we called here about a week ago ! there's only one thing wrong with this fish & shop and that is…read moreit's to far from me home in Seaton Devon to call as often as I would like . this is by far the best Fish & chips we have had in a very long time we will be back ASAP A little on the pricey side BUT for Great Fish & Chips well worth paying that bit extra .. the staff are friendly and the shop clean & tidy

We visited Blue Ocean to put in an order for 20 of our family members. I called ahead and while…read moreEnglish wasn't their first language they clearly took our order, and correctly cooked up all our food. They were even helpful enough to give us a whole thing of vinegar since it was complicated to know who wanted salt and vinegar, just salt, just vinegar and so on! While we don't visit Taunton very often, there's a reason this place has a line out of the door on Tuesday lunchtimes! Very friendly, attentive, and many of our family having the fish especially said it was the best fish, they've ever had from a fish and chip shop! Very impressive report from some highly critical members who know their fish and chip shops well. Definitely recommended if you are in the area!

What can I say other than for something as basic as fish and chips, Smithy's is probably as good as…read moreit gets. By far the best chip shop in the area. See you soon, Smithy's!

Awesome fish and chips! The owner behind the counter gave me the breakdown on the history of this…read moreplace which has previously been called the batter place and the Dolphin bar. Anyway, I know from friends that this place is an institution and the neighbors all know it and like the fish and chips. I sure did. They were friendly, the food was prepared very quickly, and the location is both prominent and easy to get to.

A top-notch little chip shop on Queen Street, really handy (and tempting) for students from both…read morethe college and the university, as it's on the way into town from both campuses! They do lovely chips and cheese, and all the standard chip-shop fare, but their chips are truly second to none, really delicious. The staff are also very efficient and friendly.

Shut down years ago! Opened twice since as something else but permanently shut now needs to be…read moretaken off website as it doesn't exist

Ghastly food, overpriced drinks - £2.80 for a pint of soda?!…read more We chose this place after recently moving to the area, good eateries are thin on the ground, and this place has good reviews, with an impressive website. Because it was a first visit we both stuck to what we thought would be a safe option- fish n chips, although the menu cited a tomato sauce with it, which seemed a bit unorthodox. When the food arrived, the batter was unfortunately sodden with said "sauce" which consisted of apparently canned tomatoes, olives and capers, and did not complement fish and chips in any way imaginable. The fish inside, was pretty invisible, but what was there, was good quality and cooked nicely, but the skin had been left on, so once that was scraped off, there was very little fish in ratio to (now soggy) batter. The accompanying chips were nothing to write home about, clearly reheated, not crispy, and very floury, more resemblent of potato slices which had been cooked in an oven, than the "proper" chips which they purported to be. Their tartare sauce was great, shame about everything else. It was £13 each for the food, pricey for the portion size and quality of the food, and to charge £2.80 for soda water, when every other pub in the area provides it for free, is nothing short of scandalous. I will never come back. Ugh.

Tried this Fish and Chip shop for the first time recently and found it to be the best I've ever…read moretasted. The chips were freshly cooked and wonderfully crispy and the steak and kidney pie I also had was perfection. If you ever visit Wareham, get some fish and chips and enjoy them on the quayside!

Basil Fawlty of chip shops. And that's where the comedy ends, or is it!…read moreAlthough we live in Axminster we usually go to Chard or Seaton for take aways as they are generally better and will continue to do so when we opt for fish and chips. We placed our order for 1 X small cod and chips and 1 X regular cod and chips, waited patiently for 20 minutes and witnessed the almost laughable service unfold. Total chaos os the name of the game in this chip shop, the order being prepared ahead of ours raised some concerns when a piece of fish that was being picked up with bare hands fell apart in to 5-6 pieces and looked quite inedible once the server had finished with it, however she proceeded to place the fish in with the chips and box it up totally unbeknown to the customer who was waiting outside. Then the confusion and chaos stepped up a notch as all 4 of the serving staff became totally confused with my simple order, namely over the piece of fish on display in the serving cabinet and at this stage each of the serving staff picked the piece of fish up with their bare hands trying to determine the weight of it and therefore whether it was a regular or small cod. I raised my concerns and suggested that if there is confusion over safe food handling and my order that I would take refund and leave. At this point the male server became rather aggressive constantly stating his hands were clean, even though he appeared to be the chap who collected the raw fish from the kitchen before frying it. his aggression became elevated as I continued to raise my concerns over food hygiene, to the point he told us to take our refund , watch my attitude and get out. If the owners of this establishment read this I would seriously advise recruiting some experienced management before your current staff run your business in to the ground.

over £ 22 for not a lot. I took pics but cannot see how to post. £1-50 for what was 2tbls mushy…read morepeas. chips did not look or taste fresh cooked and although was a standard portion it was enough for 2 small children. £2-65. fish £8-00 per medium portion x2. overcooked. £2-75 for 9 breaded mushrooms. wont return, dont waste your money. perhaps its differnt for holiday makers as not going to rely on regular visits. Shame on you.

We had been recommended this place by folks in Woodstock Vermont USA, where we run an award winning…read morehospitality business. We used to live in Dorset and the fact that a recommendation travelled 4000 miles is impressive...but could the place deliver on a damp grey November Thursday? 13.00 struck on the town clock and in we walk to the quiet cafe bar area, to be met by some delightful staff and seated quickly, after a drink in the rather fetching contemporary bar area. Now this place is not just another seaside cafe...oh no...it's a cut above that. The art on the wall has whimsey, and the large arm chairs would be more often seen in an urban Starbucks setting. The restaurant windows all over look the bay and even on a grey November day there was atmosphere, simple jazz influenced music playing at just the the right level to create ambiance and not kill it. The location on the sea front, is a short sea shell throw away from the new beach, you do indeed have lots of sand in Lyme these days! The sea front had a make over in 2012 and now even has a very smart National Trust shop and was a real surprise. We had taken two local friends and we all ordered, fish chips with mushy peas for some, fresh mussels in a wonderful cream sauce for others and tempura battered vegetables. To drink we had Fentimans ginger beer, Guinness and water. All got 10/10. The bill 80 quid for six was very good value, and we left with a wonderful glow, to go to the gallery in the town and buy a small piece of Garry Jones art . He has an art piece on the restaurant wall....a car door...yes an actual car door with a fantastic ceramic dog leaning out of it! Priceless humour that cannot fail to make one smile. This place is a real find and a cut above the average seaside eatery.

This was the discovery of our holiday. We had avoided all week because it looks from the ouside…read morelike it's going to be a bit down market situated as it is amongst the chip shops and amusement arcade. It looks very modern and loud. It was shear luck that we ended up here as we could not get a table at our first choice restaurant. It was really good. Lovely food and excellent entertainment with a very accomlished jazz duo. The atmoshere was brilliant even though it was not full that night. Highly recommended.

Highly highly recommend One of the best meals we had on our…read more3+ week Europe trip Recommend reservations Friendly staff, fantastic food and wine

Very fresh!! Chips were perfectly crisp on the outside, and very hot! The lunch deal is very worth…read moreit. I saw a few people get the cod -- wish I'd tried that instead, even though the haddock was so good!! I really liked the mushy peas here; very rich! I couldn't finish the plate, it was so good and portions were huge! The unfortunate side of solo travel is you can't eat everything

Great traditional chip shop no poxy portions plenty of salt and vinegar and a friendly service…read more Proper British grub