Maypole Fisheries in Leeds

food was delicious..Best fish & chips we've had in a long time

There's not a bad chippy in Otley but this is my favourite. Always ask for whatever you order wrapped up as you'll get slightly more chips and there's less waste than a box.

Always a 10/10 service and food quality. Top level fish and chips, best in Otley for sure.

Me and my family ate fish and chips outside. The fish and chips and especially the scampi is superb. It was between £5 and £10 per person. The staff were great and very accommodating

Service was excellent.it was nice to be asked how we wanted the batter to be prepared. Also flexibility about chips and salad was good. It was a little more expensive than other fish and chip establishments.

Georgeous fish N chips as always.Been coming here with my Mum for many years.Lovely & tradition restaurant.Family run so the very best in service & quality.Do visit if not tried yet.

Fish and chips were so good, not had a fish and chip Friday for a long time. Well worth the wait. A great choice.

My favourite chippy in Otley. Always polite and friendly staff and great quality grub. Just what everyone wants in a small town chip-shop.

It is with deep regret I have to say, this is probably the best fish and chips you will ever eat. Maypole never serve anything less than top class fish and chips and now they have added superb fishcakes with parsley and a decent desert menu why would you eat anywhere else!. The deep regret is with reviews like this I might have to start queuing to get a table in the cafe area 😀

So Otley is a lovely old market town and has a plethora or Fish & Chip shops given it's size. The consensus of asking the odd local was try the Maypole for your best bet on a good chippy experience. So I did just that Fish, Chips & Mushy Peas at a steady £7.50 to takeaway. Incidentally this chippy also has a restaurant to eat in too. Although modest in size compared to most with a sit down option. So back to the food, well a big disappointment quite honestly. Don't get me wrong they weren't shockers but not great either. They were presented well, but everything was quite a bit off the benchmark standard wise. So I was greatly disappointed ultimately and here's why. The fish was really hard to determine what it was? I'm not going back in to ask but have no idea what it was? Probably Cod out of the Cod or Haddock choice? However it may well have been neither as it didn't marry up with the taste of literally thousands of both Cod & Haddock that I've eaten over the last heaven knows how many years. Somewhat strangely though the batter was lovely where it was cooked properly but awful where it was too thick and not close to being anywhere near properly cooked (see images) at all. The chips were very average and lacked being either crispy or soggy with little flavour to boot. As for the mushy peas again really disappointed. Good consistency but very watery flavour meant they tasted dialed down on pure pea taste and a hint too sweet. I really did expect better than they were and whilst not being terrible they certainly missed the mark. May try again but it would only be out of interest to see if they've improved. Though I'm sure on my experience that Otley has better chippies than this one. I will let you know the next time I try one!