Rockfish

Had an unexpectedly great meal at Rockfish last night. What do you get if you combine the freshest fish and seafood with deep fat frying techniques...you get Rockfish and the experience is excellent. My wife started with the “Half Pint of Norwegian Prawns”, which she loved, and I had the tempura prawns, which were as good as tempura gets outside Japan...so pretty damn good. I followed that with fresh Brill, served in all its buttery glory, and my wife had the turbot....these dishes were winners as the fish was so fantastically fresh...probably just out of the sea that day and the preparation let the freshness shine through. There is nothing quite like fresh fish prepared simply. We got a side order of mushy peas with curry sauce too - these were fantastic but completely unnecessary...even if you don’t like mushy peas though, the addition of the curry sauce makes them absolutely delicious. The onion rings are worth mentioning also - pickled onions deep fried in the most delicious batter...this is a combination that I have never seen elsewhere and we pretty much inhaled them. If there is one thing I recommend here, it is the onion rings. Overall, this is a restaurant that buys the very freshest ingredient and then prepares them in a way that lets the flavours shine. To call it fish and chips seems, in a way, like a mild insult...but it really is fabulous fish & chips and Rockfish are clearly very proud of it, as they should be. We enjoyed our meal tonight more than we did the Michelin-recommended restaurant just down the street, where we ate the night before for 3 times the price. That speaks volumes.

We ate here at lunchtime today. We were stunned. The food was absolutely outstanding in its freshness, quality and cooking. The service was equally good. Thank you Todd. The atmosphere was perfectly relaxed and relaxing. The prices were extremely reasonable. We would like to eat there every day. There was only one downside: although there was a ramp inside, the entrance had 2 steps. This made access difficult although help was eventually made available. Thankfully it wasn’t raining while we were kept waiting outside. In summary: this restaurant is utterly brilliant although some disability awareness training could be beneficial.

Had heard tales of disappointment before we visited that the 'proper' chips had been replaced with skinny fries, but fortunately this had been resolved and it was back on the proper chip shop style chips. Unlimited chips is a huge draw, and the quality of the fish was also very good. The size of the fish was perhaps a little smaller than I might have expected, but you can make up for that in other ways! Good selection of other fish types beyond the standard cod and haddock too.

Loved it! Staff were brilliant especially with my younger brother. Brilliant experience, went with my family and they thoroughly enjoyed it. There was an amazing selection of food. Definitely going to go again!

Thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful experience of dining at Rockfish. A lovely comfortable restaurant with a very friendly and helpful team. Excellent menu which was superbly prepared. Delicious oysters and scallops for starters followed by what has to be the best battered haddock and chips, together with a tangy curry sauce and amazing deep fried pickled onion rings.

Lovely place.... we encountered a few issues, wrong sauce on fish then replacement not cooked properly but they dealt with the issue perfectly and they really cared about keeping their standards high. A great place great staff and highly recommended

We had great food in a restaurant which was buzzing with atmosphere. Fantastic range of fish. Imaginative menu. Loved it and can't praise it and staff enough.

Great food. Recommend the Dover Sole, but can’t go wrong with the Cod and chips. Wonderful tarter sauce. Always a favourite

We are friends with Mitch Tonks & went to the opening of his first ever "Rockfish" in Bristol. Irrespective of which outlet you visit, the quality & cooking of tasty food can always be guaranteed. We went to the Dartmouth restaurant & ate in but there is also a separate take-away around the corner. We had anchoiade with crusty bread & battered king prawns with Thai dip to start. Then cod, chips & curried mushy peas and turbot on the bone in Bearnaise sauce. There is a 2 course lunch meal deal - choice of 3 mains & 3 puds plus still / sparkling water for £20 each. NB with any main you have the option of unlimited chips but we were too full to take advantage of this. A special mention needs to be given to Joanie - a lovely, attentive waitress who is a real asset to the place. She is so friendly, welcoming & cares for the customers. We had an amazing wedding reception at Mitch's "The Seahorse" restaurant in 2016 & we told her today, that the only thing missing from it was her. She humbly accepted the compliment but I hope this review is reported back to her directly.

Thanks for superb fish and chips in Dartmouth on a warm Friday evening and on national fish and chip day! You were very busy, but we only waited 10 mins for our order to take away and it was fantastic. Thanks again.