Trenchers in Scarborough

Arrived in Whitby, and felt the need for fish and chips. This place was recommended. We had a short wait to be seated, but we’ll worth it. There’s plenty of choice, and just the right size portion. Service was friendly and polite, and speedy.

JUST BRILLIANT. Best fish and chips in Whitby. Place is fantastic Atmosphere is great. Staff serving & cooking are BRILLIANT. ALL FANTASTIC Recommended to all.

We had two adult meals consisting of Scampi & Chips, Cod & Chips and Kids Cod Bites & Chips & Kids Jumbo Battered Sausage & Chips. We all enjoyed our meals. It came to £34 roughly, to Takeaway. The lad serving was helpful and friendly, putting the boxes in a bag and providing plenty of salt & vinegar. He just forgot napkins, but so did we! We were lucky to visit when it was quiet and were the only ones in there; it was all freshly cooked. We just had a five minute wait. Their Tartare Sauce was tasty, but far too much was provided. Half the portion would have been more than ample; felt a shame to throw most of it away. Portion sizes were perfect for adults. Kids portions were generous. Both of our children kept commenting on how much they were enjoying it. We’d recommend it.

Came here a couple of months ago but couldn't get in as we had the dog with us, no dog this time, sat down and ordered haddock chips mushy peas and a couple of pints of local beer, great atmosphere excellent attentive staff fantastic food..............

Best fish and chips in Yorkshire. I booked for 7 and our table was ready for us. Lovely service from friendly waiting staff but the fish is absolutely delicious 😋. We all had haddock except one of us who had halibut. All had battered fish except me who went for floured. Amazingly perfect 👌 Highly recommended

Best fish and chips ever in a nice setting

Very friendly staff & a lovely atmosphere. Best fish & chips I have had.

Best fish n chips money can buy 👌

Well maintained premises, quick and great service with fantastic fish and chips

We thought we would try the food here and we were not disappointed at all. The wait in the line outside was tedious but once inside it was great. We had the cod and it was delicious...the only thing that let it down was the sizes....one portion was large and the other was medium...there was hardly any size difference in them even though the large was more expensive. The service was great from the staff and were very helpful. The desserts we had were delicious. It was not the cheapest place in whitby but it was worth the price.

Great location. Overpriced …£19:00 for two Haddock and 1xchips…well we asked for haddock but received cheaper Hake instead. not recommended.

Had a wonderful day in Whitby today only spoilt by our takeaway fish & chips. I had cod, but was it cod? I don’t think so, wish I had taken a photo before throwing most of it in the bin. It was mainly greasy batter with bits of tasteless fish, little bits, not chunky white flesh as you would expect. Perhaps when you eat in the restaurant side you get real cod, but definitely not cod from the takeaway.

What a beautiful restaurant food was amazing

The food was amazing and most of the staff very friendly, just a little complaint, can you tell the tall girl behind the bar not to get the wine glasses down with her fingers inside them, not very hygienic.

Great food once again well cooked and prepared. Staff were friendly polite and respectful. Great place to eat. Returned again today after a year and it was still delightful. No change in standards, Staff excellent. The haddock was sweet and delicate, battered well cooked and light. Definitely worth trying if you are in Whitby.

Absolutely amazing fish, chips the Haddock was lovely it said on a board which Trawler had caught the fish , the staff was very helpful definitely recommend this restaurant 👍

Lovely fish and chips, staff brilliant. Shame about £7 service charge. Didn't realise till I paid.

Went with the family for a lovely meal, the best part was the customer services, staff were extremely happy and attentive. Made such a difference to our meal

The best fish and chips that I have had. Friendly staff and very efficient service.

Came here for my birthday meal. I love it here, we were served by Michelle who was amazing, she came over with an ice cream and sang with another lady, embarrassing but lovely haha. Amazing food, amazing service.

I understand you can't visit Whitby without having fish and chips so we did a quick check of the best ones in Whitby and this one came out top. Bonus as it was close to the station for our train home. Ordered two regular cod and chips, one curry sauce and one coke, came to £39.50. the batter was crisp and the cod light and fluffy. Chips were great, lovely flavour and texture. Staff were really friendly and the environment was clean and welcoming. Only reason for dropping a point for me was the price was high for just cod and chips (£17.95 not included extras) and also the fish was a little greasy for me. That's only my opinion though. Good meal all in all.

Another solid fish and chips place in Whitby! And also another one with a really fantastic menu, I love the fact I can get tempura here! Very friendly staff, open later, and welll located.

Best fish and chips I’ve had we really enjoyed them thank you.

Short queue so we were quickly seated. Very busy but staff attentive and good quick service. I had the Halibut (my favorite and not readily available in the Southeast) My husband had the Haddock. Both well cooked, moodt and tasty. Far too much for our appetites, but a wonderful meal at a very good price

Excellent food and customer service. Will be back again.

10/10 Banging! Portions are very generous can’t fault it!

Great fish and chips great atmosphere and very busy. Best time to visit is about 3.00 or 4.00ish when the queue outside is not as long, it is very busy and be prepared to wait little after ordering, Cod and chips was beautiful

Excellent haddock excellent chips excellent service. Alice served us give her a commendation ⭐️ AJ’s was closed though ☹️

Absolutly amazing place and food was exquisite highly recommend resonably priced

As usual, the BEST Fish & Chips in the world. There is no place better. And the menu at Trenchers is superb

My favourite place to eat in Whitby. The fish is always delicious, the batter crispy and just so nice.

Fish cooked to perfection. Service prompt and friendly. Spotlessly clean. Only negative the food is that good you may have to queue but it's well worth it.

Busy but worth the wait! You wont be disappointed

An easy 10 out of 10 everything was perfect the food, the service and the atmosphere. We ate here twice on our short break in Whitby, will definitely be our first choice in Whitby when we come for our next visit.

Queued for short time to get in. We'll worth it. Great staff and lovely food!

Queues were so long couldn't be bothered went to Magpie which was excellent

We live 30 minutes from Whitby and Trenchers has become our favourite fish and chip restaurant in the town. We like the consistency of the food and the amazing service. We don't like the ever rising high price of the food here, the lack of any special price deals and the lack of included drinks or sides in the main offering. This week we went with our friends and had a late lunch. We queued for about 10 minutes for the restaurant. We all had Fish and Chips (2 had cod. 2 had haddock), Mushy Peas, Bread and Butter and Yorkshire Tea. So was it worth it? Below the aggregated scores from all 4 of us in the party. Fish - 9 out of 10; Chips - 3 out of 10; Mushy Peas - 6 out of 10; Bread and Butter - 10 out of 10; Tea - 7 out of 10 (no oatmilk option). Overall food was 7 out of 10 and down on our usual rating. The chips were really vile, dry and tasteless. By way of compensation the service was an exceptional 10 out of 10 from all staff members and the restaurant itself is clean, comfortable and a great place to eat - also 10 out of 10. Overall - if only they could do better chips and peas to go with their excellent fish and service and sharpen their prices, this place would win Fish and Chip Restaurant of the Year again. Next time, we'll consider taking our friends to Murgatroyds in Yeadon as it's a cut above here right now.

Fish & chips were not very good

Best that we could all remember in a long time. Well worth the trip.

Trenchers was excellent and I couldn't fault the service.

Cod & chips. A really nice cod & chips. I would highly recommend for a treat.

Good value Good quality lovely surroundings. Fish pie excellent. Good service. Very popular.

Very nice chips a bit scraggy and expensive

Two visits - two separate dinners - while on holiday in Whitby. The first was so good, we had no reason to look for anywhere else. Outstanding service - friendly and on point. Best cod and chips ever … and a delicious Transylvanian red at a keen price. Much enjoyed the fish pie on our second evening. This place has got it. Just go. Chefs wear chefs hats too! Oh - and the wallpaper is on theme … 😅

First time visiting the takeaway and they were as good as people say

Beautiful fish, with crispy batter and very juicy and delicate haddock, chunky chips, mushy peas, sweet and slightly spicy curry sauce, and the best homemade tartare sauce I've had. Perfect atmosphere and a world renowned traditional Fish restaurant. Top marks

Food was absolutely amazing as always. The staff are so welcoming

Excellent service, great award winning food.

Best fish and chips I've ever had!

Very clean, friendly staff and fantastic food

service was great with care and attention taken .the food was great and could not be faulted .After a trip incident we were well taken care of and we thank the staff involved

You can always judge a restaurant by how busy it is. It was a Thursday night and I had to wait for a table. It was definitely worth it. Fish was delicious with amazing batter. The atmosphere was relaxed yet professional and the service was impressive. They have the restaurant and the take away next to each other. Also new for 2024 is a take away and bistro just on the other side of the river over the bridge. There they notably fry in vegetable oil, whereas this location fries in the traditional beef dripping.

Outstanding Fish restaurant - our fave in Whitby by a mile. Beautiful cod with salad for a healthier option than chips, mushy peas on the side and homemade tartar sauce. Efficient and friendly service. 10/10 from us.

We called in near closing the staff could not have been more welcoming, the fish and chips were the best we have ever had 10/10 all round

Excellent food and service. Two really nice girls serving. Toni and Karen. New extension is nice and light and airy.

The food was delicious. The service was great. If you have to queue, it's worth the wait

Best fish an chips ever staff very helpful and friendly. Will definitely be going again before we go back home

Multi award winning fish and chip restaurant on Whitby harbouring. 3 pensioners, one in a wheelchair. Most seating is fixed booth style and for 2 larger people were too narrow and difficult to get In and even harder to get out. There are a few wheelchair suitable tables but as it's very busy you may have to wait longer. Very pleasant decor and a lift/stairs to go to toilets upstairs. We ordered 3x medium cod and chips, a slice of bread/butter each and 1 small coke and 2 teas. Looked like 6 'chefs' doing the frying and we were glad to see our food arrive. Part way through we realised we didn't have any peas/mushy peas and no sauces which other tables did have. For three meals we only got one small container of tartar sauce We enjoyed the lovely cod and chips buy the batter on 2 fish was chewy and inedible at the tail end. While I enjoyed the food I would have expected trained staff to have notice no peas/mushy peas on plates and no sauces on table. TOTAL COST just over £51. Would I go back again? Probably not.

very good, I recommend it, nothing to point out five stars thank you very much

Omg excellent fish n chips!! Would definitely recommend 👌 1st class service and reasonable price

Best fish and chips I have had in a long time

It's Trenchers, you know the quality of food and the staff won't dissapoint.

Wonderful meal here last monday. The ambiance and decor was so much nicer and accessible than the magpie which we went to last time we were in whitby plus more spacious. The food quality was great and all meals served swiftly and efficiently by the friendly and welcoming staff. Can’t wait to return in the future

So we normally go to Magpie when in Whitby but thought we would try Trenches for a change. The food was amazing and service great. Will definitely be returning.

Always rated Trenchers 5 stars but our last visit was slightly disappointing. We ordered regular haddock and chips and while they were delicious I thought the size of the fish was smaller than the last time we was there.

Very pricey but the service is quick and very friendly, amazing fish and chips

Good food, very clean and the staff were super.

By gosh they know how to charge I do believe that some part of the proces someone is making a killing potatoes cost nout and the fish well overpriced. I pay 7 quid in Cheshire 13 here.

Went a three and a half hour road trip for the so called best fish and chips in the country and must say was not disappointed at all first class

Great fish n chips, lovely cup of tea, very attentive and fast service, we were seated in the back room, atmospherics made it a wee bit noisy, but can't fault the food or service. Smart modern and clean toilets too!

Had takeaway fish and chips.. very disappointing.. thin fillet, could barely see the fish! Very annoying as we had takeaway fish and chips last year in winter and it was fantastic so we were really looking forward to it.. must just be scamming tourists in the summer holidays..

Best Fish and Chips I ever had ! Was clearly not disappointed with the large portion !

Best fish n chips in my entire trip! Excellent service.

We come here regularly, and have been doing so for a long time, but this may have been our last. It was busy, but it always is. We were both seated at a tiny table. There wasnt anywhere enough room for everything on the table. Were sat against a barrier so couldnt use my left arm. My husband couldnt use his bread plate ad that had a jug of hot water on that was teetering over the edge. This is not a cheap cafe, its an expensive restaurant where ambience and enjoying the experience is part of it. We were squashed into a tiny table which cost us £43 for the privilege (one course only). When you’re paying that it’s just not goid enough. We did say we weren’t happy but no one was bothered.

After two disappointing visits to the black and white bird cafe, decided to try here. Wasn't disappointed. Recommended.

Best Fish and chips ever Great service fantastic food

We went lunch today. We've been each time we stay in Whitby. Which is over 10 years

Well, this restaurant is cool. Clean - great layout, And lots of staff. We had cod and chips and a pudding with two pints. But the price is on the high side. And the cod just seemed like a heavy frozen cod just a boring taste and batter was the same sadly, chips were ok bit on soggy side. puddings were ok. But was the cod we were after. Staff were great. Wouldn’t go back.

Seated quickly,nice table and good service. Had large cod and chips-it was good but not as good as Hadleys

Super place for food. Nice atmosphere and good staff and very pro looking chefs.

Food is worth the wait if there is one, they do a fast turnaround as soon as the tables vacated without any feel of rush. Great food and service was perfect, friendly northern hospitality.

Staff always friendly very quick service.

Excellent service, quality of food, great atmosphere and good value for money

Delicious seafood chowder to start followed by very tasty haddock & chips.

The fish was very soft and just fell apart! We couldn’t pick up a piece! The texture was almost like it had been frozen! The chips were so good! And the batter was delicious! But the fish was a total let down! :(

Excellent service, lovely staff and perfect fish & chips. Couldn't fault anything.

Lovely food nice position, friendly staff

Great choice for our fish & chip tea in Whitby. Scampi starter & mains of small cod/regular haddock with chips were cooked to perfection. A super cup of Yorkshire tea with extra hot water. Sadly not enough room for dessert but they all looked delicious. Lots of diners but the booth seating gives you plenty of space. Christine our server was very friendly and attentive 💫Thank you.

One of the best restaurants I have been to in the UK. I recommend the Seafood Chowder with the Abbey Blonde. The beer goes very well with the food. So good that I stayed for a three way menu. Excellent service personnel, very friendly and helpful. The restroom was also clean and well taken care of.

We bought 2xcod and chips, they were cooked fresh, chips were nice, fish was odd, had an odd taste not sure it was cod.

Superb food, in luxurious surroundings with excellent service at competitive prices!

Considering this chip shop was supposed to be one of the best it fell down in several ways. Initially a member of staff chased me clear of the front door where the queue had been , when I moved she called me back to go in. After taking and delivering our order part of it was wrong, I attempted to point it out however the staff were so busy they didn't hear me. Then finally at least a good quarter of the chips were small crispy bits. Now at £17.50p I expected better. I won't recommend or go back.

This is the only fish and chip restaurant I've waited in a queue for 20 minutes outside and having had and enjoyed a fantastic meal I can see why there's a queue. Great food loverly surroundings quick efficient service and very friendly staff. Ticks all the box's a must if you're in Whitby.

Very nice place to eat and very popular, unless you have a big appetite the small fish and chips is plenty.

Good food with gluten free options for one of us. Excellent.

Went there on Saturday and am sorry to say, after being sat at a cramped table and paying nearly £20 for a so called large cod, I will not be returning anytime soon. The fish had to be one of the thinnest fish I have ever had; other than fish fingers. There was hardly any flesh on the plate sized offering. The batter tasted nice, the chips were tasteless, the yuk fresh orange juice obviously came from a carton. Why its rated so highly is beyond me, there are much better in Whitby.

We had dinner in here last Monday night. Fish and chips with bread and butter and hubby had mushy peas. Lovely pot of tea. The food was great and the waitress was really friendly. Would recommend it. Could not fault a thing. Thanks for the hospitality.

Staff friendly and takeaway was quick. The chips were decent but the cod bites were dripping with oil.

Best fish and chips in Whitby, occasionally a small queue but well worth it

Can't comment on the whole menu, but takeaway chips were quick and tasty.