A serious contender for worst chip shop in Britain awards.....Infant sized potions at over inflated prices, they do like to over cook their food too which (if you can find the food) isn't very nice.
FixinTo
Hands down the worst Fish and Chips I have had in the World. The chip portions were meager and the chips were dried up and tasted like they had been cooked in 3 day old oil. The fish was completely dry and had actually shrunk within the batter. The curry sauce was lacking in consistency and flavour. Very friendly Staff.PLEASE NOTE: I was last in England just over two years prior to this visit and their food was much better probably a 7.5/10 Something or someone has changed at this establishment.
abbey churchill
Really great service, great food!I bought from here for my house move back in September, and they nailed the order for over 15 people! The chicken fillets were so good, I had to get them again the other day ☺️ the food was all ready quickly and the chips were excellent ??
Maisie Davis
£12 for 2 sausages and 2 portions of chips absolute madness!! Worse thing is the chips are awful £3.40 for 1 portion. I get the price of produce has gone up but that is absolute greed.
UKBluePassport
Ordered a take away dinner for my partner and I, and returned home to discover I'd been given only 17 chips in a £3.20 portion that was wrapped to look fuller.
Shane Keller
Two orders of fish & chips with mushy peas and we could not even finish it! Huge portions, well cooked and not greasy. Friendly staff. Can’t wait to come back on our next trip to England.
Clair Lloyd
We both purchased battered sausage and chips. Best chips ever!!! Lovely guys behind the counter, service with a smile ?
Stephen Bailey
We had three Fish & Chips and a sausage tonight and the fish was smaller than a child's portion at my local Shop. After removing the batter you can see how little amount of fish there actually was. I spoke with the manager and said there was nothing he could do. I would not recommend, even my son commented that he thought the fish was his battered sausage when unwrapping them, it was that small!!! Worst takeaway I have had in years.
Samuel Lewis
Just shocking! Unfortunately this is the only Fish and Chip shop in Chipping Norton. I STRONGLY advise driving out of Chipping Norton to get Fish and Chips, this is what we will be doing in the future. We had 3 X Fish and Chips, and the fish was the WORST we have ever seen. No light, fluffy batter as it should be, the fish literally snapped in half, and was like cardboard. You can tell these guys have no competition, as their standards are woeful. They even hold back on giving a good amount of chips. AVOID!
Katarzyna Koszkul
Don't waste your time!Three occasions I placed an order and all were disappointing. Service skill is absolutely non existent, not even hello from the owner or young staff - even though 5 people standing behind counter and no customers inside. Chap actually walked away from counter when I walked in and said hi. Whispered to the older guy and after minute of wondering round finally came to take order. Very okward. I repeated order three times and still got asked about it again as if no one heard me.... like talking to the wall. Sad that the owner gives this bad example....Food is horrible - masterpiece to fudge up fish and chips.... Uncooked chips, old onion rings , cold(!) Fish... all my three experiences with this place. Last time I ever came, rather use Bloxham or Banbury which are always friendly and food is never bad!
An awful undercooked, soggy mess of a fish and chips. Threw most of it away. How hard is it to cook chips properly?
Caroline E
We gave The Artic Fish Bar the benefit of the doubt, after an average meal some months back. But unfortunately, this evening we had a meal that indicates the establishment has actually gotten worse! We ordered 2 portions of Haddock & Chips. At first, the portions looked generous but on closing inspection, under thick greasy batter, was a rather paltry portion of fish. One of the portions of chips was mainly made up of scraps. We’ve had tastier (and significantly cheaper) Haddock & Chips from the freezer section of our local supermarket! We definitely won’t be returning and we would advise others to steer clear to avoid disappointment!
Stephen B
Tiny fish portion that was smaller than a child's portion at my local. Waste of money and honestly the worst takeaway I have had in ages!!!
Lester The Happy Gardener
Went in today 18th may 2023.First time ever ordered 2 fish 1 chips £18.00 pokey bit of fish portion of chips small for me not worth the money.Perhaps less staff 3 serving 1 cooking only me there.Well won't have to worry about my next visit as I'm not going back
A serious contender for worst chip shop in Britain awards.....Infant sized potions at over inflated prices, they do like to over cook their food too which (if you can find the food) isn't very nice.
Hands down the worst Fish and Chips I have had in the World. The chip portions were meager and the chips were dried up and tasted like they had been cooked in 3 day old oil. The fish was completely dry and had actually shrunk within the batter. The curry sauce was lacking in consistency and flavour. Very friendly Staff.PLEASE NOTE: I was last in England just over two years prior to this visit and their food was much better probably a 7.5/10 Something or someone has changed at this establishment.
Really great service, great food!I bought from here for my house move back in September, and they nailed the order for over 15 people! The chicken fillets were so good, I had to get them again the other day ☺️ the food was all ready quickly and the chips were excellent ??
£12 for 2 sausages and 2 portions of chips absolute madness!! Worse thing is the chips are awful £3.40 for 1 portion. I get the price of produce has gone up but that is absolute greed.
Ordered a take away dinner for my partner and I, and returned home to discover I'd been given only 17 chips in a £3.20 portion that was wrapped to look fuller.
Two orders of fish & chips with mushy peas and we could not even finish it! Huge portions, well cooked and not greasy. Friendly staff. Can’t wait to come back on our next trip to England.
We both purchased battered sausage and chips. Best chips ever!!! Lovely guys behind the counter, service with a smile ?
We had three Fish & Chips and a sausage tonight and the fish was smaller than a child's portion at my local Shop. After removing the batter you can see how little amount of fish there actually was. I spoke with the manager and said there was nothing he could do. I would not recommend, even my son commented that he thought the fish was his battered sausage when unwrapping them, it was that small!!! Worst takeaway I have had in years.
Just shocking! Unfortunately this is the only Fish and Chip shop in Chipping Norton. I STRONGLY advise driving out of Chipping Norton to get Fish and Chips, this is what we will be doing in the future. We had 3 X Fish and Chips, and the fish was the WORST we have ever seen. No light, fluffy batter as it should be, the fish literally snapped in half, and was like cardboard. You can tell these guys have no competition, as their standards are woeful. They even hold back on giving a good amount of chips. AVOID!
Don't waste your time!Three occasions I placed an order and all were disappointing. Service skill is absolutely non existent, not even hello from the owner or young staff - even though 5 people standing behind counter and no customers inside. Chap actually walked away from counter when I walked in and said hi. Whispered to the older guy and after minute of wondering round finally came to take order. Very okward. I repeated order three times and still got asked about it again as if no one heard me.... like talking to the wall. Sad that the owner gives this bad example....Food is horrible - masterpiece to fudge up fish and chips.... Uncooked chips, old onion rings , cold(!) Fish... all my three experiences with this place. Last time I ever came, rather use Bloxham or Banbury which are always friendly and food is never bad!
Restaurantji Recommends
Where’s the fish? Pricey aswell
An awful undercooked, soggy mess of a fish and chips. Threw most of it away. How hard is it to cook chips properly?
We gave The Artic Fish Bar the benefit of the doubt, after an average meal some months back. But unfortunately, this evening we had a meal that indicates the establishment has actually gotten worse! We ordered 2 portions of Haddock & Chips. At first, the portions looked generous but on closing inspection, under thick greasy batter, was a rather paltry portion of fish. One of the portions of chips was mainly made up of scraps. We’ve had tastier (and significantly cheaper) Haddock & Chips from the freezer section of our local supermarket! We definitely won’t be returning and we would advise others to steer clear to avoid disappointment!
Tiny fish portion that was smaller than a child's portion at my local. Waste of money and honestly the worst takeaway I have had in ages!!!
Went in today 18th may 2023.First time ever ordered 2 fish 1 chips £18.00 pokey bit of fish portion of chips small for me not worth the money.Perhaps less staff 3 serving 1 cooking only me there.Well won't have to worry about my next visit as I'm not going back