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Frydays of Kendal

📍 Kendal

★ — (0 reviews)

An award-winning Kendal chippy praised for light, crisp batter, flaky fish and enormous portions — well rated overall (Google ~4.5, TripAdvisor ~4.2), though a minority of reviews report tepid chips and high prices.

5★ hygiene

Anchor Fish Bar and Chinese Take Away

📍 Barrow-in-Furness

★ — (0 reviews)

A well-liked Barrow hybrid chippy and Chinese takeaway (Google ~4.5) praised for generous portions, crispy chips and a standout curry sauce, with friendly, hard-working staff.

5★ hygiene

Andy's Chip Shop

📍 Barrow-in-Furness

★ — (0 reviews)

Rated by locals among the best in Cumbria

5★ hygiene

Crakeside Fish & Chips

📍 Ulverston

★ 5.0 (1 review)

Loved for the curry sauce; quality can be hit-or-miss

5★ hygiene

Driftwood Fish and Chips

📍 Bowness-on-Windermere

★ — (0 reviews)

A divisive Bowness chippy — fans praise fresh fish, nice batter and proper chippy chips with mushy peas and tartare included, but a notable minority flag small portions, high prices and unwelcoming staff (roughly 3.0-3.8/5 across Google and TripAdvisor).

5★ hygiene

Far Cross Chippy

📍 Kendal

★ — (0 reviews)

A popular, well-rated small Kendal chippy (Google 4.6, TripAdvisor 4.1) praised for light crispy batter, fresh boneless haddock and friendly staff, with a minority reporting blandness and inconsistency.

5★ hygiene

Fish Express

📍 Kendal

★ — (0 reviews)

A well-loved Kendal chippy on Highgate — fresh tasty fish, huge portions, reasonable prices and friendly service, with reliably good gluten-free fish and chips (Google 4.6, TripAdvisor 4.5).

5★ hygiene

Little Chippy

📍 Windermere

★ — (0 reviews)

A well-loved Windermere takeaway — fresh haddock fried to order, crisp light batter and superb chips, generous portions at fair prices for the town (4.2 on TripAdvisor across ~588 reviews, 4.6 on Sluurpy across ~2,000).

5★ hygiene

Matties

📍 Barrow-in-Furness

★ — (0 reviews)

A twice-a-week local habit — a genuine Cumbria contender

5★ hygiene

Olympic

📍 Barrow-in-Furness

★ 5.0 (1 review)

Widely rated one of Barrow's best chippies — cheap, huge portions, fresh fish and crispy non-greasy batter, with a minority reporting inconsistent days.

5★ hygiene

Our Plaice

📍 Coniston

★ — (0 reviews)

A small Coniston takeaway with mostly positive reviews (TripAdvisor 3.9, Sluurpy ~4.0, Google ~4.1) for freshly-cooked-to-order fish and chips, crisp batter and reasonable value — cash only, with a minority reporting inconsistent portions and quality.

5★ hygiene

Priory Place Fish & Chips

📍 Ulverston

★ — (0 reviews)

Reviews are genuinely mixed: the shop's own page and some TripAdvisor visitors praise gorgeous food, generous portions and crispy fluffy chips since new owners took over, while other TripAdvisor reviews report inconsistency — small or thin fish, soggy/undercooked chips and patchy service (TripAdvisor sits around 2.8/5).

5★ hygiene

Sandylands Fish and Chip Shop

📍 Kendal

★ — (0 reviews)

A well-loved, tucked-away neighbourhood chippy on the Sandylands estate — lightly battered fish, generous portions and friendly service, consistently rated around 4.5–4.6 across hundreds of reviews.

5★ hygiene

Sea Breeze Fish Bar

📍 Dalton-in-Furness

★ — (0 reviews)

Generally well-rated local Dalton-in-Furness chippy (around 4/5 across Google and Restaurant Guru) praised for fresh, cook-to-order fish and good, non-greasy chips, though detailed verbatim reviews specific to this shop are sparse.

5★ hygiene

Sea Breeze Fish Cafe

📍 Barrow-in-Furness

★ — (0 reviews)

A local favourite — spot-on fish and the friendliest service in Barrow

5★ hygiene

Seafarers Bowness

📍 Bowness-on-Windermere

★ — (0 reviews)

A long-standing, popular Bowness chippy with a 3.7/5 average across 700+ reviews — loved for fresh-cooked fish and friendly service, but with recurring gripes about small portions and high prices.

5★ hygiene

Stramongate Fish and Chips

📍 Kendal

★ — (0 reviews)

A family-run Kendal chippy (listed as Stramongate Chip Shop) with a roughly 3.6-3.7 average — fans praise big, well-battered fish, generous portions and good value, though service can wobble when it gets busy.

5★ hygiene

The Chippy Bank Ltd

📍 Ulverston

★ 4.8 (6 reviews)

The Furness benchmark — locals' #1

5★ hygiene

The Kingfisher

📍 Keswick

★ — (0 reviews)

Widely rated the best chippy in Keswick (around 4.6/5 across Google and TripAdvisor) — fresh, well-cooked fish in crisp batter, chunky chips and generous portions, with friendly, efficient service and good gluten-free provision; the odd dissenting review on blandness or greasiness.

5★ hygiene

The Lakes Fish and Chips

📍 Keswick

★ — (0 reviews)

A long-running Keswick takeaway (on Bank Street) that divides opinion — fans praise freshly cooked fish in crispy batter, generous portions, good value and characterful service, but a notable share of reviewers report inconsistency, with cold or undercooked food on some visits (Google 3.7/5 from 233 reviews; TripAdvisor 3.5/5 from 195).

5★ hygiene

The Old Smithy & Mr Spuds

📍 Barrow-in-Furness

★ 5.0 (1 review)

Well-reviewed (60+ reviews) but mixed — can be excellent, occasionally off

5★ hygiene

The Old Smithy Fish & Chip Shop

📍 Ambleside

★ — (0 reviews)

A central-Ambleside chippy most reviewers rate highly for light, crispy batter, fresh cook-to-order fish and generous portions, though a minority report inconsistency in batter and chips.

5★ hygiene

The Spit N Crackle Ltd

📍 Kendal

★ — (0 reviews)

A well-regarded local mobile fish-and-chip van and event caterer (trading as "The Village Fryer"): 96% of 103 Facebook reviewers recommend it, and it holds a 5-star food hygiene rating — but no verbatim customer review text could be retrieved to detail batter, fish or portions.

5★ hygiene

The Walnut Fish Bar

📍 Ambleside

★ — (0 reviews)

A no-frills traditional Ambleside chippy that divides opinion — fans praise huge portions and quality (and the battered haggis), while critics call it pricey and tourist-priced with hit-or-miss portion sizes; around 3.5/5 on Google and 3.3/5 on TripAdvisor.

5★ hygiene

Vinegar Jones

📍 Windermere

★ — (0 reviews)

A long-standing Bowness-on-Windermere chippy (rated ~3.8-3.9 across Google and TripAdvisor from 1,000+ reviews): mostly praised for light, crisp batter, fresh fish and notably good gluten-free options, though a minority report inconsistency, cold food or tourist-area pricing.

5★ hygiene

York Street Chippy

📍 Barrow-in-Furness

★ 5.0 (1 review)

A well-established backstreet Barrow chippy with a high aggregate Google rating (around 4.7) — most regulars rate the fish and friendly staff highly, though a recent review flagged doughy batter, so it's not flawlessly consistent.

4★ hygiene

Ambleside Fish and Chips

📍 Ambleside

★ — (0 reviews)

A lakeside Waterhead favourite — fresh fish, massive portions and great value with stunning Windermere views; mostly very positive, though a minority flag the batter as a bit oily.

4★ hygiene

Kent Street Chippie

📍 Barrow-in-Furness

★ — (0 reviews)

A no-frills, cash-only neighbourhood chippy locals rate highly for crispy battered fish, good chips and friendly staff at refreshingly low prices.

4★ hygiene

The Codfather

📍 Ambleside

★ — (0 reviews)

Well-rated Ambleside chippy (4.5/5 across 329 Google reviews) praised for fresh, non-greasy fish and friendly, accommodating staff — but note it serves haddock, not cod, which has disappointed some customers.

4★ hygiene

The Jolly Fryer

📍 Kendal

★ — (0 reviews)

A well-loved village chippy in Burneside near Kendal — fresh fish, proper hand-cut chips and friendly, well-priced service, though a minority report inconsistent batter and note it's cash only.

4★ hygiene

The Old Keswickian

📍 Keswick

★ — (0 reviews)

A long-established (40+ years), family-run Keswick Market Square chippy that's well-regarded overall (around 4.1-4.3 across Google and TripAdvisor) — most reviewers praise fresh fish, light batter and generous portions, with a minority complaining of greasy/undercooked batter, shrinking portions or high prices.

3★ hygiene

Lesh Lane Chippy

📍 Barrow-in-Furness

★ — (0 reviews)

Recently reopened (formerly Ocean Fish & Chips), Lesh Lane Chippy draws mixed reviews — praise for big fish and generous portions, but repeated complaints about hard or undercooked chips.

4★ hygiene