The Viking in Cambridge

So normally we love this place the fish and chips are the best in the area, however just on Thursday gone we unfortunately couldn't say the same thing. Once getting home and tucking into our food we both noticed wrapped around a few different chip the first of 3 hairs which where also fried and fairly long, finding one wouldn't have put me off but three is no excuse. All I want to say to the guys is please practice good hygiene we’ve never had this happen before and hope it wont happen again, wearing your hair nets if you have longer hair.

I love the fish and chips at Vikings and must say the quality is always top and is fresh. People working there are super friendly and always give the best service! Highly recommend!

Best fish and chips good quality fair price and well done guys and new owner …

Great service and excellent quality

Lovely chips and fish. Always piping hot. Friendly, good service, and quick.

My go to place for fish and chips. Quick and affordable. And the portions are big and plenty.

This has got to be the best fish 🐟 and chip shop in Cambridge. Staff are friendly food is great and the price is fair. I really recommend you trying it.

Staff are very rude pulled up outside and as I got out the Car they said I need to move as I was blocking the side way (I was not). The staff member then said you are going to do what you bloody want anyway. Will not be go back there again

Placed an order for 50 fish and chips and it was hot, tasty and ready on time.

Moving in day and I had read reviews of this, my now local fish and chip shop, and I was not disappointed. Fabulous food, fabulous staff and reasonable prices. Loved it.

Completamente sorprendido. Por unas 9 libras medio lomo descomunal de bacalao o abadejo. Relativamente poco aceitoso y muy sabroso, no probamos las patatas fritas pero los aros de cebolla combinaban a la perfección con el pescado. Solo tienen para llevar

Fish&chips molto croccante. Patatine buone.

Honestly the best chippie in Cambridge and nowhere else comes even close - you know it's good when they're out of cod by 7pm usually

My favorite chippy!! Portions are a brilliant size and the guys in there are very friendly and attentive!

Been going to this chippy for most of my life, it being just over the road from my Nan's and in all that time it has never once disappointed. Easily one of the best chippies in Cambridge.

I always have fish and chips from here when I am in Cambridge. However, under the new management it is still good but not as good as it was. Fish was excellent but the batter was less crispy than it was under the previous team. Chips were not as good as they were. Portion size is still huge. It used to be five stars all the way but has now dropped a star for me.

Excellent chips, cooked just right and not too greasy. Sausage/Saveloy was both excellent, chicken burger decent also. Keep up the good work, we will be back!

Over the years I've been here many times, but not for many months (probably sometime last year). I went in today (02.06.23) and bought £4 of chips. Unfortunately, they were extremely disappointing. I like my chips crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside; today the chips I was served were completely under cooked - white, really soft on the outside, not a single chip was crispy. I won't be visiting here again.

Great quality and decent size portions.

Huge portion of not so delicious chips, a rather nice but oily fish, some pricey sausages. Never feel very well after eating here to be honest though.

I’d heard that Viking had new owners and became curious to see if the previous superb standards were still in place. I’m so pleased to say the food was just as good as always with great portions! It can’t have been easy to take over such a well ran and established fish and chip shop but they new guys are doing great! Keep it going chaps! I’ll be back!

First time to eat proper fish and chips in 3 years and I’m glad I discovered The Viking Chippy! I treated myself to the sausage in batter, regular cod and small chips (which were large!) Great, classic chip shop flavour and really friendly and attentive service - thank you!

Despite some of the negative reviews previously posted, I haven’t noticed any change in quality since the new owners took over. The chips are still pretty good, the pineapple fritters were enjoyable. Service was friendly and accommodating. Prices are quite reasonable compared to a lot of chip shops these days.

Ordered large plus regular cod and small chips. After waiting for maybe 5 minutes, what we got was enough chips for 3 people and fish which was battered to perfection, meaning that the batter was thin and crisp rather than half inch thick and soggy with no fish in the middle like some places. Could have dinne with a bit more salt and vinegar but was excellent nonetheless.

After working here for 22 years, after reading some recent reviews I felt compelled to comment. Yes the shop has new owners. Nothing in the shop has changed. Food is still as good as ever and I still go there for my fish and chips. And the sausages are simply amazing. New owners are polite friendly and welcoming. Had people comment on price increases, unfortunately with the high price of fish, oil and of course energy prices. Prices need to be increased in order to make any type of profit. We all need to earn a living. The new owners are continuing to run the shop the same way as it always was. I will continue to buy my food from there. Well done to the new owners for continuing to keep the high standards set by the previous owners.

Downhill after new ownership took over !

Just got a portion of chips and they were delicious

I feel the need to write a comment as 1 of the partners at The Viking until recently. Yes there are New owners but I want to let customers know that nothing has changed, my business partner is still working there/frying most shifts as are some of the staff I help out if needed. The price increase is on the fish which has increased considerably over the last few months. The owners are still purchasing the same stock from the same suppliers. The owners are accommodating and friendly.

Unfortunately under new ownership. Unable to cook what I wanted as it was 6 minutes until closing time. Far enough I suppose. Wouldn’t have been a problem under the community minded previous owners

Had a great meal as usually! Thank you lads Same guys cooking and serving just under new ownership which isn’t an issue 👍

As many other people, since new owners it’s gone downhill. Smaller portions, more expensive, greasy, undercooked. Unpleasant. Such a huge shame and loss to the area. Unlikely that we’ll return after many years of being customers.

Was a regular with a weekly visit. No longer. Now under new management the portions have been reduced and the prices have gone up. The food was fine, but no longer decent value. Disappointing.

A very good take-away establishment.

I regularly use this chip shop but the last time I went there were different owners the chips were perfectly cooked and tasty and a good amount. I have recently visited again and new owners I ordered the same amount of chips that I always have and this time I didn't even get half the amount for the same price and I have to be honest they were horrible! Very greasy, I would say over cooked as crispy greasy and not enjoyable. I threw them away. I don't think I will visit again.

Best fish and chips in Cambridge bar none.

You guys need to get on Deliveroo or Just Eat, or even UberEats

Very good, polite staff and welcoming. The place looks clean and the food was nice.

The chips from here are very nice, the prices are very reasonable. The staff are friendly and the wait is never too long.

Excellent battered fish and really good chips mushy peas good too. If you're out that way worth a visit. Some parking available on a busy road

Freshly made fish & Chips very friendly staff

I was rather pleased with the cod and chips I got. They were about fifteen minutes from closing and had already started cleaning up, but my food was fresh and hot, even after walking 25 minutes back to my hotel. I’d happily return next time I’m in the neighborhood.

The only downside to this place is that they ar closed Sunday and Monday. Absolutely brilliant chippy, the chicken nuggets are better than any other ones I've had. Very much recommended!

What’s happened? I have not used the Viking for a while but I remember their chips as great. I just picked some up and had to throw them away. The oil on them tasted strange and had a nasty after taste. I couldn’t taste chip/ potato at all. Battered sausage was not too bad though. 3/5 for the sausage. Don’t think I will ever go back sadly.

Excellent food...Brilliant and friendly staff... Always come here..Best in Cambridge x

A very good chippie all around. I always seem to arrive when they're out of the thing I wanted but in 5-10 min they it up fresh so I can't complain. The batter stays nice and crisp, the fish tastes fresh, the chips are good, and for what you pay you get a ton of food.

A great little gem of a fish n chip shop👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

We gave been going to viking for our fish and chips for years and it is,still the best around

Great traditional fish and chips, friendly staff and quick service, good prices

Beautiful fish and chips, good portion sizes and the staff are efficient and friendly. I know prices have gone up but it's still worth the quality and portion sizes

The best fish-and-chips in Cambridge by a long way!

Best fish and chips in Cambridge because of my disability they let me sit in the car and fetch my order out to me.

Great Fish and Chips. Good value. Social distancing still applies at present. Nice clean and friendly.

Excellent service and yummy fish and chips

The food at The Viking is consistently excellent.

Very nice staff and a huge haddock and chips for me today, what's not to like...?

Fantastic to have someone who knows what they are taking about very helpful big 👍

Best fish and chips in CB4. Lots of chips. Too much oil but it's fish and chips, what can we expect. Overall, best for fish and chips.

I often get my fish and chips here. Friendly service. Good standard for fish and chips.

Very good service and lovely chicken and chips.

Had to wait outside for my haddock and chips as the fish is cooked to order. Twas very tastie.

Good fish and chips (huge portions). Prices reasonable.

Consistently excellent fish and chips. We've been going there for the last 20 years and it's always been great. Highly recommended!

Always great food. Reasonably priced.

This place used to be nice but now not so much as its all just oily everything is swimming in it, fish doesn't look nice and chips don't have a nice taste, it's not cheap yet the quality is poor!

Good fish, chips, curry sauce and staff

Very nice staff. Some of the best chips I've had

Nice chips and great service. Thanks.

One of my favourite places, great chips, I really like the pies too.

Highly recommended always good food, polite helpful staff, good sized portions

Lovely food, freshly cooked plaice, highly recommended

The quality of fish is very good but it is completely let down by the cooking. Everything was saturated in oil as the fryers weren’t hot enough. It’s the first time I’ve ever binned half a meal. I appreciate that when I went it was quite busy but when every other chippy can manage not to run cold fryers I don’t think it’s an acceptable excuse. Curry sauce was good and chips unfortunately suffered the same fate as the fish. I would be open to returning but just not a Friday night. But in the immediate future I will be going elsewhere.

Great food and service at reasonable prices!

The best chicken nuggets in Cambridge

Reliably tasty fish and chips, and friendly staff. Recommended!

I ordered a medium chips large fish, medium cod & curry sauce the fish & curry sauce are hot and good size position. I’m a regular customer but when I opened my chips I was not impressed I ordered enough food to go around my two daughters and my partner but the portion is so small iv had to cook more chips at home to be able to feed us all I do recommend this chip shop to a lot of people I’m just rather disappointed that this time my chips was not to there normal standards of what this chip shop offers. I will still resume my custom and hope next time I won’t come across this issue again.

Lovely! Decided against taking an 82 year old out to a pub for her birthday (Covid concerns) so took fish and chips around to eat socially distanced. Could not have chosen better. Ordered before leaving so collected piping hot. Haddock was fantastic and the chips were big and not at all greasy. Mushy peas got the thumbs up too. Thanks for helping make a covid birthday a success.

Excellent delicious cod and chips from the family run business.

This was my first time visiting The Viking fish and chip shop. Received a warm, polite welcome from very friendly, cheerful staff. Portion size is quite large, which at first worried me a little as some places use quantity to mask a lack of quality, But I must say I am very pleasantly surprised, The fish, chips and battered sausage here is by a long way the best I have had from cambridgshire. And to make things even better, their very fairly priced too. If you haven't been here, go, try it you won't be disappointed.

Best fish and chips in Cambridge, with staff who are efficient and friendly. Long live the chippy.

The staff were lovely and the cod + mushy peas excellent. However, the chips were a bit grim. Go to the Viking for the fish & nice staff, but find another chippery for chips.

Excellent fish and chips. Just 3 stars because they were handling my food 1 foot away from their mouth while they were laughing and speaking loudly without any face covering... It just didn't feel safe to me ... And it wouldn't have felt right to even in normal time. It would be just polite for some clients...

Tried this chippy tonight because of the good reviews and was very disappointed. It is the worst fish and chips I have ever eaten. Hard greasy chips, Overcooked fish, the best thing was the curry sauce, su h a shame.

Good quality food, friendly staff, massive portions, 1 large chips was enough for 3 adults to share and we like large portions ourselves, I put 2 large and we didn't even open the second. Would definitely order again, just less

Locale puzzolente,ottimo servizio, cibo discreto

Always use this chippy best in the area

Really friendly, wonderful tasting hot food

Absolutely amazing food and the staff make you feel more then welcom from mr Iceland

Top Chippy, top staff, super food.....

The fish and chips were 4 stars, good chunky fish, excellent portions, tho perhaps a bit on the oily side. But they lose a star for still using polystyrene trays. That kind of plastic should be banned from takeaways shops.

The lady who served me was so lovely. The cod was substantial and tasty. The chips and curry sauce were wonderful. 10 out of 10!

Friendly, generous, classic fish and chips.

For a few years now Viking has been my default go-to for fish and chips but recent changes to pricing and portion sizes have led me to reconsider. A few years ago I would visit every Saturday evening without fail and buy two large cod, large chips, small chips and (occasionally) mushy peas, all just for me. Unfortunately prices started to creep up, and as they did so, my frequency of visitation declined. At the first price increase of which I was very aware I changed to fortnightly visits. The second time I switched to monthly. The third time I moved fish night to every two months or so, and now I go there every 3-6 months. At my most recent visit I noted that large fish is now £6, which, given the size of it, is not unreasonable, but what I was unhappy with was the portion sizes of the chips. A large portion of chips from Viking used to be spilling off of the plate upon my return home with it, and as someone who enjoys 5000-7000 calories per day this was wonderful. Add to this an aditional small portion of chips and a large bowl was required to accommodate my dinner. Decanting the fish and chips onto a plate (my bowl was in the dishwasher) following my most recent purchase, however, I was saddened to see that the combined large and small chip portions failed to even cover the plate, and I ate the whole lot (two large cod, large chips, small chips, peas) and for the first time was still hungry afterwards. I am now genuinely uncertain as to whether I should visit here again for my next fish and chip night or try somewhere different such as the Codfather.

Love the food here! Staff are brilliant, too :)

The portion given is huge i could barely finish the large fish and small chips

Always five stars in my book. The best chippy in Cambridge by far.

Classic delicious fish and chips. They do battered pineapple and tasty curry sauce. They have a clear allergy menu available, and my dairy and soy intolerant child had lots of options.

Massive portions come bloody starving or else you gonna waste a village’s worth of fokkin food.

Normal good chippy. Tasty yes. Outstanding - hardly. Grab and enjoy.

Far exceeded my expectations. Service was fast, the food was high quality and delicious. Mentioned it to my father who now lives abroad and he mentioned they have always been good and he would of used them decades ago! Highly recommended

Lovely friendly service, and great food. Not a greasy chippy, the food is always crisp and not dripping in oil. I highly recommend The Viking if you are fancying chips for tea. Parking outside is nice and easy when you want to dash in on your way home. Note though, they only accept cash, but there is a cash point a few doors down to them.