The Chip Company
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About The Chip Company
On Botanic Ave in Belfast, The Chip Company serves fish and chips on a walk-in basis, with orders taken at the counter rather than by reservation. Chips appear as a side alongside other items on the menu, and the kitchen also prepares chicken goujons and pasties for those wanting something beyond the standard fish plate. The format keeps things simple, with no table reservations to arrange and customers free to drop in as they pass along Botanic Ave. The range covers a few different options beyond the core fish and chips, giving people a small choice of fried and baked items to pick from when they call in.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention greasy tasteless chips, chicken goujons, battered burger and long wait times.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention greasy tasteless chips, chicken goujons, battered burger and long wait times.
Customer Review Summary
Chips draw the most attention, though opinions split sharply: one reviewer praises the fish as "fresh fluffy and full of flavour" alongside a buttered chip butty, while several others call the chips "dreadful tasteless", "extremely greasy", or "sloppy" and not worth the money. Chicken goujons get similarly mixed reports, outstanding for one visitor from Leicester but described by another as tasting of "old frying oil." One reviewer reports finding their chicken severely undercooked, suspected salmonella, and contacted environmental health after the business denied responsibility. Recurring complaints include long waits even during quiet periods, hygiene worries such as staff touching their hair or face before handling food and a hair turning up in an order, plus missing dips or paid-for extra cheese not arriving. A few reviewers note friendly service, including a polite delivery driver and a late-night order of scallops praised after hours.
Customer Review Summary
Chips draw the most attention, though opinions split sharply: one reviewer praises the fish as "fresh fluffy and full of flavour" alongside a buttered chip butty, while several others call the chips "dreadful tasteless", "extremely greasy", or "sloppy" and not worth the money. Chicken goujons get similarly mixed reports, outstanding for one visitor from Leicester but described by another as tasting of "old frying oil." One reviewer reports finding their chicken severely undercooked, suspected salmonella, and contacted environmental health after the business denied responsibility. Recurring complaints include long waits even during quiet periods, hygiene worries such as staff touching their hair or face before handling food and a hair turning up in an order, plus missing dips or paid-for extra cheese not arriving. A few reviewers note friendly service, including a polite delivery driver and a late-night order of scallops praised after hours.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“was open late, able to get a munch after hours. maryanne sorted me out with 2 scallops absolute legend”
- Google user
“You would think somewhere called the chip co would have decent chips ……absolutely disgusting hopefully tourists don’t go there…don’t order a pastie either I’ve never tasted one so bad in 45 years …..I won’t be ordering again .Avoid Avoid Avoid”
- Google user
“Wrong in many ways!. Went here on the 4th June 2026 , was hungry after work and looking for takeaway. Found this place and went in and ordered. 1 Battered Burger in a bap, 1 Chip and 1 sausage. Order done , money taken. You get a receipt with a number on it, wait on that being called and your order was ready. Well, I thought it was the lottery and my number was never going to come out. Waited and Waited , and waited some more. Go up the counter and the person behind the counter says stand back up there, your order will be another 10 mins, now that bad attitude does not work with me but I was patient, so that 10 mins on top of the 10 mins I was already waiting for that order and it was not busy!. I do not have time for that nonense. Now, if all the food was good, I would over look the time it took, but it was not great. The Battered Burger was dead on, I cant fault that. Chips where dreadful tasteless bits of friend potato barely edible. The sausage, well if you go wrong with a sausage close the doors so it was fine. I also noted while waiting that some staff where scratching their faces or putting hands in their hair and then handling food, what the hell, basic hygene training please which I doubt they ever got. Makes me wonder what else they do before washing their hands!. Gives me the creeps. I cannot see me being back here and they probally do not care what people say. Whole area full of drunks, drugs and all other sorts of undesirables who cant taste the food and are used to arrogance. 3 Stars only for the Burger.”
- Google user
“The only chippy in town that puts butter on your bap for a good chip butty. And as for their fish….its fresh fluffy and full of flavour and they’re not skimpy on their salt and vinegar. Staff are very friendly and service is great!”
- Google user
“Worst chicken I’ve ever had… What a sad ending for a chicken, ending up in such a disgusting burger. Even the nuggets just taste like old frying oil. I would have given this place zero stars if I could”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Late-night food
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- Facilities· 1
- Quick bite
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Chip CompanyWheelchair accessible | 3.5755 | — | £1–10 | greasy tasteless chips, chicken goujons, battered burger |
| Darcy's BelfastReservations | 4.72,028 | 0.1 mi | £20–30 | lamb shank, irish stew, seitan roast |
| SteamboatVegetarian options · Good for kids · Reservations | 4.2424 | 0.1 mi | — | hot pot and korean bbq, mango cheesecake dessert, flavourful broths (satay, spicy, herbal) |
| Holohan's Pantry | 4.71,143 | 0.2 mi | — | guinness sticky toffee pudding, pan boxty, fisherman's pie |
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