Lake Fish - Isle of Wight

Excellent haddock and chips with fish cakes for the kids. Good choices on the menu to accommodate most people. Recommended

Avoid LAKE FISH BAR! Why in this day and age do companies incist on going CASH ONLY? It makes no sense when since COVID more people use Card and payment meters over carrying cash. I know the ISLE OF WIGHT is known for being behind the times but this is 2023 not 1990! And the only reason in this day and age that companies go CASH ONLY is because they are cash in hand, and probably fiddling the Taxes or Shafting employees. So I go to LAKE FISH BAR and they have their cash only sign with I 'm sorry for any inconvenience ... Like the inconvenience of having to walk a quarter mile for the nearest ATM dodging three rows of traffic just to get the cash out to pay them physical money that I could 've paid in seconds via a contactless payment. They obviously haven 't the brain power to workout that having cash and card would increase their footfall and gross income at least 30%. So inspite of people having to go find cash in 2023, Lake Fish Bar have selective hearing. Before leaving to go get cash, I told my wife what I wanted and I her tell the cashier exactly what we wanted.. and when I returned and paid them what they wanted.. they didn 't hear my wife 's order, even though I heard her recite the order perfectly. So instead of apologizing for their mistake they state that they have the missing item.. and we would have to pay extra for their mistake. At this I took the incomplete order which I payed for and left the building. When we got back we found the food to be almost inedible, greasy chips, Luke warm savolies and the steak kidney pie was disgusting. They even managed to ruin curry sauce by not mixing it enough and leaving it grainy and stodgy. Most chip shops on the Isle of Wight are a delight.. the food is well cooked and you can pay by card. Not Lake Fish Bar! ... Avoid like the plague!

Lovely chunky fresh fish. Reasonable prices. Our favourite chippy in the area. Friendly service and lovely and clean venue.

As a ceoliac I've tried quite a few chippys in the past few years, but this one is definitely the best. Absolutely well worth five stars for their Gluten free batter And very reasonably priced too. Tasty fish and chips. From the moment it was unwrapped I was excited, the batter was substantial, golden and crunchy. Cod, sausage, cod roe and a spam fritter all battered, totally lived up to my memory of how batter'Should' be Very happy indeed. Thoroughly recommend a visit .

Large cod was a great size but slightly underdone (and do watch for bones) , batter soggy, chips ok but not very hot, food in general was ok and wode selection but not amazing quality. Lovely staff and great service but unlikely to go again.