The Cottage Restaurant in Blackpool

I have been to The Cottage on two occasions and both times my experience has been the same. Poor. It feels like it’s every member of staff’s first day and I was tempted to vault the counter and serve myself. The lady on fish actually seemed to know what she was doing though. Somehow the lady who served me thought it was a good idea to wrap my gravy-laden chips and sausage in paper, which soaked up most of the gravy and I really enjoyed peeling the paper from my sausage. The food is generally pretty decent but nothing. I will not be returning for third visit, fool me once shame on me, fool me twice shame on you. I know I’ve already mentioned it but how can you think it’s a good idea to wrap wet chips in paper. RIDICULOUS. The fact you have a restaurant and also price your food highly for Blackpool I’d expect much better. I also saw staff handle a fish with their bare hands after handing other items, such as the cash register and money. Like ew. Just go to Maccies instead if you’re in the area, at least you know what you’re getting.

Massive portion sizes. Very good fish and chips. The Mrs Quinn Special and the lite bite special were plenty enough for me and the wife and great value for money. The restaurant is pleasant, with framed photos of famous clientele on every wall.

Lovely food, friendly staff and nicely set out inside the restaurant. Quite a few famous people have dined in here too, with some photos on their wall of them.

Excellent. We arrived 10mins before closing time, but wasn't too much trouble. The fish and chips were exceptional, the best by far in Blackpool.

Very friendly and cosy atmosphere.Prices on the menu was normal plus if the food is delicious who cares about the cost.The Haddock was absolutely amazing. Really enjoyed the meal.Will definitely recommend and will be coming everything I visit Blackpool.Thank you so much for your hospitality.Will see you soon 😊

Today was a blast from the past for me. We used to go when I was a child (we lived 5 minutes away). It was the best chippy for miles around back then. I went back today for the first time in over 40 years to see if it was still as good, and I wasn't disappointed. It's good to know some things never change!

Had a lovely day out in Blackpool and heard about this lovely fish and chip shop. The staff were so lovely and friendly and squeezed us in last minute. The food was delicious and big size portions. Would definitely recommend.

Got a Family of four a Light Bites take out special. Service was a little slow but being busy is usually a good sign so they say. The chips were small portions (as expected) but the fish were surprisingly quite large. So four medium fish & small chips, with four small sides of two Peas & two Curry for £14. Bargain & left very happy at that point. As regards the tasting, well the Chips were good, but the Fish was far from the best I’ve had unfortunately…

Stunning fresh fish, lovely staff, a beautiful setting for a family meal. See you soon! The Morrisons

I have smelt the entising aroma on a number of occasions from The cottage. Not being a local I have never got the opportunity to try this place. I had read the positive reviews and a few locals said it was a nice place. It claims to be famous and holds a blue herratige plaque.On my visit social distancing rules were in place. The takeaway area is small and and had 3 people waiting to receive their order. It took a few minutes to get served.We ordered chips, peas, gravy and a barm, chips and peas (for myself) and two portions of chips. I paid by card.The place was generally clean and tidy and about 5 people were behind the counter. The window sticker advised a food hygiene rating of 5. The staff were polite but they didn't conduct them selves with any urgency. It took 15 minutes from point of order to receiving the food and I am not sure how long it would take if it was busy. We asked for all the dishes to to be seasoned with salt and vinegar but none of them was. The chips were a good colour and had a slight outer crisp that looked promising however they were undercooked on the I side and had hard, dense potato on the inside in most of the chips. Getting the chips right are a must for a chip shop. The please were mushy of good green colour but with a few firm parts. I would describe as average but lacked a little flavour. My partner had gravy which she said was nice but was dissopointed with the hard chips. The barm was very large and soft and tasted fresh. On the whole despite the building being lovely and the place being clean it was a bit dissopointing. Looking at the good reviews it would probably indicate that the place is in decline or peoples standards and expectations are low.