Bardsley's, Brighton

I have to say that the welcome, the service and the food were all very good. However, for three kids f&c's and one 'large' haddock, two mushy peas, two apple juice, one sparkling water and 1 beer plus a few quid tip....48 quid! I can tell you that, as a Northerner where the standard here would be the norm, you'd be out of business charging those prices. They clearly have a lot of fans but the large portion was the size of most chippys medium and we won't be going back in a hurry to eat in what is really a cafe with no separated area for diners (i.e. you are effectively in the same room they're frying in so won't be wearing the same coat again the next day!) Great food but too expensive. It's a chip shop, not a restaurant.

Despite what many Brightonians will tell you, this is not the best take away chip shop in Brighton. It is one of the best, but the best one is on St James Street.

It's eat in bit does have a cheery feel but I was disappointed with the chips, they seemed a bit yellow and hard and if a chip shop can't do good chips then can it be a good chip shop.

Full disclosure: I was invited to a ‘beer and fish and chip supper’ at Bardsley’s by the PR people for BeerGenie (www.beergenie.co.uk), a new website which aims to deliver, it says here, “a treasure trove of trivia (and fact) on the sociability of 'beer' - together with a wide selection of free-to-use photography.”

Inviting a gaggle of hacks to drink booze while scoffing fish and chips is like asking a Year 10 drama group if they’d like to appear in Skins – try not to get trampled underfoot. Anyway, it was a sociable crowd which gathered last week, and if we didn’t learn a whole lot about beer, well, that would be like giving keyboard tips to Stevie Wonder. I went for Lemon Sole with San Miguel which, my crib sheet told me, ought to present a perfect match. And so it did.

Bardsley’s is a legend in Brighton and its location on Baker Street is only off the beaten track if you think the beaten track comprises Churchill Square, Sydney Street and the beach. It’s a stone’s throw from the Level. Don’t take the kids to the McDonalds on London Road – give them a life-affirming experience and bring them to Bardsley’s.

The best run chip shop that I’ve found. Roy and his family love what they do, adore fish so make sure they buy good quality stuff, keep the prices appropriate and have the BEST customer service.. They now have a licence so you no more BYO or corkage.. but guess what? Roy loves wine too so good cheapish wine too.. Take away is brilliant, but why not enjoy the great staff’s company have have a meal.. I’ve celebrated my birthday here for over 10 years and they make me feel a princess!

great!- my gran requested that we go here for her 90th birthday. proper fish and chips - BYO or get a pint from over the road.

This is a really nice friendly family run chippie with lots of different fish and other dishes than you might find in other fish and chips shops. As other reviewers have said it is better as a takeaway due to the high price of corkage and the distance from the sea.

Still my first choice of take away fish and chips in Brighton.

Fantastic chippy with a really friendly guy who runs the place. It’s always busy and I can see why!

this is the best chips you will ever taste its a lovely place family run the same people since i was a child they always take care with everything they do, if you fancy chips pop in for there take out cos there just brilliant i do agree with not eating in its defiantly better to stroll with a loved one and eat your chips straight from the paper.

A delicious and friendly chippy that is well worth a take out. Don’t dine in though, it is not the nicest, much better as a take away.

A popular Brighton fish and chip shop. It is also a restaurant that has a large loyal customer base. It is family run. There are vegetarian choices as well.

This is a great traditional fish and chip restaurant hiding just off London Road. I't's family run and been established for years, it's featured in the Observer, the Telegraph and the Times and when you go you'll see why. The people here are incredibly friendly and the food is brilliant. As well as serving your traditional battered fish and chips they also do posher alternatives like monkfish, sea bass and salmon. It's no more expensive than most fish and chip places but without a doubt better. The food isn't greasy, the surroundings are clean and tastefull and to top it off it's bring your own so you couldn't really ask for more.