Thompsons Famous Fish & Chips in York

Come here every time I am in York and always the same great fish and chips well worth the money .

Updated, Thompsons is the best on average in North Yorkshire, has improved since last time, been consistent for about 6 or 7 trips , although I got a slightly undercooked cod in between but in general compared to all the others locally it’s way ahead, don’t feel ripped off with the size of fish, haddock I recommend is their best one. Was going here very regularly and further than I should maybe travel, up til 2 months ago I couldn’t recommend higher. Atmosphere to eat outside can be wonderful when it’s not overcrowded and dry, a real treat. Would give 4.5 stars, if I could, 5 stars if I wasn’t particular..

The food was great (fish/Scampi and chips) and the staff very accommodating. The desserts were yum. I have been here quite a few times now and would definitely come again and recommend to others.

Best fish & chips shop by far, shout out to Helen & Matt that works there. Couldn’t be more helpful and understanding 5⭐️s

Very nice food. Good portion sizes. Plenty of parking space.

Best service and very welcoming.Best fish and chips in yorkshire.5 mins from York.Easy access of A64.

The best fish and chips, service good and friendly,

Bloody gorgeous, fantastic fish and chips , very generous portions. I will be back

By far our favourite chippy! We’ve only ever gotten take away but it’s always on point, huge portions and great tartare sauce :)

We stopped here on our way to the coast and were very impressed. Service was speedy. The food very well cooked and presented. The salads accompanying the main dishes were crisp and fresh. My 'senior's special ' included a large jug of delicious coffee. We would definitely stop here again.

Giant cod and chips. It did the job but didn't blow me away. Murgatroyds in Leeds is superior. Also to note, the "giant" cod was served in two pieces. I'd rather have one large battered fillet.

Great fresh fish and lovely curry sauce.

Really really good food. Good amount of food for the money. Huge fish and plenty of chips. Really friendly customer service and very cheerful. Very clean when walking in and very clean when we sat down. As soon as one pair of people left they were already cleaning up the tables thoroughly. Would definitely recommend. 👍

Nice fish and chips, very big quantity, price is also not very high, food quality is excellent, atmosphere is also very good.

Couldn't fault anything, service good, food good, best fish and chips around 😋

We have fish and chips and they were excellent. The only item I thought wasn't good was the curry sauce, it was bland but I've not reduced my review as it's personal taste. Everything else I have had when calling has been excellent.

Had the homemade steak ale and mushroom pie with chips and can honestly say the pie was divine, friendly staff and reasonably priced.

Good food as always with big portions

Fantastic food as always and such fast friendly service. Staff couldn't do enough for our kids. Our little boy said it was the best meal ever !!

Great Fish and Chips at a reasonable price.

Always a pleasure to eat here, the fish and chips are second to none.

If you love fish and chips this place is amazing. But it also offers other dishes if you have time to sit down. My salmon was amazing, beautiful homemade chips what's there not to like. A great stop off on my way to Filey or on my way back to Manchester ♥️

Found this little place zipping back to York from a day out on the coast. My "small" cod was almost covered the entire plate, cooked to perfection in an extraordinarily light crispy batter. Daughter enjoyed a child's meal with similarly generous portions and an icecream sundae included. Staff lovely. This establishment closes in the early evening, so get there before 6pm if you can. Only wish we didn't live 5 hours away...

The best fish and chips in Yorkshire.

Fantastic! Recently my teenage son & I took my dad for a meal there. The food was delicious! The service was brilliant and the portion size was extremely generous! My son even asked if I could leave a positive review! We will certainly be back for seconds!!

Food was nice just last felt it could of drained for a second it so more.

Had the steak pie ,chips, peas, and a drink. The pie was a big portion and might I add very tasty. 😋

Excellent fish and chips . Definitely recommend

Service is always quick, and the staff are very helpful. The quality of the fish is excellent with good size portions

Tasty cod and chips, huge portion. The kiddies meals would feed a teenager.

Best place to pull over with a popped tyre. My wife borrowed my car to visit a friend & on the way back she decided to clag a road island & popped my tyre. I had to rescue her & we ended up getting fish & chips. Great day out.

First class fish 'n chips. Delicious. Indoor and outdoor seating, yummy homemade tartar sauce. Good service too. Disabled friendly. Easy to find on Google maps, sign-posted and with plenty of parking. 5* from me and the wife who are regular visitors..

I had chicken and a jacket potato. The chicken was extremely dry and the jacket potato was hard and it didn't taste as though they had added butter,the meal was most unpleasant to eat.

Always great food always presented well Best fish and chips.Great cheesecakes. Great service.

Did take away today the fish was oily and the chips were really powdery, worst chips I have ever had would not recommend. An

Called in as we were passing. Now planning to go back. The food quality is very high.

Fantastic fish and chips as always. We've been going for years and never leave disappointed.

A great place for good British food, great portion sizes great staff make sure you try it!

Overcharged at Takeaway point, when I queried it, I was greeted with a shrug of shoulders..... end of conversation, no attempt to rectify the situation! Food was great as always, spoiled by poor customer service! Shame

First time visiting today, and wasn’t disappointed. Another person serving would be a good idea, but the food was first class.

Portions so large, fantastic food

great food i was warking in Malton and stoppedon ythe way back to taste their fish & chips for my dinner. absolutely beautiful.

We went here about 7 months ago. Fish and chips were ok, a bit overpriced, we used to go regularly, last time we wen the manageress was so rude that we walked out and will not be going back

We had fish & chips & Salmon new potatoes , excellent food & very very good service we will be calling again

Great food and friendly, efficient service

What can I say that others haven’t? The portion sizes are definitely generous and the 8-10oz haddock was actually too much food for myself - and I didn’t have any starters or desserts! The food itself definitely is cooked fresh because it comes out steaming hot - three out of four of us had the haddock’s and the batter was light and tasty. The fourth person had the dishes pie and again huge portion with really big chunks of fish. You may have a small wait to get a table as it gets exceptionally busy but worth the wait in my opinion.

Really good both the fish and the chips. And big portions

Some of the best fish and chips I have had. All served with very friendly and helpful staff. Will be definitely be returning.

Superb staff, environment and food, one of the finest fish and chip restaurants in Yorkshire, which is a hard to achieve accolade.

Stopped in on the way home from Scarborough, seated quickly, served quickly despite it being very busy. Absolutely delicious food. The kids enjoyed theirs too. Desserts were very generous too!

Excellent haddock and chips, however, they got one meal order completely wrong. Placed on the busy A64 exiting can be a problem. The room is dated but functioal

Very tasty fish and chips, the haddock was as large as the box it came in and couldn't eat all the chips because there was so many. The batter is some of the nicest I've had anywhere. We took two large fishcakes home for tea and they were just as good. The staff were very nice as well, nice clean premises and will have to go back and try the resteraunt. Thanks

A little out of York. A range of seating options for takeaway and sit down. Crisp batter and excellent quality haddock. A smaller portion option would be good, as even the small haddock option was too much for me. Friendly service. Getting out onto the busy road can be a nightmare!

Full 5 stars. Amazing food, quickly made. Amazing chips fish and sausage from the takeaway. If you order inside the restaurant it is faster than other shops and the staff are nice. Not sure what to say but really high quality. Definitely visiting again

Called this evening, service was excellent, quite a few in so good atmosphere, we both had mid priced cod and chips both cooked as requested.

The fish and chips here are the best I've had. With excellent service from Emma. Coming here is always a pleasure.

Best fish and chips i’ve ever had, chips were soft and high quality, fish was absolutely majestic.

Great food at a reasonable price plenty of parking and food served quickly.

Heard that you get good service. Was not disappointed

Best fish and chips I’ve had in ages, would defo recommend, if you sit in though take an extra layer, was pretty cold but the food more than made up for that!!

We all had a Cod fish butty and can honestly say all of us agreed it's the best fish we have had in a very long time. It was a chunky meaty fish. If we come past that way again we will definitely call in again.

Great quality food, enjoyed the scampi and the Yorkshire fish cake delicious.👌

Lovely service from the lady serving chips nice not greasy fish, sausage cold i thought maybe fish was cold because it had been sat there a while but sausage was also luke warm so was the mushy peas very disappointing as we have heard goodr reviews and had the passed on many occasion each time we must try them we ate them straight away so no reason to be cold also batter wasn't crispy The Scap Box on hull road hundred percent nicer

Fish and chips was nice tasting but had better price was to high cut of tea was weak shud use yourshire tea bags cappuccino was like dish water and over priced shame really spoiled the taste of the food I'd invest in a proper coffee machine and charge the same price 3.95 peas was nice but over priced at 2 for a small pot

I'm already looking forward to our next visit.

Brilliant, the fish and chips are first class, the batter is golden and crunchy and the staff are fantastic and friendly!

My granddad found a lot of mold all in the inside of the cup. The chips were good the gravy was not so good by still good at the same time, overall I don’t recommend this restaurant because my family were stuck there for 30 minutes.

Nice food however the staff need a lesson in customer service, not friendly and when talking can’t even look at you. Seems like they all hate there jobs

Very cozy restaurant. Good service staff. Very large and delicious dishes. Highly recommend visiting.

Superb quality fish and chips and great service,one of the best in uk 😋

Cracking Fish n Chips fast service waitress could do with smile on her mush 😁 nice and clean👍

How Fish n Chips should be Genuinely some of the best fish n chips I have ever tasted in all my years. Lovely flaky, meaty haddock. Delicious pale light crispy better not heavy at all. Chips crunch and good portion Even a place to sit down indoors or outdoors with condiments to help yourself. 5 stars all round. Next I’m in York I will revisit for sure!

Excellent fish and chips, all coked fresh, nice tidy location, plenty of parking

Great fish and chips. Lovely light crispy batter and beautiful moist fish. Portions are very generous.

If you haven't tried Thompson ,go and try it. The Food is fantastic and staff are very helpful and friendly, you get a good amount. Fish and chips ,homemade pie etc . Try it for yourself. 5 star.

Fish and chips fantastic. Staff very attentive and polite. Facilities where clean and tidy.

I had an oaps special, it was massive. Hubby n brother in law have std, which neither could finish. Only problem my sister is a vegetarian and the garlic mushrooms and hallumi fries are cooked in beef dripping. So she had a jacket spud with salad, which again was beautiful xx

This is the best Fish & Chips we have had in a long time. Food was fresh, piping hot & delicious. Staff were friendly & efficient. Excellent in every way

Maybe the best fish n chips I ve had in a good while Super fresh chips really tasty mushy peas chips were top draw .My server with short haircut amd tattoos was outstanding all the staff were friendly and were brilliant Such good value Worth a drive out from Leeds I ll be back very soon

Just been for fish and chips in the cafe (and also a few weeks ago). Excellent food, we will be calling in again!

Beautiful and tasty fish and chips. Warm welcome, friendly and efficient service. Will be coming back - soon!

Pulled in for takeaway freshly cooked, portions more than adequate and the fish was absolutely perfect I'd go as far as to say the best I've had

Absolutely amazing. we travel 30 miles every few weeks. They are that good 👍 👏

I have fish & chips quite regular I cannot fault any part of the experience. I would recommend people to try.

Only ever had takeaways, food has always been nice, and the staff have always been polite.

Absolutely gorgeous fish & chips and the restaurant were amazing, staff lovely many thanks

Service was very quick and staff friendly

Very tasty and very helpful people who we got our meals from

My fishn chips n peas were delicious will definitely be there again soon

Not bad value, huge portions, staff service was as quick as it could be

What to say? This is one of only two places I will eat fish and chips! The fish is freshly cooked while you wait, and is perfect, lovely crisp batter, and a large flaky fish, served with enough chips. A great value traditional meal, takeaway, or sit in. excellent.

Shared Haddock an chips + Peas 1 Tea and a breadcake £ 13.50 more than enough for two unless very Hungary, quality very good enjoyed all cleared the tray between us.

Amazing service, fantastic fish pie and the steak pie I had was awesome . The chips are fabulous as well.

What a fantastic fish and chip restaurant with gorgeous fish and chips. Today we were looked after by Helen who was amazing cheery and a breath of fresh air chatting away to our New Zealand visitors. A great recommended experience.

We had a fantastic meal here there were eleven of us a mixture of adults and children. Lots of different choices all the meals came out together and the quality was excellent

Food and place it's self is outstanding. Highly recommended 👌

Seniors Haddock and Chips. More chips hiding under the fish. Eventually became Haddock or Chips, unfortunately for some chips the Haddock won. Absolutely beautiful piece of Haddock, cooked beautifully well...as a MasterChef judge might say.

Outstanding! We usually stop over here for a nice meal on our journey home. Good, freshly cooked food and friendly service.

Just passing and called in for lunch. Excellent food though glad we got the seniors as that was more than enough

We arrived Saturday 8th September. There was a que but we were seated very quickly. Our order was taken in no time att all and the food arrived very quickly. What great quality and as my wife said when we were paying the staff operate like a well oiled machine. This was our second time visiting whilst staying in York. Well doe to the team