St Andrews Fish & Chips

Their Haddock and Chips is the best thing on the menu. The batter is light a d the fish does not have that fishy taste. Dispute all the great reviews on the Halibut, it is not good (you want good Halibut go down to Mccowan and Lawrence). Their service is not that great and my biggest pet peeve here– the tartar sauce is not homemade (it is packaged).

One of the better F&C places in town. Great batter and fresh oil. Good lunch meal deals, but lots of quirks: the lunch meal comes with tea or coffee (with fish and chips?!) and to get a can of pop is another $ 1. How is it $ 1 more expensive for the place to hand you a can vs steeping tea or brewing coffee?! It’s nonsensical. Want to upgrade the fish — no can do. In short, don’t come in with any special requests, as even basic ones will get you a «no».
But I wouldn’t bother upgrading the fish type anyway: I paid a big premium for halibut (not the lunch deal), and wish I’d stuck with whatever comes in the deal, because I tried a piece and it was just fine: tender and a HUGE portion. The halibut (which I had to post a picture of) was the thickness of a coin on one end. I know halibut isn’t cheap, but either increase the price or just don’t offer it — as it was I felt a little insulted.
So with all these complaints, why 4 stars? The other fish types taste great, fries were great, everything they fry is great (as evidenced by all the photos of the desserts here), and it’s a good value… As long as you stay away from the halibut!

Got an order of halibut and chips for take out a couple of months ago! My boyfriend loves the fries (nice and thick) but I personally didn’t enjoy it that much, I found them too soft/​soggy for my liking. The fish was really juicy and the batter was crunchy, but overall I found both the fries and fish a bit oily. The portion (especially the fries) was also on the smaller side compared to what I expected for the price we paid. It wasn’t awful but the next time I’m craving fish & chips I’ll be trying out different restaurants.

Delicious food but the staff are rude. As much as I love their food, the waitresses act as if you’re bothering them by being there. Very poor service. It doesn’t take much to use common courtesy, but it is definitely lacking here. It is enough to put me off as I don’t want to contribute to such poor service.

This is the worst Fish and Chips I have EVER had. Stay away from this place. Words that best describe are dry, oily, poor quality fish. This is where people with no taste buds eat! If you want really good fish and chips try
Old York in Leaside. I recommend the owners try Old York and learn how good Fish and Chips are made.

I’ve been coming here for years! It is the best fish and chips I’ve had. I was going to give it 4 stars because the place is a little dated and still looks the same as it did 20 years ago but I figured the food is what I’m rating! This is the best place to get fish and chips, mushy peas, coleslaw, the works! And I don’t have a sweet tooth but their fried oreos and mars bars are pretty darn good!

Their fish and chips are the closest I’ve tasted to the real deal in the UK. I wish I could eat here everyday, but I try not to go too often to keep up some semblance of a balanced diet.
The prices are good. The hours are limited on certain days, so check before you go. I always get take out, so I’m not sure what the service is like.
You can also get all kinds of deep fried goodness year-​round that you don’t usually find outside of the Ex and ribfests throughout the summer.
If you love fish and chips, you’ve got to try this place at least once.

This place is small and you’d drive right by it if you weren’t looking for it but the dine in and takeout are both great. Prices are affordable and don’t forget to try the deep fried mars bar.

Tried their haddock and chips. The chips were really good, nice portions, but for some reason, the batter on our fish was soggy. It wasn’t busy when we arrived so I’m not sure if this was just a one time occurrence. They stopped their coupon promotions which we used to get via email. I’ll have to go back and try it one more time.

Don’t let the name fool you! You don’t actually go here for the fish and chips. You go here for disgusting (in the best possible meaning of the word) battered and deep fried delicacies that are hard to find this good outside the food trucks at The EX (minus the endless lineup). The batter they use here on all of these items is the real selling point: light, golden, crispy, and delicious.
Deep fried jam sandwiches covered in custard (my favourite) are like a giant version of the toaster strudel. A crispy hot battered sandwich filled with sweet tart jam and covered with creamy delicious custard. I’m literally drooling a little as I type this…
Deep fried oreos with ice cream, deep fried mars bars… it’s kind of hard to go wrong.
And, yeah, the fish and chips ARE pretty satisfying too.
Don’t expect anything special in terms of the actual restaurant: it’s in a strip mall, the restaurant itself is fairly spartan, and the service isn’t always great. Still, go there for the food.

I’m torn about this place. On one hand, they have the best halibut and chips — the BEST! On the other hand, their dine-​in service is abysmal. I’d rate the halibut and chips as 5 stars, while the service is only 2, rounded up to a 4 overall because take-​out solves the problem.
The halibut is absolutely delicious. The batter is very crispy and the fish is tender and not at all fishy tasting. The fries are also delicious. They’re thick and tasty and always served hot. The portion size is fairly consistent, except for the last time that I dined in when I got the smallest serving I’ve ever received from this place. The fish was pretty much half its usual size. I was with friends and I was really hungry, so I didn’t bother complaining because I didn’t want to make everyone else wait while my food was remade. That was only time I’ve ever received a small serving, so rest assured that that was an exception, not the rule.
Now the service…
I usually order for pick-​up by calling, and picking up the food has always been fast enough and they are generous with the packets of tartar sauce and ketchup. Only once have I had a problem where the girl gave me grilled salmon instead of battered halibut… how does that even happen??? I just took it because they were about to close (look up their hours before you go, I always seem to go when they’re closed) and I like salmon anyway.
I have never been impressed by the the times that I have dined in. The waitresses that have served me have never been particularly friendly or attentive. I almost always need to ask for more water because they just never check up on the tables after bringing out the food. The last time I dined in, three waitresses just sat together at another table playing with their phones until I called them over to get more water. Nice. Saved me a few bucks on tip.
The washrooms are in the basement. They’re clean enough, nothing special. The whole restaurant really needs to be renovated, it just looks really dated. I know their typical patron is on the mature end of the scale, but it would probably help with attracting new business.
I hope this place stays open forever! Fix the service, fix the appearance, but DON’T CHANGE THE FOOD!

The fish & chips are the real deal, its my go to place for fish and chips in the east end of the city. Also their deep friend oreos are to die for.

We have been here a few times for fish, we have even done takeout more than once (gravy does not travel well lol) but the fish is always good, and St. Andrew’s makes top notch fries.
I like the meat pies that they bring in from the Scottish place in the same mall, they reheat them well.
Make sure you order the potatoes they have as an appetizer, they are much bigger than regular fries, and of so delicious.

Great fish and chips. Nice folks

Love the fish and chips and as well as the meat pies from this place! Wish they made their own tartar sauce though.

St Andrews Fish and Chips is located in one of those strip in Scarborough. I have been shopping at the Global Pets next door for a few years and I never even notice its existence…
My fellow Unilocaler said let’s try Fish and Chips… hmmm You know I don’t like Deep Fried food too much or non Asian food… but what the heck!
I am happy that I have lunch here, not only it has reasonably priced lunch specials $ 6.45 each. The fish is coated in a light batter, deep fried to golden crispy colour, It is not too oily and not fishy for sure.
My advice is don’t order the soup. the clam chowder is the canned type.
The Deep Fried Oreos with ice cream for sure is a nice surprise! Yummmmy!
Now I know where to go if I have cravings for some Fish and Chips and of course deep fried desserts!
They accepts all credit cards.

Thank you very much Phil M. for reviewing this place so I can give Haggis a try without going overseas. What you’re missing out on is the new Menu item, Deep Fried Oreos with 2 scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream. From the selection of a few St. Andrews Lunch Specials ($ 6.45), I chose Haggis & Chips.
It was a bit on the small portion but I’m not sure what the Market Value of the Modern Haggis is actually. For that price, it’s actually very acceptable for someone new to this specialty item to get a taste of Scottish/​British Cuisine. For those not doing a taste test, it’s a bit small so you’ll have to go with the regular A La Carte or Dinner size.
This place as it is named is set in British setting with wooden furniture and photos of St. Andrews Golf Course along with Golf Clubs on the top walls.
Back to the Modern Haggis, it is not what a rookie Haggis eater would envision as similar to how Sausages used to be in Intestine casing but now in artificial casing, so is the new style Haggis. My Haggis came deep-​fried and inside was finely chopped pieces of various Sheep internal goodness. It’s sheep because my friend knows that flavour anywhere and not for her.
It was strongly flavoured with Black Pepper and from my little knowledge it tasted similar to fillings in Meat Pies obviously the difference is the ingredients. Treat it like a Deep-​Fried Haggis Sausage with A-​OK Fries.
The Deep Fried Oreos ($ 4.25) was done in a similar Batter as the Fish so it has a slight savoury flavour to it but I enjoy it as it tasted like a soft Chocolate Cake batter inside the Fried Batter. Everything goes well with Vanilla Ice Cream. Btw, they have Deep Fried Mars Bar as well.

Simple place, great food, big portions and cheap prices. Definitely a must for anyone that is Scottish, that is the cultural theme of this place. The menu reflects this as well with things like deep fried jam sandwiches and haggis. When you’re done, check out a Scottish deli only two doors down in the same strip mall.