Walnut Fish Bar in South Lakeland

Although I live in HK, I do enjoy quite a variety of fish and chips as I got a specialty shop right downstairs (and I hope this support the rest of my comments) The shop doesn't look cool. It was a small shop. But the smell was great, there was no oily feel nor smell, despite an open kitchen design. That's why I immediately start my order. We had fishes, black pudding and onion rings. The fish is awesome, no oily and heavy covering. My wife is very sensitive to oily thing but she immediately accept the whole fish. The fish is freshly made and this is also a bonus point. The onion rings surprised us, it is at the right point of camarelized. The portion of black pudding is superb, if you like it, you should get my combo. I recommend anyone to try this. I read comments saying the dishes are overpriced. But I surely get a full tummy after spending 24 pounds here.

We thought you couldn't go wrong with this offer. The shop looked a bit old, but that's not necessarily a bad thing when it comes to greasy food. I found the fish for €9 a bit expensive but it can be a good portion. The cheeseburger for €5 is okay. Yes, we were way wrong! That was the smallest portion of fish I saw in 2 weeks of vacation and for €9 it was an absolute disgrace. The burger for €5 originally turned out and tasted exactly the same as the one from the refrigerated section at Lidl. I looked at it the other day and there were 2 pieces for €4 and they looked absolutely identical. The fries were actually okay, really surprised me. They weren't outstanding, but compared to the burger they were top class (but they weren't heavy either) The burger didn't even bother to add fresh sauce or some lettuce. There was only the sauce that is added directly during production and can soak into the bun for a long time while the burger is in the refrigerator.

Staying in Hawkshead lodges and the chippy was closed so drove up to Ambleside and wow .. amazing chippy.. chips not greasy, peas not illuminous, lovely tasty gravy, fish light battered and my fussy dad said it was exceptional, hubby had chicken burger and cheesy chips. Totally delicious 😋 and would highly recommend 😋

As always, excellent service with a smile. Always full of customers, but still fast service and yummy fish and chips.👍

Uurrgghhh Only went because the only other fish n chip shop in Ambleside was - unbelievably- closed at lunchtime. This place looked awful, was like something out of the early 80s Eastern Bloc and the food was expensive (over £13 for fish n chips x 1) The thinnest, tiniest bit of fish in greasy batter and hard, chewy chips. I saw the guy ‘making’ a burger and it was truly one of the most vile things I’ve seen in food prep. I felt dirty after eating it and well and truly ripped off.

We waited 20 minutes for a portion of chips each but sitting in. When asked for cutlery, the staff member looked at us in confusion. Does he not know what cutlery is? Would not visit again. Absolute rip off for the price.

I can't believe how much this place has changed from a few years ago. Was always heaving but well worth the wait. Terrible fish and chips and so expensive! Chips ok but the fish was skinny and slimey. All went in the bin. Won't be visiting ever again. Don't waste your hard earned money!!

We visited this fish and chip bar and ordered a children's portion of fish and chips for our little one. The portion size was reasonable, and the fish was freshly cooked, which we appreciated. The chips were acceptable—nothing spectacular, but they did the job. Overall, it wasn't the worst we've had, but there's definitely room for improvement. One thing to note is that the prices are comparable to higher-quality restaurants in the area, so we expected a bit more for the cost. Still, for a quick and casual meal, it hit the spot.

the place stunk! Had mice running under tables find this absalutly atrociuse and it needs sorting now I would of let that slide but there was rude customer service and cold chips not on -Alice

Waited for over 20 minutes for fish and chips. Expensive and not very nice. Too much batter on the fish. Was literally dripping in fat. The oil they used has a horrible taste. Don’t waste your money.

Bloody rip off. The portion of chips for £3.95 is tiny. Burger is pathetically overcooked with no salad or sauce. Avoid.

Tasty and fresh food. Service was quick and friendly. A little on the expensive side though and small portion sizes when it comes to peas/curry sauce etc. It can get quite busy, so expect to queue when ordering/picking up.

I’ve never been to prison, but I imagine the food there surpasses what my friends were served here. I luckily avoided this place, but my two friends that I was with had the misfortune of venturing inside. One of my friends asked for a chicken and mushroom pie. They said they didn’t have any. He then asked for a meat and potato instead. They said he didn’t have any of those either. He then asked what pies they actually did have. They said steak and ale. So he ordered a steak and ale, and then (no surprises) was told they didn’t have any of those either. With a lack of options, he went for the chicken burger as a last resort. He was served what looked like a microwaved farmfoods frozen chicken patty in a bap with soggy chips. Next up: friend 2. After a 30 minute wait (not an exaggeration, if anything an underestimate), my friend was served his portion of fish, chips and peas. Chips were soggy, fish was greasy and overcooked, peas were the same consistency as setting concrete. Whilst this was happening, 3 of the senior staff members were stood staring at us, as if it was a major inconvenience that we ordered fish and chips in a fish and chips shop. Hilariously bad. I would come again, but not with anyone I like.

Good fish and chips. Nice and crisp.

Very expensive chippy. Although was cooked to order and was nicely cooked, at £4.25 for a portion of chips was very over priced.

Used to be a good chippy. V overpriced for fish, you do get a lot of chips but the fish was tiny... Waited over 40 mins for a small and simple order... Staff were polite but seemed agitated and unorganised. Will go to the other chippy next time we r down

The most I have paid for fish and chips in a long while and they were the worst chips I have ever had, dry and no flavour at all, the fish was just about ok but wouldn’t dream of going again.

The fish and chip were so greasy that we had to leave half un eaten. The half we did eat was poor quality fish. You would be better try somewhere eles or a local pub fish and chips

Over priced for over cooked chips and they forgot to put the curry sauce I paid nearly £2 for in the bag. Chips were hard like they'd been recooked. Batter was very dark like it had been cooked in dirty oil. Won't bother going back. £20 for two sausage and chips. Ridiculous

Diabolical, that’s all I can say. Worst fish n chips I’ve ever had. Such a shame because years ago this place was a lovely chip shop.

Our fish and chips were cooked to order, piping hot and tasty; just the thing after a long day walking. Pleasant service.

Fish and chips not the best I have had unfortunately, chips and fish very greasy with very little taste and no substance to them, curry sauce disappointing and scraps not worth the calories. Service was good though.

Shocking service, never want to experience this again when I took my order this lad called Dawson started making inappropriate comments about me he then started to touch me. I was tempted to call the police but I thought I’d let him off because he looked looked really acoustic

Be prepared to wait for what are below standard chips. The service is so slow, the ladies serving are polite but that is the only the positive. I suggest the owners visit The Chippy Bank in Ulverston to see how to do it properly

Unfortunately 15 pounds for a mini fish and chips is disgusting, chips inedible fish a tadpole dresses in batter,you ought to be boycotted, tourist trap. Bah

absalutly terrible a worker called dawson was very rude to me and swore multiple times at me. would not recommend at all.

Called in for a tea time take away. Fish was a bit on the thin side to what were used too. Chips were really nice, as were the peas and curry sauce. Prices were dearer than we pay at home. But you're in a tourist town, so it's to be expected. Service was quick enough. Would use again.

i was served by this tall young lad and he was amazing!! it was like he had 40 years experience working on that till rapid to jot my order down and served my food with love

terrible service took ages for my order to be made up the place was buzy over priced for chips it was full of loud louts and youths shouting making the place very uncomfortable to be in no wonder it has a large screen around the counter dont go here !

We were visiting from the US. Their fish and chips were great. And awesome location. 100% recommend!!!

Excellent service, friendly staff. We ordered fish and chips - the fish was fresh and flaky, and the chips delicious and crispy, and it was hot. Cooked to order. Best fish and chips we've ever tasted.

Overpriced tourist trap. Worst cheeseburger I’ve ever had in my life. You could pick up the entire fish with 2 fingers from one end like cardboard. Garlic mushrooms were alright though.

Refused to let a party of 7 to sit in at 7:15

First class and excellent chip shop very clean and big portions very tasty.

We were staying in Ambleside and so got takeaway fish and chips for 7. Overpriced with powdery chips and fish which looked ok and a reasonable size but was so thin that it was rubbery, dry and awful. £4.25 for a portion of chips! Do not eat here if you can avoid it.

Fish was the worst iv tasted. The price was even worse. If there was - stars, it would be -2 🤢

Dry fish. No taste. Extremely oily! Waited so long for the order. They charge separately for chips. Tasteless burger. Just not worth it!

Wish would have given negative. The worst fish I ever had.

Possibly the worst fish and chips I’ve ever had. Really long wait due to them being cooked from scratch so had high hopes of them being nice - Chips just awful and the fish was bland and did not taste of fish

Sorry but these are dreadful fish and chips, I would probably say the worst I've ever had. Very expensive, fish wasn't haddock or cod, I'm guessing Pollock, tasteless and mushy. Frozen chips, powdered curry sauce mix. Wouldn't recommend at all.

We called in on Sunday evening and, Fish and Chip shops tend to be a bit of a risk on Sunday, I find. It was excellent - service was friendly and prompt, everything was cooked fresh in front of us and tasted superb. My fish and chips were excellent and the young lady who served us was very polite and professional. Will definitely go back.

Only ordered a bag of chips but they were delicious. Freshly fried, clean oil and although quite steep at £4.25 for a portion of chips it was large enough for both of us. If there had been a smaller portion size available I would have gone for it.

2 sausage, chips & gravy. 2 chicken nuggets and chips. 4 cans of pop. £46. Wasn't even that nice. Totally overpriced. Won't be going back.

Sadly not great. Friendly enough staff, but the food was naff. If you only do one thing, try to get it right. The fish and the chips seemed like frozen supermarket fare, with runny, cheap condiments. At £13 a portion, it just wasn't worth it

Staff really nice and made food fresh. But not like we have in the Midlands. Reheated taste of chips and fish very small. Pricey at £13 for a fish and chips. Wouldn't mind but not authentic f and c. Tea was nice strong builders 👍🏻

Great fish and chips , we come here each time we visit Ambleside. Food was freshly cooked to order , chips were golden and crispy, fish properly cooked. Nothing to complain about

We came in here after our 5 hour hike as we really fancied and chippy. We usually go to one in Keswick but whilst we’d been in Grasmere we decided to find one in Ambelside. WHAT A MISTAKE. I ordered 2 fish and chips, 1 mushy peas, 2 curry sauces and it came to £35. I thought I misheard the woman but no. £35 for a chippy. Not just any chippy the worst chippy I’ve ever had. The curry sauce was like water. The mushy peas were tasteless and you got the smallest portion. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND AVOID AT ALL COSTS unless you like paying for overpriced crap.

Was a bit pricey but suppose that's the price in The Lakes. .service was a bit slow but food was pretty decent.

Great Chippy in Ambleside. It's my favourite place to eat after a day's walking . Great cup of tea as well

Over £4 for a portion of mediocre chips, enough said

Freshly cooked fish and chips cooked on demand as well as other usual chip shop food. They have seating inside so you can enjoy your food onsite.

Just two expensive £13.50 fir fish chips and one portion of peas. Sadly its what you pay in a lot of places now in central lakes. No wonder we are not attracting the tourist's anymore.

I have to say fish and chips always a good start to a vacation. Tried the Walnut Fish Bar, probably because it was walking distance but anyway clean inside and staff friendly. Placed order for fish and chips twice and sausage and chips with two cartons of curry. Fish tasted nice but have had better chips but at least they were edible. The only down side to the meal was the expensive bill that came in at £37.25. Back home it would have cost me about £22-£25 a vast difference.

I wish I had checked the reviews before calling in last night and wasting my time. I ordered fish and chips twice, single sausage, one pot mushy peas, one pot curry sauce and a can of pop. The guy then asked me for £34.50!! Naturally I told him he had made a huge mistake and to check it. Nope, that was the price! I bought the can of pop and left. I heard him saying something about me as I left. Great customer service guys. The same order from my local chippy is under £20.00. I used to follow this chippy quite a bit but now you can go shove your business right up your A**E. My advice don't give these greedy tossers your hard owned money. Vote with your feet and go elsewhere people!

We had fish chips and peas. It was all freshly cooked and delicious. Staff very friendly

Really expensive and poor quality but what makes it worse is witnessing the behaviour of the staff were rude and aggressive to a tourist who questioned the 4.25 price for chips I am local but staff behaving like this is not on and not a way to attract people to the lakes or their business I understand you are not from the area but have some respect for the country you have chosen to live in and your customers and listen to customer feedback. Disgusting and won't be back. I am literally appalled by my experience there.

Good fish with crispy batter, excellent chips. 1 mark down on atmosphere for One Direction on the radio

So expensive and so rude to customers. Learn some manners. Food average, portions small. Staff aggressive.

When did takeaway fish and chips become as expensive as a pub meal? £13 for very average over cooked fish. Last visit. 🐠🐠

Incredibly overpriced. Small tray of chips (level with the rim of the tray) plus a wrinkled and hard battered sausage for £8.70. Staff were rude and dismissive. Quality of the food was just okay.

Dropped in just after 7pm for takeaway. All quite satisfactory, just a shame no pies! So get there early out of season!

Bought a large portion of chips and a battered sausage for 8.70 from here and the portion was tiny. The staff were really arrogant and left us waiting for quite some time, ignoring that we were even there. The food itself was very average so wouldn’t recommend.

On a positive note the owner was friendly and the chips were tasty. The chip portion is small and so is the mostly batter fish. The menu price is incorrect on their google page. The chips are now £4.50 (from memory). With the smothered batter fish and a small tub of curry sauce the bill came to £14:75. We also asked for some napkins. They said they’d bring us some. Never arrived. I guess there is no competition in the town or the rates are stupidly high. I’d find somewhere else if I were you

What a terrible overpriced chip shop, I thought the prices we pay back home on the South Coast were expensive but this place is on another level, £13.00 for fish and chips. Only dropped in for a couple of portions of chips to go with our Chilli we had waiting for us back at our accommodation but this place failed at the most basic task of a chip shop and that is to cook chips, everything appears to be cooked to order and it would appear uncooked chips are added to already cooking chips when other people order after you as both our portions included some aneamic looking barely cooked chips along with crunchy uncooked ones, what a waste of £9 for 2 portions of chips and totally spoilt our T, they also don't serve peoples food in the order that you order as someone that came in several customers after us was given their food before us. Had much better fish & chips and much cheaper a week ago at another chip shop by the waterside

Terribly overpriced, food was mediocre. Very small fish, Haggis and 1 potion of chips for £17. Quite simply won't visit again.

Dreadful service, only one person before us in the queue, told us it was a 20 minute wait for 3 lot's of fish and chips, we went elsewhere, what a way to run a business

What a terrible overpriced chip shop, I thought the prices we pay back home on the South Coast were expensive but this place is on another level, £13.00 for fish and chips. Only dropped in for a couple of portions of chips to go with our Chilli we had waiting for us back at our accommodation but this place failed at the most basic task of a chip shop and that is to cook chips, everything appears to be cooked to order and it would appear uncooked chips are added to already cooking chips when other people order after you as both our portions included some aneamic looking barely cooked chips along with crunchy uncooked ones, what a waste of £9 for 2 portions of chips and totally spoilt our T, they also don't serve peoples food in the order that you order as someone that came in several customers after us was given their food before us. Had much better fish & chips and much cheaper a week ago at another chip shop by the waterside

Best fish and chips I've had for years. Lovely curry sauce 😋

I called by a few nights ago...they wanted about £13 for fish and chips. Absolutely unbelievable, even for a touristy place. A portion of chips was about £4.20!! I needed to eat, so I reluctantly bought a portion, and added it to my Tesco meal deal and put them inside my sandwich to make a meal of it. They probably don't care as most of the people using them are probably tourists so are used to being ripped off.

Surely the most overpriced chippy outside of London. We ordered the saddest burger you could ever buy. No salad, no extras, no frills. £4.25! A measly fishcake was £3.80! I was expecting something a bit more for my money. Feels like a tourist trap. Looks bog standard, chips were alright but at £4.25 for a portion for one.....it's just no worth it. Don't ruin your dinner or trip to Ambleside by going here. There is so much more on offer. I hope this saved someone having a disappointing dinner.

Very expensive chip shop they mixed us up with someone else gave our order to them wont be going back got 50p change back from £30 for 2 fish chips n peas

Very good freshly cooked fish and chips that deserve more than 3 stars however for the overall experience 3 stars is how I feel. Very expensive. The peas came in small tubs only, fish was either plaice or haddock, staff were not the most friendly and simply wrapped our food up for takeaway instead of eat in as expected. The place over the road would be my choice.

10/10 absolutely love it, lovely atmosphere, nice staff x

Over priced, nice fresh chips steer clear of the over cooked, very small, flat fish cake.

Ridiculously overpriced and very slow!

£41 for 3 pieces of fish , 2 servings of chips with a small tub of mushy peas! Absolutely well over priced! The food was ok but will steer clear of this place in the future!

Slowest and worst service I’ve ever known in a chip shop, not worth the wait and totally overpriced!!! £8.75 for fish and £4.25 for chips, daylight robbery

Big spacious fish and chip shop located in a very accessible road, you can eat in or take away. The food was fresh and delicious… the curry sauce was delicious… prices are affordable. The service was nice and polite. You can pay with card or cash.

I was shocked at the prices on the menu. Staff clarified that the prices were correct and they were helpful in explaining portion sizes. Still too expensive for us, so we left without buying anything. The staff were friendly, polite and helpful. I just can't get over the prices!

Big spacious fish and chip shop located in a very accessible road, you can eat in or take away. The food was fresh and delicious… the curry sauce was delicious… prices are affordable. The service was nice and polite. You can pay with card or cash.

Smells weird couldn’t stand still and the dine in area is poor. It just looks beautiful from the outside and that’s it

My family and I thought this was very expensive for the quality and quantity provided. Fish was tasteless and tiny for £8.50! Chips were awful for £4.50 a standard (rather small) portion. Seems that the oil needs changing. I would encourage you to avoid.

No idea if it was because we'd had a full day in the mountains but the fish and chips at the end of the day we're fantastic. Fully recommend.

I had chips and mushy peas. It was all piping hot. The peas we lovely. The chips were very delicious and had a golden colour. I'm not sure if the cut their chips themselves as the had a very fresh taste to them (as did the peas)

A really nice fish and chip shop. Basic menu but everything cooked well. Fish wasn’t dry, portions were good. Would definitely be my favourite choppy if I was a local!

Avoid and don’t waste your money! Popped in for a couple of pies one cheese and onion the other meat and potato. The worst cold pies that I have experienced, cold , burnt pastry, full of under cooked potatoes. Went straight in the bin! What a waste of £6😡

Great food for a stroll around the park fish was tasty batter was perfect chips perfectly cooked will be back on our next visit

Fish was decent quality but food took ages to come and portion size was tiny for the price point

best fish and chips i've ever had

Way too slow - expect a thirty minute wait, food is passable, portions small. Not good value for money - expect them not to listen about if you want salt and vinegar! Avoid.

Expensive. Greasy fish and chips. Smoked sausage tough to bite into. £27 for fish supper and two smoked sausage suppers, taking the p%%^ Disappointed.

We found this by accident after parking up and walking through the parky. Locals and tourists using this chippy, which is always a good sign, when you see locals eat there. Clean and bright inside, with a couple of tables to sit at, or take out and enjoy the sunshine. Lovely fresh cooked chips, not too greasy, friendly staff, brilliant menu choice and a good price.

I think they must be aiming at being the Slowest fish and chip shop in the world. Who knows what would happen if they got busy

£13 for fish n chips that made me boke.

Expensive for what you get, £12.45 for fish and chips and it wasn’t anything special

Stunning homemade pies...lovey food and friendly stff...will be going back!

Came here in the evening on a week day, was massively disappointed. Firstly the woman who served us was abrupt, pushy and generally rude. Ordered a burger to find they don’t offer any salad, sauce or cheese. Simply a warburton bun with a slab of lukewarm meat between it. My relatives fish and chips were bland and soggy. Way overpriced for what you get. Would advise visiting one of the other Fish and Chip shops in the area.

17.50 for just 2 fish!!! They were quite small and flat batter as in not bubbly. Never going back absolute rip off and nothing special at all..

Bought fish and chips from this shop this evening and they were awful. The fish batter was greasy and the chips were very dry, like they had been sat out of the fryer for some time. Overpriced and portions are small. All ended up in the bin. Definitely one food bar I won’t be recommending.

Called in for a portion of chips. Couldn’t believe the price @ £3.95 for a small portion. Long wait and very poor quality. Perhaps I called in at a bad time. Will not be going back on my next visit to Ambleside.