Crail Fish Bar & Cafe

Haven't had a fish supper this good since the heyday of fish and chips in the 60's, fantastic portion size and perfectly cooked. Bypass Anstruther and head for Crail.

Very tasty Fish & chips. Not greasy. Slight mark down as I thought the chips were bought in chilled and not made on site. But very tasty none the less. Fresh cooked and not too long to wait.

Touring Scotland in our motorhome and on two separate occasions miles away from Crail people praised the fish and chips from here. Being our favourite take away dish we had to give it a try when passing through. It certainly lived up to its recommendations. 2 fish suppers and a portion of homemade tartare sauce. Beautifully cooked milky white haddock in a superb light batter. Proper chips cooked to perfection and a lovely taste of potatoes ( some places all you taste is the oil). Tartare sauce far better than any shop bought stuff. To sum up. If Paul Hollywood of the GBBO came here they would get a handshake. Thankyou to the team who gave us food far better than seen and tasted in many fancy restaurants. Also a big thumbs up for the eco friendly cardboard containers.

What usually brings me to Crail is the lobster shack. I have heard so many great reviews from Fife locals about the fish here so decided to finally give it a try. I have a couple go-to fish and chip shops so I am difficult to be swayed. Well, this one didn't disappoint and now is added to my chippy rotation! The area it's hard to find a "bad" one but this place definitely pars up with the big dogs. Maybeee even teetering towards the top because I am a sucker for small family run businesses. I may be wrong, but it seems like a wholesome, family working establishment. Efficient and friendly where everyone knows their role in the processing of your order. They have a couple tables to dine in if needed. They accept card but always best to pay cash if you can, it is better for businesses. *For those gluten-free, they offer it daily!* Now, the food. Just the perfect amount of salt was added. The haddock (2 pieces) had a nice golden color. Crisp with a good thickness. (See photo) Some places seem like they flatten the fish, butterfly etc. and too much batter. This was the perfect ratio. The chips were crunchy on the outside and still fluffy inside. Fresh peeled today, not bought in. Only downside is- the onion rings are frozen. I did ask beforehand and was given honesty. It is so hard to find a chippy that does fresh because it can be a nuisance. The onions are drippy, resulting in more batter falling off in the fryers. So I can understand why. Even the most famous chippy does frozen too. Superseded my expectations!!!

Was fancying fish and chips but on a solo trip with the dog so needed somewhere i could pop in and not queue for ages. Driving through Crail the parking space was free outside. Super friendly staff, relaxed and lovely place, would have sat in if i hadn’t had the dog. Food served freshly cooked, some of the best chips i’ve ever had and haddock was stunning, even though i’m usually used to cod being from Northumberland, i may be a convert. Can’t fault the place, and very reasonably priced too.

Fantastic chippy, battered smoked haddock was superb batter was light and crispy, chips were crispy on the outside and fluffy inside.Different class from what I’m used to if there was a chippy in heaven I might have just died

Lovely fish supper, freshly made. Cooked in little over five minutes. Good value ... they gave me one whole haddock and a decent sized part of another!

We ordered to takeaway and ate it at the harbour. Highly recommend for the food and for the service. We had the fish and chips and the battered sausage supper and both were freshly cooked, very hot and quick! Only thing we regret is not trying the curry sauce, so we’ll be back!