Love their fried zucchini & fish and chips basket! Make sure to grab some special sauce! Great prices and Friendly staff!

Stopped here for lunch on a Wednesday. There is a walk up window to place your order and a pick up window. There is only outdoor seating with several picnic tables under a canopy. They are reasonably priced. I ordered a fish sandwich. When I got my sandwich and I opened the wrapper I found a smashed bun, with ketchup and mustard seeping out the sides. It also had onions and pickles on it which I did not order and did not know they would be on there as the menu didn't say these items were on the sandwich. This fish was not the best, it's basically frozen battered fish that's been deep fried. It wasn't the best, but not horrible either. read more

Pirates Fish and Chips - This was my smashed fish sandwich. - Fish & Chips Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

This crappy place is screwing its customers the fish fillets are of poor quality you can barley see or taste the fish . Fish under cooked greasy and. It to temp, I will call health department cone Monday . The stupid so called manager was being a jerk when I was telling him about our food . If the owners don't wanna be there and take care of there business they should close it or sell it . read more

Pirates Fish and Chips - Supposed to be fish - Fish & Chips Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Honestly the food is cheap and it's pretty good. You have to wait about 30 min to get any food because they take forever and the employees hate their jobs but it's cheap for what you get. read more

Yuck. The fish is less tasty than elementary school lunch fish sticks. The iced tea was obviously from instant mix. The fried shrimp was just okay. read more

at one time it was a good place to get fish and chips, But it has gone to pot! The "fish" was awful! The outside was tough and the inside was mushy. The french fries were the frozen type that had no flavor! I'm sorry about the bad review but it is deserved. I love fish & chips and would like for you to make it! read more

So, my family and I moved here from Cali, where we were spoiled with fresh fish. I was hoping this to be one of those hole in the wall great finds. Absolutely the opposite. Its a hole in the wall period. Highly Saturated pieces of frozen battered fish and fries. The price is rediculous cheap, but there is a reason. We only ate a part of food and left. During our eat at their outside accommodations we are constantly bombarded by flies trying to battle them off while trying to eat the food that was excessively hot and greasy. Later that night we both had upset stomachs and felt so over weighed down by grease. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. Not worth the cheap value. I will continue my search for a good fish and chip place. read more

Such a better alternative than Pete's. Especially the fact you don't need only cash to pay. I mean it is 2022 after all.

Not a big fan of anything from this place, but their Fried Oysters and French fries! They are so good

Well I wouldn't give it less than a 3' but not more than 3 stars either. This is an average fish and chips joint. A nice place to get a cheap lunch. The fish is frozen ,breaded and manufactured. It is the same thing you get from Schwann's or Sysco. The fries were pretty good. This is as good as any food truck, but without the wheels. I'll be back sometime. FYI, they charge extra for tartar sauce. read more

Only had the burger but for the price it's fantastic! Lived in Mesa my whole life, sad I didn't find this sooner.

I'd really been craving fish & chips and was excited to see one right next to the store I was scrapbooking at all day on Saturday. First off I was annoyed that there was no where inside to sit. But they have pretty good misters, so ok. I stand there looking at the menu, but have to wait for the worker guy to finish flirting with the girl at the counter before I can give my order. I ordered the combo that contains 1 fish, 4 shrimp, fries and a drink. I'm sitting at the table reading my book with my earphones in waiting for my food, because they said they would bring it to my table. So it's been a while and I turn around to look back at the place and they are standing in the window with my food. Boo. The only condiments that came with my food were some sauces that was very thin, kinda like a hot sauce? But not real hot. No condiments anywhere else and no one at the window anymore. So I sit down to eat. These are shrimp? Really? I couldn't tell with all the breading. They taste like nothing. Literally, they have no flavor at all. The fish was ok, but way overcooked. It was pretty dark. The fries were good, the only thing in the meal worth anything. Oh, and the Dr. Pepper was good, but it's hard to mess up the Nectar of the Gods! I ended throwing away half my food which I NEVER do (and if you've seen me, you know). Will not be going back, ever. Except maybe for Dr. Pepper. read more

If I could get less than one star I would. I just stopped there last night for a quick bite to eat. The staff was busy on their cell phones not processing orders. I ordered tartar sauce got charged for tartar sauce and realized when I got home but there was no tartar sauce. My items had been pierced by the tongs in the fryer so everything was greasy. I think the only reason this place is still in business is it's near a high school where kids don't care what they eat. read more

One star, because 0 stars isn't an option. Every other 1 star review will have the same sad tale of fried tasteless fish squares that don't come with tarter sauce. Tartar is an extra fee... You get Pirate sauce instead. Pirate sauce is the weakest watery version of the red sauce you get from a Filly B's. The fries don't even give this place something to save face. Honestly? My boyfriend and I went thinking it was a Pete's fish and chips and we were craving it so badly we decided that Pirate's should do the trick. We were gravely mistaken. I repeat: DO NOT TRUST PIRATES WITH YOUR FISH OR YOUR CHIPS. THEY WILL RUIN THEM, THEN THEY WILL RUIN YOU. Shame on us for not checking Yelp before we let this place rob is out of $15 dollars and a tasty dinner. read more

Minus 10; When you come here it's hit and miss with the service and food. Let's start with the service....Three young people working and goofing around, the young man on the drive thru ask if I wanted sweet or unsweetened tea. I said unsweetened he entered sweet. When I got to the window he took my money. Said "here's your sweet tea. I said I ordered unsweetened. He started bitching that I asked for sweet he tapped the order slip and she said sweet. Oh so SORRY THAT YOU WEREN'T LISTENING. And had to make a new one. Ordered the chicken combination chicken was over cooked almost burnt. Shrimp was four little strips friend said if it had not tasted like shrimp would have thought clams fries limp and lukewarm. Sorry to say that for sixteen dollars one meal in trash the other barely edible. Last time here as I was getting my food the young lady who was working did something to the other young man he dropped the order for the car behind me and picked it up from the floor and placed it back in the serving basket.. and was laughing at what he was doing. read more

I went there today. None of the teenagers making the food wore a mask or gloves. I tossed the food and will not be going back.

I wish I had checked yelp before I stopped in. This is the first place I have gone to where I felt like I was robbed of my money for the food quality. The quality of taste is on par with frozen food from the supermarket if that. How they are still in business is questionable. read more

This place is awful! The fish looks like it is just square frozen fish, deep fried to rock hardness. The shrimp are all breading... take the breading off and you will find very small, almost popcorn shrimp. They do have a good racket going. They sell you tasteless fish then when you back to get tartar sauce they try to charge you .25 for a packet of sauce. A fish place that charges for tartar sauce... kinda funny actually. Oh I asked for no ice in my Pepsi, I got extra ice instead. Oh well. A one and done dining experience. I donated $21 for 2 meals... most of it went in the trash can. read more

The food is delicious and the price is a huge bargain for all that you get! The employees were very nice and friendly. My husband and I's food came out very quickly but our family's who ordered right after us didn't get theirs for a good 10 minutes and we were one of 2 groups there. Also, I wish they'd upgrade the location to indoors since it's 100 degrees how many days of the year??? read more

Pirates Fish and Chips - Fish & Chips Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

I only had this place once and it was because my brother in law is a fried food junkie and he loves these places, so he brought home a meal for me to try. I've been to Petes and I wasn't impressed with it and I thought the prices were high for such a simple meal. I rarely go out for fish n' chips because I have to be in the mood for it. If the prices are like other fish and chip restaurants, I imagine it wasn't very cheap, and reading other reviews I'm probably right. So I got I guess a 3 piece fish combo. Nothing special about my order. I tried a fry first, I usually like soggy fries, but this one tasted rather bland. Then the other, and so on. I ate all my fries first (I'm weird like that) and started on the square-looked like it came from a box of fish at the store-fish fillets. Mine weren't hard and burnt like some people on here are saying, but all I could really taste was the salty breading they use on them. I don't know if its because I'm not a huge fried food person, but the whole meal was rather bland. I wish my brother in law and sister picked better restaurants because they wasted so much $ on junk. If there's better fish and chips out here, I hope to come across it because Mesa sucks for that stuff read more

We had a craving for one of our favorites Pirates shrimp and chips, but it was a bit late, so I called and asked them when they closed, they stated 10 o'clock. We live relatively close so we hopped in the car, and drove there. When we arrived, before 10:00 PM, they were closed with their security windows rolled down and all. I can understand wanting to end your night and get off of work, but they closed before their stated closing hours. Must not need to be open. read more

This place has really gone downhill. It used to be great. The last couple times I've been the food was horrible. The fried foods were over cooked and burnt on the outside but the inside was soggy. I would pass next time you think about going here. Everything I got here would have been better had I bought a bag from Costco and made it in my own over. At the end of the day, not worth the money. read more

I am usually one to ignore and just quietly walk away to not visit an establishment. But not this time. How they pass food inspection is beyond me. This is the dirtiest restaraunt I have been too. The cabinets are black with gone, there is a quarter inch of black gunk build up on the legs of the equipment. Had I seen this before I paid and picked up my order I would have walked. I watched a server (not mine) suck his fingers while eating and dropping onion rings in the fryer. He did not want them before he went to the freezer handle and reached in the bag with the same saliva ridden hand. I could see in a mirror that he was eating in the back from prep areas on top of the food prep surface. I mentioned this to the staff and her laughed it off. I couldn't find a clean table to sit. You couldn't throw away your trash without getting gunk on your hands from the trash can. This will be last visit read more

All a customer can ever hope for is to have a great experience at the establishment they choose to patron. I chose to give this fast fish joint a try because I love fried fish and honestly it was the closest thing to Pete's around. The price of their combo meals were reasonable, I thought, considering they were accompanied by a hefty amount of inclusions. I must insert that you get what you pay for.. I did not pay much. The food was genuinely OK, and I mean that in the sincerest way. It wasn't terribly greasy, quite flavorful, but I docked a star because of the size of the meal. I bought a combo to feed my small family of six, small meaning four kids under 5, the combo meal I purchased honestly only sufficiently fed myself. The shrimp was measly, for lack of a better adjective, simultaneously chewy and mushy, and the fish was either burnt in the fryer or sat under a heat lamp for a while because it was inedibly dry. We did get a whopping handful of fries though I must say! The customer service was much to be desired. I understand the mantra of the fast food industry.. in, pay, out. A little customer service never hurt a business that I am aware of. My "thank you's" were met with a less than enthusiastic "yeah.". Age is no excuse for lacking in common social skills. High school students have to learn, agreed, but someone is teaching them wrong. I had to ask for my three beverages on three separate transactions at the window. Maybe I'll go back and have a better experience. Everyone deserves a second chance! I say give them a try!! read more

Honestly, we waited for 30 minutes and they had are order wrong. Then we waited another 10 minutes just to get the right order. On top of that most of the fries were burnt but good sauce and average food! Could take a lesson from the chick fil a school of fast food efficiency! Lol read more

Love this fish joint! Order the shrimp and onion rings. This Will be my lint spot this year for sure. Cool low key vibe

The drive thru is sooo long and the wait is just terrible the food itself definitely isn't worth the wait don't waste your time here

First off, Pirates fish and chips has pleasant outdoor seating, and contrary to the info about the restaurant, it is all outdoor seating. The misters were nice, the staff were a bit on the extremely casual side but it had two pick up windows, one for ordering, and one for picking up your food, that was pretty smart. I ordered the Super seafood combo, a normal seafood combo and a 2 Pc fish and chips. My party sat down, and after waiting around 7mins our food came out. The portions were enormous. My food contained 2 Pc fish, 7 shrimp and a LOT of fries. In concurrence with the previous review, the sauce was watery and there is a rumor that they actually have shrimp in their "breaded shrimp" but the fish was fine and the fries were crisp and golden. All of the food I got was piping hot too, in fact we ended up taking the 2 Pc home! Even though the service was fair And the shrimp MIA, I give them 4 stars, even though the previous review was one-sided. read more

Pirates Fish and Chips - the 2 Pc Fish and chips. - Fish & Chips Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Honestly, the food didn't have much taste to it. For years I have been going to Petes fish and chips and found that their food looks exactly the same so I figured I would try pirates. Although they may look exactly the same that doesn't mean they are. Petes food is amazing compared to this place. Don't be fooled and eat at Petes if you want fish and chips. read more

This place has terrible reviews across the board! I don't understand it. Sure this place isn't great, but It sure ain't bad! Since everyone on here compares all fish and chips to Pete's, I guess I'll do the same. (Side note, Pete's is lame) The fish is standard fast food fish. That is a frozen square of battered fish. Basically a large fish stick. These are virtually identical to the ones Pete's Fish and Chips serves. The chicken tenders were pretty good. Again, I've had better, but they are far from terrible. Again, on par with Pete's. Fried shrimp. They are just fine too. Fries. These were good. Nice and salty. Not those soggy thin ones like Pete's. I've always hated Pete's fries. These are far superior. Pirate sauce is basically Pete's sauce. And the number one best thing about this place....THEY TAKE DEBIT. Pete's cash only nonsense pisses me right the hell off. I'll take this place over Pete's just on this principle along. SUCK IT PETE'S. I'd also like to point out that anyone complaining about this place being greasy is an idiot. It's fried food. Find me some that ISN'T greasy. And the guy who tried to compare the Pirate sauce to Filiberto's red is also an idiot. Apples and oranges. This is a basically a cocktail sauce. Filiberto's is a hot sauce. Big difference. Either I came here on a particularly good day, or everyone else just has unreasonable expectations from a fast food fried fish facility. Everything I got was exactly what I expected. What I expected was high end mediocrity. If you like Pete's more than this you are wrong and hate debit cards and yourself. You probably don't like kittens or puppies either. Or The Beatles. Who doesn't like The Beatles? You monster. 3 stars because meh. read more

This place was WAY better than Pete's....neither place is very fancy, BUT the fish is so much better here than at Pete's! Unbelievable that neither place offers tartar sauce standard. Another review here did make a good point that Pirate's also takes debit card which is nice compared to Pete's cash only. read more

This place was bad. With a bad experience, I usually just chalk it up to, "I won't be spending my money hear ever again". In this case, I actually came home and registered just to make these comments. "I wish I had seen the yelp reviews prior to donating $16 to this place. That's what it was... a $16 donation, because the food went directly into the trash. We had 2 orders of fish and chips. I've never experienced a place known for their fish n chips, serve frozen, over-fried, grocery store fish patties as their fish. They are serving frozen, mashed patties and passing them off as fish and chips. To make matters worse, the frozen squares were spread evenly across the fries, making them greasy, soggy and inedible as well. This was like expecting a grilled chicken sandwich and receiving a dollar menu chicken sandwich, at that premium sandwich price... Never again. read more

The worst fish and chips I have ever had. I watched them drop a frozen square fish patty in a deep fat fryer. McDonald's has better fish than this place. And what's up with the red sauce. I had to ask for tatar sauce. I love fish and chips. But its been hard to find good fish and chips in AZ. Best Ive had is in British Columbia. Your better off going to Red Robin or Denny's for fish and chips. Dont waist your time and money. Pretty pricey for the quality of food. If your gonna specialize in fish and chips at least make it fresh. Maybe actually look like a fillet. Maybe use a nice tempura batter. read more

So I went here for lunch with some friends and was not impressed at all. I got the crab and chips, don't know why I thought it was going to be real crab. Anyways it was just deep fried imitation crab. No flavor and the fries were bland. read more

I like their fish, and I think the red sauce is really good. It's nice to have a fish and chips place on this side of town!

Friday rolls around and we wanted fish. Saw an ad for Pirates's fish & Chips so North on Lindsay and as soon as I walked to the window to order, I was saying I should have kept going. Our microwaved over cooked orders came out in minutes. The coating to fish ratio was at least 2 to 1. My combo has 2 fillets and it was impossible to determine which was fish and which was chicken. The fries were average. Where did the great fish & chip places go? read more

I usually get the shrimp, and I like it. No, there's not a ton of shrimp in them, but the price is right, and they're pretty good. As everyone says, the fries are standard frozen generic fast food fries. They're not the worst, not the best. I think they're pretty decent if you cover them in season all or gravy (I always get it to go and live reasonably close). I'll take this any day over Pete's if for no other reason than they take cards!! read more

I dance at the studio right next to Pirates and I am forced to eat there sometimes in between classes. The food is really unhealthy and everything is deep fried. I hate having to eat there and I wish I could give it zero stars. Don't eat there if you have the choice. Thank you for your consideration. read more

This is a Pete' Fish and Chips wannabe that did not make it. Very fishy fish. Once was enough.

Have been to Pirates during the day and it is always good. I went this past Saturday night and the service was pathetic. There were 3 young adult workers in there just talking. The female worker was telling the two boys that work with her that she doesn't like being married. I mean I got the whole story and only 1 out of the 3 workers was working. Waited longer then I ever had and when we tried the onion rings they were not hot nor was the shrimp! Normally you have to wait awhile for food to cool off but not tonight! Very disappointed with food and service tonight! read more