The Dolphin Fish and Chips
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About The Dolphin Fish and Chips
The Dolphin Fish and Chips is a fish and chips takeaway on Burnthouse Ln in Exeter, at number 36b, where orders are walk-in. The menu includes cod and chips, along with a jumbo battered sausage and chips for anyone who wants a sausage supper instead of fish. Chinese-style orange curry sauce is also on offer, giving the chips a sauce option beyond the usual. The shop opens at lunchtime as well as in the evenings, so it serves a midday meal as readily as an evening one.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingFree street parking
- Good for kidsGood for kids · Kids' menu
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention large portions of chips, battered fish, jumbo battered sausage and cheesy chips.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention large portions of chips, battered fish, jumbo battered sausage and cheesy chips.
Customer Review Summary
Chips draw the most comment, and reviewers split sharply on them. Admirers describe large portions of crispy, tasty chips with good batter, and one calls it the most delicious batter they have had on cod, eaten with orange Chinese curry sauce. Others mention freshly cooked fish, cheesy chips and a fishcake enjoyed by a child, and food wrapped thoroughly to keep it warm. Staff are called pleasant, and one regular describes being served kindly close to closing time. Critics say standards have slipped. They call the chips mostly hard, scrappy bits, possibly cooked more than once, and one found the frying fat stale and bitter. Others report greasy, soggy batter and fish so thin it looked like a fillet sliced in half. Miniature vegetable spring rolls were almost all pastry, and a fishcake was so hard it was compared to a frisbee. Two reviewers say a jumbo battered sausage came from the hot box, was dipped in batter and fried again rather than cooked from raw.
Customer Review Summary
Chips draw the most comment, and reviewers split sharply on them. Admirers describe large portions of crispy, tasty chips with good batter, and one calls it the most delicious batter they have had on cod, eaten with orange Chinese curry sauce. Others mention freshly cooked fish, cheesy chips and a fishcake enjoyed by a child, and food wrapped thoroughly to keep it warm. Staff are called pleasant, and one regular describes being served kindly close to closing time. Critics say standards have slipped. They call the chips mostly hard, scrappy bits, possibly cooked more than once, and one found the frying fat stale and bitter. Others report greasy, soggy batter and fish so thin it looked like a fillet sliced in half. Miniature vegetable spring rolls were almost all pastry, and a fishcake was so hard it was compared to a frisbee. Two reviewers say a jumbo battered sausage came from the hot box, was dipped in batter and fried again rather than cooked from raw.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“We love this place. The food and service is amazing.”
- Google user
“Been going for years as after today won't be going back fish was so thin like one fillet had been sliced in half ,I use to work for Harry Ramsden and this fish is crap won't be going back again 😑”
- Google user
“Sadly gone downhill…chips are mainly hard scrappy bits and or cooked more than once! Jumbo/small sausages are battered ftom already cooked sausages from the hot plate! should be battered from raw! last fish cake I had was so hard, u could av used it as a frisbee…never used to be like it! Have used it since 1989…fantastic when mr rice had it”
- Google user
“Bought fish & chips from here last night & I was really impressed 👌 Fish was freshly cooked, chips were tasty with large portions, daughter enjoyed her cheesy chips & fishcake, prices were reasonable & everything thoroughly wrapped to keep it warm - would recommend & I'll be returning.”
- Google user
“Stopped by at lunchtime, had cod and chips with the chinese curry sauce (orange), absolutely devoured the whole thing! Most delicious batter I’ve ever had on fish and chips! Decent portion. Allen was pleasant to talk to also. Thumbs up from us”
Highlights
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for dinner
Amenities
- Free street parking
- Takeout
- Good for kids
- Casual
- Quick bite
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- Dining options· 2
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Family-friendly· 1
- Kids' menu
Location
Restaurants near The Dolphin Fish and Chips
- New Jumbo takeaway3.61350.6 mi£10–20Vegetarian options
chicken curry supreme, pale soggy chips, duck in bbq sauce
- Babylon4.91,1671.4 mi£10–20
lamb chops and ribs, complimentary lentil soup, mixed kuzi and shish
- The Botanist Exeter4.18031.5 mi£20–30Outdoor seatingVegan optionsVegetarian options
halloumi hanging kebab, live music, pork belly bites
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dolphin Fish and ChipsGood for kids | 3.983 | — | £1–10 | large portions of chips, battered fish, jumbo battered sausage |
| New Jumbo takeawayVegetarian options | 3.6135 | 0.6 mi | £10–20 | chicken curry supreme, pale soggy chips, duck in bbq sauce |
| Babylon | 4.91,167 | 1.4 mi | £10–20 | lamb chops and ribs, complimentary lentil soup, mixed kuzi and shish |
| The Botanist ExeterOutdoor seating · Vegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.1803 | 1.5 mi | £20–30 | halloumi hanging kebab, live music, pork belly bites |
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