Yallops in Swansea

There was food all over the floor and I noticed there was no food hygiene rating displayed as legally required. Was not surprised when I checked online that the food hygiene rating was only 2*, had I known I would not have gone there and will not be going again

Had a potion of fish and chips and rissole and chips was absolutely disgusting won't be returning there chips were not edible was chewy as if been reheated a few times fish didn't taste like cod rissole was edible but not the best sorry extremely disappointed!

I went to yallops yesterday with my friend and witnessed a larger member of staff I'm assuming the (boss) in another member of staff face shouting and belittling him in a way that was not fit for private let alone in a busy shop with paying members of the public , The language was foul and to be fair the other male member of staff did not deserve the abuse he was receiving , I was so disgusted I didn't even wait to be served ,At one point the larger male was head to head with the other male member and he didn't say a word just took all the abuse given to him absolutely disgraceful .Can't comment on the food as I left before being served but last time I did have food the chips were OK but the fish was all batter and bones , Definitely improvement needs to be made and definitely work ethics discussed as that's certainly not a way to run a business and keep staff . :(

Very busy as the sun was out in Mumbles so we had to queue on the pavement, but very friendly staff, and delicious cod and chips. The batter was lovely and crunchy, and the fish was perfectly cooked. Hello summer!

We have eaten for years from Yallops. In the past we always had great service and lovely fish and chips. Sadly last few times on visiting Yallops the food has gone downhill drastically. The last time today, was the last time! Chips were cold and not fresh, fish.... well what fish???? It was just batter! Took it back, wanted a refund but was offered another piece of fish/batter. Very sad to see a well renowned fish bar selling food that's overpriced and not even edible. They are solely resting on their prime location, and ripping the public off by doing so. I for one will not be going here again, and many of my friends and family have also had the same experience. We would prefer to either eat locally In one of the many restaurants or travel up the road to another fish shop. Certainly will not be going to Yallops again.

Good fish and chips from Yallops on the promenade. Fast, friendly service as you'd expect from a chippy! Portions were well sized not too much and not too little!

Fish has bones in every mouthful, Baps were rock hard, Service was very slow and forgot my order 5x.

Ordered 3 lots of chips, cold and inedible. We tried this chip shop last year and were unimpressed so decided to give them another try as thought it could be a one off, how wrong we were, still as bad.

Great little fish and chip shop near the bay. Food is exactly as you'd expect. All the classics on the menu at great prices and friendly staff. But if you're planning to go here take cause as they don't take card

Went to Yallops as we were staying close by . My wife had beans and chips which were fine but I ordered just a fish and was told they only had £5:00 fish left . I said that was ok but when I opened the tray at the seats opposite my fish was no bigger than my iPhone a complete rip off. Never again .

people are pretty cold and don't seem to care that much, the location is great for passing trade and for people who don't know any better.The chips are really bland and overpriced.Go to dick bartons in west cross if you can it's basically the opposite in every way.

My wife and I had fish and chips from here on Saturday evening. The parking experience was a nightmare and it really was not worth the effort. Whilst the chips were Ok the fish was completely tasteless, Batter very thick

Clearly the staff need a lesson in kitchen ethics! You do not scrape your greasy hair back and tie it up on the serving counter and then proceed to serve food! This was our second visit in two weeks the 1st was okay apart from the young girls hanging around out the back and chatting with the cook who kept shouting 5mins for Chips every 5mins stop talking and fry! The second time was the girl and her hair who just appeared from the back with her coat on and started serving, we left after waiting for her to at least wash her hands but NOPE.....From what I gather this place is managed for someone (Nick was the owner a few years ago) I'm sure he would be utterly disappointed and disgusted with the place, maybe a rethink. Won't be returning sorry nick

The chips are lovely, nice and thick and have a good flavour. Only thing to be weary of the boy tried to over charge me he knew I had only ordered one small chips and a large, he charged me for 3. When I queried he went bright red, so just make sure you get the correct change.

We have visited Yallops a number of times when visiting Swansea and have never been disappointed. This is a standard British fish and chip shop, but they are always very friendly and very reasonably priced as well.Well worth a visit for food on the go.

I totally recommend Yallops for great tasting fish & chips plus a warm welcome. We pre booked our meals and the staff were on point and extremely helpful. Best fish & chips for ages, thank you

Called in here as I was felling Hungry attended a Church Service at Nearby All Saints Church this past Sunday evening,Two Young lads served and I only ate half of them and threw the rest in the bin they where rubbish!

We were looking for evening meal of fish and chops, while in The Mumbles . Although it was nearly closing time , the welcoming young guy who was serving , immediately put fresh fish and chips in to cook . Couldn't have been more apologetic about the wait , which when we got the end result , was more than happy to do . Batter was so crispy and fish cooked perfectly .He was so accommodating with our 6 various orders . We ate them across the road on bench , in the dark watching the lights across the bay .

Excellent food fish was fresh a tasty good value for money over all. Fish was a good size and one large was enough for me and my husband. Children had a kids meal each good portion sizes and came with a drink £3.50 was very impressed. Really enjoyed will be coming back and would recommend for anyone especially family's.

I stopped here with my daughter whilst in Swansea and had fish and chips with curry sauce. All the food was really nice especially the fish. My daughter had sausage and batter which was also good. Th guy serving was really friendly and even let my daughter try the curry sauce before we bought it.

Am surprised at recent poor reviews which nearly put us off using this chip shop. Five adults and three children all had something at some point during our week in Mumbles. It was normally just one person on any day so we managed a total of six separate visits at varying times of the day (both lunch and evening).At times when Mumbles was crowded they would be very busy and they worked hard to keep up with demand. During these times the food was obviously served as soon as it was cooked. When it was quiet it could have been in the warmers for a little while but even then we never had problems with the quality of the food.The chips were always cooked to perfection and were not greasy and crisp on the outside and fluffy inside. The fish was obviously fresh with crispy batter.

Went twice during short break to Swansea. Great staff- very friendly. So popular that people were lining up outside. Both times we had to wait for chips but young lad couldn't stop apologising. He was more bothered by the wait than we were. Very nice white fish in nice batter. Decent chips too. They only seemed to do cod but did do pies and pasties and sausages etc. A good meal that did not cost the earth.

Seen everyone with chips and could smell them so it made sense. Small tray and large one for less than £5 left me pleased and both myself and girlfriend full! Great chips nice to be fair, thick and soft and tasty but not greasy! Girl on the counter could have done with a bit more manners though that's all I've to say but overall great.

Don't let other reviews put you off, went here today 31/07 and ordered fish and chips, lovely hot food!! Customer service from the young lady was amazing, would definitely Recommend.

Called in on a Thursday for food for my parents as a treat for cooking for me every Wednesday . The chips were probably from 2 days before and hardly warm same as the sausage, battered sausage & pie also curry sauce was luke warm ! The lady behind counter was miserable as sin & as about as welcoming as nothing !!! She offered me no bag to carry the cartons of food as she watched me practically juggle them out of the shop & what was worse I paid for the crap !!! Never again will I go there & if you got sense keep well away !!!

A party of 5 of us called in for fish and chips for dinner on Monday 27/06/15. Perhaps buying fish on a Monday wasn't a good idea. Quite a few menu items were off. so we just had small portions of cod and chips. The chips were barely edible and so none of us could finish them. My fish and chips, large sausage, ketchup and a bottle of water was more than £7 which I thought was expensive. After trying the chips, I would say that it was poor value too. I would not rush back.Yallops is on Mumbles Road and not Promenade Drive as wrongly detailed on TA.

have been here before and it was ok but on this occasion the fish was thin and grey within a mountain of batter. The chips were somewhat hard.Will not go aagain - it's Johnnies or Dick Bartons from now on.

Had our dinner here following a walk along the front on The Mumbles. It had been recommended and despite some of the previous reviews we found the food to be good and exactly what I'd expect from a chippy. Huge fish and ample chips for the large portion mushy peas were good too. I was hungry and it filled me up for the rest of the day. Don't let other reviews put you off giving it a try.

On a sunny day what more could you want than to sit by the park and eat gorgeous fish /rissole and chips.

The chips at the end of the pier were cheaper but looked a bit anemic, however, having smelt the curry sauce when I had passed this place earlier, I returned. I don't buy chips very often but I thought that perhaps £3.50 for a small portion with curry sauce was on the pricier end of the scale. It was well worth it though as the curry sauce was really good and very plentiful. Would have been a five star review if they had provided serviettes on the counter, the curry sauce is runny so take a plentiful supply of tissues if you want to eat yours by the beach.

I've never come across a group of people less interested in running a fish and chip shop in my life. This level of interest also applies to you and your order. We had to repeat the order and correct them several times which was all the more remarkable considering we were the only ones there! Requesting tomato ketchup and the wrapping of your chips is also met with confusion and dismay, but we got there eventually. The fish and chips themselves: well the fish was full of bones but it actually tasted OK. So, the taste has pushed my review up to 2/5, but it's probably easier to make them yourselves.

Visited on a Sunday lunch time after a lovely walk. They were waiting for another batch of chips to finish frying but they never really acknowledged this to us. Children's meals are a good size and come with a cup drink. Chips were ok, rissoles were ok too. Overall an ok chip-shop. We possibly would all visit again.

Outstanding (sadly seasonal-but we get it) traditional British chippie-generous portions, Germanic efficiency from the friendly staff and the place is spotless. A yummy occasional treat for the body. No need to say more, I'm just starting to drool just thinking about it

Nice décor and looks impressive but everything else just ok.Service could have been quicker, prices could have been better and the choice could have been more.I struggled to be excited by the menu, no pea fritters, saveloy's etc.Filled a hole but failed to excite......given location could try harder.

Very disappointed - lovely food but the customer service received leaves much to be desired. Decided on yallops for a visit this evening having spent the evening relaxing around the mumbles. on arrival there were quite a few customers waiting around for chips to be cooked (not an issue). Not a staff member to be seen on first arrival, eventually a young boy and girl made their way to behind the counter to look at serving. The gentleman before us certainly didn't receive a warm welcome and then it came to us. The young girl with curly hair proceeded to ask us for our order, not a smile in sight - in fact I would go as far as to say it felt as though we were more of a burden to even be asking for a service that as far as we were aware was going to be provided by walking through the doors of the shop. She was very ignorant, huffing, staring out other customers as they left the shop, looking them up and down. We were served our food and without eye contact advised of the cost, when passing back the change to my partner again she had no eye contact and a face like thunder. I'm certainly not one to complain - especially when the food was so good however it has left me so appalled at the way we were treated as customers and the arrogance of a staff member that is paid to provide a good customer service. In my own career if I were to treat customers as this girl did I would most certainly be out of a job. Perhaps management should take a look at the review of not only myself but that of others and look in to the reason as to why there are so many other bad reviews when there is no need when the shop sells such delicious food. May I just note that although I advise of the curly haired girl who served us as having a lack of customer service - I can't say that there was much more customer service received by any of the other staff working there this evening however it has left me utterly frustrated but our own experience. Also a fish and chip shop that didn't have enough fish (only one piece there ready to be served) to the point that me and my partner ended up sharing a piece.

We called in here at 7pm at night. there was a small queue and the girl serving said that chips would be five minutes, which is fair enough. however, that was 5 minutes to peel the spuds, 5 minutes to chip them, then 5 minutes to cook them! the 2 girls at the shop hid in the back room, popping their head out to see how many people were there and to enquire who wanted fish. When eventually the chips were ready, they really didn't have any interest in the customers. I fact they were quite rude an uninterested. the only time they showed any interest in their surroundings is when the girl serving mobile phone started ringing. They both actually got quite animated! Talking to each other across the range, the girl serving enquiring who was ringing her and the other girl full of fuss to see who it was! Really inspires confidence that these people understand food safety (& health and safety) when they have a mobile phone in close proximity to where food is being cooked & served. God forbid that you burn if you have your mobile in your hand. And your chip scoop isn't there for you to open the drawer of the chip cabinet. Food was ok, over priced for mediocre.

Delicious. Crispy chips.tasty cheesies. Fresh fish,and two drinks all for £15.will definitely call again.

Best chips in Mumbles. buy them, take them across the road to the park or seafront...can never go to mumbles without a visit!

went to the mumbles aug 26 2015,was very hungry so dropped wife off to get fish and chips,picked her up and drove to bracelet bay to eat them,WOW what a disappointment ,cod was greasy, flat like some one pressed it,dont really know if it was even cod as it had no skin on it.2 portions for nearly £12 robbed.wont be back again.

Over priced for the food we ordered.queue was a long wait.staff come across as rude and indifferent. Customer service training wouldn't go amiss!

Visited on a rainy Wednesday afternoon and was really looking forward to some hot, fresh cod and chips... what I got was luke warm, seemingly refried chips and a a very disappointing cod.

Fast food to a good standard. Always enjoy the food from her which is eaten in the car or on one of numerous benches looking out to sea. Can not wax lyrical as it is after all a chip shop, but it is a good one within a pleasant location.

Best fish and chips for miles. sit in the lovely park opposite and enjoy the beautiful gardens while you have your feast in great surroundings

I was slightly wary about using this place but there didnt seem any alternative. Firstly they didnt have enough fish ready and had one fish left (large) which we had to wait 15 mins for. Wouldnt have minded but the male server was very keen on giving it to other people. Fish and chip shop that runs out of fish at 8pm? They all seemed very surly in there and the portions werent great. Not again.

We ate 3 portions of fish/chips and sausage/chips at this take away recently. At best it was average, at worst, greasy batter, sub-standard potatoes and SMALL portions of fish. At £5 per fish I felt this was extremely overpriced for what you got. Comparing with our local chippy, Yallops fell way short, on value and quality. Wouldn't recmmend

Had fish & Chips, roast chicken and the kids has nuggets, very generous portions and all tasted very nice indeed.The best chippie around the mumbles.

Went with family for lunch time treat - not great. Rissoles, steak and kidney pie,minced beef and onion pie all great. Chips are revolting - stinking of and tasting of old fish. Staff are friendly and helpful.

Great Filling Food after a walk along the seafront. Chips good portion and we had rissole which was homemade and full of cornbeef great value for the price

I asked for a large fish and they didn't have one. I asked how long to make a large fish and after a quick conversation it tuned out a large fish WAS ready.... I suspect it was the largest medium fish that was given to me!It was bigger than my girlfriend's, but I'd had a larger fish as a standard 4 days ago so I'm not singing its praises too much.The quality of the fish was good, as were some of the chips, it looked like two batches of chips mixed, but generally nice and they were all eaten which is a good indicator!

Appalling and insolent customer service. The food was good but very expensive with small portions. Johnnies further up the village is so much better.

Friendly staff, good chips, only downside to their popularity is sometimes they have run out/have to wait. Perfect location to take along the front.

Huge portions. One small chips is enough for two adults. Great fish. Not always open tho but one not to miss out on. Just across the road is a park with lots of benches to sit and enjoy a lovely lunch

Worst fish and chips ever eaten really small cod and cold greasy chips had to throw them away and expensive for a chip shop

Smallest piece of cod I've ever seen and a mean portion of chips for 6 quid. Disappointing, won't be returning.

It seems like all the eateries in Mumbles are closed on a Monday. In the absence of anything else we thought we would have fish and chips but even the chippy was closed.Come on guys someone could make a killing here. Open on Monday and close on another day. People need to eat. We had to go to the Co-op.

Called in for fish and chips! A must at the seaside!A simple menu....... a plus actually in a fish and chip shop!The food was cooked to order, and the sales assistant worked exactly through the order list!Locally sourced produce and a clean, tidy shop on the seafront. Other "tripadvisor applauded" venues were closed!!! .... - Also, the only outlet we visited on the Gower which conformed to the new allergy information rules!Well Done!

Called into yallops after a day down mumbles with the family. Chips had obviously been sitting around for a long time and reheated...but not even that well...warmish chewy chips and my husbands pie was cold! We were told when we arrived that chips would be a few minutes, but following a glare from the assumed 'boss' we were dished up our chewy chips! We had driven away a short distance to eat our chips, if we hadn't they would have gone back. In short...poor customer focus and even worse chips.

Looked good, ordered food, staff mistakenly gave my fish to other customer and said it was the last one. They said I could have larger more expensive special as a replacement so I agreed on the basis that it would be at no extra cost as it was their error. Staff member serving us laughed, went off to fetch fish, came back and asked for the extra money. Again suggested should not have to pay the extra but he laughed again saying the manager would not allow this. Left very annoyed and disappointed with this chippy. Will never go back and not recommend to anyone!

Took our 2 nephews for a treat on saturday and they didn't have a few things on the menu. When asked for salt/vinegar on the children's meals I asked for a tiny bit of salt, the lazy girl then plastered salt AND vinegar on and was put off when I said I only wanted a little bit of salt. Did get another meal though.

Lovely fresh fish and chips always served with a smile. They also do a homemade special which I thought sounded good but we went for the usual cod and chips. The batter was crisp and the fish was flakey.

My husband and I had chips and sausages on a stroll up to Mumbles. The food is excellent and the portions generous. It is a bit expensive though, clearly weighing in its ability to charges such prices in a tourist area.

This is a fish and chip bar and while there is nothing wrong with the food, it is much more expensive than "Johnies" in Chapel street, just off Newton road which serves a superior product.

Visiting Swansea Uni for an open day with out youngest son, we rounded off the day with a trip to Yallops, a place we had always enjoyed when in the area. Sadly, the place is now a purveyor of very greasy chips, very average batter and inflated prices :-(. The other reviews say it..

They had run out of fish - its a fish and chip shop!They had run out of fish - its a fish and chip shop!

Been visiting this fish and chip shop every year whilst on our annual visit to Caswell Bay.Its been going down hill for the last few years but we decided to give it ago again this year! (What a mistake)When walking in, there was not a single piece of fish ready, as a large family we wanted about 6 pieces of cod. Seeing as the oven was empty we assumed they'd already have more in the fryer being cooked (it was 6pm on Fri), but nope, they had to batter and put them in to order!The next 3 customers wanted fish and were told a 20 minute wait!Someone came in and asked for chicken (there was a huge blackboard advertising this) but they were told there was no chicken, someone else asked asked for plaice and were told they didn't have any!!The whole time the lady who was cooking was talking on the phone and wasn't paying attention to any orders which then resulted in them not cooking enough regular cod and another customer getting to the counter to be told she'd have to wait again after her already 20 minute wait!!I totally understand that people want it fresh and dont want a piece of fish which has been sitting there for ages but surely on a Fri evening they should've been a little more prepared to save people waiting around. Useless! Aren't fish and chip shops supposed to be classed as fast food?? It certainly wasn't fast and very expensive at that!We'll give it a miss next year!

Quite possibly the best chip shop in Mumbles, get them packed up and head towards bracelet bay to eat them with a great view.

Traveled from Canada, for what we were told was the best fish and chips in south wales. Unfortunately the lady behind the counter wasn't of the same persuasion and was quite frankly one of the most rude people I've had to deal with. At 8pm on a bank holiday Saturday she said she'd was no longer battering any more fish. A comment that we and the other 15 people lining up were surprised at. Such a shame the person in charge, spoiled this for so many people.

Lovely Chippy, spotlessly clean.The staff were polite, fantastic fish and chips and it is always busy.from the wooden front you wouldn't know it was a fish & chips shopWell recommended.

Waited 10 minutes for a chicken to be cooked during a busy period, other establishments have food pre cooked when busy. The fis was lovely but the batter was thick ond under cooked on places. Will I go there again, probably not.Sorry.

Stopped by the other night, service was fast if not exactly friendly. Fish and chips were perfect! Not many chip shops down this way that were open at 8.30pm on a Sunday!

When on holiday buy your fish and chips here and head straight to bracelet bay in the car and enjoy the food and the sea view!

We visited twice in a week whilst on holiday - great portion of chips (good curry sauce) at a decent price.The only comment we'd make would be that the staff could have been a bit happier and possibly cracked a smile.

Had fish and chips from here. The chips were not bad but the fish was somewhat dry. Strangely they didn't have any curry sauce but did have beans. Somewhat over priced but not much in terms of competition. I would not go again.

The slowest chip shops in the West? Could be.The location means that they are never going to be contenders for the best value chip shop aware either.Saying that, we've paid a lot more and had nowhere the quality. For a chip shop that end of Swansea, probably be hard pressed to beat it.

chips nice but overpriced. Don't be fooled into buying a premier pie though as charged over £3 for a "Peters" pie you can buy for a £1 in the supermarket Also the pie placed in tray first so only got half portion of chips. over £9 for pie and chips twice. Just no need to fleece people in this way

Have been going to this fish and chip shop for many years, however recently this standard has dropped significantly, only visit now as last resort.

They have been in Mumbles for ever. The takeaway is the same as every other chip shop but much more expensive..they can get away with it in Mumbles

We have been hear on a number of occasions and always had a good meal. fish and batter is always fresh

we recently had fish and chips for four people to take out and what a poor choice it was fish had thick batter on it of which gave a taste of flour on the fish chips were ok would we visit yallops again no but choice is limited as their is only two fish and chips shops with in the area of the mumbles that we were visiting

We have loved this fish and chips in the uk, and his was one of he best we had, even though precooked. Chips THE best

Delicious cod, freshly cooked, crispy batter and a generous portion of chips. Eat them on the promenade overlooking the sea.

We stopped by about 9.30pm in the evening, after a wonderful but exhausting day exploring the many beaches of he Gower. The chips were lovely, and there was a good choice of thing to go with them, from Peter's pies to faggot and home-mode rissoles. We ate them on the promenade, righ across he road from he shop. A perfect end to a perfect day!

Yallops is a good takeaway fish and chip shop. There were eight of us and they cooked our fish fresh to order. The chips and mushy peas were very good, as was the cod. I tried a portion of Faggots with chips and mushy peas, which at about £2.50 all in was excellent value and really good. A pity they do not have a dining room to eat in.