I can't imagine the fish and chips experience being more classic than this. This is a lovely, small…read morediner, with friendly weight staff. I was seated immediately, and it took less than 15 minutes for me to get an order of large fried cod, chips, and mashed peas. The portion size was monumental. The fish was nice and hot, and clearly fresh. They were plentiful, condiments on the table. I would definitely recommend stopping by this place if you are in Portsmith. I am visiting from Los Angeles, and, although I am by no means a fish and chips connoisseur, I have had my fair share! This gets to thumbs up!

Really nice chips. Batter is on the crispy side. Sausage was really spicy! Also over pricedread more

Mike's Fish & Chips is located in Southampton and we ordered some for our lunch. We had two fish,…read morecheese fries, and chicken pie with onion rings. Overall I think the fish was tasty but the onion rings were way too breaded for me. I did like the cheese fries though. So whatever cheese they used it was a little bit more savory-style.

This to me is the fish and chips experience I visualize when I think of England…read more Wonderful food. Great service. Friendly staff. It is well located just off thehigh street in Southampton...a tonic of reality before facing the cruise ship. That food is great, but this isn't their wheelhouse. Way to go. A lovely bright spot!! You have four new fans. Canadian cruisers

After visiting the beautiful Titchfield Abbey we were ready for lunch. This was just a one minute…read moredrive down the road. Plenty of parking for customers (even some spots under the trees in the shade). First things first: Food was pretty average and I'd give three stars. But location and atmosphere are great and relaxing. That deserves an extra star. It's really an old mill right at a small river. The pub is beautiful inside as well and has a charming outside area to have lunch and dinner. Since it was a hot and sunny day we took a table outside. Our Bulldog was welcome as well. Ordered fried shrimp, shrimp & scallops and Fish'n'Chips. Since I was driving I had a coke instead of a beer. Fried shrimps were ok. Can't (almost) go wrong with fried food. The cooked shrimp and scallops were quite very good, nice herbal sauce. Fish'n'Chips were fine. Hot and crispy. Staff was friendly. Ordering by app was easy and prices fair. Food was all fine. But just nothing really different or special. Apart from the scallops/shrimp maybe. But still: An enjoyable lunch in a great setting.

EUGH! Probably the worst fish and chips I've had in a long, long time! Truly terrible. Over…read morecooked, dry shrivelled-up medium sized piece of Pollack concreted in heavy, over-done greasy batter. Not nice. This was the cheaper (£8.95) of the two fish options on the menu. I would go back and try the other one, in case they just had an off night. But really, there is no excuse for this! Friends had Hunters Chicken and Pork Belly, which they said was ok, but also looked over cooked to me. However, that being said; this was a busy warm, cosy, rambling pub with both Doom Bar and Hobgoblin on tap - two of my favourite beers atm.

Goodwood has many redeeming features, but farmer butcher chef is an astonishing blend of exquisite…read morefoods, fantastic service and more than reasonable prices. Locally sourced produce (almost all from the Goodwood estate), prepared to exceptional standards. I started with oysters with cured ox heart and taragon beetroot, my partner with the pork liver parfait...bliss. Mains was a shared Pork butcher's board with a selection of sides. All of the meat was cooked to perfection, the sides were incomparable! Dessert was a shared baked Alaska with rhubarb and ginger and candied hazlenuts which took our breaths away! With no room to spare an old fashioned rounded out the evening...a truly amazing meal. What was most pleasant of all was the service. Friendly, attentive, skilled and clearly enjoying being part of something really good! The environment is comfortable, casual and informal and genuine and the food superb. Given the quality of food and drink served, which frankly would put much of London's offerings to shame, without the pomp and arrogance, the bill was in the high end pub territory - £130 for two, three courses with bottle of wine and spirits. Starters are £6-£9k, mains £15-£20, dessert £7. Pass this absolute winner by at your culinary peril. Johnny Michelin better start polishing a star four this one I cannot recommend this place highly enough.

Firstly, we arrive and we are asked "if we have reservations". Not sure why you would ask that…read morewhen the restaurant only has 3 parties in it but I digress. I would say food is quite high end and pretentious (not a bad thing if that is to your liking, I guess it just isn't mine. We started with the pork liver starter. My wife asked me to consume it quickly as it "smelt bad". It didn't really taste much better either but I think the idea was to have an aged flavour rather than any seasoning. That was more farmer butcher and lacking chef but, understandable considering the theme of highlighting and celebrating the meat rather than adding flavors but this dish really could do with some flavor added to it. Since I have been a culinary teacher in the US I would not do the Chef the disservice of salting their end product and at this level, instead enjoying or rather not enjoying as the Chef intended. I would probably skip this dish unless you like the flavour of aged liver. I have never had a liver dish I had not enjoyed but this one was "taken for the team" as my wife asked me to consume it quickly because of the odour. Almost forgot to mention the large platter we were brought with 3 slices of bread on it. Obviously we only took two since the platter was so large it looked like it was for taking around the room. Though one piece of bread was not really enough for the starter I ate and was never asked if additional required. Next up was the slow cooked beef with a horseradish potato. We also ordered a side of cauliflower cheese which we were told was "large enough for two". The cauliflower cheese sauce was a little more watery than I would have liked. I only had a small taste as if I had eaten half I do not believe there would have been enough left for my wife. The beef seemed to be of good quality just in my opinion poorly executed. My beef had a chemically taste that I could not but my finger on but I would guess an additive to the charcoal or something used to light the charcoal. For me this overtook the highlight which should have been the flavour of the beef. I did however find the horseradish potato to be delectable and could have quite easily polished off a large bowl of it. I found service to be haphazard and awkward. I think our waitress was a trainee. I found it awkward that we were not serviced just by our waitress, seemed we were brought different things by different people, this made it quite impersonable from my perspective. I missed the feeling of having one person responsible for leading us through a culinary journey. Given the level that I believe this establishment appears to want to be at, though I understand the jeans of the waitstaff, I think proper trousers may be a better fit as the jeans give off the vibe that the establishment does not know what it is or its clientele. The waitstaff seem to congregate around the maître d'hôtel's area when not busy which made uncomfortable as if I was being watched. Would not have minded so much if they had taken note of little thinks like the lack of bread or not trying to take my cider before I was finished. Oh, If you order the slow cooked beef, make sure you have dental floss and a toothpick for later as some will undoubtedly end up stuck in your teeth (advice not a fault of the restaurant) There are some people that made complaints about price. I think the pricing is spot on and the drink prices reflect the clientele they want to attract so spot on there. Would I go back? No, never in a million years. Pretentious does not sit well with me. The name "Farmer Butcher Chef" conjures ideas of simplicity, celebrating meat in a farm to fork arrangement. Simplicity seemed to be missing instead replaced with undertones of elitism. One last thing and this will cost anyone a star in one of my reviews. Service charge was pre-added. I would like to know if this is given to staff on top of their regular wages? Is this a tip or a service charge in my mind they are two different things. A service charge in most U.K. restaurants is built in the the pricing model then you can reward good service with a tip beyond that. Anyway, whenever I experience an added service charge I do not tip, I see it as them selecting their own tip so nothing additional is required for me to do. So waitstaff may be missing out on an opportunity to earn more. I also feel it is in really bad taste. I know they say "we will remove at request" but really who is going to ask them to do that unless they ruin your clothing or something unforgivable, it is easier to be miffed and vote with your feet by never returning. It is a shame, I love the idea I just don't think it is executed very well. Though with some tweaks it could be excellent. The quality of the meat is very good as you would expect.

This is my third visit here and each time I have been impressed with the freshness of the fish. The…read moretartar sauce is nice as well as are the chips. Friendly staff maybe a bit brisk because they are busy cleaning but they are cheerful and helpful. I'm planning my next visit menu choice already.

Lovely ambiance!! We…read morehad an amazing lunch here today while on our day trip to Isle of Wight. The service couldn't have been better and we enjoyed our food immensely. We opted for the 'off season' special menu which had a choice of two courses so we each chose a different starter and main. Everything was incredibly fresh and tasty! Hubby had 2 beers and I had a glass of wine; total bill $100 so not inexpensive but a wonderful experience nonetheless. They do add a 10% service charge. We would definitely dine here again.

Cowes is a place inundated with sailors (like myself) and as such a highly nourishing drunk-food is…read morerequired to fuel the beer gauntlets. Be it man or woman, young or old, it is safe to say that Corries Cabin has seemed to earn the best fish and chips title of high street. I say that with total unbiasedness too, simply being an American who happened to live in Cowes for a while. I may not have tasted a 'true' fish an chips before but Corries is definitely better than Chips Ahoy, Fountain Inn, or any other place to name. Being in Cowes for business i had a ton of time on my hands so i made a game of trying to find the best in town. Corries came up the clear winner because of the fish quality, batter taste, less grease but good amount of oil on the chips, turn around time, and cleanliness.

We arrived 2 mintes after closing time and they served us no problem. Probably best written menu in…read moretown, good selection of different fishes as well. The review below mentions bad cooking but we had no complaints. Pretty reasonable prices (4 people + wine at ~£40), friendly staff made for a pleasant dinner.

Pretty good fish & chips. The place is located right on the pier. If you keep walking you get to…read moresome amusement park rides for kids. Nice views of the sea from the restaurant, inside seating or outside. Server told us it would be 45 min wait for food in a half empty restaurant, hmm ok. And 45 min wait to order a drink. Hmm ok again. maybe they do things differently down south of the country. Ended up being just a 30 min wait. Ordered two tap waters at the bar and the bartender looked at me like he's never heard such a request before. No alcohol today? Are you Ill? The fish was white and fresh with a good batter. No tartar sauce though. The mushy peas were pretty good, just need some salt on top. The pili pili "king" prawns were a bit of a scam. Nothing king about them, more like fish bait shrimp served here. And hardly any of those served to begin with. The garlic, chilli oil was good though. You get some bread on the side for soaking. The restaurant is very bright and airy, there's not that many sit down places by the beach. The menu is obviously Centering around the fried fish.

Really lovely Chips Shop at the end of a pier out over the water. Excellent food. Beautiful…read moresetting. A perfect place for our last meal with family before flying back to the US. Fish and Chips were crisp and tasty. Service was outstanding. Memories made And treasured.