
The Fountain
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About The Fountain
At 4 Oakford in Newton Abbot, The Fountain serves fish and chips for collection with no reservation process, orders taken as customers walk in. Cod is the regular fish option, paired with chips, and the menu extends to sausage and chips, cheesy chips, garlic mushrooms, and pies. Sides include curry sauce, gravy, and peas, letting customers build out a meal beyond the standard fish and chips order. As a takeaway counter, service runs on a walk-in basis throughout opening hours rather than by booking.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, curry sauce, garlic mushrooms and cheesy chips.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention fish and chips, curry sauce, garlic mushrooms and cheesy chips.
Customer Review Summary
The complaints carry real weight. Several describe a bad visit after earlier good ones: soggy or overly thick batter, dry or grey-brown fish, and chips that were soft, old, or dry as if kept from lunch. One reviewer says the food was so oily they could squeeze oil from it, and another found the sausage batter hard as if it had sat for hours. Others mention small portions and missing items from an order, and one says staff were rude, shouting and swearing.
Customer Review Summary
The complaints carry real weight. Several describe a bad visit after earlier good ones: soggy or overly thick batter, dry or grey-brown fish, and chips that were soft, old, or dry as if kept from lunch. One reviewer says the food was so oily they could squeeze oil from it, and another found the sausage batter hard as if it had sat for hours. Others mention small portions and missing items from an order, and one says staff were rude, shouting and swearing.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Hey it's an NN ok chippy! Chips good curry sauce and peas good. Fish is ok, a little small but give. The price of fish nowadays what's to be expected. The staff were young and super pleasant. Thanks”
- Google user
“Just had the worst fish and chips, batter was soggy and fish was a grey/brown in colour chips also soggy. Dissapointed as weve previously bought from there and enjoyed them but wont waste my money again.”
- Google user
“My partner stopped on the way home to grab dinner (5.30) the chips were so dry tasted like they were kept from lunch. The batter on the sausages was so hard like they had been sat there for hours. The only nice thing was the curry sauce. Waste of money, it went in the bin.”
- Google user
“I enjoyed the cheesy chips here, but found the experience unbareable because most of the staff were incredibly rude. They were short with us, sarcastic and shouting and swearing from being frustrated from doing their job. I paid over £8 for a portion of cheesy chips and curry sauce. Think i'll be looking elsewhere from now on.”
- Google user
“I’ve never had worse fish and chips… The chips and the fish were so greasy that it was impossible to enjoy the meal. You could literally squeeze oil out of the food. I know chips and cod are deep-fried, but these were unbelievably soaked in oil. The fish didn’t taste good, and the batter was soggy and rubbery. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. The only positive thing was the friendly service.”
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Good to know
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
Location
Restaurants near The Fountain
- Kings Fry4.3930.4 mi£1–10
fish and chips, curry sauce, pea fritter
- New China Garden2.9861.1 mi£30–40Wheelchair accessibleReservations
house special chow mein, slimy king prawns, wrong orders delivered
- The Linny at Coffinswell4.79923.1 mi
thatched roof building, roast dinners, salmon and plaice
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The FountainWheelchair accessible | 4.1231 | — | — | fish and chips, curry sauce, garlic mushrooms |
| Kings Fry | 4.393 | 0.4 mi | £1–10 | fish and chips, curry sauce, pea fritter |
| New China GardenWheelchair accessible · Reservations | 2.986 | 1.1 mi | £30–40 | house special chow mein, slimy king prawns, wrong orders delivered |
| The Linny at Coffinswell | 4.7992 | 3.1 mi | — | thatched roof building, roast dinners, salmon and plaice |
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