August 2025 by James Proudlock
Not the quality of flavour of years gone by and now so so expensive. It used to have a rustic charm to it but that appears to have gone. Our plates provided for eating from the seafood platter were dirty. Staff were very friendly however.
August 2025 by emma birch
Bustling and relaxed seafood Restaurent on the water front. Seating inside much more civilised (need to book). Crab was the best dish.
August 2025 by Lynn Smithdale
Food and service good . Let dogs in but toilets not good at all hence 3 stars
August 2025 by David Brunning
Seriously, if you go to Southwold go here. Go early because queues are long. Food always fresh and amazing.
August 2025 by Richard Bassett
I queued for half an hour in order to get the dressed crab that was advertised on the blackboards outside, only to be told that there was no crab that day. Just send someone out with a chalk or cloth to update the blackboards! It's not rocket science.
August 2025 by Dawn
Queued for ages and then they had sold out , re ordered and it took absolutely ages to come . They need someone with more experience and faster front of house.
August 2025 by Richard Patterson
Great fresh fish.
August 2025 by Samantha Garrod
Decided to try this on a Monday afternoon, it was packed so had to wait to get served which was okay. Where I had a problem was the food. The fish was burnt and overcooked and the tiniest portion for £9, my daughter even said is that it, it?s tiny! The prawns were over cooked and like rubber for £7. I don?t mind paying £56 if the quality is there and there not children?s size portions for adult prices, I?m guessing they were going quickly due to being busy but that affects the food! I definitely won?t be returning when there is better fish and chips in southwold!! I wouldn?t recommend this place to anyone.
August 2025 by Kim Kristensen
Great food.
No mini fish and chips meals, all the same and Aug 2025 come in @ £9.50ish for cod & chips. More than enough to satisfy. Very tasty.
Wonderful service. Everyone very helpful.
Recommend
August 2025 by Tony Zesimopoulos
Bad service, good average, overpriced, long wait. Don?t order the oysters, we?re full of grit and not fresh! Nothing good to say about it! Very disappointed
August 2025 by AJ Miles
If my family and I could leave -1 stars, rest assured we would.
Haddock: we ordered 3 haddock and chips. All overcooked, 1 positively black and burnt to a black crisp. the haddock was flavourless and the skin gooey. hardly any chips and the ones we had were soggy and overcooked. both fish and chips tasted of old oil and made up feel sick. one of us had to return our fish because it was so burnt.
Scampi: tiny and so overcooked. completely tasteless. could have cooked better at home! resembled scampi you might get a kebab shop, certainly not a seaside fish and chips restaurant that has access to fresh seafood.
Sausage and chips: sausages were tiny, so we ordered two. the person who ordered them strongly dislikes batter, so repeated twice that she wanted unbattered. only when we got home we noticed that one was battered. the unbattered sausage was black, not brown, black. again, the batter was overcooked, along with the chips and made her feel sick.
The service was also sub-par, with the young and seemingly inexperienced staff appearing clueless and unhelpful. we have visited Southwold for decades and have always gone to Mr?s T?s fish and chips shop, which used to be the only one on the harbour and is just next door. unfortunately Mr?s T?s was closed today, otherwise we?d have eaten there. Soel Bay is making money out of tourism, but surely won?t have reoccurring customers unless they drastically step up their game.
August 2025 by SIMON COLLINGS
Great fish n chips
August 2025 by Dave Edmonds
Not my sort of place. I found the food disappointing and the service basic and rather course
August 2025 by Andy Bale (Aquachippy)
The best fish and chips I've been served in a long time. We took our own knives and forks although the supplied wooden cutlery would have been fine.
August 2025 by kupka kudelkow
My friend is extremely picky when it comes to chips in fish n chip shops so I felt the pressure when I suggested we have some at Sole Bay while visiting Southwold. Phew! He was extremely happy with his food and so was I ? no wonder this place has so many good reviews! Next time we fancy a little trip- we'll def pop in again!
