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Nº 182 in 803 in Southend-on-Sea

Nº 24 of 126 British in Southend-on-Sea

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Delicious fish and chips, with very kind staff. Lovely place to go and eat. We came from London with two small children on a day trip.

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Fahad Saeed . 2025-05-18

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Food was lovely nice seating staff 10/10

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wasim Khalil . 2025-05-15

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Lovely service, excellent food. Highly recommend

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Frances Palmer . 2025-04-25

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Paid £36 for 3 portions of fish and chips, which is already steep for a takeaway – but I wouldn’t mind if the quality matched the price. Unfortunately it didn’t. The fish was completely tasteless and the batter was really soggy. Chips were average at best. For that price, I expected something a lot better. Most of it went in the bin - would not recommend.

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Katie R . 2025-04-12

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Highly recommended. Superb Fish and Chips here, especially the Plaice - cooked to perfection with excellent batter. Very pleasant staff too.

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David Aldridge . 2025-04-09

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Service little slow, food good staff friends and fishshop clean and comfortable.

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Diana Hutt . 2025-04-07

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Proper fish and chips! Nothing fancy, smaller portions available.

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jeremy clarke . 2025-04-05

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Excellent fish and chips. Great choice and not greasy. Will definitely use again.

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Gaynor . 2025-04-04

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Food was late but absolutely worth the wait great potions and very enjoyable

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Hazel . 2025-04-04

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Visited today and was not disappointed the fish was fresh and the chips were proper chips the staff were friendly and service was great would highly recommend this place to anyone who would like great fish and chips.

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gazza & kazza . 2025-03-29

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Wow 🤩 super tasty food and great service 🤩😎😋 friendly staff🤩 very clean 🧼 too 😎👍🏻 100% recommendation from me 😎👍🏻🤩

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Nicholas Moore . 2025-03-23

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Lovely clean and spacious restaurant. The service was excellent. The cod and chips were perfect, soft cod in crispy batter cooked to order so really fresh. The chips were crisp in the outside and fluffy in the middle. The portion size was just right, enough but not too much.

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O595QEcarolinem . 2025-03-21

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10/10. No problems at all. Everything was fantastic

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Fred . 2025-03-17

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Very good Fish and Chips, good and plentiful. Very clean place and impeccable service.

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Denis DIELENSCHNEIDER . 2025-03-15

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Head out here from London. Place easy to find and great staff. Probably the best fish and chips restaurant in southend on sea. Well dond guys. Enjoyed the food a lot

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Eli C . 2025-03-06

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Clean, spacious, great service. Senior fish & chips, small but plentiful, the cod was fresh white and the best cod I’ve had for a long while. Definitely be back.

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davesandilands . 2025-03-03

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Excellent Gluten free choices. The man working was so friendly, one of the best gluten free fish and chips I’ve ever had. Will definitely be going back again

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Bethany Doe . 2025-02-16

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OPEN during Coronavirus lockdown. Take away (and order) at the window, or order by phone. Excellent Fish and Chips on Saturday 18 April

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Dave R . 2025-01-19

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Order arrived on time and was delicious as always.

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Kate . 2025-01-19

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Absolutely lovely food. I came here today (29th December 2024) with my brother and sis in law . We had cod bites and chips and chicken and chips. All cooked perfectly. Batter delicious and customer service was so attentive. We all really enjoyed our meal and definitely plan to return when we are in Southend again. Very comfortable and clean . Thank you so much.

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Carol Bassi . 2024-12-29

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Wonderful, fresh chicken and chips. Great service too. Highly recommended.

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Danny McL . 2024-12-29

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One of the best fish and chip shops in Southend. Family run, good service and well managed. Also very clean and modern equipment + displays.

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Charles Innocent . 2024-12-24

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Fast delivery and great food 😋 👍🏻

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Darren . 2024-12-14

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Lovely fish n chip restaurant seating available very clean top marks for me they also do gluten free which for me is perfect well done 👏 👍

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Stephenie Jenkins . 2024-11-30

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Very nice haddock in light batter, nice and crispy. Served quickly with good chips. £12.95. Opposite exit from Southend Station. Very convenient. Have a nice day! And I did.

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William S . 2024-11-26

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Best fish and chips in Southend IMO

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Alun Mcarthur . 2024-11-12

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Took us an hour from us ordering, to us recieving the food, which was luke warm by the time we recieved. Shame, as ive ordered from here before and its always been pleasant.

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Amy . 2024-11-07

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Freshly cooked, big portions, friendly Service

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Shaun Roche . 2024-10-31

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Went there today honestly was very disappointed, the sausage was mushy meaning its low quality as in high fat low meat content, the chips were okay nothing special tho. Staff were lovely althought did confuse orders. Won't be going again. So as promised I tried it but was sadly disappointed.

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Alison jayne Smallman (Alison j) . 2024-10-28

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We come here a lot…. Food is lovely…. And the people that own the place and staff are very nice and friendly…will be coming back again…

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Jane Page . 2024-10-27

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Delicious food! Perfect service! BRAVOOO!!!

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Ionel Tanasa . 2024-10-20

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The rating this Chippy has is well deserved! Excellent tasting cod and chips with the gluten free options which was also tasted exceptional very clean and bright interior! My choice for Fish and Chips in Southend on sea

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Andre Daniels . 2024-10-19

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Fresh fresh cod, large portion of chips, big chips, gorgeous curry sauce & tasty mushy peas. Perfection!

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samantha . 2024-10-05

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We went on Sunday evening to this restaurant and it is the best fresh, delicious, tasty fish and chips I've tasted. Excellent customer services and very friendly. I always look forward to going to the restaurant whenever I am in southend.

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Annabella Forde . 2024-10-02

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Went to Southend with friends for a day out, and wanted some good fish and chips. These guys were highly recommended by locals when we asked people where we can get the best fish and chips, and we were so glad we went here! The fish was prepared and cooked in front of us, and we were given a generous sized cod and plenty of chips! The food was super tasty, staff were friendly and informative, and we would definitely eat here again! I would recommend these guys to everyone who visits Southend, it’s literally opposite the train station, and has a great vibe inside. Thank you again 🙏

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Shake Islam . 2024-10-01

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Have tried all the chip shops in Southend over the last 8 years and Van Loo'ys beats them all consistently with quality food, generous portions and fair prices. The staff are lovely and they have recently refurbished the interior. The cod was cooked to perfection, not at all greasy or oily and the chips are proper chips, not half a bag of scraps and a nice sized portion as well. Top marks!!

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Tickers . 2024-09-29

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A kind welcome from Flora & Peter. (owners) We have been coming here for years, sitting in the resturant and having take - aways. Have not found another restaurant, with excellent good freshly cooked Fish & chips good sized portions with a nice glass of wine, and excellent service. They also have a varied menu. Thank you. See you soon!

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Ellyroze . 2024-09-29

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Lovely fish and chips, trust the reviews on google we did and weren’t disappointed, lovely fresh cod crispy batter 😻

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Gareth Connor . 2024-09-16

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Nice staff and nice food and nice place to eat for the summer

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Christian Canaii 67 . 2024-09-13

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Tasty, freshly fried fish. Friendly service.

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Moorea Maguire . 2024-09-05

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Excellent food. Seniors deal was much appreciated. Providing scissors for the tartare sauce packets was an inspired touch. Thank you

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David P . 2024-09-04

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Absolutely fantastic recommend 💯 Can't wait to revisit extremely spotless beautiful fish & chips 😋

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Michael Sanderson . 2024-08-30

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Very good fish and chips and generous amounts (partner wasn't so keen on the chips and should have been salted more. Bit pricey to eat in though so headed to the beach.

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iml0tte . 2024-08-26

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25 minutes before earliest delivery time. Driver ignored delivery note. For so early I expected super fresh but chips were cold and fish luke warm at best. For a large I was disappointed. £25 first time order still hungry & disappointed. 4/10 today

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Dean . 2024-08-25

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Our family always go to this particular fish and chips restaurant, and they always serve us with a smile. Delicious food and outstanding customer services. Would highly recommend .

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Jacqueline W . 2024-08-18

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This is the best traditional fish and chips in Essex/London. The fish frying is perfect. To my dismay there was no rock today but the chef offered me a skate middle instead that was just unbelievably good. A reason to visit Southend on its own. Y price includes wine.

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Jim Tyson . 2024-08-17

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food has been absolutely delicious when they accept order 3 separate times ordered and then they cancel it,so not happy with that especially when hungry!!

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Charlotte . 2024-08-13

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Very tasty . I didn’t expect this high standard and tasty . Tasty cod and fresh chips .

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Ahsan Farook . 2024-08-11

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Always excellent fish and chips. You’ve tried the rest now try the best. 😋😋

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Darren . 2024-08-10

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Had a wonderful Fish and Chips and Mushy Peas Meal in Van Looy ' so today: The service was very friendly and the atmosphere was very relaxed: The fish was cooked to order and was served with a slice of lemon the fish batter was sublime, golden and lightly crispy : the chips were just right with a slight crispiness. It was served with sachets of Tartare, a small pair of scissors were provided to cut open the sachets, which I thought was a nice touch. With a pot of tea for one it came to £15. Which was well worth it for a traditional British meal served at it's best. Full marks If you pop over to my TikTok Page you can watch a short video of my visit.

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John C D . 2024-08-03

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Best chips shop if I do say so myself 😋

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Emily Bobaj . 2024-07-30

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This is our normal fave in Southend and generally excellent. Not sure what happened on this occasion. Usual service with a smile. One large cod and chips good. One medium cod and chips . Cod was dry. One medium cod and chips over cooked little fish and very very dry. 2 pieces of bread and butter given size barely room for one chip per slice. Complaint raised with staff and apologies given. No such luck when it came to payment. Full price taken despite acknowledging the one poor meal. Eating out is expensive. Won't be coming back

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Karl H . 2024-07-25

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Extremely overpriced. I was overcharged for my food but could not be bothered to argue as we had been travelling since early. I won't be returning.

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Devon . 2024-07-23

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As always we visited southend on sea today and we went to the chip shop for fish and chips. We always go to this chip shop /restaurant for the best fish and chips best service lovely staff. Always service with a smile 😃 great milky coffee will see you all next year when we visit again thanks to all staff friendly clean great service keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍

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cassie p from london . 2024-07-12

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me and my dad and brother travel a lot and try fish and chip places all around england. we came here around a week ago and it was amazing. the restaurant was clean and looked after and the food was amazing. The oil didn’t taste old and was super fresh along with the sides we got, curry sauce and the mushy peas were also very good and fresh. It was the fresh fish and shops that did it for me! Definitely recommend coming here for a non expensive very tasty meal!

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em kryk . 2024-06-30

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My partner is celiac ( gluten free ) and she said she was 3 or 4 times even double checked to make sure it was and the person said it was took it down the seafront started eating it and it wasn’t gluten free as my partner had upset belly after eating some chips and some of her batters sausage so we had to rush home to rochford front the seafront won’t be going there again now as she won’t trust them anymore

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Jakester1991 __ . 2024-06-17

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£12.95 medium fish and chips and it was huge. We were a group of 9 and they reserved a table for us at lunchtime on a weekend.

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Bruce Willis . 2024-05-28

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Takeaway was absolutely amazing value for money: delicious food in generous portions

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Amber . 2024-05-26

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We thought we'd try and support one of the other local chippies that we havent had delivery from before. Disappointed. Fish and chips for two £33.00. Certainly not cheap. It's chip shop stuff come on. That was our choice obviously, but you expect everything to be good. Fish looked like it had done a round with Tyson Fury. Fell out of box in a mess. Certainly not the best of the local chippies, but on the plus size they serve the biggest chips we have ever seen. 5 minutes over the outside time.

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Stephen . 2024-05-26

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The fish was cooked perfectly and so were the chips, and love that it is a Gluten Free option too

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Jay . 2024-05-22

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We always look for a fish and chips place a little away from the main drag as they have to make more effort for custom, and Van Looy's hit the spot perfectly. Spotlessly clean, quick, friendly service. Gluton free option, salad instead of chips option (for a little more). It was all delicious and light. Not greasy in the slightest. The nicest fried fish I've enjoyed in a long time. They also sell wine and beer. The wine was a bit of a strange choice, just a red, a white a rose. The red was a good quality Spanish, the rose was nasty Jack Rabbit. The red was a no brained.

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tigger ligger . 2024-05-20

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One of the best fish and chip shops period! Best tasting, food not too greasy and not too dry just perfect. Highly recommend if in Southend and want fish and chips.

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Elios . 2024-05-14

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Always friendly love going for food here when I'm over

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derry murphy . 2024-05-03

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Ordered Gluten Free for my wife, so easy to do, super potions and great food, sat on the seafront watching the world go by as we ate them

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Adrian Dent . 2024-04-30

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We had rock and chips here. The rock was tasty but very small. The large was no bigger than the medium. When we questioned this we were told we had been given two large, yet we would have called them both small. Adding cod roe, one soft drink and one other extra the bill was £40 but we were not full. Tasty but expensive.

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Jo Pilc . 2024-04-27

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had 2 cheesy chips and both boxes had the cheese melting into it so it was rock hard. the chips were brown and obviously bottom of the barrel instead of fresh. the fish was like elastic and the batter all stuck to the paper so that was also not edible. I've used this place before and never really had any issues but after last night and paying over £30 for food that I was on the verge of just throwing away it doesn't feel good enough. I won't be using again.

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Emily . 2024-04-12

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Amazing Gluten Free options. The cod and chips were delicious! Great service and the shop was super clean and cute.

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Cara McGlynn . 2024-03-28

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Love van looys but had delivered by just eat wanted Peter's pie but got pukka which I am not keen on so was disappointed as said on menu Peter's pie but fish and chips were great

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Hazel Rabin . 2024-03-18

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lovely fish and chips although I wanted Peter's pie and got pukka which I am not fond of but next time I will check but absolutely love van looks

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Hazel . 2024-03-18

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The food here is always first class. Best fish and chips in Southend. The battery on the fish is amazing, and the chips are never soggy.

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Dave L . 2024-03-17

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What a shame,this used to be such a lovely place to eat . Now overpriced, and it feels like you have inconvenienced them by being there.

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Bob Bowers . 2024-03-13

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Was the worst fish I have ever had theses reviews can not be true £56 rubbish

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Richard Packham . 2024-02-25

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Don't bother, over priced, under serviced, below basic presentation, below basic food, I was so disappointed I just left without finishing my meal. Outside I saw a sign for the takeaway which was a quarter the price with accompaniments! Pictures don't lie.

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Lee M . 2024-02-19

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Really tasty freshly cooked fish and chips.

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Chris Lighten . 2024-02-17

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lovely fresh fish, chips not so fresh.

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Gina . 2024-02-05

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This takeaway-only restaurant offers fish and chips wrapped in paper, which unfortunately led to oil stains on my clothes. Prices are £8.95 to £9.95 for cod and £3.25 to £5.5 for chips. The freshly battered cod is fried to a crispy finish, but the fish was tough and required a lot of chewing. The chips were soft without a crisp crust. At £13, the price feels high for the location. The restaurant could also benefit from improved ventilation to reduce the strong oily smell.

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Matcha Frappuccino . 2024-01-28

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food was lovely but chips where a bit cold

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suzanne . 2024-01-19

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Fab food as usual one of the best fish and chips shop in Southend 5 star

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Hazel . 2024-01-13

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Always my chip shop of choice when I'm in town even if its just for a bag of chips

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michael childs . 2024-01-13

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love your fish and chips. great service and delivery

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Jacqueline . 2023-12-29

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Fantastic place. Had haddock and chips with curry sauce which was delicious and not only because I was hungry 😋. Very generous portions and perfectly cooked fish and chips. Chips not at all greasy and a fish fried to perfection flakey and moist. Restaurant very clean including bathrooms. Plenty of seating inside and out at the back in a patio area. Service very friendly and attentive. Will definitely go back when visiting Southend again.

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Emilia Michalek . 2023-12-23

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Chips delicious, and usually the fish is too. But sadly my batter was burnt. Neve mind 🥴

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Allen . 2023-12-14

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Great place for delicious cod and chips, friendly staff, freshly fried food, reasonably priced - well worth a visit when you are in Southend-on-Sea. Highly recommend...

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Vanessa Warren . 2023-12-05

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I'll be going there again, definitely

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Robert Reader . 2023-11-25

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Lovely food 👍 Definitely eating here again 👍

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jac ric . 2023-11-25

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I had a burger and chips, bun was a bit hard. O couldn't get to tell them though. Otherwise the food was OK. The service is reasonable

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nickbJ4774DJ . 2023-11-01

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Best fish and chips I’ve ever had.

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Dawn Moffat . 2023-10-27

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Even though website said was open, we arrived and it was closed.

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Julia Lewis-West . 2023-10-25

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Tasty fish and chips. Prepared exactly as requested. Delivered hot. Recommend!

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Joseph . 2023-10-13

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Delivery was late, food was cold and soggy, and the fish was extremely over cooked. There was also a missing item. Van Looys can be very nice when they’re good, but they are not consistent and today they were having a bad day.

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Gemma . 2023-10-13

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Excellent fish and chips. Definitely will order again. I highly recommend

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Richard . 2023-10-08

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We ate here as a family of four. We received a friendly warm welcome and food was lovely. Prices are different if u eat in but I think that’s everywhere in Southend. Will definitely come again when in Southend.

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Dat Nguyen . 2023-10-07

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Was missing one cod roe .and cod bites were under cooked

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Kimberley . 2023-09-30

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Five of us sat in for fish and chips plus deserts. Excellent quality and service at a good price. Right next to Southend Central railway station and if arriving by car after 18:00 you my be lucky and get a free parking space just outside.

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Colin S. . 2023-09-28

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Medium cod chips and saveloy and 2 cans of diet pepsi. At just over £35 very expensive. No other items were ordered .I would say cod was small and a very thin fillet. However, it was perfectly cooked,not greasy and batter was the lightest and crispiest ever tasted. Chips were lovely. Piping hot. Service very quick and staff friendly. This is not a fancy restaurant, more casual cafe style.

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Sema Aminadra . 2023-09-25

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Lovely food and excellent service

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Mika Davies . 2023-09-24

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Came out of the station a tad hungry saw this chippy got a portion of chips and a battered sausage asked if I could have two forks as sharing upon which the owner gave me another scoop of chips dressed with salt and vinegar found a walk to sit on and devoured everything it was beautiful chips fried to perfection crispy on the outside fluffy inside definitely recommend lovely

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paulrT7683LQ . 2023-09-23

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One of the best fish, chip and mush pea dinners I have ever had. Many thanks

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Robert Johnston . 2023-09-21

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Down to Southend for Dexys gig (excellent!) at Cliffs Pavilion on Sunday . Free parking after 6pm (used to be 9pm huh????) now.. But Rossi Cafe stop hot food at 6..so googled Van Looy’s and had nice walk and warm welcome and great cod & Chips. Thanks for being open on Sunday!! If you want excellent fish n chips, in or out, just come here. 👍

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brian mansfield . 2023-09-20

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Very good fish n' chips! Portions are generous with loads of chips!

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Cesar Zapata . 2023-09-17

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