Good fish n chips - proper salt and vinegar on the chips! Quick & friendly service too!!! read more

Barnabys Fish Restaurant - Fish & Chips Near Me - Stratford Upon Avon, WAR

Went here mostly for the view and the massive portion of fish they give you! The fish was much bigger than the plate! I could not finish it! My friends live in Straford-Upon-Avon, so they had been to this place before and like it very much. Chips were fat and hot. I prefer skinner chips, but as I have found out, fat ones are the way of the English! It was priced reasonably . It did take a bit to get our order. It was great place to people watch, and central to our "Straford-Upon-Avon in 5 hours" tour. read more

Barnabys Fish Restaurant - Fish & Chips Near Me - Stratford Upon Avon, WAR

Having been here previously over the summer, I suggested we visit to Oli M on our visit to Stratford. The restaurant was very empty, which made a change from the last time I came as it was heaving and the only way to get food was to queue in the take-away section, which was fine as it was a gorgeous summer day so we ate our food by the river which is 2 mins away. This time however we sat inside on a chilly Monday afternoon having visited the Butterfly farm. The inside isn't much to write home about, however we did notice a wall of famous celebs that had eaten there. We both went for fish, chips and mushy peas which were freshly made for us, so we waited about 5-10 mins for our order to be called. It came to about £7.50 including a can of pop. Not cheap for what it is, but worth it! It was very tasty and authentic. So if your after a traditional fish a chips, head to Barnaby's! read more

Barnabys Fish Restaurant - Great Fish & Chips! - Fish & Chips Near Me - Stratford Upon Avon, WAR

I'm not a big fish and chips fan. I pretty much eat it once a year, and I'm pretty certain I haven't eaten anything spectacular just yet. My experience at Barnaby's this weekend did nothing to disprove this. I had a mini cod and chips for £4, which, I felt was rather reasonable. However, during the three minutes it took for me to walk from the shop to a bench and unwrap my takeaway and eat it, the batter had gone soft (although I'm not sure if it had been crispy to begin with) and the chips were a bit on the soggy side. As I picked up the fish with my wooden fork, it fell apart all too easily. Maybe that's how fish and chips is meant to be, but I prefer my batter and chips to be crispy. As Barnaby's had been recommended as being the best fish and chips in Stratford-upon-Avon, I was understandably very disappointed. It still gets three stars though, as it wasn't bad. It just wasn't all that good either. I'm now thinking of turning my once-a-year habit into never-again just because I don't think the calories are worth it! P.S. I'm pretty sure quite a few people will disagree (or they were also taken in by the hype, I'm not sure), as when I returned to the shop to get more vinegar for my chips, there was now a queue out the door for takeaway. read more

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Eh. I always knew I didn't like fish and chips, but decided to give this a try since I was in the hub of fish and chips. My experience here only confirmed my dislike for the "dish." Although the 6.5£ cod and chips is generously portioned, it was way too much fried stuff and way too little flavor for me. Granted, the vinegar and salt did slightly improve the taste, but not by far. I also tried the steak and kidney pie yesterday, and I was not pleased. Perhaps it was the mushed kidney beans that contaminated the steak taste... In any case, I don't particularly like Barnaby's, though I do appreciate its quick service (strangely enough, however, waiting for "takeaway" takes longer than eating in). read more

Barnabys Fish Restaurant - Steak and kidney pie with chips, £6 - Fish & Chips Near Me - Stratford Upon Avon, WAR

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A solid middle-of-the-road greasy spoon. The food is arranged cafeteria-style, which correctly indicates this is not an establishment of the finest calibre. But if you're in the mood for a grease-soaked plate of fish n' chips that won't wreak havoc on either your wallet or your stomach, then you're certainly fine stopping off here. read more

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I was in Stratford-upon-Avon on a bitterly cold winter's day and looking for a place to eat. I stumbled upon this fish and chip restaurant and didn't regret going in. In terms of decor and comfort, this is a pretty standard takeaway/restaurant - nothing to write home about, but not unpleasant either. The food was great, though. It was about £6 for a fish-and-chip supper, which my friends had, and less than a couple quid more for a mixed seafood platter, which I got because I was super-hungry. As well as chips and a beautiful piece of battered fish, it came with scampi, calamari, some sort of fish sticks and coleslaw. Very tasty and reasonably priced. read more

Let's get right to it. This is a fish and chips shop. I like fish and chips and cod and chips in particular. I liked Barnabies. When done right the cod is tender and flavorful in a light hot crisp battered shell. I have had my share of chewy cod and dried out cod. Undercooked cod is just not good. Barnabys hits that sweet spot of crisp batter and tender cod. Served up with real chips. Not the ones covered with crushing powder. Real crisp on the edges and almost creamy in the center chips. I stood behind one person in line at 18:00 and had my hot meal in about 5 minutes. Nice view of the town center as well. read more

Fish and chips just OK. Service very slow. Asked for a banana milkshake and got a glass of warm milk with Nasty banana favoring on it. Manager insisted that's the way it should be. This from a restaurant that advertised as an ice cream place? read more

Maybe the prices are 'budget' for Stratford but I thought it was expensive. I only live 20 miles away! Obviously, being a tourist place, it is expected to cost a bit more. Saying that, I looked at the prices before I went in and though that is wasn't as expensive as I expected it to be so I'd give it a go. It was clean enough, which is a good start. It was quite busy but not packed. I joined the queue to order food for myself and my family. I found the staff to be quite slow. The male staff were also rather rude. I only dealt with one female member of staff (I think she was the only female) who was polite. I ordered our food. I quite clearly stated what I wanted. I repeated what I wanted to the woman at the till because she, apparently, couldn't understand what had been written by her colleague. I don't know how long we waited (certainly at least half an hour) but it was a while and there were other orders called before ours which had been ordered after. We had to wait for a number to be called. When it was, we didn't hear to start with because it was so loud in there. It wasn't particularly busy but there was music on I think it was the radio which was quite loud. Anyway, I went to get our food when our number was called. Three of the orders were fine but I had asked for a chicken salad and chips. I got southern fried chicken and chips. I pointed out that it was not a chicken salad. I was informed that I had not ordered a chicken salad but I had ordered chicken and chips even though I had clearly stated that I wanted a chicken salad AND some chips. I stated this again and was, quite rudely and abruptly, told that it was a choice of chicken with salad OR chips. Clearly, as I am rather intelligent, I had already figured that out which is why I specified that I wanted both i.e. a salad plus a separate portion of chips. I don't know whether they were too stupid to understand that or simply not willing to attempt to understand plain English. So, after I informed them again of what I had actually asked for, I was told that I hadn't ordered that and they would put the order through. As I felt we had waited long enough, I said that I would just have the chicken and chips because I wasn't willing to wait any longer. I certainly had no intention of letting my family eat first and them having to wait for me. When I said this, the (I assume) manager plonked an excuse for a salad on a side plate. The 'salad' was a huge pile of raw kidney beans mixed with a speck of practically microscopic cucumber and celery, a bit of lettuce and a few slices of the world's smallest tomato (which didn't actually taste of tomato). I was not impressed with the fact that it seemed 'chicken salad' actually meant fried chicken with kidney beans. I asked for a chicken salad because I didn't want fried chicken. One redeeming thing was that the food wasn't too bad. The chicken was very hot and had quite a bit of flavour to it. My other half had fish. He said it wasn't terrible but he wasn't particularly impressed with it. My youngest had a mini fish. He ate about half of it. That doesn't say much for it as he loves his fish and eats them twice the size if they're nice! As for the chips, well, they were a measly portion considering the price and they weren't that nice. I like my chips fluffy on the inside and brown on the outside. I think that's how chips are supposed to be. These were very light and I didn't find much of anything on the inside. There were two men on the table next to us who left half of theirs too. It's not because they were big portions. On our way out, one of the staff was clearing up who bumped into me. He had clearly seen me as he walked towards me. He did say 'sorry' but it seemed more out of habit than courtesy. So, all in all, yes the food is OK and the place is clean but it is expensive, the service is terrible and the waiting staff are rude so I will not be going there again and I would not recommend it to anyone else. read more

I am a massive chips fan and whilst in Stratford-upon-Avon with my family we thought we would get some chips for our lunch as it was a nice sunny day. On arriving to the place, there was a massive queue practically all the way down the road. We didn't mind waiting as we had heard good things about the place. Once we reached the till point I noticed that there was only one person serving, which was a little strange considering how busy the place was for the takeaway option. The sit in restaurant side was empty but there was about 4-5 staff waiting around. The service was relatively quick for one person doing a lot of work. It was a little gross seeing the vinegar in a plastic sports water bottle and also seeing a massive tub with all the chips waiting to be fried right next to member of staff serving. They weren't covered or anything. The chips were nice but nothing special. Prices were OK around 2.20 for a standard portion of chips. I can't comment on the fish as I did not try any. read more

Absolute crap. Tasteless fried fish, chips, and horrible mushy peas. And they charge you for non Heinz ketchup. Never again.

Several or our club members used this restaurant on Tuesday when on a day trip to Stratford. We were very early, and ordered and was told the food would be ten mins. The food was ready on time, and looked good. I had haddock, it was a good size and very crispy batter, and the chips were not at all fatty and were good for new potatoes. The other people in the party had cod, their comments were also favourable. Value for money. read more

This place is great on a summers day. It is right opposite the bancroft gardens so you can just grab a take away and sit under the trees overlooking the river. If it just so happens to be raining you can sit inside in the small restuarant that they have. read more