The White Horse Cafe in East Devon

Absolutely delicious! Freshly cooked fish and chips, a lovely traditional fish and chips shop, so rare to find these days!

We thought we would treat ourselves to fish & chips whilst in Sidmouth. Never again, the worst we have ever had. The chips were old and refried, so hard to eat. Ended up throwing away and the portion wouldn't even feed a child. What a rip off at £10.85 for a small ( very small ) haddock & chips.

Nice to have fish that was swimming in the sea the night before injoy

Very pleasant place for lunch in central Sidmouth. Basic, no frills but very clean - staff constantly clearing and cleaning tables. Busy little place with what appears to be a regular clientele - always a good sign. Good choice of food - menu more extensive than your normal fish & chip shop with daily "homemade" specials - although on both of our visits we have experienced limited availability / shortages on these specials. It was not a problem though as there is always plenty of other dishes available. Everything we have eaten here has been nice - freshly cooked, piping hot and filling. Slightly expensive for what is effectively a cafe/fish & chip shop but highly recommended for convenience, friendly staff and good food. We have eaten here twice now and will return on our next visit to Sidmouth.

One of the best Cod I have ever eaten. Thin crispy batter and huge helping

Says it is open on the site but when got there all closed up at 530pm so didn't get chance to try the food! Not happy!!

Seaside prices and small portions but special mentions for the curry sauce and mushy peas

A very friendly cafe. Fish and chips reasonably priced for an inside sit down meal. I live locally and always eat here.

Great fish and chips. Special pensioners deal including tea and bread and butter, great value.

The best fish and chips in town by far. We always come here when kids are on school holiday. The staff are friendly and respectful.

Good, fast service, friendly staff, and great fish and chips. Clean restaurant area and a varied menu. Very family friendly

Really good food, and very clean. Really enjoyed my meal there!

It was all we could ask for and more. Very good food and great staff, will be recommending to everyone around the area and will be back!

Friendly staff and fast service. Best chicken nuggets in Devon

Called in as the children were hungry. Wanted Chicken Nuggets and chips plus a Cheeseburger. Wouldn't serve the Cheeseburger without chips so ended up with more chips than needed. After paying asked for a sachet of tomato ketchup. Unbelievingly this was an extra 25p!! Ended up spending nearly £12 on two small children's meals. Will certainly be avoiding this place in future. The young man serving didn't seem to want to be there. Sidmouth has some lovely cafes - this is not one of them.

Amazing food, great staff would recommend

Excellent service, good food ,very quick and lots of choice,prices are very reasonable, with delivery beginning of November, and the fact that you can eat in will definitely use again and again lol .

Great fish and chips and great for the oldies with pensioners special.

Decent food, freshly cooked, with friendly service. But quite pricey and no options except chips for gluten free. They'd also sold out of quite a few things by the time we ordered at 6pm. If you're eating in, be aware that they close the seating area soon after 6pm. Take-away stays open longer.

Excellent fish and chips. Cooked to order. Fish batter is perfection and not thick stogy undercooked like most chip shops. With a nice cuppa. Just need some music on.

Adequate seating or so we thought but it was reserved. The fish cakes are not freshly prepared they are brought in and low quality the textures too mushy the bathrooms look like they haven't had a good clean for a very long time. Low value product result in ordinary average meal closes at 7pm

Very conveniently located in the centre of Sidmouth and very busy at lunchtime for both takeaway and eat in. Seemed to be a reasonably fast turn around on tables, so luckily we didn't have to wait. We had the cod and chips, with mushy peas and tea. There is no table service - go up to the counter to place your order and pay, and then listen out for your ticket number to be called before collecting your food. The cod was excellent! A large piece of fish with large white flakes inside a very crispy batter. Delicious! The chips were a little disappointing as they were rather soft and limp, and at £12.25, I felt they could have put a few more on the plate. And the tea is a tea-bag in a mug of hot water for £1.30. Go here for the fish!

Brilliant chippy with quality fish and chip.

I enjoyed it two days in a row lol.. Thanks to a locals recommendation. Haddock and cod both was delicious not forgetting the fishcake and chips was amazing. Must try.. Will definitely visit in the future when in Sidmouth.

Great food nice atmosphere, a bit expensive for my liking ,but in Devon it's about the average price £36 for 2 adult fish n chips and children nuggets and chips and 3 cans

Nice fish and chips from this place. We go every year for a treat with our children. Best one in Sidmouth IMO. This year the chips weee a little cold and hard but still good. We will be back.

Finally found a decent place to get fish and chips after 2 years of living in Sidmouth!... Avoid The Prospect!

Chips were not great on this occasion, but the other items were.

Pleasant staff, got served quickly.

Best fish and chips in Town and great service. Big Thanks to Chef Younes.

Cod and chips and sausage and batter in chips Fish good sausage ok Chips dreadful hard and tasteless Went approx ten minutes before closing Chips definitely been reheated Went to sea front a two minute walk to eat them by time we realised how bad they were it was closed so couldn’t take them back Waste of money

Chips were rock hard been heated up many times staff were rude got refund but only on chips never again.

Chips were covered in black bits, overcooked and tasteless, mushy peas bitter. Avoid like the plague. Absolutely rubbish.

The food is good but it closes WEY to early

On a day out in Sidmouth, we asked Trip Adviser where the best fish and chips were and The White Horse Cafe came out top. So to give the cafe the benefit of doubt, perhaps it was just a bad day. It was a simple order - battered haddock with chips and scampi with chips and mushy peas. The haddock was cooked well with good crispy batter. Scampi was overcooked. Mushy peas had a nasty yellow hue to them. Chips had obviously been hanging around for a while as they were hard and dried out. But the worse thing was that the cooking fat obviously needed to be changed so the whole meal tasted awful (even without the other issues!) And the service was incredibly offhand and disinterested. We would have been happy to pay £25 for the meal, including 2 soft drinks if it had been good. But it wasn’t. Hopefully there is somewhere in Sidmouth that serves better fish and chips than here!

Good Clean and staff respectful friendly and professional

The fish and chips is such a small portion I thought it was an OAP version. For the price you pay it is a real shame the portions are so small. Paying the price they charge you would expect to feel satisfied with your order. I don't understand why they don't give you a normal portion size and try to be so tight. What a shame, will not buy from here again.

We have been going here for years. I would often take my Nan here. Always enjoyed it and food was always great tasting and a good size. We went yesterday (21/01/23) was very disappointing. The food tasted great as always, no complaints about that. However the amount of food we got for the price we paid was awful. I believe it was £11.50 for an adults fish and chips and not £7.95 for a child’s. There really wasn’t much difference in the amount of food. Fish was the smallest iv ever had there and there was a small handful of chips. I understand prices have gone up but for the money we paid there should of been more on our plates

Today we visited Sidmouth for a few hours and we're looking for a place to eat. My mum suggested we tried the White horse as the signage outside seemed promising. Big mistake! We ordered 2x fish and chips with mushy peas and a 1/2lb cheeseburger and chips. And 3 hot drinks. Which to my astonishment came to almost £40. Oh and when you order it's not table service, they shout out your receipt number and you have to walk up to the counter and pick it up your self... My burger was dripping with fat and didn't have any extra bits like tomato or lettuce. It was just 2 greasy deep fried bits of cheap burger in a cheap bap and some horrible plastic cheese. My chips were ok but the state of the burger soon turned my stomach so those chips didn't get much of a chance. My folks did say they had nice fish and did better with the chips but their mushy peas looked like a dried out heap of dog pooh. Sidmouth has many food outlets please try somewhere else you'll probably experience better service and get more bang for your buck.

Anything but the fish is very plain bland low quality food, don't expect to see salad on anything.

Excellent small portion of fish and chips Well cooked and delicious 😋

Excellent fish and chips, shame the staff were a little rude to the lady in front of me. Although trying to pay a compliment you never ask a lady of senior years her age!

The fish and chips tasted brilliantly I would definitely have It again. The service was quick and the portions were quite good. It’s a must-try.

The food was to die for and the service was very friendly. I Would definitely come again. Easy 10/10.

Lovely place for fish and chips

old dry chips, soggy greasy cod: always was amazing. £17.50 for a horrid tea. Just so supervised as great previously

We swap between this chippy and another but never had a complaint with them and they're always busy which is a good sign.

Excellent fish and chips eaten on Saturday evening 13 August. Busy but excellent service

Absolute rip off, check out prices of website to prices wrote up for the summer... you are being ripped off people

I ordered a Burger with chips. Patty was okay, the Burger was dry. No sauce at all on the burger. Also, they didn’t put any vegetables on the burger. No lettuce, no tomatoes, no onions, no cucumbers. Nothing. Just bread and meat. Chips were good.

Very clean and tidy. Served promptly. A good experience.

Arrived at 11.45 door was open but we were told they didn't open till 12am.Our Grandson has Autism and he didn't understand we couldn't go in.We seen a member of staff who said we could go and sit inside,it's nice to see people do understand Autism and go out of their way to help.We ordered 2 Pensioners specials and the rest of our Family ordered Fish and Chips.We all enjoyed the food and the place was really clean,the only thing that let it down was the owner could of been more friendly,he seemed quite miserable.

Delicious fish and chips! Very fresh and good portions

We had two pensioners fish & chips, excellent value including a cup of tea, mushy peas and bread and butter. Freshly cooked, light batter, honestly as good as Rick Steins. Staff helpful, polite & friendly. Basic surroundings, very clean, and nostalgic of a sixties chippie. Highly recommend.

You can pay a lot more for fish and chips in Sidmouth, so this place has been very reliable and good value for us on a couple of visits. Fish was freshly cooked to order, chips were of good quality. You can put on your...

Was here yesterday with family and all 4 of us had fish and chips with curry sauce. I have to say that I couldn't fault anything. Even the curry sauce was yummy (not the standard bland, pale gloop you normally get). Really fresh tasy fish,...

Eat in or take out, food cooked fresh.

Disappointed by the chips, old oil used. Terrible service, rude staff. Won't be coming back.

Fabulous food. Large fish, lightly battered, proper chips, not greasy, reasonable price.

Very nice place to eat, clean and tidy, friendly staff very good food good prices highly recommended

Very nice meal, and good portions.

Served by surly, bad tempered person. Food not bad but awful customer service. Quite expensive and would have overlooked that if the visit had been a pleasant experience. Will never visit again.

For years my wife and I have visited this cafe when on holiday in the area and it has always been pet friendly imagine our shock today Wednesday 4t May 2022 when we walked in I was carrying my well behaved Yorkshire terrier and a...

Poor attitude; came across as sullen and unfriendly. No thank you, nothing. No table service like most fish and chip restaurants. Poor food for the price; fish tasteless and not well cooked, chips bitty and left in hot box too long. We won’t be back.

Some of the worst chips chicken and knockoff sprite ive ever had unappealing and unenjoyable, i did not appreciate how loud it was and hated the inconvenient hight of everything

Been visiting this cafe for some time now ,great fish and chips and so reasonable. The pensioners special especially and great service too.

Been eating in here on and off for 50 years. Still as good as ever. Basic holsome food and good service.

Best Cod and Chips for miles around. Open Sunday lunchtime. Sit down or takeaway.

Great place for fish & chips. Plenty of choice, generous portions and great value. Well worth a visit.

Great service Delious fish and chips Clean toilets Well done Always enjoy the meals

Love this place, pensioners fish chips bread and butter and a cup of tea for £6.90. Top quality fish and chips too

Its weird to get so bothered by a fish and chip shop visit, but this used to be one of the best fish and chip shops in Sidmouth and it appears the new foreign owners have ruined it. Overpriced ( hate it when they put...

Always came here when in Sidmouth and looked forward to it this time too. But, it seems the new owners should maybe stick to serving kebabs from a van. Expensive, badly 'cooked' (if at all) and you need to check your receipt as the alleged language barrier conveniently works to their advantage when charging you. Even the gulls didn't want it.

Been using this Restaurant for 10 year's but it seems like it has lost its quality

Quick and easy, good food and portions for all the family. Great variety to choose from and becoming a must on our weekend walks along the seafront!

Food is nice but I do find the staff are a bit rude.

The language barrier and pressure to keep the que mooving the service here come across as a bit abrupt/rude. But forewarned is forearmed and I went knowing what to expect. Good fish and chips, not the greatest, but leagues away from the worst.

Wasn’t up to its normal standard today warmed up chips cold peas wasn’t very nice will think twice about going again

A superb fish and chip shop. Beautifully cooked delicious fish in particular and very good service from the very friendly staff.

After a long walk on the moor we called in, nine of us, for lunch at the White Horse Cafe - and (predictably*) it didn’t disappoint. We had a mix of meals for adults and children that covered quite a bit of the menu and...

Having ordered our takeaway and returned home, we soon realised that that had given us an extra portion and charged us for it. The plaice was full of batter. We went back to the shop straight away. We had to explain the issue a dozen...

Foreign owners are unfriendly and spoils the ambience. Food is average. Pricing is good tho

We was visiting for the day and decided here as our place to have lunch, food was delicious and great value for money, staff was also polite and friendly

Food was ok. Had Curry+Rice & Mac+Cheese, chips were fantastic but sadly their main items were disappointing..

Great value OAP fish chips with mushy peas bread butter and hot drink

Met up with my cousins after many years.Chose this place at Random and it Didn't disappoint. Great value ,prompt service,pensioner's specials,good well cooked food. Only disappointment was the tea was somewhat weak.However will return and bring our own tea bags!!!!!!!!

Lovely place to eat staff opened the cafe part as they had just closed it. Fish was so nice light crispy batter would highly recommend trying 😊

Clean and friendly. Good food at sensible prices.

Quick service good food pleasant staff.👍🏻

Called in here on Monday 25th Oct. Nice bowl of chips and the curry sauce was great, pity that the staff are surly - can't even say thank you as they take your money. Nice food, poor customer service.

Had pensioners special, really good value.

Beautifully cooked cod chips and peas at a very reasonable price in a clean cafe. Service good and food was fresh and hot. Definitely would go again if in Sidmouth

Just ordered chips from here and took them to the beach to eat with my toddler. Unfortunately the chips were disgusting, even my daughter said yucky. They tasted like they'd been cooked in stale oil or perhaps the fryer needed a clean. We chucked the away and got an ice cream. Avoid this place.

Lovely fresh fish and chips, with a prompt service to our table. The pensioner's special looked terrific value, and there were many seniors tucking in.

Beautiful fish and chips here, pleasant staff. Well worth a visit

Went here on the 01/10/21 for take away fish and chips. On arrival the place looked nice and man serving didn't seem interested however I can see past that. I walked to the beach with the family to get stuck in, however the chops were very greasy to the point that was all we could taste also undercooked, the fish had a almost soapy taste. Have to say I don't usually do reviews but this was shocking hands down the worst fish and chips I have had! Shame

Just ate battered sausage after a lovely work down the beach. Food was great, service amazing. Toofy and the gang are great!

In Sidmouth for the afternoon and stumbles across The White Horse Cafe. Mum fancied the pensioners lunch. It was lovely. Very clean. Very quick service. Very nice food. Highly recommended.

Best fish and chips in sidmouth at a affordable price

Fresh fish and chips. Delicious! The batter was light, the fish fell away.. .he chips were not greasy. I am fussy about fish and chips. I have high standards. .. and these were excellent.