
The Original Famous Blue Star
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About The Original Famous Blue Star
On Stopgate Lane in Liverpool, The Original Famous Blue Star serves fish and chips alongside a menu that stretches into curry, crispy chilli beef, and S&P chicken with fried rice. Curry options include special curry, beef curry, and Chinese curry, each served with chips as the standard side. Fish sits in a display case at the counter, where staff take orders and serve on a walk-in basis with no reservations. The combination of a traditional fish and chips counter with wider Chinese-style dishes gives customers a broader choice than a standard chip shop menu, all handled through the same counter service format.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, chips, curry and chilli beef.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, chips, curry and chilli beef.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“food is not fresh it taste like has been there for ages. and have a bad smell. i don’t recommend any one buy food there , waste of money. and the staf is so rude . i can’t find anything good in that shop , and is so dirty inside there , i have seen a rat running in the shop 🤢 only one good know what kind of meat are they selling, and for how long is stayed there . you will be sick if you eat there . this food is not safe !”
- Google user
“Incompetent staff can't read what's the point of a notes area for allergies when they don't read I'm allergic to pineapple specified no pineapple and what a surprise pineapple”
- Google user
“The food is horrible; the chips are reheated and dry, the fish drips oil , has a bitter taste, and the batter is rock hard. The gravy is disgusting. No customer service skills, all you get is excuses. Cannot upload pictures because of a constant error”
- Google user
“Lovely little chippy, massive range of choice and the girls behind the counter are cracking. Food is nice. Pizzas were a little cold on last delivery but other than that, good review”
- Google user
“Food arrived hot and before time. Special curry was delicious, ham fu yung delicious, pie dinner was good. Only reason I didn’t give 5 stars was because ( as others have said) the chips are dreadful, totally inedible. Definitely not fresh. Shame as the rest of the order was great.”
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Customer Review Summary
Reviews split sharply, and the chips draw the most repeated complaint: reheated, dry, and called dreadful and inedible by one diner who otherwise enjoyed the order. The fish divides opinion. One reviewer found it flaky, not dripping in grease, with chunky chips, while another described it as oily with a bitter taste and rock-hard batter. Praise centres on the special curry, ham fu yung and a pie dinner arriving hot and ahead of time, along with a wide choice and counter staff described as cracking. Other Chinese dishes disappointed: crispy chilli beef came soggy in a sickly bbq-style sauce, salt and pepper chicken lacked seasoning, the fried rice was tasteless, and a beef curry was watery. Some describe slow, confused service and only excuses when complaining, and one pizza delivery arrived a little cold. One reviewer who put no pineapple in the allergy notes box still received pineapple.
Amenities
- Late-night food
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- Facilities· 1
- Quick bite
Location
Restaurants near The Original Famous Blue Star
- Royal Pizza4.7150.4 mi£1–15
pizza, chicken strip meal, kebabs
- Tasty Polish Cooking4.94100.7 miGood for kidsReservations
pork liver dish, beef tartare, large portion sizes
- Pearl Garden3.3450.8 mi£10–20
chicken and sweetcorn soup, char siu rice, chicken kung po
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Original Famous Blue Star | 3.6715 | — | £10–20 | fish and chips, chips, curry |
| Royal Pizza | 4.715 | 0.4 mi | £1–15 | pizza, chicken strip meal, kebabs |
| Tasty Polish CookingGood for kids · Reservations | 4.9410 | 0.7 mi | — | pork liver dish, beef tartare, large portion sizes |
| Pearl Garden | 3.345 | 0.8 mi | £10–20 | chicken and sweetcorn soup, char siu rice, chicken kung po |
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