The Golden Chip is an institution in East Belfast - everyone has heard of it, and almost everyone…read morehas tried it. I know I certainly have, more times than I really should have. The battered cod is pretty good, but its the chicken strips that keep me keeping on going back. Somebody stop me. The legendary chicken strips are long chunks of chicken breast deep fried in lovely lardy batter. But not too lardy, lovely and golden and quite crispy. They come with chips and one portion would feed two people with moderate appetites. So not the husband and I then. Throw in a tub of gravy and you're good to go. That little lot will cost you less than £5. The other must try are the battered mushrooms. These little beauties are hard core as the spongy mushrooms really soak up the oil but a couple of them totally caked in salt are strangely good. The Golden Chip does kids meals in a box for £3 which come rather unusually with a Kinder Egg. Odd choice but of course the kids love it. So maybe more clever than odd. What you will also notice about the Golden Chip is that it is spotlessly clean and that the servers are polite and friendly which are two things you don't always get for your buck in a chippy. Lunchtimes and weekend tea times can be busy with a wait of around 10 minutes so bring the paper with you and chill your boots. Although they can be 10 verrrry long minutes when you're starving and surrounded by chips. Judging by the number of plaques on the walls, they have won a shed load of awards. Quite right too.

Standard chippy with all the fried food you could ask for. It's always packed each time I pass and…read moreis hard to get parked. £3.10 for a small chip and a sausage, which I feel was good value. Tasty enough chips. Lots of staff behind the counter, so you don't have to wait very long.

Friendly service, good food, cant go wrong.read more

I was never a fan of this place until recently as I found their chips too white, but went in…read morerecently and was nicely surprised. I got a small cheeseburger and small chip, which came to £4.80 which I thought was a bit expensive for all I got. It was busy and I had to wait a few minutes for my food, but not excessive waiting time. The counter staff were busy, but working hard. Only thing I noticed was I had to ask for salt and vinegar on my chips, which ad already been wrapped and handed to me.

One word I would use to describe the the Clarence is "consistence" the food is as good as it gets…read morein a takeaway in my opinion, and you never get "a bad one" Ive been eating out of this chippy at least once a week for about 25 years!! Ive actually probably rang their phone number more than my own house landline number as I hate waiting on the food as it can get a little crowded and sometimes the wait is long. I do miss the pickled eggs, my obsession with vinegar as a kid made me stand and eat a couple as I waited on the grub being prepared but now I boil my own :-) I would give the Clarence full marks if it wasnt for the price of the food. YES it is very nice indeed but unfortunately every sinner knows that the prices are a bit steep but then theres that old saying "you get what you pay for" They do a special daily though which knocks a quid or so off your bill. Overall big thumbs up for the award winning CLARENCE FISH AND CHIP SHOP :-)

Tomorrow is Monday and I'm starting a healthy eating plan so this weekend is one of pure indulgence…read moreand I'm determined to enjoy every last minute of it. Therefore my trusty sister and partner in crime Caroline S and I decided to get takeaway for supper. We tried new delivery company Deliveroo and found they currently don't deliver to our area. This is a bit ridiculous as we're relatively central. I can't see Deliveroo prospering in Belfast if their delivery zone is so restricted. Apparently they currently only deliver to BT1 which is literally just the city centre! After much deliberation and debate we ruled out pizza, Chinese, Thai and Indian food and decided on chip shop food for supper. So John Dory's it was. Having been let down by Deliveroo we resorted to the trusty Just Eat app to order. All was quick, easy and efficient. As two vegetarians what we could order from John Dory's menu was limited as even their pasties are not vegetarian. Thus they lose a full star for lack of vegetarian options. We ordered a chip, a cheesy chip, onion rings, battered mushrooms, a tub of mayo and a tub of garlic mayo. Our order arrived quickly enough within 30 minutes, which was less than the 45 minutes we had been told it would take. It was hearty, unhealthy grub which really hit the spot and did not disappoint. I loved the chips but thought the onion ring and mushroom batter a tad too soggy instead of crispy. All the same everything was tasty, flavoursome and delicious and I would get food from John Dory's again.

I went to this chippy after a long day at university with high expectations.The chip shop is award…read morewinning, and after I handed in an assignment that was hardly of an award winning standard, I was in the mood for some grease to help make the world right again!Unfortunately I wasleft rather disappointed by this chip shop. It wasn't like I had went for an obscure item on the menu, all I wanted was some fish and chips!For start, the chips in this place are mediocre in the extreme.They weren't well cooked or crispy or anything, they were just lightly fried and were quite hard when I arrived home to eat them.The fish was a bit better, but agin was unspectacular, with the batter soggy and the portion not overly large. I haven't tried anthing else from here as I was put off by my rubbish chips on my first visit, so I can't really comment on them, but in my opinion there are a lot of better chip shops than this around, and I would advice that people head elsewhere for good fish and chips!

Not quite as good as the other Weegees in Bangor, but definitely a decent enough wee chip shop. The…read morestaff are friendly and you always get what you order within a good time frame, which is where the other Weegess can fall down sometimes. The food is good, just nothing to really shout about. The chips are nice and the battered sausages are particularly good. There is excellent parking at this shop and there is even an ATM right outside, which is helpful because they don't take cards. A major problem, like all the shops around this place is the inevitable groups of teenagers that are always hanging about which doesn't make it the most welcoming of places to go and get food.

Tried this chip shop for the first time this evening and am impressed. Opted for a chip with…read morecheese, onion rings and a mayonnaise dip. Really delicious, tasty, traditional fodder. Will visit again and I definitely recommend this little takeaway.

I used to go to the school very near the Sea Fry. We used to nip out many a lunch time a frequent…read morethis establishment for a sausage supper. I had not been there for a couple of years until a couple of months ago I was driving by on a friday night around tea time. Its was busy and I thought that I would just leave it, but I decided to go on in anyway for nostalgias sake. I got my a battered sausage supper and some chicken goujons for my wife. The goujons were the kind that melt and and crumble in your mouth all at once. I couldn't believe what I had been missing all those years since school!!! Its is well known as being one of east Belfast's best chip shops. On the menu is all of the usual suspects burgers, fish, chicken and chips. Its a shame I don't live closer or I would frequent much more often.

People keep recommending The Sea Fry chippy to me, so I tried it today. They do gorgeous, chunky,…read moretraditional style chips which are really tasty and not too greasy. I also had a vegetarian pastie which was amazing and very flavourful. Just the right amount of salt and vinegar on the food too and the potions are very generous. I found the prices similar to other chip shops around the area, with a pastie and large gravy chip costing around £5. As with a lot of chip shops there's not a huge vegetarian selection, however the pastie was so good I've already decided to try a pastie and salad bap on my return. Of course, there's always onion rings and I think the chips would be delicious with any sauce or topping. A perfect lazy-day dinner or hangover cure. I'm already looking forward to my next trip to The Sea Fry.

Counter staff were unbelievably rude and their attitudes were short of appalling. However I must…read morehighlight one worker in particular was lovely. Although I could not say the same for the woman on till and "answering the phones" as she was rude, Illrared and not to be bold bit a milly. Unfortunately I will not be returning to this establishment due to the shocking customer service. FYI: What establishment in this day and age doesn't accept card payments??

Kevin M was right! These are the best chips in North Belfast! Last night after a long day being…read morehealthy we decided to ruin it all by getting a big chippy. We decided we didn't want to pig out completely so we opted to get 2 battered sausages (these always come with a few chips - inside tip right there) and a fish supper. This was easily enough for both of us to have a massive meal. The chips are what makes this chippy a cut above the rest, they are thick and potatoey (that's a word I just invented) and when soaked in salt and vinegar they are highly addictive. The fresh fish used is perfect. I have to say I was shocked about how good this place was. The service was excellent too. We placed our order and within about 10 minutes we had it and we were on our merry way. The meal was still pipping hot when we returned, a sure sign it was cooked fresh. On of the easiest 5 stars I have ever given.