Whelans Fish and Chip Takeaway in Fylde

We have eaten at Whelan’s for many years and always tell friends and family to try it, as we have never had a bad meal there yet. Today as we were queuing for our fish and chips, a lady came in and said she found a large black hair in her rock hard chips that even her hungry kids had refused to eat them. I thought you always get one that wants to complain, but when ours came we took them outside as we always do . The chips were well under done and rock hard, and the fish was well under done and anaemic with no batter on at all. I went back and told them that the standards have dropped dramatically. and he offered to make me some more. It put us off and probably won’t go back.

We ate here last Friday , a group of four . We all had fish ,chips and peas . The fish was greasy on the outside and soggy in the middle .. Chips were pretty tasteless..not cooked in quality oil . Peas ok .. tomato sauce was cheap quality. We asked to eat upstairs..it’s roomier and has natural light from the windows . It was closed so we had to eat downstairs..cramped and gloomy . The girls serving were pleasant and polite. Unfortunately I think this restaurant is trading on its famous clients from days gone by .. Perhaps Gordon Ramsey needs to revisit..I’m pretty sure he would have something to say ! Sorry but this is my opinion..but I know good fish and chips when I eat them ..unfortunately it wasn’t for me .

I searched the internet for fish and chip shops with good reviews. Gordon Ramsey visited 20 years ago and this is still being used as advertising. I don’t feel the fish and chips continue to warrant the praise he gave at that time. The batter was thin but soggy underneath the fish and although it had a nice taste initially quickly became a disappointment. I have had worse but these could be so much better.

I've been coming here for most of my 60 years - since long before the present owners took it. Back in the early 70s, a fish & chip meal, with a beverage and bread, was around 60p!! I paid £11.75 yesterday for a crisply battered large cod, chips and peas, with bread and coffee. The place is slightly more refined than it was 50 years ago, the décor improved, but the food still as good. The piping hot meal was welcome at the end of a cold windy morning.

That was what went all over my pants in the car when we went for fish and chips here in November this year. That was both fish, which were very dry and very measly portions for an extra large fish. The chips were very greasy and peas tasteless. I'm sorry but Gordon Ramsey would be horrified with your offerings at present.

Very poor chippy! Soggy batter & soggy chips! Watery tasteless peas and bad service asked for ketchup twice- got home and no ketchup. Wouldn’t recommend!

Had cod,chips and peas today.The batter was soggy,the chips were soggy and the peas were tasteless due to no seasoning whatsoever.Drive on by.You will thank me.

After an evening run along the front with our running club, 18 of us turned up on Friday evening to have fish and chips after our exercise. We have eaten at Whelans many time sin the past but when we turned up their response was , we've only 4 portions of chips ready and we are shutting after that. They couldn't be bothered, given the queue out of the door, to get some and cook some more. to say that this was awful service is an understatement. I can only give one star for everything as we didn't have the chance to eat their fish and chips due to their attitude, we estimnate they lost over £150 that night, Luckily a local pointed us to Lytham fisheries round the corner where we had excellent service, superb fish and chips and at a better price. Guess where our running club will head to in the future. We have no affiliation with any of the businesses in Lytham - just a very disappointed customer.

Working outside in the cold I couldn’t believe my eyes when I noticed whelans fish & chips in Worton, it was fantastic and just what I needed, friendly and great price, would give more than five stars if I could....well done 👍🏻

Chips are ok but the 2 men behind the counter had awful customer service. Not polite, no please or thank you. The staff looked very unwelcoming and especially the older bald guy - he couldn’t crack a smile. Don’t treat the customers nice and we won’t come back.

I’ve been here a few times now. They’re always open and have additional seating upstairs, including catering for slightly larger parties. The food is fresh and nice and the staff are really friendly and accommodating. Well worth a visit.

Please learn how to peel potatoes properly and remove eyes completely, the worst looking chips that you could ever see in front of you and it totally put me off my meal and was such a waste of money as I didn’t eat anything at all!!! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND

Called in for fish and chips very busy ,Staff where pleasant enough ,where they get there potatoes from can only be a bad place ,they where hard and greasy which can be the only reason there was a lot on my tray ,such a lovely place as lytham with such a vile tasting chip shop,complete waste of my hard earned money ,more people need to complain or it will just carry on

Walked round the corner to Whelans for the first time and got 2 large Cod, large chips, peas and curry for £12.75 The fish was meaty and the batter nice and light. Curry sauce full of flavour. Peas are peas haha. Would definitely go back there!

I've not bothered going to the Lytham branch for a few years as I've always been let down by the quality of the fish. We've been going to the Warton branch and can say that whilst i'm sure that the fish is bought from the same supplier, it just seems better quality at Warton. The staff are always friendly and aren't shy with their portions. I'm a very happy chappy now that I've got the best Chippy back on my doorstep.

Driving back from Blackpool googled fish and chips Lytham popped up. Called in with my 85 year old mum. Ate in the dinning room on the ground floor - a tad snug ! Service was quick and efficient but a little cold. Had OAP haddock and chips , steak and pepper pie chips and peas tea for two Great food a and bargain @ £13.50 for the two of us. Would definitely call again when passing.

Whelans in Lytham is quite famous and has won awards and acclaim from top chefs Inc Rick Stein and Gordon Ramsey. It’s Fish and Chips are excellent and are consistency good . You can sit inside and outside and the takeaway service is efficient and has a great selection.

I organised a trip for 18 people to the lights at Blackpool with a stop off for fish & chips . We chose Whelans and I am so glad we did as I am not a lover of fish & chips but ended up eating all mine !! . We arrived early but they were ready for us , every thing was served very quickly and was hot . the menu is very extensive ..lots of choices with bread & butter ,tea and coffee included .I don't think anybody had any complaints to make ,we were all very happy with our meals ,the staff were very friendly and the costs were ideal

Gordon Ramsay needs to go back here and kick some bottom! Seriously! You can if you wish sit at the table next to the Toilet Door which obviously is very busy. It squeaks as one would expect from the frequency of use.

New to the area so thought would give it a try ...

We were here working on a Saturday and asked for somewhere to get some lunch.

Not only were the fish, chips and mushy peas cooked to perfection but they were really fresh. In fact it's a long time since I've tasted such fresh haddock from a takeaway. My husband said that his meat pie, chips and gravy was very good as well. The service was also good. All the personnel were dressed smartly in black and the man who served us was friendly and polite. I'll definitely go there again next time I want a fish and chip meal while in Lytham.

3 "small" portions of Chips between 5 and it was still too many to eat :) 1 with a great onion gravy - perfect !

Con frecuencia usamos la tienda porque la familia de estar cerca, el personal es muy amable, la comida es una tienda impecable excelente

Over 10 pound for a child's meal, pie and chips and 2 cans...feel a little done over...it couldn't possibly have come to that amount. Pie was microwaved and soft. Won't be returning.

Been here a few times and it's decent chippy. The chips are cooked to perfection. Prices are reasonable.

Called in for a large bag of chips ( £2.00 ) to eat on the way back to the car after a lovely walk around Lytham. Boss bloke asked a member of staff to put in another basket of chips so as not to keep us waiting. No sooner had the lady put the chips in to cook she then pulled them out and placed them in the serving tray, semi cold / semi cooked. We must have got the semi cold ones, not nice and not edible. Wasted money and time.Will not be calling back that's for sure!

Visited here twice and was excellent each time.Good value.. good quality food..fast service.. highly recommend

Came here with family. Thought it was a restaurant but only has tables outside. Got our food and went back home to eat them. Really good fish and chips will visit again

Chips were awful and dry. The curry sauce lacked flavour and the batter on the sausage was hard. Will travel the distance to the chippie in Kirkham in future.

I ordered a small cod and chips with mushy peas, but the fish that arrived was the thinnest ever and the batter was none existant. As for the chips, well these were mainly ok though some had bits of black on them. However the mushy peas were stone cold. This is a real disappointment as both my husband and I had been coming here for over 6 years. Whelan's has gone up and down and sadly this year for our visit anyway way down again. Can someone at Whelan's please take note, the manager or owner and improve the standard to what it should be.. Fish in batter should be just that with crispy golden batter, something that was missing on mine and my husband's fish.

Take away fish chips and peas was just brilliant... all really tasty and eaten within no time. Could have eaten it again it was so good! A must try if you are in lytham!!!

I recommend this restaurant; the service was good and the food was excellent, need to enlarge the premises or move to a larger premises, the restaurant was very busy and on Sunday lunch time and noticed queue started to build

This fish and chips takeaway is just up the road from us on very handy. We've had many takeaways. The fish and chips are excellent. The pies are heated in the microwave and are not very good because the pastry is soft. The mushy peas are a bit too mushy for me but that's just my taste.

The portions have gone smaller and the Haddock I could taste the meal all afternoon even the cup of tea was like cheapie teabags was the same last time but thought give it another go but wont be getting a 3rd chance we have always put up with the miserable staff because of the food not anymore

Best fish and chips we have had for a long time, you need to check openings as only open at limited times, but well worth a visit. Food freshly cooked and tasty

They seem to have addressed the 'Fake' Haddock since my last visit so I am pleased with that result.However, what I have found is that over a period of a few months the portion sizes have reduced to around a half of what they were previously.I've always mentioned this to the staff and have been told various reasons for this but whilst the fish is tasty here it will not hit the spot if you are hungry due to the tiny size of the large haddock.Such a shame but I guess they don't have to care as plenty of passing business.

Excellent chippy but closes at 8.30pm. We have eaten here loads of times and is the best in the Fylde

Felt ripped off with prices for what you get soggy small portions of fish and chips and staff not interested would never buy here again

We visited this fine establishment mid week and we were not disappointed, we were very happy with our fish and chips and will be making our way back there again!A much talked about place by some of our friends and relatives, so we thought we would check it out.Very good food and very nice staff.Well done!

Positioned directly outside a major employer in the area and when its good, its good. I visit every week with my work colleagues and of late the size of a large fish is very similar to that of a medium/small one from a few months ago. We always ask for Haddock and we are all agreed that 2 out of 5 visits always leaves us questioning the quality of the fish. On those occasions, the fish does not look, smell nor taste like Haddock and we are certain a 'white' fish substitute is served. If it is advertised as Haddock then a cheap alternative should not be used. I know as I've been eating this fish for years. Such a shame. #FakeHaddock!

Long wait on a Sunday, so at least it was open. Staff under pressure but trying. Advertised scampi as local but saw it coming out of a packet. Similarly 'home-made' tartare sauce. But worst fish and chips I have had up north. No battered sausage so had to have gravy which was disgusting. No packet vinegar for take-away. Portions so small we had to have a curry after!

Have been here a few times before and have never been disappointed. However it has always been at the weekend not sure if that makes a difference. The chips were awful they were burnt and had lots of black bits in them. Will never go mid week or at the weekend again very disappointed.

worst fish and chips I've ever had over priced small portions black eyes in the chips poor coffee and tea would advise people not to go until they improve the standards

I called after arriving in Warton and I must say utterly disappointing to say the least.Quality very average and didn't enjoy them at all - all I had was a chip butty.

We've had Whelans chips before and liked them, imagine discovering a Whelans in my home town after a 250 mile drive to visit relatives. Proper Northern chips and gravy! They were terrible, tasteless and bland, the gravy looked promising, dark and thick, however, it was also tasteless. The staff were grumpy with insufficient grasp of the English language to converse other than "salt and vinegar?" I never thought I'd say it, but chippies in the South are better