Val's Place in Cornwall, Isles of Scilly

We wanted fish and chips to take onto the beach with us and found Val’s as we drove through Par. A friendly welcome was received and our order taken quickly. Our fresh Haddock was cooked to order but we didn’t have a lot of g wait. A varied menu at a good price. Our meal was delicious. We would highly teccomend.

Always a welcoming place to pop into for amazing fish and chips. Great food, price and quickness. Very polite staff and variety on the menu, for everyone adult, children, vegetarian and even vegans.

We had 2x cheesy chips, sausages, onion rings and curry sauce. Would absolutely recommend, we loved our food and would definitely go back - first day on holiday so it was great to find somewhere so local, quick and open! Only critique was that there was lots of salt (like loads), would definitely go back but would just ask for a little bit less salt next time! Thank you, and amazing service, the lady behind the counter was so friendly and had a nice conversation with her!

Ordered a chicken burger with mayo and received a mayo burger with chicken. Absolutely gutted. Haven’t been able to get off the toilet due to the sheer amount of mayonnaise I’ve had to ingest.

Called in for our tea whilst staying in Fowey. All fish cooked freshly and were just perfectly battered. Chips were great and enjoyed by all. Great value and such friendly staff. I would recommend a visit.

Vals is a great local fish and chips shop with lovely food and friendly staff, Pop on in and give them a try...

Im disappointed to have to write this review. This place used to be great. Top quality fish and chips always fresh you had to wait for a bit but was well worth it. It has now unfortunately gone way way down hill. Had large cod and chips phoned it through to get the wait down a bit. The cod had been left in hot display for far too long and was rock hard underneath the chips tasted like the oil had not been changed. Avoid if you can there are better places within 10-15 mins. To the manager get this sorted get back to how you used to be.

Ordered haddock and chips, asked for very crispy batter but when arrived home (5mins in the car) opened them up to find the batter so soggy it stuck to the chips. When I rang to complain I was told I should buy it and eat it in the car if I didn’t want it to go soggy and he didn’t have time for my petty complaints

Had a large cod, large chips and a curry sauce and can safely say there was nothing large about it. Thought my partner had come back with the wrong order/half of it missing. Very poor sizing. Cod was lovely lightly battered and curry sauce was ok. But the chips were so undercooked had to throw half of them away. Very disappointing. Such a shame as it’s our local chippy, just means we will have to travel abit further to get a better meal. Sorry Vals we won’t be back.

We stopped here for a fish and chip takeaway supper. The fish was lovely but unfortuneately the chips leaved alot to be desired. They were hard and not very palatable. I would have fish from here again but not chips. The ladies behind the counter were friendly and the shop looked clean and tidy.

Decent chippie. Was very busy but the staff were super organised and we were served fairly quickly. The manager was very friendly and fish and chips were tasty. Nice place.

Convenient location, efficient service (although there was no queue) and nice batter that wasn’t greasy. The fish didn’t taste of anything and the chips were mediocre. To the locals that rave about Vals Place I’d suggest getting out of Par and trying some decent chip shops. This has the potential to be a fantastic fish and chip shop which would be very successful especially with the holiday park nearby. Could do with a good renovation too. It’s like stepping back in time.

The most delicious chippy in town! I've ordered fish, chicken bites, chicken burgers, beef burgers, battered sausage, and a variety of sides from the menu, and everything has always been delicious, hot, and everything you could want from a chippy dinner! The kids' meals come with a toy, which always adds to the excitement, and they're very reasonably priced with a variety of options.

This was a poor experience poor quality fish and even worst chips. All cooked in old oil, tasted like frozen fish and its by the sea. Cant think the reason people go there but its the only chip shop in the village....

If there's one thing I really love it's the good old traditional Fish and Chip supper in front the telly in the evening, so we count ourselves as very lucky to have this 'chippy' locally. Beautiful chunks of white cod in a crispy and tasty with a portion of chips that are not swimming in grease, freshly cooked to order, totally awesome. Swift, friendly service and what I class as real traditional British grub at reasonable cost. Outstanding......So pleased to have moved to the area

Had to queue outside but well worth the wait. Friendly staff, lovely fish and chips. Generous portions at a reasonable price.

Our first time holidaying in Par Sands and of course it’s tradition to get fish and chips by the sea! We ordered for the 3 of us and the food was very yummy, the service was great as they were very lovely staff too.

After a wonderful day driving around in the rain, we gave up and thought we’d cheer ourselves up with some delicious loca fish and chips. Sadly, at this juncture, the day was to take a turn for the worse. On returning to our holiday home from Vals lace with a bag full of goodies, we all hungrily tooked in, we couldn’t taste the difference between the box and the chips. ‘Daddy why do the chips taste like cardboard?’ The youngest exclaimed whilst the eldest sulkily pushed his fish around his plate asking why it tasted like water, it wasn’t even salt water. The curry sauce fell out of the tub like jelly from a mould and the beens were like pebbledash on a plate. Even the processed vegan nuggets that came out of a box tasted of disappointment and regret. ‘I actually had to eat a bag of popcorn afterwards to take the taste away, I felt sullied’ said one member of the family who wishes to remain anonymous. All in all, the worst chips this side of the English Channel. Avoid unless your tastebuds are dead. Their oil isn’t hot enough in the fryer and they were cooked for far too long.

Was only passing thank goodness ! I would of been really fed up if I had driven there on purpose ! - The fish was absolutely swimming in oil , greasy , soggy batter surrounded the smallest piece of fish and the chips were dried out and cold … and they were not cheap !!!! Lesson learnt don’t let the smell fall you 🤢🤢👎🏻👎🏻

Fancied Fish and chips takeaway on our last night in Par. Found this quirky takeaway chipshop in an unusual location on the one way system with its own parking. I ordered 1 small and one regular cod 1 regular chips and mushy peas. After a short wait it was all served up in cardboard boxes. Payment was cash or card so no problems there. Eating the food the fish was very tasty and moist with good flavour. However both pieces we're the same size. The chips were good but not brilliant and the mushy peas were good and not to runny. Overall would use again but not rush back as a priority if we return to Par in the future.

Great fish and chips for a really good price. All cooked fresh - you may need to wait for it - but it is well worth the wait. Easy to park as well to pick up - either on the road or in the car...

We went here excited after reading the reviews. Well we were very disappointed. The chips were dry and had a weird smell and taste to them. The fish batter was completely flat and edging on being burnt. No crispy crunchy golden batter here. Very disappointed...

We bought fish & chips from Val's Place last year, so had earmarked it for a return visit. We weren't disappointed - perfectly cooked fish, fishcake & chips. Already looking forward to next year's helping! (Good Covid precautions in place too)

Friday night in Par, all pubs booked solid so off to the chippy only to see huge queue, that’s either desperation or a sign of good food. As soon as we got in the queue a lady came out and took our order, unfortunately the...

After arriving from London, We stumbled across Vals Place. What can we say the fish was fabulous, so fresh with perfectly cooked batter and good size portion of chips. Very reasonably priced. we will defo be returning before we head home. Highly recommend you give...

Ordered 2 x fish and chips 1 mushy peas and 1 curry sauce. We always have fish and chips at the seaside, the fish is always beautifully fresh ……. A lady came outside to take everyones order in the queue. Very covid friendly. Our turn...

Ordered by phone and told 20mins. Arrived to pick up and told there would a further wait as they had a big order in front. Was told impatiently by a member of staff that I had to wait in a separate que anyway. Told her...

Now I like Indian food and that is my usual go to when it comes to takeaway. It had been years since I'd ordered chips and a jumbo battered sausage, a bad experience at a Grimbsy chippy many a year ago had put me off...

Came here for 3 portions of fish and chips. Was disappointed with the order we had. The batter for the fish was soggy and the size was extremely small for the fish. The chips were ok. Long wait as owner was talking to a customer...

Great COVID safe service! We rang and placed our order in advance and then picked it up 20 mins later. The chips were lovely, sadly the way it was packed into boxes meant the batter stuck to the paper but didn’t spoil dinner too much....

Oh dear, one of the worse chip shop meals I've ever had. Soggy, chewy batter on the sausage and onion rings, and a very small spring roll with a strange filling! Chips were ok but stuck to the box as they didn't line it with...

Seemingly a stalwart of the area but we felt that it was a little disappointing. Sausages were chewy, fish batter was so wet, it just fell apart as soon as you moved it, leaving half the batter all over the chips that it was placed...

Great covid measures in place. Great food and lovely friendly staff who made us laugh whilst waiting in the long queue (that’s a because really popular)! Fish lovely As were the chips. Fresh and tasty

Great fish and chips from Vals back at the caravan! They forgot the fish due to a confusion with the order but we called up and they were very apologetic and gave us it free when we went back. Portions weren’t massive as we normally...

Great local fish and chip shop. Busy in August 2020 with queues, but it was managed really efficiently and the fish and chips were excellent - very generous helpings! Also - good for vegetarians.

Vegan!!! Brilliant !! How refreshing to have a Chip shop that caters for vegetarian/vegan. With separate fryers and utensils 👏🏻👏🏻 👌🏻

Went there once around few months ago around 16.45. Nice friendly staff willingly to chat whilst waiting for your order. Fish was lovely, batter crisp,but chips must have been refried from leftovers. They were hard, greasy and dark brown, with nothing in middle of each chip. These chips were very dehydrated due to re-frying, thus total overcooking. "Double fried" chips they were not. Those are real crispy on outside with plenty of soft spud within. Will never criticise without trying again in case twas one off "bad" day..so will be returning in oct/Nov. Watch this space...

Fish tasty, cooked nicely, not grease laden. Was already cooked but not dried out. chips were quite nice.

We regularly visit Val’s when we holiday nearby because their cod and chips is just the best every time. The fish is cooked to order so fresh and flakey and the chips are never over cooked - and generous portions too! Thank you for another great meal last week.

So we ordered 2 X fish chips, fried chicken breast chips and a burger for tea. Well it was costly to start which doesn't bother me so long as food quality is good to very good. However this was adequate at best. Chips were 50% chips and 50% bits, fried chicken had been given that extra 2 minutes overcooking yet burger and fish were very good. I can see why they range from high stars to low stars, inconsistencies.

Lovely fish and chips fried in palm oil and not lard. The chap was lovely and friendly and fried our fish and chips in separate oil as we do not have meat products. Very accommodating and friendly although little pricey but worth it.

Absolutely beautiful meals, the shop was busy so I new it’s be nice. Will definitely return when we next visit Cornwall.

This fish and chip shop was very busy (our the door) Always a good sign. The food was good. They do a kids box which is good value for money.

We live nearby and use this chippy whenever we don't feel like cooking! We have never been disappointed by the quality. Fish is great, very large portions of chips, so my daughter and I share.

When visiting this chip shop not only will your taste bud's dance with pure joy and plesure you can also enter the premises knowing that the vast menu will not break the bank :) The prices for this amazing food are all reasonable and do not rise during the summer holiday period like many chippys do around beautiful Cornwall which being a 'local'think this is unfair on visitors and locals alike.Vals chippy is a pure Gem of a find and i highly recommend it:) So go on and stop by for a fish chip supper :)

A regular cod and a large chip's between three of us was enough. Cooked as we were waiting, so very fresh.

Felt a bit peckish, but not so hungry that I went for the fish too. Friendly service and tasty chips.

have just returned from weeks brake in Par and used this chip shop 3 times during stay had a mix of food fish, sausage, chicken, fish cakes, chips, burgers over the week all was cooked well and tasted great all the staff were very welcoming the shop was clean and it was great to use a good old fashioned ship shop again you could see the food being raped in front of you and in the firer could not ask for more

Just been down to this fish and chip shop because our local was closed. What a big mistake! The worst fish and chips we’ve had for a long while. The fish batter was black as you can see from the photo and the chips were tasting like leftovers from the weekend. If the owner/manager could see what has been served I am sure he would be very angry. Paid £15.35 for 1 x small fish & chips, 1 x small fish, 1x large sausage and 2 x peas which I think was an overcharge! If we weren’t so far away we would have taken them back!

This is our local chip shop and it's well worth the money, no where near as expensive as some in the area. Food is always nice.

This place is always packed and has been for years, its your classic no frills fish and chip shop and people keep coming back because it never lets you down! Lovely fresh chips, battered sausage, battered fish, curry sauce etc etc lovely

Ok at best. Massive portion of chips. Sausage oily. Think exists due to location & convenience. The only fish & chippy for miles.

Probably anticipating the evening rush (dont be influenced by the large queue inside!), the fish was pre-cooked and left under the heater (the additional wait seemed to be whilst the chips were being refreshed). Needless to say by the time we arrived, waited and got to eat it, it was not at its best to say the least - batter a toffee-like texture and the minimal fish flesh inside dry and chewy. Overpriced for what you get too although in hindsight that was a probably a blessing in disguise.

I am not sure if the people who have rated this good have ever had a decent fish and chips! The fish was pre-battered, cold, and simply horrible. Chips were cold and not fresh. It was very poor quality and expensive.I do not recommended this place to anyone.

Good quality, large portions and cooked to order. This is just a takeaway though, no cafe seating so we went to the nearby park to eat our fish and chips. It's about 10 minutes walk from the nearest beach

Oh dear. Bought fish and chips from here and my son was violently ill soon after eating them. The rest of us weren’t too happy either. They didn’t look good, but we went ahead and scoffed them. Won’t risk it again.

Couple running this on our visit didn't have a clue what each of them were doing and got orders in front of us wrong! Should have walked out when I saw a burger being deep fried. The fish was not fresh or freshly battered as the batter was smooth, not 'rough' as it would be if freshly done. I strongly suspect it is pre battered frozen fish as the shape is also a bit too uniform. The cost for 2 x medium cod and chips was £14 and not worth half of that. All served in a plastic bag so nice and sweaty and stuck to the paper when you get it home.

Chips were dry and hard and the fish tasted off.when I complained to the owner and asked for a refund I was told sorry you don't like the food and we don't do refunds.

Absolutely lovely service with good quality food. Good portion size, fresh fish with good batter, and nice chips. Gluten free food was equally good with a good batter, and the same chips, just cooked in the gluten free fryer. Would totally recommend.

Judging by the queue outside, we were convinced it must be a great fish and chip place. We visited twice this week and both times (different times of the evening) we got served a big bag of gnarly hard dry chips! Please check before leaving or ask if they are a fresh batch! Very disappointed, as they have the monopoly of the area

Friendly staff and there's parking next to the chippy on the one way system. Good value for money and the batter was perfect so you could actually taste the fish . Couldn't fault it

As we say in Norfolk .... Bootiful ! Great traditional fish & Chips and open on a Monday ! And friendly faces

The fish and chips from here were amazing. Freshly cooked to perfection. Only place we will eat fish and chips when holidaying here. Friendly staff and great service!!!

We don't eat fish and chips often but when we do, we always have them from Val's. We like that they will make lightly battered fish for us on request and we have always found the food delicous and great value.

Just popped in for sausages and chips yesterday as we were on holiday and didn’t fancy a restaurant meal, chips were lovely and staff very friendly.

The best fish and chips in the area and one of very few that will cook lightly battered fish on request. Great tasting fish and chips and good value for money. Staff always friendly.

Another very good experience, “Thank You”

We really like that this chip shop offers a lightly battered fish option, the food has always been excellent quality, fresh and good value. Friendly staff, highly recommended.

This is one of the best fish and chip shops we have visited in Cornwall. We especially like the fact that they will cook lightly battered fish to order. The sises are staggering and great value compared to others in the area. Highly recommended.

This place does amazing fish and chips but find the service could do with a smile the owner he seems all smiles but the other staff seem to have lost there customer service friendly smile but we go back as it's good food

This place is only small but they know how to cook the stuff. Wonderfull food very fresh and tasty. Id highly recommend taking the trip here as in town they have got a bit lazy with the food.

Great fish and chips! Fresh fish, asked for lightly battered and it was just that, light and perfectly crispy! The staff were helpful and friendly. First time ever I have finished a whole portion of fish from a chip shop, but it was too good...

great fish and chip shop very popular with the locals and that means its good. Everything freshly cooked when u...

Local fish and chips shop, usually quite busy. I found the fish very good and 'meaty' but I am afraid that the chips (on the two occasions I have used it} below standard. It looked as if they had been cooked some time before then reheated and did not have the crispness I would expect.

Queue was out the door when i got there but order was taken whilst in the queue so it was...

Freshly fried cod and large portion of chips

The fish and chips were cooking to order no long wait the staff were friendly will definitely use again

the fish was great the chips were the worst i have ever seen still trying to find a good fish and chip shop

Very friendly staff, lovely tasty food & enormous portions.... can't go wrong! Don't tend to go to this chippy but thought I'd make a change, glad I did! Two small fish & chips & had more than enough to feed me, my two children & the dog !

Hi,We had fish and chips from here recently whilst on holiday. The place is really clean, the staff chatty, service good with proper traditional food.The food was cooked to order, generous portions and tasted great.

We picked up fish and chips for a treat having just moved to the area. The staff were pleasant and the shop looked very clean. The menu was nice and had quite a lot of choice and a few unusual things. The food was nice but unfortunately the batter on the fish was very thick and goopy. Also the wrappings were absolutely saturated with grease. I understand that the food is fried but it was quite excessive. Otherwise the food was very nice and we will be back again but perhaps better prepared to remove the excess grease.

Lovely large piece of fish with tasty chips. We ordered the curry sauce and the gravy to go with our tea, both were great. Very friendly service.

Freshly cooked cod and chips, the best we have had in a while. We asked for the fish light battered and it was beatiful as were the chips. The staff were very friendly. We would visit again.

Best fish and chips around and the staff are a delight too, would strongly recommend coming here out of all the places in the area(:

If you hungry go to this place, great fish and chips. You may have to wait awhile as it cooked to order. Not been sitting in the warmer for hours

Well I never...A Dawn French 'endorsement'...If 'Val's Place' is good enough for celebrity Dawn French, it's certainly good enough for the rest of us...Seriously, my Fish Supper (again) this week was delicious.✔ Gorgeous fish, and freshly prepared.✔ Amazing chips.✔ Crispy batter.✔ Boxed, and packed perfectly."Thank You". What a treat to see Dawn French slipping off for her early evening fishcake supper this week.A regular I determined ~ off she went, happy as can be to her beautiful home in nearby Fowey.NB. I've chosen not to attach a celebrity photograph, however she looked great. Loved her Chelsea boots...✔Well done to Val's Place for not making a fuss...

Normally we love this fish and chip shop, great banter and fab chips. Tonight however we were disappointed. Didn't mind queuing, but really disappointed with the thick batter and grey fish. Not up to their normal standard, will leave it for sometime before we revisit.

*Licks Lips* A 'Very Good' experience...✔ Friendly welcome.✔ Super doooper fish with crispy batter.✔ Great 'proper' well cooked tasty chips.I am not sure what has happened, rumour has it this place has been closed for a few days for some type of maintenance?I'm impressed..."Thank You" ☺️

Nice friendly efficient Staff and the food freshly cooked and hot ! Reasonable prices and dead handy and difficult to resist on your way home - as the unmistakeable aroma drifts across into the Park. I think I'm going to be a regular.

We switched to this fish&chip shop from the 1 up Biscovey road because the quality of the chips they were serving was disgusting "warmed up" we go to this 1 fairly regularly you get really reasonable portions for your money and they are of good quality chips golden brown/crisp which is what I like.However you only seem to get this quality when the main owners are there at the time, I have noticed that when ever there are younger staff working in there that there is a drop in the amount of serving you get in chips.Recently bought a large portion of chips for 2.75 and it was the same woman that served us several times before and we seem to get the same amount i.e less everytime not acceptable!perhaps the definition of large needs to be spelt out? otherwise very good place to go to eat.

I stopped going for a little while. But now I have tried this place again. They are back up as one of the best chippys in the area.Great sized food and great taste too.

Visited as we were holidaying in Cornwall. Val's Place happens to be the closest of where we were staying. Staff pleasant, you wait for your food to be cooked. Price reasonable and enjoyed the Cod with chips.

Cooked to order so may have to wait but certainly worth the wait.Always friendly and efficient.Portions fill the healthiest of appetites.Glorious cod and fresh potatoes. Scrummy

I had heard so much about this chip shop. So made a detour and went in, the staff very welcoming and happy. However they don't fill you up.I sorry to say the chips where a mix of sitting for too long and some under cooked! All in all a mix of rubbish. Such a shame if the chips are not got, you don't really want to try the rest. Come on guys if it's after the rush. Don't give out the left overs cook it fresh.

Very clean place lovely staff. Prices very good. Fish and chips excellent especially on a Friday. Carpark on side so no problem parking. Lovely cheeky owner.

We went here because it seemed to be slightly busier than the other chip shop close by and how wrong were we.I accept that the food will be slightly different as we are from up north but wow!We asked for a steak pie dinner and a pie and chips were just thrown together, no gravy or peas so we had to pay extra for the gravy (not a problem) we also ordered fish and chips this together come to a whopping £13 and a few pennies. When we got to eating it was disgusting, the chips had been reheated about three times and were still cold, the fish was too greasy and tasteless which we didn't expect from cornwall of all places. Val needs to remove the word QUALITY from the side of her shop because the food isn't.

We were told by the locals that this chippy was a little hit and miss, so for a little while didn't even consider going here and choose to go for fish and chips in Tywardreath instead. Until one sunny afternoon when we drove past and fancied fish and chips, and to my surprise bumped in to the young chap who had regularly cooked our fish and chips in the Tywardreath fish and chip shop! The fish and chips was fantastic and considering the competitor comes to buy his fish and chips here on his day off it must be good! I think on this occasion the locals may have been wrong. We have been back since and we've always enjoyed what we have had. Certainly recommended.

Delicious fish & chips, best around for me. I wouldn't go anywhere else. Good value, good staff & great little location.

Food cooked freshly when order was made. Really delicious food, good value, excellent service. The staff were friendly and very polite.

Good fish and chips other options available good prices well worth a visit. They do not open all day however they are open at lunch time and again at tea time, watch for closing time as this was about 8.00pm