Yates Fish and Chips in Wigan

Used to love this place a few years ago I went every week as I was in the area, it had a lot of older staff and a couple of younger ladies who were all excellent you couldn't fault the food. Fast forward to last week, I went in and ordered fish chips and peas twice, first shock was the price, almost £16! On arriving home and unwrapping them I got the second shock, the fish was so overcooked it was totally dried out despite it being freshly cooked, the chips were awful, looked and tasted like they'd been there for ages and the peas were none too clever either. As for the vinegar it was so weak you couldn't taste it! There was a young lad doing the cooking and two young girls serving the food, probably all on minimum wage and earning a fortune for an owner who doesn't give a toss about customers, looked at other reviews and it's been like this for quite a while now. Well here's a friendly warning, you can only rip someone off once and they'll never come back, eventually word will get round that the food is crap and you'll be out of business.

Called today had regular Fish,chips and peas...Absolutely Delicious...Under 8 quid too....had a Good Laugh with the Owner and his Son...top lads and Who Obviously have been in the Industry for many years...Would.highly recommend to anyone...Great food...Polite Service...food top end...keep up the great work Guys

Dropped in to pick up a large order after hearing some good reviews, I was served by two young ladies who I had a friendly chat with while wrapping up my fish. For such a large order the service was quick and polite and the food was excellent, perfectly battered and cooked fish . I had read reviews about the chips and they lived up to their expectations, the portions of chips were salted very well with the ordered vinegar chips being delicious. The peas were immaculate. The two chicken burgers were delicious and the chip barm was great, all around great cooked food and a very very pleasant experience. Would highly recommend, great service as staff are very friendly. Was served quickly and when I got home the food was nice and hot and tasted amazing. I’ve read some reviews and they do not paint the same experience I had so personally I highly recommend it.

This use to be the best chippy around just had some chips they were that bad they went straight in bin, never again

Absolutely 💯 beautiful fish and chips best by far and staff are always very curtious and a pleasure to take to. We choose Yates over anyone around wigan.

A real "chippy". No kebabs or pizza. All the effort goes into cooking great fish and chips.

Just been for tea chips greasy and fish overdone and very little fish inside very disappointed this is normally my go to chippy 🤢

Excellent service, food is top notch

Best Chippy Chips we have had in a while and good value.

Bought the small fish £2.70 it was so thin at one end and the batter was that well burnt we couldn't cut it with steak knives and couldn't chew it so all we had left was a piece of actual fish that just fitted onto a desert spoon from the slightly thicker end.

Food was not up to normal standards

Great place, great food, great price.

Fish over cooked both times been there

Does Wigan proud. First time having a smack barm and it was quality. My other half's chip barm looked lush too. Unbelievable prices as well, coming from the South. Will definitely be back again when I'm on my way up to Blackpool.

Lovely staff and a great chip barm. The best chips I've had in a long time!

Best chippy tea I have had in a long time.

Great portions and staff are very friendly and polite. Always remember gravy before peas too 😁

Amazing food the best portion size amazing quality 🤤

One of the better chippys in the area. Large fish is massive if you can get one. Service is quick and the staff are pleasant. Recommended. Parking is on the road and can be a challenge.

Traditional, quality chippy great food and service

Fantastic food and good service

Theres fish 'n' chips places then there's Yates which without a doubt a traditional fish 'n' chips place. The way they are supposed to be. All others are 2nd best. Yates is clearly the number 1

Came from Liverpool on a friends recommendation for the best chippy in Wigan and wasn’t disappointed. Lovely lady explained to me what ‘baby’s ed and pee wet’ was so got that plus sausage chips curry and black pudding fritter. It was delicious. Would come back again for the great food and friendly staff.

Not been for yonks didn't disappoint smack barm pea wet superb

A Marus Bridge institution is 'Lilys'. Been coming here for 35 years and the pie chips n gravy has always been top notch. I drive from Hindley across Wigan There's something that the vinegar does to the gravy that makes it taste better. Always avoided the fish cos it's not by the sea but tried it the other week and it was excellent, fresh and battered perfectly. Love a Lily's.

Best fish and chips in town. Great service too.

The chips are always fresh. The staff are friendly, the only down side is trying to park. But hey, the chips and fish are well worth the walk

Food was aids, but the lad serving was nice

My Mrs went for me on Friday 8 th of September 2023 . Got tray of chips and a fish and chips carton of gravy and a curry sauce . I can honestly say the sauce was the best thing . Fish was truly awful and left a nasty taste in my mouth . Went there years back and was good but won’t return again not even if desperate

Spam fritter report. 4.5/5 Real spam, nice batter, a little greasy but not too bad, not too expensive, a little on the thin side. Cut laterally instead of longitudinally so smaller than some but the price reflects this. If you are a fan of bigger fritters just order two. I will next time. The only gripe I have with them is they were a tad too thin, not a deal breaker and possibly a result of the smaller size. If they were thicker then would be a 5/5. One of the better Spam fritters I've reviewed. Chips were not bad, all in all a good chippy will definitely use again when I pass by.

This is an amazing chippy, I have never been disappointed with the food or service. I moved to Wigan from Scotland in 2017, and have tried many chippies in Wigan, but Yates is by far my absolute favorite.

Great fish n chips, reasonably priced and very tasty.

Chips peas & gravy was nice, fish was awful it was dry & looked like processed fish

Absolutely delicious fish and chips. Good service and brilliant atmosphere. Was that good I went twice in a week

I bought fish and chips on Sunday 18 June at around 5pm. I paid over £6.00 and when I got home, I unwrapped my food to find the fish was not only overly battered but burnt and the small piece of actual fish inside was welded to the batter. It looked like it had been fried more than once. A complete waste of money. Very disappointed and won't be returning in the future

Good quality food and friendly service.

Gorgeous white cod fish, lovely and reasonably priced.

Great, friendly service. They went above and beyond for us as we called in 5 mins before they closed.

Always good fish n chips service a little slow as the girls talk more than they aerve

Great food and friendly staff, good sized fish too.

Good food but abit on the expensive side of fnd chips

Good no frills chippy, staff always friendly and food always decent.

Good chippy, I especially like their chips. Portion size is about OK for me (Not keen on chippies that give you massive amounts of chips that you can hardly ever eat.......Seems like a waste of food and energy) Usually have to wait for fish here but it's hardly an inconvenience if you're not in a mad rush. Besides it means you always get freshly cooked food with crispy batter. Parking can be a pain though as it's on a dual carriageway.

A memorable Chippy Tea meal. Proper traditional English Chippy that does a relatively condensed menu very well. So good that we are travelling 25 miles to go back tomorrow and we even tipped them it was so good last time.

Fish awesome chips , otherwise good, peas great, the only let down for me was the so called spicy curry, not a fan I'm afraid otherwise 8 out of 10 👍

fresh and delicious large portions value for families Great service and easy parking

Not much to say about this chippy. Apart from, you get loads of food, fish are massive, service is exceptional, and prices are very good. Only bad thing is limited parking spaces.

Great local friendly chippy, great selection, chips always freshly cooked

Brilliant chippy Fish and chips so tasty

smallest potions I have ever had

Poor parking , location poor for passing by. No pre cooked fish only chips which were a little dry and hard.

This has become my new local and I love it staff are brilliant and food is lovely highly recommend

Best chippy in wigan hands down

Absolutely brilliant fish and chip shop would definitely recommend been going for years

Always busy good food and quick and helpful staff

Gave 5 star normally I have fish with a cone size chips but decided to have a change and try the chicken burger it was 10/10 was lovely better than McDonald’s definitely recommend the chicken burger and definitely recommend Yates staff are so friendly to

Moody rude staff. Ordered a chicken burger I got a piece of chicken in a bun and 10 p extra for mayonnaise! The chicken was so salty it was burning my mouth!! No salad in the "burger" whatsoever. I think I'll go to McDonald's next time. At least you get lettuce in it and you can call it a burger unlike what I got here. That's 99p. This was 1.50 Pathetic!

Really lovely food. Always hot and fresh. Friendly staff. Excellent value

Chips were perfect and the fish was large and crispy. Superb value and a nice chat with the staff. Highly recommended

Best chippy in town. Just waiting for my Friday chippy tea yum

Extremely lovely fish & chips. fish not over cooked like most chip shops.

Always good fish and chips never a problem

This guy LOVES your chippeh teas. Bangs on about it evereh week can’t hear enough about it! I suggest you give free chippeh teas and include that graveh because that stuff is banging !! Keep up the good work. (Bottem guy with the fraud pfp)

good for a friday night chippy tea well good would recommend if you’re in the area. Jeff the owner is the goat as well

Fish didn't taste like cod and the chips were pale

Fantastic food lovely staff, just a bit too pricy and I don’t mind paying for quality. Maybe should be a bit cheaper but still good food nonetheless

Get the battered sausage I shall say no more

Live quite close to here and our usual chippy was closed so called here instead, I'll definitely be calling again, top quality food, it's a proper chippy.

Great portion size at a low price.service was very pleasant.

Had sausage chips peas and gravey.Not the best under cooked chips very bland.i gave it to the dog who refused to eat it

excellent food and service.always call in when I'm passing

Great portions...always got chips 🍟👌

Very cheap huge portions well worth coming off the motorway for

Lovely fish and chips cooked fresh

best chippy around, pleasant staff

Great fish, very fresh, chunky and really tasty.

One of the best chippy in Wigan they also give good sized portions.

Was just passing through wigan doing my deliveries . Nipped in for my lunch. Best fish I have had in a long time.

Brilliant staff ,Excellent meals Hygiene is 5*****

Called on way to daughter's in Wigan historic reputation not disappointed Good meal.value for money girls servingvwere friendly

Travelled up London to try the famous Smack and the steamed puddings. It was worth the travel.

Not been for years but have them a try today. Lovely food, great sized portions.

Always good food, freshly cooked. Well worth a visit.

Awesome. Soft inside, crispy outside, as they should be. Washed down with a Cold Dr Pepper. 🤤🤤🤤

Not had a chippy tea from Yates for quite a while. Very nice, fish was delicious and crispy batter. Good portion on large chips did two of us. Chinese curry nice n peppery 👍

Fantastic chippy always fresh and great customer service

Brilliant food especially the fish , chips are perfect, staff are friendly and welcoming will 100% be going back and heard from people that this chippy is the best and I definitely agree

Sacked this chippy several years ago, the new owners have transformed this to be a high quality chippy, i have just started to be a regular customer again, love that they stay open till 9-30pm 👍

best chip shop friendly staff clean well looked after can't fault it

Nice clean shop ..social distanceing in place .food worth every penny..was really good x

Very friendly and delicious food freshly cooked

Love the fish and the chips. Wish they had fish ready as you do have to wait, but at least you know they're fresh. Parking is an issue at times. Covid compliant. Thoughtfully a make shift shelter has been put outside for the queues when it's raining

It never fails to impress. Everything on their menu is absolutely delicious and even at their busiest time on a Friday their service is genuinely quite quick and efficient. I cannot fault them yet and they have managed really well to stay open during the pandemic whilst having a safe and clean work environment

Excellent as usual, piping hot and served with a smile.

Excellent chips and perfect gravy

Used to like this chippy , was the best fish an chips in wigan but Been a few times lately and dont think I'll bother anymore Fish used to be very nice Got 2 large fish tonight and they where dripping in Grease and tasteless and mushy , wouldnt say they was fresh fish , probably been frozen

The best traditional fish and chips and always seem to be open

Not fussed with the chippy fish greasy pudding not much meat in chips like warm wont be going again 😫

Only ordered fish and peas but it was freshly cooked fish and hot peas, very good. Pleasant lady serving.

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌 absolutely fantastic food fish cooked perfectly old school chip shop curry and a very thick beefy gravy wouldn't go anywhere else