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Great British Fish and Chips

Restaurant Fast food restaurant Fish and chips restaurant British restaurant

Traditional fish 'n' chips by the river in simple cafe-takeaway decorated in iconic landmark photos. People often mention chips, fish, good, location, chicken, London, service, price, staff, British,


Address

Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB, United Kingdom

Website

greatbritishfishnchips.co.uk

Contact

+44 20 7928 3019

Rating on Google Maps

3.20 (1.4K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 10 AM to 7 PM
  • Thursday: 10 AM to 7 PM
  • Friday: 10 AM to 7 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 8 PM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 7 PM
  • Monday: 10 AM to 7 PM
  • Tuesday: 10 AM to 7 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: chips (43) fish (35) good (17) location (14) chicken (13) London (12) service (11) price (10) staff (10) British (9)
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  • 1/5 Hashim I. 2 years ago on Google
    AVOID FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! The place is overpriced (taking into consideration the place location). The price is definitely not worth the price paid, I have got a small box with a small fish for £14.5 and it was absolutely rubbish, the fish is full of bones and my child almost chocked on of them. The chips are cardboard-like. Nothing to do with the traditional english fish and chips, it’s a disgrace to the English delicacy and should be not allowed to open in such a tourism-sensitive location.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hakobert 2 months ago on Google • 1190 reviews New
    🐟 A top restaurant named GREAT BRITISH FISH AND CHIOS at the Themse and in the front of London EYE. A very very friendly staff (very special mister Erhan). Which we really enjoyed was fresh fish & chips and the Ice cream is also amazing. The prices are okay for London and this top location. Thanks you very much. We will come again, promised :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Usman K. 1 year ago on Google
    After having a long walk around Westminster and reaching London Eye the closest restaurant that could be found was Great British Fish and Chips. I ordered fish burger with chips. To be honest, it tasted good and quality was also great. The restaurant was totally packed with people and could hardly find any place to sit. Service is good. So no complains.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Hock Sing T. 2 months ago on Google • 1313 reviews New
    The restaurant was beside the London Eye ticketing office. Well deco with interesting phaiting on walls. But, It was too crowded. Queue time about 10 minutes to get a seat. Fish and chips were just mediocre. Nothing special. 2 stars

  • 3/5 Steven C. 1 year ago on Google • 651 reviews
    Not the best fish and chip but the location are very good for tourists to stop and rest a little! The fried fish was quite oily and did not deboned well, so be careful when you bit into it! Their menu also serves many different dishes like chicken and chips, hamburgers, chicken tenders and nuggets! Also serve many sweets and desserts! Good for quick snack but not the best quality for food for sure! One big point for this place is they use biodegradable forks and knives!

  • 5/5 Rupashree C. 5 months ago on Google • 66 reviews
    We were all tired it was cold so wanted something hot spicy . We ordered fish & chips it was hot tasty yummy . In a rainy day cold weather we just enjoyed eating fish nd chips. So I will recommend for eating if anyone goes to visit London eye 🥰
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Dennison P. 4 months ago on Google • 62 reviews
    If you’re a tourist and you want an authentic British fish and chips experience, do NOT go here. The worst fish & chips I’ve ever had from a place that calls itself a chippy. The name ‘Great British Fish and Chips’ could not be further from the truth and an insult to our tradition. Before I go on, I’ll say that it’s not all bad. I really appreciated the rapid service - there were at least a dozen people working to get everybody through the till, seated and fed as quickly as possible. I appreciate that has to be a priority given the location and incredibly high footfall. I imagine for somebody who is hungry for a quick bite or if you’ve got small children to feed, this place would be just fine. However, that speed comes at a massive cost. The food was bone dry - it had been waiting on a hot plate for some time, ready for the next person who ordered the same thing. I wasn’t lucky enough to get freshly cooked food from the cookers like you normally would at a proper local chippy. If you do go, get some gravy. You’ll need it to bring some moisture to your food. Also, avoid the tomato sauce. It’s nowhere near to being the real thing. It’s acidic, vile, and tastes nothing like proper ketchup. Simply a mass produced and low cost product. Also, be prepared not to see much change from a tenner for a portion of chips and a sausage just for one person. Do yourself a favour and hit up a coastal town chippy - you could feed two people for a tenner and enjoy your food way more.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Joby M. 2 months ago on Google • 11 reviews New
    Average food with high cost which we can understand bcz of the location. But heavy rude attitude from the wait staff 🙄🙄.. We were group of 10 and faced really bad attitude from service staff who was not at all helpful for the food service. Horrible moment was she stopped us when we were getting paper napkin from dispenser that also guided by other staff who was not providing it to us when she given the food order.Didn't know its a place to pay for paper napkins as well for 2 per person even wen we paid £126 for the whole food & beverage!!!!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Minhaj 1 year ago on Google
    WORST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO EAT WITH FAMILY. ALSO MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE MOST EXPENSIVE VIP AIRPORT LOUNGE IN THE WORLD. Rude stuff. So rude that it is actually laughable. I was about to write this review and one member of stuff come up to me telling me "I know you didn't have a good experience but it's not right to write negative reviews based on one experience". I mean effin heckkkkkk. As if I should come back after terrible rude experience. This place is also one of the most unhygienic restaurants I have ever seen anywhere in the whole effin world. And I'm not even exaggerating. You visit and find out yourself. This was the table (attached) we were presented with to eat. And then when complaining about the table we were told it's a busy place and it is nothing unexpected. And food, £13.50 for a fish without chips or drink and it is full of bones. No salt or even vinegar. Chips taste like were made 3 months ago. Absolutely disgusted.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 moran i. 1 year ago on Google
    I'll never complain about my local chippy again. I went in knowing this would be a massive tourist trap but it was worse than expected. Oven chips, so not even a real chippy, and expensive for what you get. The service was quick I guess.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 F1 O. 2 years ago on Google
    Don’t even know what I was thinking 💭??? Food is dry, chips where like cardboard and ultimately yeah chicken wasn’t moist enough it was dry too! The milkshake supposedly strawberry 🍓! Tasted nothing of the likes. And yeah ultimately the milkshake all I could taste was just the sugar in the shake and nothing more and nothing else. Ultimately also price wasn’t cheap either! This is just a typical tourist trap 🪤! To put it bluntly and wouldn’t recommend it to a friend or myself again! I only opted to eat here as I was passing by and nothing else really! A bit foolish of me but oh well!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Mary A. 2 years ago on Google
    It was a great experience to visit this place, price is not that expensive and the location is great not too far from the station and near Big Ben and London Eye. The cons are, too crowded and you'll have to wait to enter. Second, too many sits that there's no more space to even walk and you'll have to squizzed into a small space to sit and worse thing the table is shared :D Not our type but since we came here to enjoy and experience new things, that one is new for us. All in all it was a nice experience and the food is good as fish and chips. Would we comback? well, we could of course. If you're travelling with children, would be better not here cause the other table beside us, couple with kids were really struggling with the space. Hope this one helps you in your future visit :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Michael S. 2 years ago on Google
    Be prepared to pay through the teeth for small portions.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ali F. 2 years ago on Google
    I took fish and chips It was tasty Halal food available here
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gastronomia Do Mundo (. 1 year ago on Google • 207 reviews
    The portion was quite small, but nevertheless was served with authenticity. Wrapped in a paper box and it’s contents a scrumptious fish and chips brought with tradition to the plate of the costumer. The staff were friendly, and were ready to give service. The atmosphere is quite bright has lots of choices in the menu from the ordinary fish and chips to ‘Halal burger and chips and even Halal hot dog and chips. The establishment is clean and tidy, hope YOU the reader come and try this place out, and hope you can rate it as I done it so. Yours Gastronomia 😋

  • 3/5 Julie P. 9 months ago on Google • 147 reviews
    Classic tourist fish and chips. Nothing fancy but it's good enough for a quick meal, especially with kids. They have chicken fingers, hot dogs, burgers, and of course, fried fish. If you're American, be advised that they do not offer tartar sauce (or they didn't when I was there).

  • 5/5 Gunam E. 2 months ago on Google • 109 reviews New
    Busy atmosphere. Nice and good . I don’t suggest fish burger rest all good. Good service from staff.

  • 1/5 Zain ul A. 4 months ago on Google • 43 reviews
    Our recent visit to Great British Fish & Chips, which is located close to famous London landmarks, was a regrettable mix of disappointments. Even though it was hopping, the location fell short in a number of ways. First of all, we were astounded by the surprisingly expensive pricing. Our modest order of three cans of soft drinks, chicken wings, and twice as much chicken and chips came with a bill of £38.25, far more than we could have imagined. The restaurant's exorbitant rates seem to be an unwanted surprise for guests on a tight budget, as it seems the establishment is taking advantage of its great location. Now for the meal quality: it was really appalling. We were served the food pretty immediately, and it was evident that they were mostly old and not very fresh. The soggy, bland chips compounded the dish's misery, and the overcooked, dry chicken chunks were a gastronomic nightmare. Paying more for food that tastes terrible and makes you feel guilty about your purchase is depressing. Furthermore, it appears that the restaurant is resting on the success of its location and unfairly profiting from the steady stream of both locals and visitors. The long line and fifteen-minute wait for a table, followed by hurriedly prepared, bland food, suggest that profit is prioritized over a truly pleasurable eating experience. As a result, we regretfully wasted both our time and money on our visit to Great British Fish & Chips. It is evident from the exorbitant costs and the appalling food quality that the restaurant is falling short of the high standards set by its famous location. Avoid this gastronomic disappointment by investigating alternative nearby dining establishments that provide a good experience at a reasonable price.

  • 5/5 Ahad T. 7 months ago on Google • 29 reviews
    Halal fish and chips was very nice. Tasted fresh. Chips were tasty too. Halal sausage or burger is also available so plenty of good options.

  • 4/5 Angelika S. 11 months ago on Google • 27 reviews
    It was very nice day. We was walking a lot so good that we finish day in this place. Normal British food, you could eat take away or in, simple as possible we didn’t wait long. The portion was enough not huge. You could choose various food. And the price doesn’t kill us ;) Very nice stuff obviously trying to manage so many people, cleaning tables, finding place, reservation and ordering food. I think one guy was a manager, was very polite with happy face and open for foreigners. Nice painting on the walls, showing a bit of history, also nice areas, near London Eye:) Well, we didn’t care much about smell of frying fish.. The only think was the problem with the toilets maybe. I don’t know about disable possibilities, but probably lift is there. But it’s problem of the building not restaurant.

  • 1/5 Prabha T. 9 months ago on Google • 25 reviews
    I have been hearing about the famous British fish and chips for a long time and wanted to try it! But this was a huge disappointment 😞 they looked great but fish and chips had absolutely no flavor whatsoever! And expensive! Very oily fish...cardboard tasting fries...the fried chicken was decent.

  • 3/5 CUDD L. 2 years ago on Google
    Fresh Cod and delicious chips made to a high standard

  • 4/5 Azmal 1 year ago on Google
    We had lunch here after long walk the place was very busy, considering how busy it was the service was very quick and table was clean and able we had fish, chicken and chips thought the price was quiet high but then again it was central London.

  • 3/5 Josh W. 2 years ago on Google
    Went here whilst on a weekend away. Paid £22 for A chicken box, a hot dog and chips and 2 drinks. The quality of the food was okay. Chips were fresh but the chicken was a little dry and the hot dog bun was crunchy at the end but soft in the middle which was a bit peculiar to my partner. The service was good, very polite staff and helped if we had any questions

  • 5/5 Garry J. 2 years ago on Google
    We arrived as they were about to close for the night, was served by a very helpful person who made sure whatever we ordered was available even if making something up quickly. The food was amazing, excellent quality and hot. Great food, great service.... 5 star.... Will definitely be back.

  • 5/5 Susan M. 2 years ago on Google
    Came here tonight with my children and disabled son. The man behind the counter was extremely kind to him and my other children and gave us ice creams. What a lovely man ! Thank you so much what a lovely place and the chips were amazing.

  • 5/5 David P. 2 years ago on Google
    What a gem by the river sat eating my meal so relaxing best chips ever had the chicken it looked so good staff so friendly and and the food is a good price .down the river the hot dogs were 8 pound rip off youbwant good food at a great price dont walk by walk in

  • 2/5 Richard S. 2 years ago on Google
    Whilst waiting for the London Eye, my wife and I decided to eat in Great British Fish & Chips just a few meters away from the famous attraction. Having my pants pulled down over the price was on thing but the quality of food is certainly not up to scratch. The chips are bland and while the fish was tasty, the batter is probably the worst I have ever encountered in my 42 years of being a fatty. I mean that. The batter is horrible. Fried, soggy cardboard wrapped around my fish and charged the earth for the privilege. Never again. If you're looking for Great British Fish and Chips, go elsewhere.

  • 5/5 Shadi H. 9 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    Enjoyed traditional fish and chips and the closeness to the attractions. Was very busy but we had to wait only few minutes to be seated. The apple pie and ice was amazing

  • 1/5 Kazi R. 2 years ago on Google
    Asked at the till if fresh handmade chips, reply was yes. Now i can see clearly it was frozen chips fried and not fresh made either, god knows how long before they fried it. Horrible taste chips. No go zone please. Thanks.

  • 3/5 Daniel G. 2 years ago on Google
    Great location overlooking the River Thames. Quick service and extensive menu.

  • 1/5 tjesje g. 2 years ago on Google
    £12.50 for fish with bones in it and maybe half a handful of cold chips. Overpriced even considering the location and choking on your fish isn’t worth it!

  • 4/5 Souradeep D. 1 year ago on Google
    A bit pricey considering the foods that we had. The fish and chips was good though.

  • 5/5 Carlos M. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is just amazing! I took my parents here and we loved it! The person in charge of the place treat us really well and the people from the staff were truly friendly with us (e.g. my mum doesn't speak English and one of the workers from this place luckily was a Spanish spear as my mum is, so they had a quick chat). The prices are good for the location (London is hugely expensive and this spot is probably much cheaper than others). They serve the food that you order in seconds and the place is clean! We tried both fish and chips and southern fried chicken with chips and the food was tasty! Highly recommended! 👍🏼

  • 4/5 Malika A. 1 year ago on Google
    I searched halal fish and chips near Big Ben on google and it direct me to this restaurant. It was located in front of the London Eye to be more precisely, so the food were kinda pricey. I went there near 6 pm, it was less crowded so we get a table very fast. They are self-service; you ordered at the cashier and threw away your own rubbish when you finish. The staff were okay and helpful, plus the food were tasty. I ordered fish and chips and they served it hot, fresh (the fish have that sweet-like taste), and the portion were big!

  • 1/5 Mariam M. 2 years ago on Google
    Overall disappointed in chips and service. Nothing british about frozen chip fried up with extortionate prices. I'm being generous on the 1 star


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout

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