pie and chips the staff were helpful and friendly we got our order then walked off down to the end of the green to eat it but it was a poor meal the chips tasted like yesterday's chips not nice at all dehydrated and tasteless the pie wasn't much better and the pastry was soggy and greasy tasting ,we ate what we could I gave a couple of chips to a local seagull which didn't eat them !!! Will not go there again and we should have took them back really .I also had an upset windy stomach for a couple of days afterwards too not happy...

Excellent chippy, fresh cod and beautifully cooked chips. Not greasy, cooked to order and great value.

Great local fish and chips. Lovely staff and amazing quality fish ( great chips too!). Highly recommended.

The owners are lovely and the food is delicious! A place you have to visit if you are in the area! Quick, friendly service and very good prices! We will definitely be back:)!

We eat fish and chips 2/3 times a week and really enjoy them from the first mouthful to the last, we must say it is the best we have had,everything is cooked fresh to order so fresh every time.

Had 2 portions of cod and chips, whilst the fish was freshly cooked to order, it was thinly battered and when opening the box it was in, the batter was soggy and peeled off of the fish. There was enough chips in the 2 portions for 4 people, most ended up in the bin! They need to learn some portion control. Wouldn't buy from here again.

Lovely freshly cooked fish and chips cooked to perfection, very clean and topped off with friendly service, we will 100% be back!

Large well cooked portions. Good range available on the menu. Delicious fish and chips with good staff service.

We were holidaying in Falmouth Cornwall and was told by a lot of locals that the best fish and chip shop was in a little town called porthleven, we were told the top chippy and we were not disappointed.

Food cooked fresh for each order and cooked to perfection ! We are ours at the harbour watching sunset

Decided to make a drive through to Porthleven on our way back from St Michaels Mount to Padstow.

we had the small fish and chips. great value at £4 . Fresh fish and lovely chips. Did not have long to wait and really enjoyed them Would go again

Fish and chips, cooked to order. Chips are gorgeous - crispy and golden. Fish melts in the mouth. Loved it.

The top chippy was always my favourite chippy. I'm afraid to say that this time I was very disappointed. The sausage in batter was still ok but the chips were not as good as they used to be. They were extremely dry and seemed stale. Hoping it was just a disappointing one off.

Big statement I know, but why would I go anywhere else when they taste sooo good! The fish was fresh and battered to perfection, the chips were very tasty and I didn't get that greasy after taste I have experienced in some places. Just delicious.

Called in for fish and chips and had the lunchtime special. Large fish and plenty of chips (too many for some of us). Freshly cooked. Was delicious. Friendly staff

Really nice fish and chups (and curry sauce) in a great location near to the harbour. Friendly staff when you go in.

Family supper on the beautiful Porthleven harbour. Chips well cooked and fish was incredibly tasty, just like food from the chippy in days gone by! Generous portions, including children's portions, without the horrible greasy feeling afterwards. Definitely recommend.

Called in as they were just closing and staff were obliging to still take our order. Everything cooked fresh so took a while but was well worth it. Chips tasty and cod juicy with a nice light batter. Good value too. Only slight complaint was the large chips wasn't as large as we are used to at home, so struggled to satisfy the family. Will be back to try some of the other fish on offer.

Beautiful, freshly cooked fish and chips eaten on a sunny evening on the harbour wall. What's not to like?

Great chippy, not to far from the harbour which has some seating around it. Good selection on offer, the chips are proper chips. Will visit again if in the area.

We have visited twice during our holiday in Porthleven. On the second occasion we arrived at what was clearly a peak time on a Saturday evening. The shop was heaving but the staff worked efficiently and cleared the orders in good time. Everything is freshly cooked so it does mean waiting but to be honest, the result is far better than having something which was cooked sometime ago and has been sitting in a warm cabinet. Would definitely recommend this place.

Really good portions and nicely cooked cod. We really enjoyed our meal from here. The kids portions are good.

freshly prepared cooked to order and what really nice and helpful staff. do not be out off by queues. their service is fast given that it is freshly cooked.

Good fish and chips. Freshly cooked. Mushy peas were a bit bland. Friendly staff. Would revisit. Relatively expensive though.

Met a man in Falmouth who said this was the best. He was right. The server and cook very friendly. The meal cooked perfectly. Good size portions, the fish was not over covered in batter and the batter actually had a good flavour.

Nice fish and chips, good portion size. Young lady behind counter very pleasant. Batter on fish nice and crispy so I was a happy customer.

Called in at lunch time and ordered large fish and chips. To be fair the food was well cooked but the fish was extremely small and I think they must have confused the order but charged the larger amount. Will call again in the near future.

Went to have some good ol' fish and chips at the harbour and had seen this fish and chip shop had fantastic reviews. The reviews are correct. Great fish and chips! Huge portions too!

As the sign above the counter says they don't do fast food they cook food as fast as they can, the fish isn't sitting on the counter for ages waiting for next customer, it is fried to order. Good quality fish, chips were tasty too, and portion sizes as expected.Not out of this world but some of the best fish and chips we've had.

Went to the top chippy today 29th June really nice friendly guy serves us we had cod and chips twice and a pea fritter food was gorgeous soft white fish crispy batter typical seaside fish but better Took the pea fritter home to have with my roast beef dinner lol Well worth a visit at £4.75 it's a bargain

Tasty , freshly cooked, perfect batter. What could be better?There is a small bench inside the shop but there are no facilities.Most customers buy their meal and then walk to the harbour where there are lots of benches.Be careful of the gulls who love to dive in for a chip!

After being impressed last year my family and I were looking forward to once again enjoying some fabulous fish and chips but sadly it seems Top Chippy is no longer the top chippy it once was!! The chips were overcooked, soggy, greasy and just generally not very nice, in fact both our children left 2/3rds, the fish was ok but again the batter was soggy... the chips in the now newly managed and renamed Porthleven chip shop are much better...

Lovely cod and chips. Wife was happy with burger. Good prices. Very friendly and quick service. Was recommended to go there by a local and they were not wrong