Fish & chips and don't bother with anything else. I've had the shrimp and they're the yucky from the freezer breaded version. I like to dip my fish in malt vinegar but there is no option for that, they either put it on your fish for you or you can have it at the table, not good for me as I always take it to go. I've often thought to bring my own container to put the vinegar in, but then again I might as well just buy it huh? Yeah but I don't eat fish and chips THAT much. They wrap up your food in newspaper, apparently just like they do in London, but I've never been so I wouldn't know. The newspaper does help in quicker clean up though. read more

I'm poor, fat, a girl and a student. This implies that I don't have many calories to waste, I don't have the budget to achieve gout, and I don't have the accommodations to cherry pick tony locations serving gastronaumical orgasms of delight. I also have a Brit BF who longs for the motherland's sweet embrace of haddock fish & chips and some kind of oedipus complex when it comes to food. This place is not in a convenient location. I could not get here by public transportation. It is a small place. With wooden benches/pews reclaimed (or lifted?) from some church. Because nothing says mother England more than obscene amounts of Christianity. I liked the decor. 2 stars. The fish and chips were not so great. The batter was thick. The fish was a bit dry. The flakey white fish was as not very tasty. It required a lot of additions. I'm not a fan of the chips. And the whole portion was just a little too greasy for me. I like light batter. Like tempura. That way it doesn't overpower the fish. Funny thing, the table next to us had two upstanding young gentlemen who spend the entire lunch hour discussing, rehashing, reliving and retelling the events of WWE that occured on the telly the night before. This is the best joke ever: novella-esque stories disguised as a sport and sold to red-necks, who obediently discuss and gossip about the show as if it were real. read more

Perfectly delicious fried fish by the coast. We tried this place not long after moving to the area because we had heard how good it was. I have had a rough go finding decent fish and chips in the bay area since Mr. Pickwicks in Concord closed a few years ago. I am of British ancestry and I grew up on English food, so I am pretty picky about the standards here. This place is incredible, every time, with every meal. The fish isn't greasy at all, and is always fresh. My husband WHO HATES FISH cannot eat their fish and chips fast enough. It has just the right amount of batter so that it is still mostly fish but can hold the vinegar. I also appreciate that they have the malt vinegar on the table because my husband and I can kill a bottle in one sitting. Tartar sauce is for suckers. The ambiance is SO English and the whole place smells incredible. They also have beer on tap. The price is right too, with a half order for $6 and change and a full order for under $10. We love to come here, eat, and then take a walk down Esplanade Beach after. It is cash only, but there's an ATM right across the way so it's no biggie. Also, they aren't open on Sundays. read more

Just the way I remember it as a kid! Now I can enjoy my childhood favorite with my daughter too read more

Camelot Fish & Chips - Nothing beats Fish and Chips for dinner! - Seafood Near Me - Pacifica, California

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I have been a customer for about ten years now. I absolutely love the standard fish and chips, the wife goes for the "Camelot", which is a combination of seafood prepared similar to the fish. The chips are excellent and meaty. Not some thin sliced potato sticks. They are man sized and they are not shy with the portion. If you like side dishes, try their Jalapeno Poppers or their Hush Puppies. I have to say they rank right up there with any that I have tried. One thing I should mention is that they recently changed their fish. They went from a long straight thick portion of fish, to a more triangle shaped fillet/steak. It is still good, but I think i miss the familiar original portion of fish. This is why they get four stars, instead of five. With that said, the breading and oil combination remain very good and a delight every time I have it. Tidbits: #1 Eat there the first time. There is nothing like freshly fried fish 'n chips. #2 If you do eat there, try having the fish salted with vinegar. Makes for a great savory/sour taste that is perfect with the fish. #3 If you take it to go, they wrap your order tightly packed in wax and newspaper to keep it warm, however, this tends to soften the crust if left in the wrapper too long so DO NOT have them put vinegar on it as this creates soggy crust. #4 If you go on a Friday during Lent, call ahead for pickup. You can wait as much as 45min otherwise. read more

Big portions. My hungry husband and I could have shared an order. $10 for xxxx and chips (fish, scallops, clams, etc). Good food. Not too battered-y. The to-go "containers" are simply wrapped up newspaper. No outdoor seating, limited seating inside. Great place to stop by before heading to Fort Funston with the puppy. read more

the best fish and chips, I've had fish and chips almost everywhere, including London. if youre not willing to go all the way to London then Camelot is the closest youll get for good fish and chips. read more

I was totally excited about this spot when we first moved to Pacifica. I absolutely love fish & chips, and this spot is only a mile or so away from our new pad. As much as I wanted to like it though, I was unimpressed. The fish was greasy and rather bland to be honest, and not very appetizing. I may just give this spot a second try someday, with the hopes that my first experience was a fluke, but until then, the two stars will have to stand. *** UPDATE *** So we went back, and I enjoyed the visit MUCH more this time. I'm upgrading to a 3 star for the time being. I think my fish'n'chips were oddly soggy the first time, but they were nice and crispy this time. read more

The one and only time my wife and I went here it was nearly empty and we should have taken the hint. It smelled greasy and the fish, while plentiful, thick and juicy and good was surrounded by a batter that had unfortunately had met an untimely death at the hands of old oil Monster. It had put up a galant struggle: "Maybe it was supposed to taste this way?" but ultimately it failed to save the fair maiden fish that it was supposed to enhance. The Malt vinegar was the only assist that we could find that helped the flavor but it was more like rip the batter off and eat the fish. The fries too were not particularly fresh or ones that we even cared to finish as we love plank-style fries. Thanks BE that the prices were at least on the cheaper side. So, with all THAT going on, in a dark and rather depressing atmosphere, with waitresses who were very much not interested in doing more than writing down the order, I can't say that I would consider going there again. I KNOW this place has gotten good reviews but the one key time I went, it was "Not so much..." read more

After working out at 24 Hour Fitness, I wanted to find a place to eat. When browsing the Yelp app on my iPhone, I found Camelot Fish & Chips. I ordered the combo with 1 fish and 4 shrimp. It may take at least 10 min to have your order ready. But everything is made to order, so I guess it's worth the wait. The inside of the place is small and a few table to eat on. When you have you order placed to go, they wrap your food in newspaper, like back in England. I liked how the fish is coated perfectly and the shrimp has more of a breaded coating, but it still good and crispy. The "chips" are really thick potatoes that are freshly cut. Service is ok. I would give this place another chance. read more

Camelot is my husband and I's favorite place to get Fish and Chips in the Bay Area. We live in Daly City and it is well worth the trip to Pacifica to get some of their large-sized crispy battered fish and wedge potato fries. We love to get the food to-go so we can eat at the beach just a block away or eat it in, and enjoy the fantastic England-style interior. The ladies who work there are always very friendly too. I highly recommend visiting this hole in the wall spot. read more

LOVE THIS PLACE! I'm sure this place is making a killing right now, especially now that its the Lent season. Regardless, this place makes the best fish n chips in the area... if not the Bay Area! My usual is the 2 piece fish n chips. The consistency of the batter is like no other! Super crispy with LOTS of flaky fish! Man, just writing this review is making me hungry! Be prepared to hit up the ATM first, this place DOES NOT accept credit cards. read more

My mom and grandma owned a few chippy's in England for a while and so I have pretty high standard for fish n chips. My mom's fish n chips are always the best. My mom was with us when we tried this place out and it was definitely up to par. My mom says she peeked into the kitchen and they use the same methods that she did when she was working at the chippies. An old English feel makes it seem even more authentic, with the New Castle and all the yummy English chocolates. We ordered the shrimp, clam strips, zucchini strips, mushrooms, fish, hush puppies, scallops, and chips (fries). Of all, we enjoyed the fish, zucchini, clam strips, and hush puppies the most. We still prefer my mom's fries over theirs, but we goggled them up anyway. Next time we're ordering the oysters to try. All in all, very solid place. There was a line when we got there, we almost left because of it, but we asked and they said we would sit next. So we stayed. Most people order to go, i guess. I did notice that if we wanted to order it to go, we definitely could have, as everything is fried and stays burning hot for a nice amount of time, so it will probably still be hot by the time we got it home to eat it. We will definitely be back. read more

I'll keep this as short and simple as possible. 1. Cute little spot, literally a hole in the wall 2. Service was great. Went there today and was more impressed with the cashier/host/table cleaner. She's a keeper! 3. A handful of tables. 7. 4. There is a small bar area (seats 3 or 4). Issue: It's blocking the way to the bathroom. You literally have to ask the people who are sitting to move or give way. You have to squeeze yourself sideways to get through. I am sure this is a fire hazard issue and if the fire marshal has not yet cited this place, I would not be surprised if it's been ignored being that this establishment has been around since the 60's. Small town = looking the other way. 5. It's not a place where you can sit back and enjoy your meal and drinks. People are watching you like a hawk. Pretty much like, "hello, when are you leaving, are you done? we want to sit and eat" look. You'll get the same from the host/cashier, although she's sweet and seem to always ask how you are doing. I think it's more like, "I'm checking in on you cause there are people waiting to take your seats" look. Next time we'll order out. First time dine-in and last. The sweet girl being a super woman in the front doing everything. She's awesome! read more

I don't normally leave negative reviews, and consider myself to be super understanding, but I don't understand all these positive reviews I called in at 320pm to place an order for pick up. During these times I especially appreciate being able to call ahead to be able to get in and out quickly and easily. Camelot Combo (my first time here so we wanted to sample a little of everything - and with such raving reviews we were hoping to get a nice sampling for our next order). I asked to sub fries with zucchini, which is just $1 more, and had asked if instead of shrimp we could sub for something else. The receptionist/host was more than happy to accommodate that so we asked to sub for more scallops. Short turn around time, maybe 15 min. By the time I arrived to pick up, my food was waiting for me and ready to go. I was relieved to see they have signs everywhere reminding customers that they are required to wear masks and limit one party of three inside for order/pick up at a time. Great way to enforce social distancing. Quickly paid for my order and went home so we could taste this highly raved about food. When I got home, however, I realized my order was incorrect. The only thing inside the box was some zucchini chips and some jalapeño popper looking item. I called back and let them know I might have been given the wrong order. The receptionist/host apologized and offered to refire our order and apologized stating they had a new cook. I understand, mistakes happen. A little annoyed I had to drive back again but I was glad they were already working on my new order. After getting there, waited just a few minutes for the correct order. Got the order and ventured back home to try the food. I will say, the food was still hot when I got home! And the outside breading was nice and completely crispy! That was good. But that's also where my positives end. There's no real seasoning on the food just breaded and fried. So everything was bland. The zucchini chips were crispy on the outside but completely overcooked and total mush on the inside. (I mean it happens zucchini is watery). We just had a couple zucchini but tbh seemed more like breading so we moved along to something else. The scallops (which under normal circumstances are usually my absolute favorite) were completely over cooked as well. Also some were so thin it was basically taking a chomp of just breading. The rest were so rubbery it was hard to chew. We only picked at a few and moved onto the next item. The fish had a nice batter that was also still crispy, but was also completely overcooked. Rubbery and tough. We basically just had a few pieces of the batter and left the rest of the fish (it was really really tough/rubbery - hard to eat) I know they are working with a new cook so I can understand that cooking temps may not be ideal, but the food also didn't taste fresh. Maybe it's frozen and then fried? I'm not sure. Plus it seems like there's so much breading on stuff the only way to get the outside crispy would automatically result in an overcooked seafood item. The real reason I'm writing the review was the last item in the combo. The fried oysters. These are the things we saw in the other order what we thought were jalapeño poppers. When we bit in, a huge gush of milky liquid shot out of both of the oysters we tried. It tasted BAD and the inside looked so unappealing we stopped eating immediately. This last bite really sealed the deal, and the rest of the food was unfortunately thrown out. I don't feel we got $21 worth of edible food. Not one thing in the order tasted so good that we finished it. Basically just nibbles on everything and it had to be thrown out. We hate throwing away food but it was just not good... Now about an hour later, we've already thrown up. I just hope we don't have food poisoning from this. I hope we just had a really REALLY bad meal this one time but honestly I am not sure we will be back. I can understand we are all in hard times right now, but that's also why we don't have money to throw away on food that's not good and also makes us sick. I was really hopeful based on the reviews and also the friendliness of the receptionist/host but I'm still pretty nauseous so it's not looking good. read more

This is long overdue. We've been going to Camelot since 2006 and we are still huge fans of their fish and mushrooms (they serve a lot of the chips/ fries, so we always get mushrooms). It gets really crowded over the weekends, the place is pretty small, be prepared to wait to be seated which usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes. By far the best fish and chips I've tried in the Bay Area. We were just at Pier 39 and had the fish and chips at Chowder and TJs but Camelot in Pacifica is a no brainer. read more

Fish and chips just as good as England! Would of been nice to have fresh tartar sauce but overall scrumptious! Yummy!

As a San Francisco area transplant and resident (Daly City) of British origin, it was a pleasant surprise to find this Fish & Chip shop in Pacifica. I ordered a Camelot Fish & Chip plate. The fish was great; -- cooked just right and the batter was moist inside and out and not overly crunchy. The perfect freshly cooked chips reminded me of those I grew up on as a kid in England and I loved the availability of the table side malt vinegar. The only challenge I faced was the table side salt just didn't taste salty enough. Perhaps it's that the quality of salts differ here in the U.S. compared to our British counterparts. Service was friendly and love the fact that you can purchase a British ale draft or shandy, too. I can't wait to bring my visiting British mother here. She'll love it! I'm now a regular customer. Oh, yes, the price is right, too! :-) read more

Camelot Fish & Chips - Combo Platter - Seafood Near Me - Pacifica, California

It was my first time eating here. Boy was it good! I had the combination with scallops and hush puppies. The fish was piping hot and the scallops were very flavorful. The hush puppies were a home run. Since I am from the east coast, having them made me think of home back east. read more

Camelot Fish & Chips - A Combination with Scallops and Hush Puppies oh yum! - Seafood Near Me - Pacifica, California

Frankly, I'm quite astonished that some people like this place. On one hand, the place has the potential for being quite charming. On a far more important hand, the fish and chips we had there were really quite horrible. My fish seemed like some sort of greasy, battered fish leather and the chips were only useful in distracting me from the awful fish only slightly. I don't know whether I was simply there on a bad day or whether I'd experienced what they typically offer. All I know is that the food was bad enough that I won't be giving them a second chance. Ever. read more

First, CASH only. Second, CASH only. Third, great Fish and Chips! Awesome oysters too. Crispy on the outside, moist and flavorful on the inside. Chips = best stuff on this side of the Atlantic! They have a bunch of beers, too, so don't worry, if you need a quick pint, they have those. Fourth, service is friendly. They take a while to make the food, but it is so WORTH THE WAIT. Fifth, prices are moderate. Quality for your buck. Sixth, decor is simple, lots of British paraphernalia, clean tables and comfortable bench seating and chairs. Totally a pub! What a great find--support your local shops! read more

I'm definitely not a fried food enthusiast, but I give Camelot's FIVE stars. Yes, FIVE stars! Best fish-n-chips in the Bay Area! Even though the restaurant is undersized, the environment is very welcoming with walls surrounded with original and creative signs and images promoting alcohol. You obtain the feeling you're in an English Pub. The employees are exceedingly friendly and welcoming. Their smiles are contagious! In regards to their choices and the food, their menu is simple and the food if ARTERY CLOGGING GOOD. What to choose on the menu? Choose anything! Just make sure to order a beer along with your meal and to soak that fish in vinegar or tarter sauce. Many of my friends, family, and coworkers love and enjoy their visit to Camelot's either dining in or taking it to go wrapped in newspaper. If you're craving some fish n chips, don't go to your local popular American restaurant. Instead, visit CAMELOT'S where each visit is ARTERY CLOGGING GOOD. Warning: Watch out for elderly drivers especially when they attempt to reverse their car. Camelot's, visitors, and residents have been harmed by these deadly reversing elderly. Haha! read more

We came here for the second time on Saturday. We came again because we were in the area and it is very hard to find a place that serves clam strips. The clam strips were good, the fries were good. The fish is good. Here is why they only get two stars. The only accept cash. Normally I wouldn't have a problem with that. It becomes suspicious when there is an ATM machine built in to the building RIGHT NEXT DOOR to this restaurant!! SERIOUSLY ITS FEET AWAY!!! So it seems to me they care more about their bottom line then customer service. Will not be back again. It's shady that the atm is there because one would suspect that they are getting a kickback from the atm owner or perhaps they even own it. COMMON SENSE!!! read more

Camelot Fish & Chips - Clam strips - Seafood Near Me - Pacifica, California

To quote the infamous Salt n' Pepa: Say, say (Ooh) Say, ooh Say, say (Ooh) Say, ooh Dee J: Yeah, what's up baby Camelot: Oh, I'm chillin' Dee J: You know, you got me thinkin' about you right Camelot: Right Dee J: Word up, I wanna see you, what's up Camelot's food is really good. I just stopped by yesterday for a little treat and they were closed. I guess when that little old lady drove her car through the front of the store, the employees realized they could be spending their Sundays at church rather than serving up beer battered fish. read more

Amazing food and good vibes. Everything on the menu is a winner! Best fries in town and so much cool British stuff all over. Whenever I'm in Manor it's a no-brainer to get an order of fish & chips. Seriously: so good. read more

Great beer, Fresh BIG pieces of fresh fish, good batter and never over fried. Since the fish fillet is so big, it's always juicy when you bite into it. Other stuff is hit or miss (shrimp, oysters, clams, etc) so consistency oh those are just eh. But the fish is always good, fries always hot. Service is typically good, but there's only one girl in the front so can get slow. It's mostly the annoying 1st time patrons that make it feel like service is slow though. The waitress is always super nice, even when she's dealing with the entire place by herself. The others are hand dipping your fish in batter and breading in the back after you order guys... chill out. I'm asian so I'm used to all cash places, not going to complain about that. Just prepare before hand or buy some gum at safeway across the street. read more

I do love a good portion of fish and chips - but nothing is worth a 40 minute wait just be told its going to be another 20mins and all I wanted was a portion of chips to go ? Its a chip shop - how can they not have chips constantly ready on a friday evening around 7pm ?! When I have had the chips they are ok - but you can smell the Oil they cook in is not fresh. Still seeking a great Chippy on the coast. read more

Over cooked and a very long wait. Not a lot of flavor either. The oil was old. At least a few days old. There were burnt particle of old fried stuff on the top of my fish. Left a really bad taste in my mouth. Upside : Staff was friendly and the place was clean. read more

Love this place. Light crispy batter on fish. Fries are NOT soggy like some places. Lots beer varieties. Almost feels like a proper pub. One of my regular eats. read more

Camelot Fish & Chips - Mmmm, yum. - Seafood Near Me - Pacifica, California

It's a standard fish-n-chips joint. Not bad, not good, and probably somewhat below average. Fish didn't seem like cod. Don't get the 'calamari,' since the calamari is just those squid rings - and they tasted kind of like chalk to me, probably just a cheap bag of frozen calamari rings. They also have chicken-n-chips, oyster-n-chips, shrimp-n-chips, and so forth and none of them seem high quality or anything. The sauces like tartar sauce or ketchup are all pre-packaged, nothing 'homemade.' The back kitchen is a small/narrow row of deep friers, and that's really all they've got here. If you're looking for a quick snack, it's not bad. But don't expect any memorable food (except for the spectacular views if you drive out towards the beach). ie., a picnic here may be fun. read more

Nice location for London style pub food, such as fish and chips. Small and intimate, with a neat decor.

Camelot's was legit even before I knew they have a name. My old boyfriend introduced me to this spot one night when he brought it home unexpectedly. I was in heaven: from the first bite to the last, it was an amazing meal, and here's why: The Fish is so tender and flaky, but not too greasy because someone with their head on decided it would be a good plan to wrap your food in newspaper, brilliant (and a good money-saving tactic for them)! The Chips are thick, not too salty, some are soft, some are crunchy, I'm not sure how they do it, surely on accident, but I'm loving the effect. Clam Strips are tasty as well. If you can't drag anyone out to Princeton or Barbara's Fish Trap, try the clam strips at Camelot. Now that I'm of drinking age and have dined in at Camelot's, I appreciate the brew options to accompany my dinner, and how could anyone not get a beer with fish and chips? And the decor is great. Lots of dark wood and cool trinkets. I really want to go back for the Prime Rib sando as it sounds amazing. Camelot is a true gem of Pacifica. read more

...K R. ... ..."I REALLY don't understand 'alec m's' disdain for this place.. Those that long for those classic 70s style fish/chips joints... need look no further. It can get crowded during key times, so be smart and order over phone (like 20-25 minutes ahead of time). Family run biznezz too. read more

Deep fried goodness. This is "the" go to spot for fish & chips in SF. The fish is served in newspaper and they're in Pacifica so you know the seafood is fresh. The fries are cut thick and get soggie quickly that's the only drawback (I like thin cut pom frites type fries). But the thick fries do absorb the extra grease. :) If you love fish & chips, you'll love this place. read more

Best Fish-n-Chips in the bay. Thats saying alot, i love the small hole in the wall, ma & pa set up, the location is just right by the free way, and the food is well prepared. read more

My fiance picked up food from here so I did not actually go here. But he said the place was small but very british looking and seemingly authentic. He had the fish and chips and I had the chicken and chips. He loved the fish but thought it was strange that they did not have their own tartar sauce and the packaged kind they give you was not good at all. My chicken was SOOO GOOD! I am still craving it! Too bad we got it on a Saturday and they are closed Sundays, I'll have to wait until Monday for more. We both agreed that their "chips" or fries rather were not good at all. They were both soggy and hard at the ends.... not sure how that happened. Maybe it was a one time thing. I am hoping so because I want more chicken and my fiance wants more fish! And for all you picky eaters out there like me, the chicken is all white breast meat and was exactly what I look for in chicken. The best part of this place is that they serve........ Deep Fried Mars Bars....... yes this is not a treat you should be having on a daily basis but I had a deep fried snickers bar at a state fair eight years ago and have been looking for another ever since. I was so excited and it did NOT disappoint! So crazy good. This place is cash only so beware. My fiance said not a lot of seating so go when it isnt particularly close to a meal time or take it home or somewhere else to eat. Is it monday yet? read more

Been coming here for years, it's slowly gone down hill but I still love it. I tried calling for an hour and got a busy signal. Went to the place and ordered and waited outside alone with no other customers for 40 mins. There business model needs to be reworked and brought up to current tech. No reason fried food should take longer than 15 mins with no one in line. I'm afraid this place won't last if they can't figure out how to get things going. read more

I'm already craving for more fish and chips. Didnt dine in but my lil brother got take out. he ordered the trio and BOY. was the fish GOOD. omg. the batter was crunchy and inside the fish literally just flaked off. the french fries was okay. kinda soggy. like everyone writes -- cash only. i'm going to try and dine here soon. i want more fish!! :D read more

A great local place for seafood and chips (fries). I moved here last week and was stunned by the amount of local places that's around Camelot and Pacifica in general. Cash only place, extremely small which is why I took off the star but the friendliest people ever. Tasty food and Guinness cocktails. I will definitely be coming back read more

We usually go here when we are in the mood for their fish and chips or for the camelot. We've had it to go which sometimes isn't as good as when we eat the food there. today we ate our food their. I had the fish and chips and my honey had the camelot. And I can definitely say it was Delicious! Yes its greasy but it it GOOD! When we got our food it was still hot, fresh off the deep fryer. Service is great there. I would come back here any time when in the mood for fish and chips. (Oh and the other thing is CASH ONLY.) read more