The West Pier Traditional Fish & Chips

I came down to Brighton for the day and one thing I really wanted to do was go to a local fish & chip shop, which I did. My initial thoughts of the place was that it did look a little run down and in need of some TLC, however, the man behind the counter was extremely friendly and then there’s the food. I ordered a battered sausage and chips and being as honest as I can, the sausage was okay but the chips did taste a bit frozen and were quite dry. The toilet itself is what you would expect, well stocked with soap and toilet roll etc but the lock was broken which did make me feel a bit uneasy on people coming in. However, overall, the food was okay, customer service was really good and overall it was an okay experience. Not amazing but also not horrible.

First fish and chip shop on the rate tour of Brighton. It ANGERS me that so many of the ratings I just can't understand. The fish was fresh, tasteful and flaky, batter was thick and crispy without a sign of excess oil, didn't even feel soggy. The chips are thick cut, and very crispy, not to everybody's taste a thick cut, but great to go with the pot of curry. One dips and savours every mouthful. The trays are adequate portion size and the curry was finished with chips to spare, wouldn't recommend pouring the curry over due to tiny gaps in the box at the corners. The one staff member was nice but she needed a deckhand in my professional opinion, she can't possibly handle the whole bar and clear up front of house on her own. So if the owner reads this, put an add in the window and don't run the place with 1 person, quality drops and you end up with 2 stars, as the place needed a light clean ect, but nobody there to do it. Curry was thick and flavoursome, no raisins. £13 for what you see, which is a premium price, as usual - that'll do me for lunch and dinner, so money well spent. As usual, picture says a million words, kinda sad I ate the last chip

Reviews obviously made a difference because we went there on 15th April 2021 and The Friendly Romanian guy serving actually told my daughter he would charge the lower price for eating take away. we watched the fresh fish being delivered, he was friendly too the delivery driver, my dog was given a bowl of water and I had a lovely time there actually, I am big on service . I will be going back.