Thompsons Famous Fish & Chips in York

Excellent haddock and chips, however, they got one meal order completely wrong. Placed on the busy A64 exiting can be a problem. The room is dated but functioal

Very tasty fish and chips, the haddock was as large as the box it came in and couldn't eat all the chips because there was so many. The batter is some of the nicest I've had anywhere. We took two large fishcakes home for tea and they were just as good. The staff were very nice as well, nice clean premises and will have to go back and try the resteraunt. Thanks

A little out of York. A range of seating options for takeaway and sit down. Crisp batter and excellent quality haddock. A smaller portion option would be good, as even the small haddock option was too much for me. Friendly service. Getting out onto the busy road can be a nightmare!

Full 5 stars. Amazing food, quickly made. Amazing chips fish and sausage from the takeaway. If you order inside the restaurant it is faster than other shops and the staff are nice. Not sure what to say but really high quality. Definitely visiting again

Couldn't fault anything, service good, food good, best fish and chips around 😋

Called this evening, service was excellent, quite a few in so good atmosphere, we both had mid priced cod and chips both cooked as requested.

The fish and chips here are the best I've had. With excellent service from Emma. Coming here is always a pleasure.

Best fish and chips i’ve ever had, chips were soft and high quality, fish was absolutely majestic.

Great food at a reasonable price plenty of parking and food served quickly.

Heard that you get good service. Was not disappointed

Best fish and chips I’ve had in ages, would defo recommend, if you sit in though take an extra layer, was pretty cold but the food more than made up for that!!

We all had a Cod fish butty and can honestly say all of us agreed it's the best fish we have had in a very long time. It was a chunky meaty fish. If we come past that way again we will definitely call in again.

Great quality food, enjoyed the scampi and the Yorkshire fish cake delicious.👌

Lovely service from the lady serving chips nice not greasy fish, sausage cold i thought maybe fish was cold because it had been sat there a while but sausage was also luke warm so was the mushy peas very disappointing as we have heard goodr reviews and had the passed on many occasion each time we must try them we ate them straight away so no reason to be cold also batter wasn't crispy The Scap Box on hull road hundred percent nicer

Fish and chips was nice tasting but had better price was to high cut of tea was weak shud use yourshire tea bags cappuccino was like dish water and over priced shame really spoiled the taste of the food I'd invest in a proper coffee machine and charge the same price 3.95 peas was nice but over priced at 2 for a small pot

I'm already looking forward to our next visit.

Was going here very regularly and further than I should maybe travel, up til 2 months ago I couldn’t recommend higher, but since then I’ve been about 4/5 times, it’s just got worse, portions smaller, smaller fish , and an aftertaste of dirty fat for rest of day, chips are certainly much poorer too, also the service has had orders wrong such as missing a suave/peas so I’ve got to go back, funny thing is you can already tell before you’ve been served somethings amiss with the staff. Hopefully it’ll get back to where it was. Tried Scrap Box since, which is better for ‘Some things’ ie, ‘Service’ ‘Staff’ and most definitely the chips and frying.

Brilliant, the fish and chips are first class, the batter is golden and crunchy and the staff are fantastic and friendly!

My granddad found a lot of mold all in the inside of the cup. The chips were good the gravy was not so good by still good at the same time, overall I don’t recommend this restaurant because my family were stuck there for 30 minutes.

Nice food however the staff need a lesson in customer service, not friendly and when talking can’t even look at you. Seems like they all hate there jobs

Very cozy restaurant. Good service staff. Very large and delicious dishes. Highly recommend visiting.

Superb quality fish and chips and great service,one of the best in uk 😋

Cracking Fish n Chips fast service waitress could do with smile on her mush 😁 nice and clean👍

How Fish n Chips should be Genuinely some of the best fish n chips I have ever tasted in all my years. Lovely flaky, meaty haddock. Delicious pale light crispy better not heavy at all. Chips crunch and good portion Even a place to sit down indoors or outdoors with condiments to help yourself. 5 stars all round. Next I’m in York I will revisit for sure!

Excellent fish and chips, all coked fresh, nice tidy location, plenty of parking

If you haven't tried Thompson ,go and try it. The Food is fantastic and staff are very helpful and friendly, you get a good amount. Fish and chips ,homemade pie etc . Try it for yourself. 5 star.

Fish and chips fantastic. Staff very attentive and polite. Facilities where clean and tidy.

Great fish and chips. Lovely light crispy batter and beautiful moist fish. Portions are very generous.

I had an oaps special, it was massive. Hubby n brother in law have std, which neither could finish. Only problem my sister is a vegetarian and the garlic mushrooms and hallumi fries are cooked in beef dripping. So she had a jacket spud with salad, which again was beautiful xx

This is the best Fish & Chips we have had in a long time. Food was fresh, piping hot & delicious. Staff were friendly & efficient. Excellent in every way

Maybe the best fish n chips I ve had in a good while Super fresh chips really tasty mushy peas chips were top draw .My server with short haircut amd tattoos was outstanding all the staff were friendly and were brilliant Such good value Worth a drive out from Leeds I ll be back very soon

Beautiful and tasty fish and chips. Warm welcome, friendly and efficient service. Will be coming back - soon!

Just been for fish and chips in the cafe (and also a few weeks ago). Excellent food, we will be calling in again!

Pulled in for takeaway freshly cooked, portions more than adequate and the fish was absolutely perfect I'd go as far as to say the best I've had

Absolutely amazing. we travel 30 miles every few weeks. They are that good 👍 👏

I have fish & chips quite regular I cannot fault any part of the experience. I would recommend people to try.

Only ever had takeaways, food has always been nice, and the staff have always been polite.

Absolutely gorgeous fish & chips and the restaurant were amazing, staff lovely many thanks

Service was very quick and staff friendly

My fishn chips n peas were delicious will definitely be there again soon

Very tasty and very helpful people who we got our meals from

Not bad value, huge portions, staff service was as quick as it could be

What to say? This is one of only two places I will eat fish and chips! The fish is freshly cooked while you wait, and is perfect, lovely crisp batter, and a large flaky fish, served with enough chips. A great value traditional meal, takeaway, or sit in. excellent.

Shared Haddock an chips + Peas 1 Tea and a breadcake £ 13.50 more than enough for two unless very Hungary, quality very good enjoyed all cleared the tray between us.

Amazing service, fantastic fish pie and the steak pie I had was awesome . The chips are fabulous as well.

We had a fantastic meal here there were eleven of us a mixture of adults and children. Lots of different choices all the meals came out together and the quality was excellent

What a fantastic fish and chip restaurant with gorgeous fish and chips. Today we were looked after by Helen who was amazing cheery and a breath of fresh air chatting away to our New Zealand visitors. A great recommended experience.

Food and place it's self is outstanding. Highly recommended 👌

Seniors Haddock and Chips. More chips hiding under the fish. Eventually became Haddock or Chips, unfortunately for some chips the Haddock won. Absolutely beautiful piece of Haddock, cooked beautifully well...as a MasterChef judge might say.

Outstanding! We usually stop over here for a nice meal on our journey home. Good, freshly cooked food and friendly service.

Just passing and called in for lunch. Excellent food though glad we got the seniors as that was more than enough

Can't say we were too impressed. 4 people. 3 of us left the chips. Whatever it was all cooked in left a nasty taste on the tongue and a film on the lips. Oh, and bread and butter should be BUTTERED. Spread is not butter. Wouldn't go back.

We arrived Saturday 8th September. There was a que but we were seated very quickly. Our order was taken in no time att all and the food arrived very quickly. What great quality and as my wife said when we were paying the staff operate like a well oiled machine. This was our second time visiting whilst staying in York. Well doe to the team

Always stop for fish and chips here on the way to Scarborough. Lovely

The takeout fish is very nice and fresh .I would definitely recommend Thompson's fish

Fish n chips homemade tarter sauce mushy peas😋😋😋😋 Takeaway

Excellent all round, had the scampi and chips. Lovely texture on the scampi and great flavour. Ketchup offered with condiments. Even mushy peas were delish.

Had a lovely tea, service was amazing,,,

Had chips to takeaway. They were just ok . Not too keen on the oil used

THE PRAWN AND COD FISHCAKE IS THE BEST ITEM IV EVER BOUGHT FROM A FISH AND CHIP SHOP . .They tase incredible the consistency is same with the filling throughout .. 10/10 .. chips great curry sauce well worth a dip 😄 ... fantastic food 10/10 can't fault it today ...

Amazing gluten free options. Fast service and the staff are happy to answer questions about allergens that are in the food. Very impressed and now our favourite place to order food from.

We were in the York area for a week. So we hate here twice. Fish and chips one night crab salad another. Both lovely. We will be back again. Give them ago you'll not be disappointed

Outstanding haddock, chips, peas and curry sauce. To be honest, one portion will serve two!

The food portions here are proper Yorkshire portions! They are Massive! The food quality is good and the wait time is low. I highly recommend going here but go with an empty stomach otherwise you won’t be able to eat it!

I am so pleased this place is not near where I live as I would be there every day and weigh 30 stone lol.. food amazing and the service really friendly and helpful. amazing atmosphere

Always great food. Our favourite chippy.

Absolutely nothing to complain about, excellent service and really really good food

Travelled 20 miles after a positive YouTube review. Got 4 x Fish and Chips which were anemic - if you had slapped the fish it coud have flapped back. Never again - average at best but a reasobaly sized fish though.

Excellent saw a guy on You Tube "Gary eats" 👏 who went there so I had to go and just as Gary said 10 out of 10

Appalling service from the takeaway side of this establishment...very disappointing...staff very unhelpful & seemed rather uninterested in even being there which is terribly sad as normally great service & great food from the restaurant side...unfortunately not on this visit...

Nice chip shop and has a dine in area. Had some sausage and chips. Sausage was a bit overcooked but okay. Chips were alright too, what you would expect. Like I say nice chip shop perfectly acceptable.

The success of this company does not benefit from quality. The staff is not very friendly, the products are mediocre, and the prices are quite high. I'm not going again.

Called in this evening for take away. Then we discovered the little seating area which we had not seen before. Really nice . We were very happy to be able to sit and eat. Well done Thompsons it was lovely.

Lovely F&C after a day out in sunny Yorkshire. Would definitely return.

After driving around the area around our campsite (Flaxton Meadows) on a wild dinner chase, desperately looking for a place to eat, only to be told again and again "We're not serving food tonight" we decided to call in here and give it a try. We're so glad we did. Very friendly staff, quick service, and the food when it came was a) huge and b) excellent value for money. Many places have a menu that claims something is "Giant" but it's far from it. Not here. Our "giant haddock" was huuuuuuge, and it came with mushy peas, chips, bread and butter and a pot of tea. Excellent value. We didn't have room for a dessert, that's how big the portions were. Highly recommended! (Pic shows my "Giant Haddock"

Nice piece of Haddock, batter could be crispier. Chips slightly underdone and too many on the day (for me) Service bordering on shambolic.

First time eating here today. We were not disappointed at all. An order of fish and chips gets you free mushy peas, tartare sauce, a drink and a slice of bread. If you like curry sauce, you get a jug of it. The battered haddock was crispy, not very greasy too which is very difficult to find. I could not finish all the batter as it was very big. I highly recommend.

Just called for fish and chips, fish was beautiful and it was massive. Just a pity about the bread bun it was stale, will definitely call again.

Pretty good fish and chips restaurant. Quite a bit of seating inside, lots of parking and tasty food.

The fish was a good size and very tasty. Nothing was greasy and the chips were nice too. The curry sauce is more like a Chinese curry sauce, which I like, but is different to other fish shops I've been to which have the distinct fish shop curry, sometimes with raisins/currants.

Thanks for the food poisoning, however, it wasn't so pleasant when it was coming out of both ends at 3am! We won't be returning.

Portions were huge....had a doggy bag for lunch the next day. Very clean establishment and friendly staff.

It is a fantastic restaurant, has a brilliant atmosphere and amazing staff. The portion sizes are really good value for money and the food is amazing. They worked well too accomadte or group of 8 at relatively short notice. Our waitress was really engaging and was really good at including the 4 kids in the group. Following our meal my wife had some questions about the food. Nothing the restaurant had done, but she got a rapid and detailed response. I don't think they could have done more at any part either during or after our visit.

Great food and service. Aircon made it a little too cold

Absolutely beautiful food and lovely staff highly recommended we went after we had been flamingo land and was best fish I've tasted in a long time

The best place around York to get fish and chips from. Food always cooked fresh. Big portions and great value for money. Staff always friendly. Busy times you sometimes have to wait for a table but I have never waiting long. I 100% recommend Thompsons if you want great fish and chips!

Not very good the chips were all pointy and rock hard probably from been left in the chip scuttle too long. The fish was ok though not "award winning" still slightly too greasy.

Gluten free fish and chips. Staff were very helpful and couldn’t have done more. Sat outside and enjoying it. Keep up the great work and service !!

An amazing fish and chips. Support friendly staff. Nice comfy area to sit in

Good portions for the money, will certainly go again.

The best place for fish and chips. Family go here many times and have a great meal.

Stunning food Unbelievable taste, exceptional quality. simple and exclusive at the same time

Having recently visited this place on for the first time with 7 family members on Friday 25/04/24. I was amazed that this place was only 7 miles from my home and I had not tried it before. We ordered a different variety off the menu and we were massively impressed at the quality of food and service "Especially Jo the server / cook and manager /plus all the staff. The food was a real delight !!!! I had the Cod n chips which was great.!!! plus everyone else thoroughly enjoyed everything they had. !!! The prices and atmosphere plus staff were very exceptional. !!! This is a little GEM!!!! of a "plaice" so much so we returned today 5/7/24 "Excellent as expected" and we look forward to returning soon. "Faultless all round" Jim.

Excellent food. Fish an chips to choose haddock or cod, very well cooked, served with mushi peas. Scampi served with salad and chips, and nushi peas. You can eat it all the traditional way with tea. Take into account that is very busy, very noisy with background conversations, still pleasant.

Excellent quality fish and chips, freshly cooked to order.

Quick service and tasted so good .

This is such a wonderful gem. The staff are fantastic, polite , friendly & funny, all in the right way. The food is first rate every time and great value. Keep it up Thompsons !

Probably one of the best fish and chip shops in England fish always fresh always cooked to perfection staff very attentive service always very good and always good value for money

Great food went with a coach group straight in great service lovely place

Called at Thompsons having been to Scarborough for the day and thought we would try their fish and chips and we were not disappointed! I don’t normally do reviews, but on this occasion I was prepared to make an exception. I’ve had lots of fish and chips over the years, but I can honestly say the fish and chips at Thompsons were outstanding! Definitely 5 star quality!