Merchant Fish & Chip Shop Ballymena
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About Merchant Fish & Chip Shop Ballymena
On Linenhall St in Ballymena, Merchant Fish & Chip Shop Ballymena is a fish and chips takeaway with a small dining room. Orders are placed at the counter, and food is brought to the table when it is ready. The shop is walk-in. Fish suppers are on the menu, including a smoked haddock supper, and the tartar sauce and curry sauce are made in house. A sausage supper with curry sauce runs as a lunch special, and a pepper chicken burger is offered as a special. Celiac Thursday comes weekly, with gluten-free options such as GF chicken gougans, chips and gravy for guests who avoid gluten. The shop won an award for best fish and chips in Northern Ireland, voted best chippy in 2021.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, seating
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, curry sauce, smoked haddock supper and gluten-free celiac thursday.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, curry sauce, smoked haddock supper and gluten-free celiac thursday.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often single out the fish, describing it as crispy, well cooked and not doughy, with a smoked haddock supper and a sausage supper lunch special with curry sauce also getting praise. Close behind come the generous portions, the house made tartar sauce and a curry sauce one diner calls really good for dipping. A gluten-free Celiac Thursday, with chicken gougans, chips and gravy, is described as something no other chippy in the area does, and one reviewer rates the pepper chicken burger special highly. Staff are called lovely and kind, and service is described as quick. Value is the recurring complaint. Two reviewers say the fish supper box was smaller and the price higher than elsewhere, one describes a handful of chips and barely battered sausages for almost £8 with a dine-in service charge they hadn't seen on the menu, and another calls it a bit pricey. One reviewer even lets a toddler use the restroom, a kindness they mention in their praise.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often single out the fish, describing it as crispy, well cooked and not doughy, with a smoked haddock supper and a sausage supper lunch special with curry sauce also getting praise. Close behind come the generous portions, the house made tartar sauce and a curry sauce one diner calls really good for dipping. A gluten-free Celiac Thursday, with chicken gougans, chips and gravy, is described as something no other chippy in the area does, and one reviewer rates the pepper chicken burger special highly. Staff are called lovely and kind, and service is described as quick. Value is the recurring complaint. Two reviewers say the fish supper box was smaller and the price higher than elsewhere, one describes a handful of chips and barely battered sausages for almost £8 with a dine-in service charge they hadn't seen on the menu, and another calls it a bit pricey. One reviewer even lets a toddler use the restroom, a kindness they mention in their praise.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“It was just okay, no better than any other chippy, but what I did notice was the size of the fish supper box, which was significantly smaller, and the price, so much higher.”
- Google user
“This place came highly recommended and has won an award for "Best fish & chips in Northern Ireland. I would personally rate it as pretty good. I've definitely had better chips in NI and the fish was decent. The portions were significant and I like that they had a house made tartar sauce. They also make a curry sauce which is really good for dipping fries. Service was quick and no nonsense.”
- Google user
“Was on a day out today and went to this Chippie today with 13 others. Service was very prompt, the staff were lovely and the food absolutely delicious 😋 If you are on a day out this is a must to have something to eat.”
- Google user
“Brilliant food bit pricey but you only get what you pay for I suppose fish was cooked perfectly”
- Google user
“The price does not match the portions, and unfortunately not in the way one would like. Handful of chips and barely battered sausages for almost £8. Didn't see on the menu that there was a service charge added on for dining in; however i could have missed it, but the price came to shockingly more than i had calculated.”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant Fish & Chip Shop BallymenaWheelchair accessible | 4.5577 | — | — | fish and chips, curry sauce, smoked haddock supper |
| RococoGood for kids · Reservations | 4.4797 | 0 mi | — | turkey and ham sunday lunch, veggie/chicken fajitas, sunday roast (2 courses £25) |
| GattosGood for kids · Reservations | 4.7420 | 0 mi | £20–30 | pollo alla veronese, carne platter, risotto primavera |
| Fayre GrillGood for kids | 3.9108 | 0.1 mi | £10–20 | chips (undercooked or best ever), mini ulster fry, cash only, no card |
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