Best Cod and chips in Whitstable

2 restaurant menus in Whitstable, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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The Royal
The Royal
91/100 (2074 ratings)
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Gastropub
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Gastropub
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Soup
Fish
Beef
Fish & chips
Pork
Eton Mess
Cod and chips
Loaded Chips
Chicken Burger
Scampi
Traditional Cod & Chips
Prawn cocktail
Salad
Sausage
Fully Loaded Fries
Beer
Egg and chips
Fried
Master Brew
Cider
Roast Dinner
Hamburger
Sardines
Fish & Chips
Meringue
Beef burger
Cod
Skate Wing
Roast British
Pint of Bear Island
Uncooked Chicken Supreme
Lasagne
Sandwiches
Bear Island Pale Ale
Sunday roast
Ice Cream
Burger
Puddings
Lamb
Sit down
Gastropub
Table Service
American Express
Wheelchair Accessible
Mastercard
Visa
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Outdoor Seating
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Reservations
Accepts American Express
Cash Only
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Lunch
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Dinner
Mid-range
"I've not visited Tankerton for over 25 years, but my partner and I happened to be in the area and popped in for lunch on New Years Day without a..."
Ray Forsyth
"Really great place in a lovely location. The food is delicious, and good value for money. I had mussels, with the best sauce I have had in a long..."
Moira Stuart
"The food here is excellent I have eaten here a few times now and my only problem is trying to decide which delicious thing I will have next. Had a..."
Angela Zein
"Visiting family in Whitstable and had a lovely meal in the Royal. The food was delicious and staff were very friendly. Would highly recommend..."
Mary Robb
"We have a caravan at Seaview and when ever we are down we visit the Royal and although it has now gone from a tenant to a Shepard Neame manage pub..."
Colin Jackson
"First time I’ve been in there really nice place staff was friendly and the food was delicious � will be coming back..."
Chris Wadhams
"Visited here yesterday for lunch - had booked a table. Device was excellent .... Food was lovely too esp the fish 🐟 .... so fresh. Would highly..."
Di Ellen Dooley
"Had not been to the Royal since last year as the place had gone downhill now it's been referbished and change to managed the food was brilliant and..."
Pat Adams
"we had a fantastic meal today celebrating mothers day. Both the food and service was..."
Heidi Firth
"I loved the place had a great Sunday lunch 2 large glasses of merlot and pudding Shirley had same without the wine of course I will return in the..."
Dave Lunniss
"A top pub good friendly staff great food and a great service too, see you..."
Steve Thirkell
"A lovely evening,polite attentive staff and the meals were gorgeous will definitely be coming back here to eat..."
Jennie Keen
"All the food we had was very good. Went there for a group of 6 and everyone’s meal looked delicious. I got the Fish and Chips which I think was the..."
Bennick H
"Positioned on the slopes of Tankerton the Royal is a really nice place to go if you fancy some great food, fantastic views and a good beer. The staff..."
Warren Hobson
"We went on Sunday for dinner but they were short staffed so were only taking diners with bookings so we came back the next day. We were recommended..."
Q N
"Friendly staff, prompt service, nice range of beer on tap, Master Brew was very good. Great food menu, fish & chips, calamari, burgers were very..."
Spencer Russell
"Walked in without reservation today. Sat in the bar area so ordered at the bar. They had Sunday roast, but we went for something lighter. I enjoyed..."
Soraya Viloria Montes de Oca (Iggy)
"Best fish and chips you can ever have! Delicious, crispy and super..."
Pooja Singh
"Excellent customer service food is amazing Victor and taila do welcoming and kind deserves to be full every night..."
Vish Naick
"Great pub with a good range of beers and food. Curry night on the first Tuesday of the month. Top curries..."
Simon Mincher
"Food was decent, quite expensive for what we ordered, fish and chips in my opinion. But it was good. Mushy peas were more like pea soup in my eyes,..."
Natasha Weller
"Called on for Sunday lunch as had not been for a while. Two roast lunch dishes available which was served with a separate dish of 4 vegetables. Good..."
Martyn Dines
"Good roast dinner. Not Toby portions, however, neatly presented with a sharing platter of veg made for a good lunch. Had the Cherry Bakewell..."
Harvey Pitchford
"Fantastic pub. Food is amazing. We've walked in on Sunday without reservation. They managed to squeeze us in between other reservations which was..."
Grzegorz Brozyna
"Came here on a sunny Tuesday for lunch. I wish that they had outdoor seating that was shady bit sadly they didn't so we sat just by the door in the..."
Kay Bee
"Really fun and friendly pub right by the sea. Good choice of beers and decent food to go along. Great location too as it's overlooking the shore...."
Rahul Narvekar
"Another great Shepherd Neame pub. The Royal is situated by the Tankerton Slopes with good views out to sea. There is a nice varied menu and the..."
Mark Thomas
"A summers night, lots of people sitting outside. Quite noisy inside though. Big party of us. You can tell we didn't like the food. Ha ha. All plates..."
Elizabeth Birbeck
Vc Jones Of Whitstable
Vc Jones Of Whitstable
86/100 (3284 ratings)
Restaurants
Seafood
British
Fast food
Seafood
Fast Food
British
Dinner
Lunch
Beef
Fish & Chips
Haddock
Cod
Fish
Cod and chips
Haddock and chips
Chicken & Chips
Fish & chips
Scampi and chips
Fish and chips with curry sauce
Chip butty
Gherkin
Jumbo Saveloy and Chips
Sit down
Seafood
Fast food
British
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Highchairs Available
Takeout
Dinner
Lunch
Cheap Eats
"Been going to v.c jones for 20+ years and the food is as good as it was the first time I gone I love it how it keep it in the family and place has..."
Dale Clarkson
"Traditional fish and chip shop. Excellent good portion size generous (very) really friendly staff We sat in the restaurant part . Would definitely go..."
Elaine Bunn
"My wife and I came down from East Yorkshire to visit our son in Canterbury. Having been to Whistable before and eating here. We went out of our way..."
Jonathan Clark
"Nothing better than cod & chips whilst sitting on the beach after a long week at work. The fish is divine and the chips are the best I have ever..."
Kerry Barrett
"Excellent fish and chips! We were very impressed with the fish and chips. Proper chips and a nice crisp but light batter on the fish. Lush! Wish you..."
Laura Amanda Fisher
"Quality food quality staff was well worth the..."
Geoff Ware
"Coming from Grimsby I don't often eat Haddock whilst away, but have to say this was the nicest fish and chips I've had in a long..."
Simon Clark
"Such delicious fish, light and flaky. As for chips, fresh not greasy. Our second visit and not disappointed. Staff really friendly. A down-to-earth..."
Samantha Temp
"Great quality food. Their reputation is well..."
David Thurman-Newell
"Simply the Best Fish and Chips!! A must try when visiting..."
Andrea Gardiner
"Every time we come to Whitsable we always without a doubt get fish and chips! They are in the best!!! Always good piece of fish and very nice chips..."
Kirstie Clarkson
"Fresh cooked and tastes great!! Cannot wait until the next visit..."
James Lodge
"Lovely food. Really enjoyed the fish and chips. Bread roll wasn't the best however! Waiting staff were great. Only other downside was the dining room..."
Kev Whiteley
"Cod, scampi, chips and mushy peas were delicious and piping hot, and the portions were very large. We couldn't quite finish but wanted to assure the..."
Simon Haynes
"Excellent fish and chips. The beef dripping that they use definitely adds something. Good portion sizes, friendly staff and reasonably..."
Paul Everitt
"This is real fish and chips! Always freshly cooked and tasty. Staff, especially Madeline are so helpful and courteous, always ready for a friendly..."
Philip Thompson
"Had a day out in Whitstable and went in to VC Jones for our Lunch. There were 4 of us and between us we had Skate, 2 Cod and Rock eel with chips and..."
Lorraine Weston
"fish and chips generally is either good, mediocre or bad ... except for about 1 % of the time and this is what makes that rare exception. ..."
Don Silver
"Good ol classic fish and chips. Good..."
xJollisaurus
"VC Jones had incredible tasting fish and chips but the wait for it seemed like it was 40 - 50 minutes long . Which in my book is way too long to wait..."
james cree
"Professional stuff,the size of meal was suitable for two adults . I was really fortunate there was no long queue to order pickup as well ...."
Ahmed Ehab
"Every time I passed V C Jones there was a queue of people so I had to try. Friendly and helpful staff with a traditional fish and chips menu. Beef..."
bertie malco
"Being a seaside town, there are a vast array of places to buy fish and chips. A friend recommended VC Jones however, and it was an excellent..."
Sonia Fletcher
"We had two cod fish and chips with salt and vinegar. Great chips and very tasty fish. There is no dine in option, but you can enjoy it at the beach..."
Ioannis Ioannou
"We stopped for lunch at V C Jones last week. There were four if us. One had Skate, one had Rock eel and two of us had cod, all with chips and mushy..."
Lorraine Weston
"By far the best cod and chips we have ever had! It was worth the wait. No wonder there was a queue as people travel distance to sample the best in..."
Alan Thorne
"This was by far the best fish and chips I have had in all over the uk.. we tried 3 other different restaurants in the twin and this place had the..."
BRAW EATRAW
"Big delicious fish and chips! Price was fine around £10. They charge a little more to sit in so takeaway makes more sense. Loved the fish! Nice..."
Clive F
"Very nice chips, lovely service too. The sausage in batter could have done with a bit more cook time but overall very nice...."
Darent Candles
"No frills restaurant that serves traditional fish and chips with mushy peas (if desired). What makes me give it 5 stars is the fantastic service of..."
Bren Ramsden