Bardsley's Fish & Chips

Best fish and chips around!! Light batter, great fish selection, beautiful sides! Everything was delicious! Authentic. Worth the trip! Friendly people!

Loved the fish and chips and would highly recommend this place to anyone while in Brighton!

Bardsleys has a very good name here in Brighton, I am a housebound disabled 80 yr old. I have to order via Deliveroo for delivery, well it was my birthday and a friend did not know what to get me so decided as she knows I love F & C she let me order what I wanted, i chose Skate, my favourite but I can;t often afford it.
It arrived in good time and the skate was lovely, the curry sauce was also very nice but the chips were awful, many black or large black lumps in them , I have taken a photo but unfortunately can't attach it here, Real let down, over half the chips gone into the bin. Had the chips been nice you would have got 5 stars

Began to love fish & chips after realizing how yummy they could be. So I always search for good fish & chips restaurants whenever traveling somewhere. Bardsley's is labeled as the best fish & chips in Brighton, which I definitely tried when I went to Brighton.

Recommended by the waiter, I ordered haddock and chips. Food served quick with a batch of sauces--ketchup, mayo and tartar sauce. The fish was crisp outside and moist inside, no oily taste even after eating a whole haddock. Chips were also good, being the thick ones that I like.

I got a generous portion of haddock and chips for about £10. The fish was fresh and delicious, the chips just right as I like them. Next time I'm going to get a smaller portion though, as the large one was a bit too much for me, but still I just couldn't stop eating.

A fish and chip shop deserving of their reputation. Wanting some good fish and chips in Brighton I researched and found this place. Not close to the seafront, it's up past the North Laine, tucked down a side street on the North side of The Level. It doesn't look like that much from the outside, just a traditional chippie. What is different is that there was a steady stream of people trooping in and out of the door. I'd phoned ahead and reserved and was glad I did as while the tables were empty when we arrived, each had a reserved sign on it, and quickly filled up until every table was full.

After a quick round of drinks were ordered, we looked at the menu. It's what you'd expect, mostly fried fish, with some specials on. We opted for the calamari and the whitebait as starters, along with 2 plaice and a grill sea trout. And of course some chips. The whitebait was great, but the calamari could have used less batter, it being the same as the fish. You could still tell that the calamari was a) fresh and b) nicely cooked once you got through the batter though.

The mains arrived and while the plaice looked wonderful, the star of the show was the sea trout. Similar in look to salmon, this had been grilled perfectly, difficult for the thickness of the piece served. Expertly grilled, it flaked away nicely. The chips were good, soft and fluffy, exactly the kind to be doused in vinegar and showered in salt. The plaice itself was tasty, and not overcooked. The flavour of the fish coming through the fried batter.

For dessert, we split a spotted dick and custard between the three of us. It's a large portion and was exactly the old kind of steamed pudding you were served long ago. The custard and pudding combined to make a great finish to the meal. All in all, we were satisfied with our fish and chip dinner in Brighton and will be coming again!

We went to Brighton last week and we asked a waitress in a pub where to eat a good fish n chips: she gave us this address.

The service is great, the boss has sense of humor. Regarding the food, we ordered traditional cod fish and chips. It was very generous! The fish is very good and it is not too greasy. We all finished our plates!

I recommend you to go there!

One of the best fish n chips in England hands down!

The child size (~£8) and medium size (~£10.50) fish n chips were the perfect size for us because we wanted to have some room left for dessert in the North Laines later in the day. They have a wide range of fish to choose from, and you have the option between fried, baked, or broiled. The portions were very generous and the food was delicious!

Our server was very nice, gave us honest recommendations, and told us about the history of the place. She also gave us all postcards of the restaurant as a souvenir to remember our visit there.

It's a bit of a walk from the main tourist area, and because of this it's atmosphere seems like a more genuine 'local' experience. We had heard from a tour guide once that they had one of the best fish n chips in England, so we had to try it, and it absolutely lived up to the reputation!

YUM! Authentic London fish and chips. Our server was friendly and really attentive. My husband and I split the double haddock. It was delicious! The perfect amount of crispy breading. It is also HUGE!! The tartar sauce was also yummy - and they have Heinz ketchup! We are from the US and have noticed a lot of places make their ketchup (which is fine!) but we love Heinz. Definitely glad we got great fish and chips while on our travels.

So I'll admit upfront -- I'm partially responsible for my own dissatisfaction with my meal here, because it was my choice to go and sit in that extremely strange Max Miller room. I originally just gravitated towards it because of the sky lights and plants inside -- it seemed the perfect combination of outdoor seating yet no exposure to the elements. But after sitting there surrounded by all these ridiculously sexist jokes (he was a product of his time, I know, I know), the posters of which even repeat the same jokes over and over all around you, I was just starting to lose my mind a little! The service over there is slightly worse as well, since it's so out of the way. So let's just assume you'll skip the Max Miller room and talk about the food instead. Unless you love Max Miller -- in which case you should probably go here for that reason alone.

We originally journeyed to this pricier-than-average chippy because Yelp! reviews seemed to indicate it was the best fish and chips in town, and once you move to Brighton, everyone assumes you know where the best fish and chips in town are so we needed to get on that right quick. Unfortunately, it seems we were led astray. The fish just didn't seem particularly fresh compared to some of the other Brighton venues I've tried. And, as other reviewers have pointed out, the chips were particularly awful -- not crisp at all and very soggy (though my partner seemed to like this type of chip? maybe you do too?). The only good thing about it was the variety of flavoured vinegars (chili, garlic, etc) which as a vinegar lover I did appreciate it. I just had to drown my meal in them to power through. Alas.