Reviews Fishy Plaice Fish & Chips

Yammin-Yummy says... ... ... 5-STARS+... ... ... Also a Rarely Awarded- '☆BeezyBonus'. . . "Well, where do I actually begin to start, with such an absolutely amazingly appetising selection of FRESHLY prepared food, that one would quite naturally expect to find, already cooked, sitting, waiting for the next hungry expectant customer. Which can, at times, mean up to 10-20-50mins cooked before being placed in front of you. BUT NOT HERE... FRESHLY COOKED. �� Now this gorgeous example of a traditional 'Fish & chip" love affair, established via generations of Friday evenings, has been beautifully crafted to tell your mouth, tongue & tastebuds, "please fasten your seat belts", and then proceeds to give you an incredible roller coaster ride... ... ... One that ONLY seems to go up, Up & UP, as once you've decided what's going in your mouth first (mine was the crispy tail-end) starts your incredible journey upwards; as your eyebrows raise whilst thinking, "OMG, that's Sooooo differently good, light, crispy batter like I've never tasted in my 37 years since starting in the food industry". And then I made the mistake of dipping my haddock in the homemade tartar sauce. That's when the 1st massive scarey thing happened as I thought, "Oh my days; that's BETTER then mine", dipping in again, deeper, actually curving my wrist-action to ensure maximum pickup of that sweet/creamy/tart/caper filled flavour as I reached for a chip to accompany & amplify the excellent experience that I stupidly thought was gonna be a 'standard thing'. Now I dunno about you, but I HATE ANY black bits on my chips and seeing a plate of this size & quantity completely devoid of such objects, made me smile deeply as I greedily 'tucked-in'... Each & every mouthful was an experience depending on how I chose to stack the fork, hahaha. The fish was so fresh I was looking for some sand on my plate... ... ... Each chip a delight to devour... ... ... The mushy peas, warmed normally, NOT microwaved to a mass-hotter-then-the-Sun, went down a treat, and quickly too, for once. The lemon drizzled haddock had to be tied down to the plate, because that batter was so light it almost raised it up to the ceiling. But once that handmade tasty tartar sauce hits it, any & all responsible 'handlers-of-the-fork', WILL ensure its only trajectory can be into your awaiting gullet... (trust me). It was so good, I couldn't bear to leave a single morsel. And with that tartar sauce making even a bulk-standard chip a magical munch, nothing was left, I ashamedly HAD to ask the chef the recipe for 'that sauce' & how he made such a light oil-free beautiful batter too. Staff very attentive, polite & accommodating with a lovely large seating area too. Get ya buns down here quicktime, to make an ordinary experience, into a excellent exciting eating expedition into a dish we all know so well, but made to be so different... ... ... Enjoy.

Very clean, happy friendly staff, my wife and I had cod chips bread roll nd a beer, was top notch will be back again �

We were treated to perfectly cooked chips with crispy cod, battered sausages all the extras i.e. Beans mushy peas and gravy. Absolutely perfect� wonderful service that made both my little boys smile � thank you for making our rainy day � so special �

Yummy food and enjoyed all of it thanks for letting me have lunch here :)

Positively the best fish & chips we have ever had, friendly service & lovely clean restaurant

Warm welcome from all the staff, great food, crispy bits on th chips, not soggy. Best chippy for miles around.

We love it - we go to the St Albans one on Catherine Street. Great food and people. It is my son George's favourite place to go to. Emma x

Best fish and chips in town, we all enjoyed the food and friendly service very much, highly recommended!

Great sea food! Refresh and delicious! And the owner is very nice!

Wanted to say thanks to the staff member who ran down the high street to hand me the item accidentally missed from my order. Food was very tasty as always!

Best fish and chips shop in the area , the young lad in the shop was 10/10 worth getting take away from .

These guys are amazing, never mind the tastiest fish and chips they dish up.....best in st albans by far 😋....but in all honesty, the customer service delivered by the sons owner.....world class. My 7 year old asked me if we could go back....probably for another lollipop and some attention from a man who knows how to get customers coming back.....thank you. Delightful experience x

Lovely clean atmosphere and tables for indoor seating. Brilliant manners and bright smiles from the team and above all else the best chips I've ever had, and I've been up and down the UK. Well done, and even better they do gluten free and vegan options every day which is a rarity from chippies.

Saw they did gluten free batter so we ordered the cod and chips to eat in. The size of the fish was generous, the batter light and crispy, and the chips were the best. The place was well presented and super clean. Best fish and chips we've had for many years. My partner is a Coeliac so it was so nice for him to find gluten free fish and chips but they did warn us it would be cooked in the same fryer as the other batter however he was absolutely fine. Would highly recommend.

Haddock and chips, the fish was delicious, chips need change the supplier 30% of portion was dark inside. Overall recommend.

Simply the best fish and chips ever!! Staff were so friendly, the place is spotless, I cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough!! Its first class!! Thank you so much!