This is the best chip shop for miles, ask for a potato scallop for a real treat. Battered laver is…read morean acquired taste but well worth a try. Friendly staff as well, always ready for a laugh and make all customers, local or not welcome.

Superb clean facility and the cod was fresh and my meal was cooked to order. I took it to the Champ…read morenext door (who encourage such activity) and had an excellent pint with them. Most clients at 19.30 on a damp Thursday night in February had had the same idea.

I don't know why there is a queue outside Sylvesters, although up until recently it was the only…read moretake away. The chips are frozen and when they run out of fresh fish you just get frozen fish as well. and the fish is small.The quality is not up to scratch and the other new fish and chip shop along the road is much better. They use real potaotes to make their chips with.

The Golden Fry in Westward Ho! is easy to find on the main road in the village. It is opened from…read moremidday until late. There is a small amount of seating right outside the shop but if full there is plenty of benches to sit on - with sea views! The chips are lovely from here and they also do a wide range of items to go with them including fish, chicken etc. They also sell drinks. Sadly as this fish and chip shop is in very much a tourist area the prices are a bit expensive which I think is a shame for the locals. However the portions are quite large. It does get very busy during the summer season but it is well worth the wait. Wooden forks are provided but sachets of sauce is extra!

I live in the US now and I am visiting my parents who now live in the area. Our Canadian family is…read morein town and we wanted to get them a nice fish and chip meal. It's been a little while but the fish here although was freshly cooked wasn't coordinated with our order of chips. The fish they had cooked and ready and sitting on the top wrapped up for a few minutes waiting for the chips because by the time the fish was cooked, there were no cooked chips left in the tray to serve up. Our fish waited for the chips, when the chips finally came we were handed them pretty quick but by the time we got them home the fish was disappointingly a little cold. Aside from that, it tasted good however the fish I had was a little boney. Overall this place is set up for speed as much as possible but needs a little more coordination on serving to maximise the quality of the meal.

Visited last week for the first time. I go to Bideford weekly to shop. Lovely chips and good…read moreportion. Went again last night, very disappointed. The portion size had shrunk - more packaging than chips. It isn't cheap either. So, what I thought might become a weekly tradition - chips on the way home won't be happening.

I wouldn't say I'm fussy when it comes to Fish & Chips, I just expect them to be proper chunky…read moreEnglish Fish & Chips. So I was ecstatic to discover the Mermaid. If you are looking for good old fish and chips, wrapped in paper, to eat by the seaside, then please bypass the numerous kebab and fast food eateries dotted along the main commercial streets in Bude. Instead, pop just off of the main street, tucked in a side road, to The Mermaid. I had a Cod and Chips, which I could barely even finish for a fiver, a fiver! Given the price of cod in most chips shops I have visited locally, I was amazed. Cheap, tasty, huge portions, exactly what I want in a chippie!

Great fish and chips in a smart setting, served by friendly and attentive staff…read more The Welcome Fryer was an on the spot choice for us and we were not sorry we bobbed in. As it was lunchtime we opted for the lunchtime special of fish (haddock or cod) and chips with a cup of tea or coffee - those who did mushy peas added them. Everything was excellent and freshly cooked, the fish was crisply battered and not at all soggy with oil, as it can often be. Mushy peas tasted as they should without the need to be seasoned. All in, four grown-ups and a very hungry toddler were well fed and watered for £20.

Visited the takeaway and had a very pleasant reasoanbly priced meal…read more Good portion of fish and chips, which represented good value for money. The kids had 1 of the childrens boxes each, which came with a drink we will definetly go back.

The food was absolutely gorgeous, lots of options for everyone. The servers were all so kind and…read morefood was prepared quickly too. Overall amazing place, will definitely be going again

A wonderful fish and chips restaurant. Yes, there's a long queue to get in. The food is absolutely…read moredelicious and there is a huge variety of food on the menu. We went on a Friday night at about 8. We got a table relatively quickly (despite there being a group of over 10 people who came in at the same time). The service was very good, they got us everything correctly and pretty quickly. I hope to go back again soon!

I think this is the best Fish and Chip Shop in North Devon and I have tried them all many many…read moretimes. They have the best food and are a lovely bunch of people too. When my wife and I are back in North Devon from the USA she always insists we go there.

Lovely fish and chips recommend. The cheese burger quite nice if u want to take to Instow beach…read morefairly quick

Best fish and chips in North Devon, third year in row. All freshly cooked to order. Cod is light…read moreand moist, thin batter, chips fluffy and melt in your mouth! Deserves their awards. Even the mushy peas were delicious, right consistency. It's a take-away but there are seating for 12 people, and seating for take-away customers to wait for their orders.