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    Fishcotheque

    4.1 (175 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Entrance near the train station
    Evan F.

    Ahhh, real London fish-n-chips...how I've missed thee! Came here with my wife and another couple on our holiday in London. Although the service was a bit abrupt, the food did not disappoint. As a table, we shared a few goodies to get us started, both a fried calamari and an order of onion rings. The calamari was cooked in rings similar in size to the onion rings! They were plump and had a very textured crunchy exterior, served with tartar sauce. The thick cut onion rings were piping hot and also super crunchy. For the fish-n-chips, each couple shared two different versions, one cod and one haddock. We liked each, the cod was thicker and meatier while the haddock probably tasted better but was thinner. Would come back here if in the area.

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    Alex K.

    Huge cod portion with tartar sauce and lots of chips. You could get rock fish or upgrade to haddock. Cute little restaurant located under the train bridge that has been around for awhile. Good service, clean bathrooms.

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    Cat C.

    One of my must haves being in London for the first time was to have fish and chips. This place did not disappoint! Small restaurant under the bridge not far from the train station. 3 of us ordered the cod fish and chips, and one ordered a grill fish (why do that?!). I read they leave the skin on the fish which wasn't issue for any of us. One bite into my fish and I was shimmying. It was excellent! The chips were really good too. Decent size portions. Prices were reasonable. Service was friendly and efficient. Our hop on/off bus tour guide even said this was the only place he would go in Waterloo for fish and chips! Highly recommend!

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    Benjamin B.

    I simply love it, real authentic Fish & Chips like it's supposed to be, no fancy touristic bullshit just plain and honest food. Well, bad luck that the card reader wasn't working when we've been here but normally it should. You come here for exactly that food "Fish & Chips" and that's the place to go. Restaurant is small and located under a bridge but that's exactly what we wanted visit ... Somehow Yelp still says you get a free drink here on check-in but the owner told me they quit working with Yelp like years ago ... he still wanted to grand me a free drink, I didn't take it though, don't want to rip businesses off when it's actually not a valid offer anymore.

    Amazing fresh fish!!! Can't say enough good things about this place. Had the haddock fish & chips. Delicious and the chips!!! Yum!!!

    Fried cod and chips
    Amy B.

    I asked my friend from London if she could recommend a fish and chips spot and she said her friends rolled their eyes, but this was one of the spots they mentioned. We were planning to seek out a more traditional pub, but happened upon this one across from where we were doing a bike tour and felt like it was meant to be. They fried the fish, which is all locally sourced, upon order so it was hot and fresh. My son and I each ordered the cod and the portions were huge. We definitely could have split it if we ate all of the chips. Fresh tartar sauce, instead of the Heinz packet, would have topped it off nicely. Overall, it was a great place to check off the "English cuisine" box. The name alone deserves 5 stars (I was only disappointed that they weren't playing music from the Studio 54 era).

    Cod and chips
    Ashleigh S.

    Very simple but fresh and delicious cod and chips! Their curry sauce is so flavorful with a little kick. I would eat here again!

    Tiffany D.

    We stopped here for a late lunch. We split haddock and cod and mushy peas. Everything was delicious. The mushy peas were my favorite. Great first experience!

    Jacobia D.

    Joined my travel group friends for traditional fish and chips. Excellent service - very homey inside - greeted at the door and room for all of us to dine together! Highly recommend to experience traditional fish and chips. The cod fish was served hot and very tasty. I had the medium which came with a very large filet of cod fish and bowl of chips. One side note is I did notice they did not serve any alcoholic beverages but bottle beverages only.

    Fish n chips and a cheeseburger

    Accessible to station nice service and comfortable seating. Fish was wonderful ! Cheeseburger is not the meal to come here for will just make you want the fish

    Alex D.

    We were in London and had to Fish & Chips. Found this place on Yelp. Short walk from The Eye. Upon entering, it felt like being part of a Guy Ritchie movie. It really felt like a local resto. Great service and food was good too! Would recommend to others looking for something close.

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    Todd K.

    The fish was good and the batter was nice. The service was not so much. I believe it's family ran but either way every time woman came in the men were all goggling over them and everyone in the restaurant knew it. I asked for plain water and was brought a bottle. Bad way to upscale the water. I sayed no thx, just tap and got a shrug. Also didn't like the rush to order. He asked three times before I had even read the whole menu. And then when he repeated the order I didn't realize what I had pointed and asked for was not read back. Again rushed..... not a fan

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    7 years ago

    Amazing fish and chips! Huge portions for a great price! My friend and I split the large order and we're both full!

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    7 years ago

    Stopped in for a medium cod fish and chips. Generous portions and the food was great a nice little place convenient to the station

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    7 years ago

    CASH ONLY! Great fish! Don't be scared by the appearance. Got the cod it was great, chips need a bit of salt though. Good vibes

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    10 years ago

    If you wonder why the English cuisine has such a bad reputation you should give this one a try. #tasteless

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    7 years ago

    Was recommended by our tour guide. Great place to try fish and chips. Be aware that they are a cash only place.

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    This is a decent place, chips and peas were solid. Sort-of friendly but not really.

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    13 years ago

    Look, I'll level with ya, pal. I went here purely based on the name. I can't even remember what I ate.

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    Does not look like much from the outside, but it's an impressive chippy so close to Waterloo station.

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    Mixed feelings about this place. The food was good, but not outstanding. Service was spotty. We…read morewere seated, then asked if we wanted water (yes). No water arrived. Another server came by, asked if we wanted water, and this time we got it. It was like that all night. Got an appetizer of octopus. Excellent! Had fish stew as a main. Good but not outstanding. We did have a cocktail and wine with dinner, but the bill was higher than the quality of the food/experience. For example, out bottle of water was 7.75 pounds.

    Loved this restaurant! We came on a Monday night around 6:30, they have a coat check available so…read moreyou can stash your big bags and coats. We sat at the bar for a few minutes and it was so pretty, like a movie from old timey London. We both ordered a gin martini and they were perfect. Next we ordered the set restaurant month menu with three courses - a total steal. I enjoyed the salted cod and egg dish for appetizer, the salmon for an entree and chocolate ice cream for dessert. We also split the fish pie because we wanted to try it and I would highly recommend ordering that - it was very unique and unlike something I had tasted recently. The salmon was also cooked perfectly and was my favorite dish. The ambience was so nice, it was like an old movie set and the booth we sat at was really comfortable and stylish.

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