Umberto's in Preston

After all the hype I thought I’d try Umbertos. Ordered fish chips and gravy, and steak pudding chips and peas. Lovely old fashioned beef dripping chips, homemade gravy was ok but just tasted like regular chippy gravy. Steak pudding was enormous and hubby loved it. My fish was average sized and was ok. Overall pleasant and edible

The original Umberto’s was a fantastic chippy. A proper chippy. Queuing out the door at lunchtime. This place is just terrible. Heard the owner today say to a customer ‘Preston is not ready for this’. You can say that again! Over cooked fish and chips. Who wants a steak and Stilton pie? It’s a chippy! Weak mushy peas. Peppered steak chips? Got back and chips were missing! Way too pretentious - I understand the price in the current climate but the quality is shocking. Bring back the old Umberto’s way.

Far too expensive £6.80 for chips and curry and a can of pop.Chips well done and cheap ketchup.Had 4 sausages 2 chips and 4 sides for £10 on Monday at seniors in wesham.Definitely won’t be going back.Should off gone next door.

My wife and I both enjoy a dinner/supper of fish, chips and peas. I've lived in Ashton all my life and first had a takeaway from the original Umberto when I was about 20 years old. Since then I've had fish and chips all over the country, Australia and New Zealand and I can say that last night's takeaway was the best I've ever had and Umberto was good. Carry on lads you're doing a great job. You're the best and right on my doorstep!

asked for steak pudding and peas the peas had no taste and the pudding was a pie defrosted in the nicrowave then reheated so it was hard the pastery my concern was the flies behind the counter they was more interested in deliveroo wont be going again its awfull

Not been to Umberto's since Umberto himself sold up. So, on my way home late one early evening I decided to stop in. It was quiet and I order fish, chips and peas. There was a reasonable wait as the fish was being cooked fresh, so no issues there. However, salt and vinegar were interesting with the guy serving picking salt up and sprinkling it on the food between his finger and thumb - a little pretentious for a chippy, I thought but some people might like it. The food came in almost completely recycleable packaging which was nice. I think the only thing that might not be as recycleable would be the lid of the peas. The fish and chips came in a cardboard box with the peas separate. The food taste (after adding more salt and vinegar) was very nice but on ordering the fish I asked for a regular size. I am not sure what planet their view of size came from but the fish was about the size you might expect on a child's portion. I was charged £6.50 for that privilege. However, it was a nice piece of fish with good batter. The chips however, were quite limp and VERY greasy, to the extent that I didn't finish them. The portion size of chips was reasonable but they need to look at how they fry or the type of potatoes they use as I really do not want to eat them again. Finally, the peas were peas - good there and the portion size of peas was quite large by comparison to the rest. Overall not a place I would be rushing back to based on cost for the size of fish and the chips being badly cooked.

Had fish and chips here for a late lunch. Chips awful fish awful as if it had been reheated. Batter was black and full of greasy fat. £9 wasted. Never again

Second time getting food from here but it will be the last, got baked fish and it was the tiniest piece of fish ever, chips were just warm,(good job there wasn't many),the tiniest piece of fish and a battered fish that was supposed to be medium costing £9.50 and £7.00 for the baked. Daylight robbery. Spent £32 and there's hardly anything there, in fact it's put me off fish and chips.Oh and I didn't ask for scraps but there was plenty in the box..terrible...

What a disappointment very expensive for a tiny fish, the pie allegedly was hot but only the top, the bottom was cold. They will be reported to the relevant authority for selling food not at the required temperature. Way over priced very poor quality

Went to the new umbertos and glad we did. Excellent produce and very well cooked. Had large fish and chips with mushy peas and curry sauce with a cheeky portion of onion rings. All really tasty and worth the higher price point. My only criticism is it was a little on the greasy side but that can be easily fixed with more draining. I would recommend this place and make sure you take a good appetite with you. Would return and can't wait to try the entire menu.

Overpriced mediocre food . With these prices and menu you need to move to the northern quarter Manchester. £4.50 for a sausage is a tad expensive especially in the area the Chippy is situated in . Sorry to say won’t be returning any time soon .

Umbertos Fish And Chip Shop - This lendary chippy had closed when I arrived in Preston, and the news of its relaunch was greeted with sceptical grumbles that it could never recapture its former glory but it did, gaining many rave reviews from media food critics, so I gave it a go and the fish and chips here are genuinely excellent. Great service too - an absolute must for evening visitors to the city. Located just outside the student quarter. Only open in the evenings much of the time.

Wow, what a very expensive experience this was and it was just a couple of meals from a chip shop on the outskirts of Preston city centre. Two meals cost and drinks cost us pretty much £20 and the quality wasn’t that good.

The new owners have changed this traditional chippy in an attempt to be more up market. Previously, this was a place to get a cheap lunch as a treat, with a really low priced lunch menu. I've just ordered sausage, chips and a barm, which came to £7.50. under previous management, this would have been half the price. The food was ok, but not worth the extra money. We won't be going back I don't think.

I like that the new owners have put thought and effort into trying a new fish and chip concept. We need more people like this. They’re keeping a British tradition going. I was recommended to try the new Umberto via a friend (who is very fussy I may add!) who had been and said it was superb. The chips are delicious and the gravy made from proper stock which is a real rarity. I got two meals for less than £10 and we ate every scrap. It was absolutely delicious. They weren’t shy on portion sizes either. Exactly what we needed on a freezing, rainy night. I’ll be trying the garlic and lemon fish next time and can’t wait for the restaurant area to open. I’ve noticed a few very negative posts about this place and have to say whenever you try anything new you can’t please everyone. Some people just love to moan and hate change yet will never have a go at anything themselves! Don’t let it get you down, guys. You have a great concept and are building a loyal fanbase.

Wanted this place to be really good with nothing frozen and double fried beef dripping chips on offer. Order of 1 large cod and chips with a side of curry. The fish was well cooked and the batter just ok. The curry was far too...

Just been to the new revamped chippy and asa local I can honestly say I'll never darken it's doors again. Fish, chips,a sausage and mushy peas coming in at nearly £17. The chips we like the bits left at the end of the night in...

Very disappointed! This was once the best Chippy in Preston. Save yourself the disappointment and find another chippy. The chips were anaemic and soggy. Not a even one crispy one. The fish was just awful, had no flavour whatsoever and the batter was also soggy!...

Best fish and chips in preston!! I go every weekend and will continue to do so. Couldn’t go anywhere else

National fish and chip day today /June 4th 2021 so only right to eat fish and chips , we go there every Friday anyway so why change the habit , 2 fish and chips with salt and vinegar , pot of gravy (if your northern...

Called in on our travels and was delighted... pudding was good, fish crispy but soft and chips were perfect... plenty of salt & vinegar... yummy dinner 😋 Will definitely visit here again if we’re passing.

I had lived in Preston all my life and worked for dericks plaice on plungington road when I was a teenager. So I do know a little about fish and chips. I was up in Preston and always used this shop and all I can...

Excellent food and service. Both fish and chips cooked perfectly. Visit every week and have never had a problem. Will visit again very soon 🙂

Visited for lunch on Friday and it was fantastic - Great value and great staff. Will visit again without a doubt.

worst chippy i have ever been to.went on a sunday afternoon cant understand why it was so bad,they even wanted a pound for a empty curry carton ,may as well round up the service with the quality well done, the best chippy still has to...

Went for luch a couple of months ago and the chips were seriously undercooked, raw in the middle. You can forgive this, once, and as the place is touted at the best in Preston, I thought I'd try again. Sadly, cooking chips properly clearly isn't...

Can’t fault Umberto’s, the food is a great price, always fresh and always tastes great! The staff are incredibly friendly too.

Absolutely disgusting service after being in there ages having to talk the man threw my order got 1 chicken + chips 2 steak pud + chips + a chicken + chips + sausage + chips was charged £39.97 when rang lady answered + put umberto...

Called in on a Friday lunchtime, chippy was full but service was quick, some in the queue doing orders of plus 20!! It’s no wonder at £1.99 from the lunch specials. Either chicken, pie, pudding or sausage with chips and gravy or peas. Great deal

Stopped off for fish and chips, took them away to eat at the PSA Bit into the fish and it was putrid causing me to vomit straight away.we should have gone back but felt to ill

Umberto still serves the best Fish and chips in Ashton|. Sorry to hear he's retiring. A new era. I hope the new owners will continue to make delicious fish and chips.

It’s my treat , and has been for 16 years , to get pudding , chips and gravy from Umbertos, when visiting relatives. The quality of the food is excellent. Cannot rate it sufficiently high enough.

Have been eating here for over 25 years. The best fish and chips in Preston if not anywhere. Really sad to hear Umberto is retiring, will be greatly missed.

Lunchtime specials are good value and always hot, fresh and perfectly presented. Service is always good. Been visiting here for years albeit not very often. Recommended? for sure.

The lunch time deals are great value for money but quite expensive at other times. However the food tastes like a chippy ought to. One of the best in Preston.

Great chippy :) love the lunchtime special :) always have a lot of people go, one of the last decent chippys

Everything well cooked and great price for the lunchtime special. Have always enjoyed and had no complaints

Lots of people will tell you this is a good chippy, but I think its overrated. The food is mediocre, but it is cheap and I think that's why people rave about it.

Love this chip shop really cheap and the curry sauce is amazing really recommend going very cheap by the way

Recently moved in to an office in the local area and we decided to try Umberto's last week.

After sixteen years of living within reason of Umberto’s I’m pleased to say it has remained constisent with its quality of food. I just love their chips, peas and gravy! Never been disappointed with their fish, puddings or pies either. But oh, how I’d love if they could deliver (though my waistline wouldn’t!)

Personal service , polite and well cooked fish with attention to detail . How to run a fish and chip shop

Always fabulous service! Fish cooked to perfection! Extremely clean. Lunchtime special is an absolute bargain! Great value for money! Thanks Umberto you are an asset to the community x

The famous Umberto's chippy on Watery Lane has seemed to be always here despite other chip shops closing down. It used to feed the workers at nearby factories, all now gone. Open at all hours, You often see Umberto himself sat at the back waiting for customers. But people queue at lunchtime for food - not for the quality but the lunchtime specials. Can't really go wrong with them. Not so busy at other times.

Cold and wet miserable Friday - wind chill in the air. That’s more than enough reason to do a Phat Friday - a Lunch special offer at Preston’s finest chippy. Steak Pudding, Chips, Peas & Gravy for under £2 - absolutely spiffing. Open all day every day - proper chips, Holland’s pies and puddings and freshly battered fish. Try it - you will like it!!

If you’re passing and fancy a chippy lunch, it’s an absolute bargain and one of the best chippys in town. However, if you want a fish and chip supper it can be very expensive for a large family and more expensive than other chippys in the area. However, the food is always excellent.

Great quality Fish and Chips and fairly quick service despite being busy!! Thoroughly enjoyed by all the family .

Chips pale and a bit greasy/soggy, not very appetising, pudding lid overcooked a bit tough, prices at lunch good but food not improved maybe cooked too quick when busy at lunch times Has been here for a very long time but I feel standards of...

This has some unearned reputation as the best chippy in Preston, but it's really not. Everything is average at best, but the chips! Anemic and barely cooked. Soggy, not in the nice chip shop way, but in the "the oil wasn't hot enough" way

what can you say about this man and his chip shop...been in business for donkeys years really good food and the prices are brilliant.nice to see his son is involved

This is one of the most reliable chip shops in the world, it literally never shuts. Come rain or shine you are guaranteed to get your fishy fix on. Not only open for traditional fish n chips and other tasty treats its like a preston...

been there years ago thought it great called 2 days ago what a disaster, special lunch steak pud chips and peas pud ok but they do not make those bought in chips soggy under cooked pale watery peas poured over the top making the whole...

You may have to queue but it's worth it . Can't park outside but on street round the corner , it's worth it . Best fish and chip shop in Rhyl is good but nit as good as Umbertos .

He estado viniendo aquí durante muchos años, uno de los mejores "fish and chips" s en Preston en términos de relación calidad-precio, gran almuerzo ofrece especial, sin duda, vale la pena hacer cola para, tamaños muy generosa porción, sin duda volveremos de nuevo!

Been here a few times. It's a lovely chippy really traditional however in my opinion the portion sizes are quite small. I have to order large chips for the size of regular chips in most other chippys!

We love visiting Umberto's. It's a really great chippy. The prices are reasonable, and you get a good sized portion of food. It's always busy when I've been here, which I think is a great sign.Highly recommended.

Hadn't been here in about 20 years, was amazed it was still there because everything in Preston has changed, since I was last here. Umberto still works here, still the same pictures on the wall of his children's degrees. It is a simple chip shop that is good value, no frills just good honest Lancashire fish, chips, puddings, curry sauces and stuff like that on the menu. Value prices in comparison with prices in the North East. Parking can be a bit of nightmare. Will be open late.

Just been to this chippy been using it for years but tonight awful chips and cold shan't be going again what a disappointment

brilliant but get there early if going for the dinner special as does get packed any pies chips curry,gravy ect £1.50 brilliant well worth it,

Had chips and steak pudding, pudding was overcooked, chips had strange taste maybe fryers needed cleaning,I don't know.I know I have had better in the past but this was a bit disappointing maybe due to being busy quality was lacking.

During the school holidays I take my children for a treat we go for volcano (steak pudding) and chips, sometimes we get peas and gravy or even a sausage or pie with chips. Then we go and watch the boats and chat eating our lunch which is so wonderful listening to the chatter and jokes.Our littlies love their dinner and our chats, so we will always remember the early days sharing our jokes, dinner, and chat. Sometimes we go off and chat to Jasmine at Farm Foods who is lovely to. But our tummies are so afull, and we have had a great time eating our dinner together.

this is a great chippy if your hungry when your driving as you can park just outside and run in and get what you like and drive off and its better to drive when not hungry and there fish is very good very nice chippy

we have been a few times now and consistently get good fresh chips and fish! steak puddings and gravy - delicious! open more times than any other chippy I know! excellent value with lots of special offers.

Been here a couple of times and never been disappointed. Portion sizes could be a little bigger, but I guess it's better for the waistline that they aren't! The gravy is to die for. Always open, even a Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays! The young lad who works there is a gem too!

Had the £1.50 lunchtime menu and always happy with it, good price for what you get. Can't complain really. We only really get umbertos when it's lunchtime.

Stopped here to pick up a bite to eat. Microwaved pie and barely a handful of lacklustre chips.Overpriced for the quality and the quantity they serve.Unsure what has happened as they used to be so good.

Just been for fish and chips which were cooked fresh in front of me. Absolute quality fed 3 of us (wife is a bit of a porker so really counted as 4 ) for £14 and couldn't have fit anything else in.I once was taken to the Ivy and have to admit , maybe it's a northern thing but was a little dissapointed with the portions so had to have a kebab after .With Umbertos there's no room for a kebab not even for the wife.

This chippy has been here as long as I can remember used go there on coach trips as a kid more than 40 ago. Always seems to be open and can be relied on to serve up good old Fish and Chips or the usual alternatives.

Standard northern fish & chip shop. But this one haseems been here forever. Always quality and always great service. Worth a visit and you can always eat at the pub over the road. Lovely.

Keep away, portions size are shocking and the price is over inflated there are lots better in preston.

£1.50 for Chips, and Chicken or Sausage, or Pie or Pudding, plus Curry or Gravy is without doubt superb lunchtime value and it's top quality too. I make excuses to pass there so I can go in. Enough said ... Enjoy ;)

Awful fish and chips, very greasy. Had an upset stomach after eating them. Pretty expensive. Poor customer service. Won't be visiting again.

Visited this establishment on my way home from work. I looked at the customer in front who asked for sausage and chips. Not many chips at all even though then sausage was wrapped seperately. So decided to get a large chips, must say not a great deal of difference if at all. Very disappointed

Still one of the cheapest places for a chippy lunch thanks to their amazing deals. Where they falter however is the portions when the deals AREN'T in play. A small fish with a handful of passable but not great chips which are often a bit sweaty for £5.00 doesn't really cut it when there are other better options out there.

Where else can you find dinner time specials like this just look at the queues says everything just try you will not be disappointed also great at the evenings.

Depending who is working the chips can be a bit hard not really see people working their washing their hands after touching clothes to wipe surfaces down then grabbing sausages bit of a put off

Really good lunchtime deal, well worth the price...only thing I have to say is the customer service could be a little better x

Called in for lunch after hearing so many good things on facebook about this chippy, but it would appear the only people who rate this place are the fiercely loyal locals! I got steak pudding chips and peas for my uncle which seemed an alright deal at just over £3. However, when he unwrapped it at home we discovered how tiny the portions were. I've seen bigger kids meals! My mother and I both had fish and chips. I'm not sure what the fish was but it certainly wasn't cod or haddock. It wasn't even just one type of fish. It was around 3 different types which had been layered together creating a kind of fish jigsaw, which unfortunately resulted in the middle bits not being cooked properly and both of us getting a small bout of food poisoning.

If you want great value lunch and prepared to queue (sometimes been outside with 15 customers queuing - but soon goes down) this place has got to be the best all rounder in the area. Always consistent and of all the 20 years I have been going no complaints.

Let's be honest your lunchtime deals are amazing but boy is it undercooked! The service well let's say just learn to smile so rude and make you feel as if you have just walked in there house, quiet expensive at night and the same poor quality of the chips, never again will me my family/friends eat from there again deal or no deal, it's been around for years so you would think they would know by know, and learn to smile!!!

If you patronise this establishment, you take a chance. You could be satisfied with the food and the attitude of the staff. You could enjoy both, or be utterly disgusted with both. For myself, I have yet to have a portion of chips that was piping hot and not consisting of anything greater than 75% of wrinkled chips, with the rest of the bulk (although `bulk` is really the wrong description, `sample` would be a better description), made up of chip bits and ends. The last time my wife and I had any food from this establishment, we both had upset stomachs during the evening and early the following morning.There used to be a large British Aerospace factory in the area, which was the making of Umbertos because the place used to have folks waiting outside at lunchtime waiting to be served. Everything was freshly cooked because it was sold as soon as a batch was fried and it was hot and tasty. The factory was demolished some years ago though and that was when the rot set in. Most chip shops in the city produce a more palatable offering with staff with better social graces, much better food and better value, but there is no competition whatsoever anywhere near Umbertos and I think that that is the only thing that is keeping the business solvent.The owner really needs to address the quality of the food he dishes out and the social skills of his staff together with consistency of both. Since being closed for a time as a result of the fire last year, he will have lost customers who will have found other, better chippies. He has a lot to do both to get them back and to attract new customers. The way things have gone recently, his business will be lucky if it doesn`t go to the wall one of these fine days.

Cold chip left overs just dryed out chip never again the fish had bones in very tight on chip's. Alot of times chip not even cooked still hard just browned from out side

Cold chips, grease soaked fish in soggy batter, murdered peas like slop, microwaved pies nuked until mush - no wonder the great British chippy is on the decline. Add miserable staff with no pleasantries at all, might as well have been an automaton and this chippy has now hit rock bottom of the pile. If you've stopped for a takeaway you will be filling your slops bin at home in the next half hour, or sooner. Even the dog wasn't interested.

Been going to this chippy for over 15 years and always spoke highly of it.even though not always the cheapest it was worth the money........However, I went on sunday and asked for 4 portions of chips. The girl who served me didnt ask for more chips to be cooked but instead just devided what was left of the luke warm chips between four trays.......she couldn't be bothered.....well that's the end of my custom and the end of an era

Fish is fresh and well coocked! Chips are soft and tasty. Umberto cooks the fish in front of you, so it's always fresh. Best fish and chips I had eat in England.

My Aunties took me and my Mum here at lunchtime. They kept banging on about this chip shop that did lunch for £1.50 (I thought it was an OAP thing or something) but no its a lunchtime special for everyone. You get a choice of pie, pudding, chicken or sausage with chips with gravy, peas or both on top all for £1.50. You can even upgrade for more chips for an extra 50p. We all got chips and pudding with peas. We had about a 15min walk back to my aunties house so was surprised to find them still hot when we hot home. They tasted fine and all plates were cleared (its nothing amazing just standard chips, pudding and peas). Granted for £1.50 its a small portion of chips but did fill the spot nicely. I did think about ordering 2x lots for myself but thats just geedy lol. When next in Preston I would definitely go at lunchtime again. I hope you like my photos ive submitted x

Having been shopping we decided not to bother making tea but call in Umbertos. We hadn't been for many years and was looking forward to it. Disapointed as the fish wasn't up to the usual standard and the chips was cold and tasted like they had been cooked for hours.

Microwaved pie that was cold in the middle with about 5 chips and a bit ov gravy for 3.99. Served by misserable staff. This was once a good chippy but seems they don't really care anymore. Wont be visiting again as theres a good chippy in penwortham I'll be sticking too in future.

Been coming here for a few years. Lunchtime offers are a bargain, shame about the constant roadworks, would return here again

Just bought Meat and potato pie with chips from this grotty little place. The pie was taken out of chiller and warmed (not very well ) slapped in a tray then a portion or should i say handful of chips dumped at the side. Got home 2 or 3 mins away and everything was cold. This must be the dearest most disgusting chippy i've ever been too. Maybe because of his fire last year they trying to re-coup the losses. NEVER AGAIN will i set foot in this chippy.

Never change that place, steady away food and service, long may it last, the lunchtime deals are excellent value., pity about the constant roadworks

Been here a few times and smells gorgeous, they do a lunchtime special which is great for 1.50.However if your visiting after dinner then I would save your money as for a chip shop it is pretty expensive and not above any other chip shops in Preston so don't see why you should pay more.

Everyone knows this chippy however lately prices have jumped up a lot, portion sizes are a joke and the chips are very often burnt or taste like they have been cooked in old oil, and are never ever ready. You always wait 5 or 10 mins. It really is a shame, I used to get a large bag of chips for a few quid and that bag took some eating for two. Now a large portion just fills a small tray and honestly I went to the pizza place over the road half hour later. Sadly Mr Umberto your going to loose a lot of customers. I can't help but feel you should have stayed closed.

Chip shop food cooked like it should be. Umberto has decades of experience and he takes real care in the food her serves. If he is there you can see (from the trained eye) that he coaches his staff correctly on how to create the perfect chip. Battering a fish is not as easy as it looks... but here you will never have uncooked soggy batter or overcooked fish that is disappearing before it is pulled from the fryer.It may seem hard to rate a chippy against another one but Umberto's is a class above the others. Well worth a drive to try him out...

Excellent food, brilliant chips as long as its not new potato season, and the price is excellent at lunchtime. Prices are dearer later on.

A nice place for evening tea, the food was quite nice we decided to there for our tea and met up with friends... yeah a good last minute choice

I went in saturday lunch time with the intention of ordering lots of food for two adults and three kids. The kids wanted battered sausage and chips. I asked an older lady behind the counter if they did battered sausage to which she snapped 'NOT ON A LUNCH ONLY ON AN EVENING'. I did not like her mannerisms or the the way she spoke this is just bad customer service. I just said strange and left the shop ,maybe she was having a bad day as we all do from time to time, but this was my first time in the shop,and i will not go back . in the end i went to a DIFFERENT CHIPPY spent 18quid and the food was great as was the customer service .

great value for money the specials at dinner are fantastic value for £1-50. you cant even get a macadees for that.

Lunchtime specials @ £1.50 for sausage / pie or pudding and Chips peas gravy or curry is great.Sometimes the chips are hit and miss but on the whole it's ok.That is were the fun stops , after 1pm expect your bank balance to be affected seriously more. This is where a £1.50 meal that is worth £1.50 turns into £5 or £6 and is certainly not worth it.Its a busy little chippy and lunchtime , but I certainly would go after the special offer ends.

Have only been to this shop 3 times, the fist was a couple of years ago and the fish was tremedous, visited again last november-ish, the food had gone very downhill, even though I asked specifically for haddock, I am not convinced that I actually was given haddock. I went again on Thusday, this time the fish, - again I requested haddock, was appaulling, soggy batter and tasteless fish, and not cheap!This shop has "awards" for its products, I can not understand how or why. AVOID