Rock and Sole Plaice

Food - OK, not bad

Service - below average (rude and slow)

Value - tourist prices - a rip off

Recommend - no, way too complacent their ethos must be "why bother making an effort, there are plenty more tourists to be ripped off"
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Mike Dawson
3 Overall rating
Food 5 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 5 | Value for money 0
Monday, August 29, 2011

As a foreign couple, there aint many places in london to taste real british food but this shop is def a place serving really tasty fish and chips we believe. This restaurant drives us not to go to other fish and chips restaurants! really mouth-watering stuff!!
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Ash
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 10
Friday, January 28, 2011

I ate there on a busy Sunday afternoon (2nd of Dec) and would definitely NOT recommend to anyone. Staff seemed not to care at all and was incredibly rushed when they came over.

We had to ask where is our order after 15 minutes of waiting (and only at that point were we informed that what one of us ordered - skate takes longer to fry, hence the waiting time).

As for the food itself, I felt that the batter is extremely heavy and the chips were floury. Left most of it on my plate Overall, one of the worse fish& chips I had in a long, long time!!

To the point that I would rather eat the one offered in the canteen at work- which is certainly not a top notch place.

I rarely review places, but this time around I felt compelled to warn people against it.
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Bozenka
4 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 3 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 5
Monday, January 03, 2011

Well I was there Weds 17th November, and I had Cod and Chips, it was beautiful and our waitress was a very pleasant Chinese young Lady, tables were a bit squashed could do with an extension, but that is only because it is so popular. I work for a major Retail Store in Essex and have told all my workmates so they will be paying a visit. Well worth one. Thank you.
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Rosemary
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

well as you know the fish end chips is english traditional food end the rock end sole plaice is the only plaice too go too end teast the reall fish end chips i give 100%
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arjan
9 Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 9
Wednesday, September 08, 2010

over the years i've been to this establishment many times. their food as far as the fish dishes go, is very good. i have not tried anything else so i cannot pass an opinion on that. i was there on saturday last 5/6/2010, and i think in truth it will probably be the last time.

every time i go, they seem to have raised their prices and at an average of about £12+ a time, plus your drinks, they have become just too expensive. the portions are, in their favour, quite generous, but for a family of four, each having a fish tea and perhaps a can of coke, you are forking out more than £50. way over the top really, for what is after all, only a chip shop.
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mr smart
7 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 0
Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Friendly staff and good quality grub. The chips are pretty chunky and the batter is very nice. I tried their fish cakes which were a lot nicer than the standard ones you normally get.
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the_hungry_wolf - View all reviews by this user
9 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Friday, May 07, 2010

i normally don`t like fish and chips but this restaurant changed my way of fish and chips its the best place, so nice and friendly, a family business. some other people are jealous of that place, let them cry over it. i love the rock and sole plaice.
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arjan
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, April 15, 2010

the worst plaice ever i had seen in london,, the waiter's oh my god very rude. the fish i order large but the fish so they gave to me was very small pieces and they charge me for large, i been there every week couple times and know is a rude staff so i never ever i'm not gonna go any more in that plaice, very good plaice very rude staff very good quality fish and very bad cooking fish, and this stuff makes people not to come any more in that plaice. thank u very much.
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daniel
3 Overall rating
Food 3 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 5
Sunday, March 21, 2010

I've been a regular at this chippy for quite a few years and it used be really good with excellent fish and chips but has recently gone down in quality and size of portions. It's all a bit hit and miss these days. My girlfriend and I ate in there a few months ago and a very friendly waiter apologised that there were no large cod so very kindly gave her two regular cod at the same price. Haven't seen that waiter again and it has been very dissapointing every time I've been in there since. One time a few weeks ago the food was on the plate and on the table in seconds in a quiet restaurant and we were given really poor fish and chips. However I was in there today, hoping for better food, and ordered a large cod but when it came it was the same size as a regular fish. Upon pointing this out the waiter said 'it's just the way they've been cut'. Compared to the thickness and size of the large fish you got here in the past this was taken with a pinch of salt and some dissapointment. I used to get food from here two or three times a week as I work and live locally. Decided not to go again as every time I go in now I'm always dissapointed. For tourists only this place.
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gary
4 Overall rating
Food 4 | Service 4 | Atmosphere 4 | Value for money 4
Sunday, February 28, 2010