Fish & Chips — Restaurant in Arun

For one person treating themselves to a chippy dinner it cost more than £15 to take-away (cod, chips, mushy peas & a tartar sauce) - that’s dining out pricing?! The portion was a medium chips and medium cod (they don’t offer smaller sizes but as a size 8 girl I finished it so it wasn’t like it was a double portion and I was paying single person tax). The batter was entirely soft and the chips soggy and anaemic. The young chap who served me seemed genuinely embarrassed at the pricing but was friendly, sweet and provided good service. I’ve never left a bad review before, I’d always talk directly to the business, but this isn’t a one off, the establishment has no shame in serving well below average food at well above average prices. I guess why not, the tourist foot fall is high enough to not need repeat customers and there is no...

Read the many poor reviews but purposely didn’t tell the other half. We are staying in Arundel and as it’s a Friday and we are away, we wanted Fish and Chips. Turned up, greeted with a warm welcome, chatted about our dog, told us food would be 6 minutes so went for a little walk. Picked up the food, went back to our Airbnb and with a little bit of apprehension due to the reviews, tucked in. What a lovely surprise, fish was lovely and chips were great. Curry sauce was also a delight. I’m not usually one to review but from my experience the 1 star reviews seem very harsh. The other half was happy, mission...

I don't typically complain, but this was incredibly annoying to us. If I pay for large chips (£3.75), I expect to receive a large portion of chips; these were simply disrespectful. Not only  was it a small portion, but they were also barely blanched by the heated oil and tasted terrible. Without exaggeration, the worst chips I've ever purchased in the United Kingdom. If we hadn't driven away, I would have returned them to Trawler's Fish and Chips in Arundel. Is this the...