This a genuinely unique place to go for fish and chips. There is an outside seating area overlooking the harbour and fishing boats.
The service is good, the staff were really friendly and attentive.
The haddock was beautiful although the batter was a bit on the soggy/greasy side. Slightly disappointed at having to pay £1 each for cheap ketchup; expected for Stokes or Heinz, but not cheap watery ketchup.
We will however definitely be going back again - what a lovely spot.
This was my best part of my trip to Southwold. £6 for two pints of fresh peel on prawns. Add a beer and could have sat there all day shelling prawns. Next time 4 pints at that price. I can’t complain at that. Vibrant and friendly I will be returning and very soon.
Bring your own lemon wipes 😃
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An amazing little fish and chip shop serving some amazing food with a brilliant atmosphere. Sole Bay Fish Company has some amazing tasting fish and chips, all presented really nicely in their own unique packaging which I think makes all the difference. The chips are very nice being lovely and fluffy on the inside with that golden brown texture on the outside. The battered cod is also really tasty which breaks apart easily and is nice and white. Their is plenty to choose from on their menu and the prices are more than reasonable. The restaurant as a whole is decorated beautifully with a modern and rustic look to appeal to all generations and ages. I especially love the little outside courtyard where you can wait for your food to be prepared for takeaway. They also give you these amazing hand held buzzers which buzz when you’re food is ready. This is a great addition to an already perfect business, but just makes the process easier when ordering and collecting your food. If you’re in Southwold, I highly recommend this fish and chip shop over others.
My mum and I had fish and chips, you could sit inside but we chose to sit out side in the fresh air. So many options to choose from on the menu including a wide variety of drinks.
Staff member I spoke to was pleasant.
Highly recommended, food was absolutely amazing 10/10
If you are looking for a fish and chips experience this is the place to start. Freshly caught and prepared seafood in a great location. You can dine on lobster or just mushy peas abd chips. If want to dine inside advance booking is a necessity, but with the backdrop of fishing huts, boats and the estuary outside is the place to be. There is also a wide selection of shellfish and you can buy most things to cook at home. Great experience but just a word of warning I saw several people hit their head on low hanging signs which managment seems oblivious to. Parking is a fare distance for the frail and disabled if you're not lucky enough to grab one of the few close by. A recent fire at a neighbouring property (April 2023) may lead to temporary closures, check before travel. Enjoy this place it's special!
It was busy when we arrived so a little wait. But worth it. Really enjoyed sitting out in the sun eating our fish and chips. Atmosphere was great down by the marina/boats.
Enjoyed an absolutely fantastic lunch at Sole Bay Fish Co. Oysters and chargrilled crevettes to start with then we built our own platter for main course. Absolutely delicious, fresh fish and seafood and finished off with pretty much the nicest coffee I've ever had. The area we sat in was really nice, like a little wooden conservatory. Staff were friendly and welcoming and helped to give us a lovely experience, acknowledging our wedding anniversary, which was unexpected and really kind. Definitely one of my favourite seafood places. Difficult to believe the 1 star reviews posted as so many of them are promoting the Fish and Chip shop next door... smacks of a bit of sabotage! Anyway fortunately most reviews are spot on, deserved 5 stars. Thank you for a lovely experience.
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I found out about this place whilst watching a YouTube video of a couple visiting Southwold.. on a recent trip to Southwold I couldn't remeber the name of the venue so did a Google search for fish and chips near me! And as soon as I saw it's name.. I knew this was the one...
The road leading up to the place is shocking! Drive slow! But least we could park up pretty close to the venue off to the side. It's sat right next to the bay which COULD be made prettier tbh ... But we were there to try out the food! Plenty of tables outside (we grabbed one).. the wind was up so the sails covering for shade where proper flapping a gale! Lol.
We ordered haddock and chips. The haddock is cooked in beef dripping... Not sure about the chips as it didn't mention it... You ordered from a little shack and then you were given a buzzer... We waited around 15 minutes for our food to come out and during the time we were waiting a HUGE queue was forming! You could see it was popular!
Our order arrived and we sat people watching and scoffing our food! OMG!
Fantastic!
The fish tasted amazing...freshly cooked.. hot.. chips tasted banging! Crispy and fluffy....
From recollection I think it was around 11.00 each for haddock and chips.. but don't quote me on this!
Whilst people watching.. an order came out and someone had ordered half a lobster and chips! £26.00 for this.. That one I do recall!
Even that looked amazing!
U can order sides.... Beers.. wine.. soft drinks too..
Fanbloomintastic!
Make this yr venue of choice for chippy supper you won't be disappointed.
Fantastic Seafood. Informal setting with friendly staff. Be aware children’s push chairs aren’t permitted which could have created an issue had we not been able to move to a booth and use the car seat for our 3 month old to sleep in whilst we ate.
Recommend the Lobster and Chips (of course)!
We’ll be back.
This is the best fish and chips in the world! Loving to travel and loving to eat fish and chips, I must say I've struggled to find anything better! We love their second business 'the little fish and chips shop' but this place with its expanded menu including the must try battered oysters is simply superb! Our go to takeaway is plaice and chips with a few oysters to start, sitting on their tables out front with a local ghost ship beer. One of my happiest places in the world.
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