[EDIT: This was a 2 star rating, but after an unpleasant experience the morning after I revised the…read morescore.] I've never understood why so many Chinese takeaways sell fish & chips. It doesn't use the same cooking equipment, the same flavourings, or the same cooking style much at all. But loads of Chinese take-outs are also chippies, and as I've been trying every chippie I can find I thought I'd give the Lloyd Street Chippy a try. Sadly, I still don't understand why Chinese takeaways cuisine-jump, because this fish & chips was just a bit wrong at every turn. Fish & chips, as the name implies, is a simple thing with just two components. And though it is often considered a cheap vehicle for salt and vinegar (or gravy, mushy peas, or whatever), it is best with a bit of flavour and subtlety before you add your condiment of choice. Lloyd Street Chippy simply doesn't deliver either of these, replacing them with lashings of salt. There are three issues with this. Firstly, it creates a very one-dimensional and boring flavour. Secondly, it means that if you ask for it without salt it will taste of nothing at all. Finally, especially when combined with the oiliness of their food, it makes for a seriously unhealthy - and almost unpleasant - dish. And don't underestimate the amount of oil you take home with you. By the time I'd gotten from the shop to my kitchen (less than 5 minutes) my food had soaked through the polystyrene box, paper wrapping, and plastic bag it came in. I can't recall a more greasy fish and chips I've had for years. Lloyd Street Chippy does have some redeeming features, mostly value. At £4.10 and a good-sized portion of fish it is one of the most cost-effective ways to solve a chippie craving around, but even at that price I wouldn't go back again in a million years. Steer clear, and I hope their Chinese food is better.

We happened upon this place when visiting our grandparents after church on a Sunday. After staying…read moreat their house until evening, we decided to get something to eat. They told us about this Chinese takeaway around the corner. They showed us a menu and recommended the salt and pepper ribs, special chow mein and chicken fried rice. Pretty standard fare, we ordered by telephone but found out they don't deliver. But as it was only around the corner, no problem. We picked up the food and when we ate it, we were not surprised but blown away. The salt and pepper ribs were to die for, a crispy crust with a really strong pepper and chilli taste. The other meals we ordered tasted more like dishes from a Chinese restaurant than a takeaway. I actually held off reviewing until I visited this place a couple of more times, just in case everything was a fluke. I'm glad to say it wasn't, we also ended up trying the salt and pepper chicken wings, they were just as good as the ribs. If you ever visit the place, make sure you try the salt and pepper dishes. Eat them before you get home, they taste even better fresh. This place is a little hidden gem, throughly recommended.

Waste of space. Took…read more£150 for a small radiator. Completely messed it up and left a mess too. Would not rectify his mistakes or refund at all. Avoid!

Good service. We finally got something nice and very friendly. We also have something special and…read moreunique for you

Been given a quote for a service a week ago…read more Since then chasing them up to confirm date and time after quote agreed, but completely ignores all messages. Provisionally booked for the service, but again does not reply to texts. Does not show up on the agreed date, I have to chase him up on the day- no sense of respect for the customer and does not take ownership for his unprofessionalism - confirms with me he will come the day after. Does not again confirm time. Does not respect customers time, I have to take time out of my working day to chase him up only for him to not turn up.