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Great range of produce and all cooked fresh to order. Excellent, prompt and friendly service…read more Absolutely superb fish and chips. Worth going out of your way to visit. Seating inside, but plenty of benches and spots with views over the harbour, river or castle nearby if the weather's nice.

Top notch fish and chips and the tables outside are a pleasant location by the harbour to eat. And…read morefor sunny days they do good ice creams as well ;)

Very nice staff amazing food. There's something for everyone. The inside is very clean there's no…read morewhere to sit but that's most chip shops.

Food was slow to be served and pizza was horrible but I think it will be better next time we goread more

To be fair, I am a tourist from the US, and so my opinion on fish and chips carries a bit less…read morelegitimacy than a true Brit's. That said, Old Smithy's just served up a plate of the best fish and chips I've ever had in my life. The fish tasted very fresh, offering a vibrant flavor that was severely lacking from some of the battered fish I've had in London. The batter was simple, but fried perfectly. The chips were freshly cut and -- just as the batter was -- fried just right. Hell, even the mayonnaise and tartar sauce (served in packets) were delicious; I could actually taste the egg in the mayonnaise. I often forget that mayonnaise, before becoming the bastardized mayo that pervades US markets, was originally a French sauce. As silly as it sounds, the mayonnaise packets here jogged my memory. I wholly believe that the quality of the fish and chips is a reflection of the local mindset here in Ambleside, where very little seems to be outsourced. Other than freshness, there was nothing else really noteworthy about the food, and yet it's that beautiful simplicity that made it so delicious. And at £6 for a large plate? It was almost unbelievable.

Just had a portion of chips with curry sauce after a few pints. Nicely cooked & open on sunday eve…read moretill 10.30, perfect.

Stopped for fish and chips on our way north. The food is cooked fresh, good sized portions and…read moreeasily the best fish supper I've had in a long time. Friendly staff and a couple of tables if you want to eat in rather than take out. Reasonably priced too.

Loved this fish and chip shop, the food was made fresh, the conversation while waiting was…read moredelightful and we really enjoyed eating them down on the seafront. A great friendly family owned business. For my first trip to Maryport, this was definitely part of the experience that I will always remember - friendly locals business that took time to chat.

On a recent trip to Manchester, my luvley wife, daughter and I went on a coach trip with a group of…read morefriends to Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District. Though it was a cloudy and breezy day, the temperature was quite reasonable for walking the hilly streets and popping in and out of all of the shops. Such a lovely town. With all of that walking, we quickly burned off our light early morning breakfast and stopped in at a patio bar on the main street for a couple of glasses of bubbles and a soda for our daughter while we decided what to do for lunch. I had done some research on the several chippies in town, looking to go beyond the normal fish and chips to scampi and chips. I read that the best scampi is had with full tail langoustine, and that some "scampi" actually contains fish pieces. I asked the bartender her opinion of the best shop in town, and right away she mentioned one that I had read about, Vinegar Jones. In fact, it was right up the street. We made a bee-line for the shop and so had a lot of others as the line snaked out the door. Wanting our fix bad enough, I got in line and ordered fish for the ladies and scampi for myself while my luvley wife and daughter headed upstairs to see if there was seating available, despite the sign on the counter that read "Upstairs Full". They found a table just in time so as I paid for our order, I was told it would be delivered upstairs shortly. The upstairs room is smallish, but had comfortable seating and a nice view out over the main street. Our orders arrived quickly, and the large pieces of fish were ever so gorgeous, piping hot and glistening on beds of chips. It tasted so fresh. But the star of my show was the scampi, full tail tasty nuggets of beauty. With little packets of tartar sauce and a full bottle of malt vinegar in hand, we were in chippy heaven. We had two other meals of fish and chips during our stay in Manchester, but none matched the quality and fresh taste of Vinegar Jones. Cheers!

Friendly, welcoming staff were more than happy to educate an American on the finer points of…read moreBritish chippie offerings. I was well fed and happy! No complaints. Definitely want to visit again next time I am in the Lake District!

This is the only place I know of to get fish & chips in Longtown and was pleasantly surprised at…read morehow good it was. I visit a couple times a month and I'm always quickly served with good food. Prices are good as well.

I suspect Pedro's round the corner might be a better bet. The fish in Cocoa House is stored in a…read morewarm cupboard at the counter and not cooked to order. The fries were ample, but soggy and they wouldn't cook them "well done" since we ordered half an hour before closing time. There were plenty of other fried things on the menu - sausages, scampi etc but they looked a bit tired.

This is a great place to get your morning rolls or something at lunchtime or even at tea time. The…read morestaff are extremely friendly and helpful all the time. Try it for yourself and you'll see what I mean for yourself.