Bells Fish Shop

Review for their take-​out fish and chips. I had the cod and chips, okay chips but the fish was really good. It would be way better if they could have provided tartare sauce though.

The best fish n chip ever. Good portion and well fried Cod fish with golden chips. I recommend it. However, if you would like a cheaper price, the take away is a good option.

Fresh, crispy and golden. The perfect fish shop trio — both the fish and the chips I devoured at Bells ticked the mandatory boxes. Service is quick and un fussy with the option to eat in or take your steaming box (complete with small wooden spiking fork) out into the market place and dine al fresco. Classic fish (cod, haddock & Plaice were all available on my visit) and chips will set you back about £7/£8 — well worth parting with your pennies for. Sides of mushy peas were satisfyingly green and seasoned, Next time you need a good fish & chip fix — Bells is definitely the place to be headed.

Visiting Durham for the first time, on business. Ate lunch here with colleagues. Literally the best fish and chips I’ve ever had, by a long mile. Prices were a little high but the portion was huge. My haddock and chips was a full filet of fish, about 10 inches long, on a bed of fries. The fish was very moist, obviously fresh, and battered to just the right extent. The steak fries were also cooked well, crispy on the outside. They were quite busy at lunch and service was a little slow but it was well worth the wait.

Have been poping in here about once per week for the past several months, as I am in town for work. So far, the best place I have been too for Fish and Chips. Always fresh and hot. Every time I walk in they let me know it will be 3 to 4 minutes to get my fish. They always pack in a box for take way and offer vingar and salt that I can put on right as it comes from the fryer. Also, note that they do fry in beef fat (the traditional method).

Delicious fish and chips. The location shouts of a tourist trap right on Market Square, and the price of the fish and chips perhaps reflects this a little. However the food was great, the cod and chips were some of the best I’ve had, an I’ve been eating this food since I was a kid. So for me it was worth the price.
Glad we climbed Durham Cathedral tower to build up an appetitive!

Apparently, the fish and chips place in this location used to be called Bimbi. It’s now part of the Bells Fish and Chips company, and is located right in the heart of Durham’s city center.
Bells has table service, so that’s one big difference from Bimbi. Plus, the fish and chips were really good, which appears to be another difference.
The Wife and I went their the second night we were in Durham. We walked by the place the day before, and there was a young boy in the restaurant who was enjoying his fish and chips so much that he was literally dancing in his chair.
That was good enough for us!
And we were not disappointed. Being Yanks in the UK for the first time, we had fish and chips on several occasions. And Bells was the best we had in the entire United Kingdom.