Review The Fish Plaice - Durban

My pic shows my standard order from this plaice, The full seafood platter, enough to feed 3-4 adults. I’ve had this many many times and it’s always consistent and excellent. Ive tried fish and chips at a lot of restaurants and this keeps up with all of the best. The batter is crisp, light and tasty. I order take out and always unpack and let it rest on the paper it’s packed with. This allows it to stay crisp and drain oil as well. The chips are really good, hand cut and fresh and fried perfectly too. The peri peri sauce is a great add on, as well as the slaw. For me this is definitely the best in durban.

Coming from Johannesburg to Umhlanga, one would naturally Google "the best fish & chips in KZN" - The Fish Plaice popped up on top; my review is as follows: R140, at the time, for the 'Pensioner's Special' (any age) is great value for money and will sufficiently fill two tummies. Fish:: FRESH! 9.8/10 - dash of salt at home does the trick. The normal size hake, in my opinion, is perfect and not much smaller than the large. Chips:: 7.5/10 - Cut from fresh potatoes, not frozen, which is good yet I found something to be lacking here in terms of preparation from pealing/cutting/possible pre-cook to the actual final fry; likely that there is too much time delay between the former and the latter, and it leaves the chips a bit "dry" in the middle and a tad on the stale side. I'm sure this can be easily fixed. Also, a little more salt/vinegar could go a long way. Falklands Calamari (half portion):: Fresh, batter is thin so that it doesn't take away from the Calamari itself; batter lacks salt. R41 at the time, value for money considering its Calamari; one would need to buy two of these for a full meal of protein as one serving would just be a starter portion(8 to 10 pieces). Dish does not include chips. Bean Salad:: Refreshing! Tastes like home; we opted for this instead of the coleslaw. Service:: Extremely friendly and patient staff, they seem genuinely happy, and that shows. We will be back!

Good food at a reasonable price. Good value for money. I will use them again and recommend them to anyone looking for fish and chips.

Best fish and chips in town! It's a local favourite for a reason. Super average place to sit so I would recommend getting a takeaway. The hake and calamari combo was amazing. Portions are generous and prices are great. They can do grilled fish but not sure it's gluten free. The regular batter is delicious if you can eat wheat!

Wow!!! The batter is so crispy and light. Delicious fish and chips. Love it 😀

Great fish and chips. You can choose between hake, Dorado and kingclip; grilled or fried. Their calamari is also delicious. Because they are so popular ordering in advance is a good option, especially on the weekend.

They never ever fail!!! Food is always of the highest quality, and service is always great!!! Most certainly, the BEST fish and chips place in the world!!!!

it offers the best traditional fish and chips in Durban North. always highly efficient well run and quality of food!

I only buy fish and chips from this establishment. The fish especially fried is so delicious, crispy batter and thick cut chips. Salt and vinegar on everything is a must. Also order the fish cakes, they are fresh and tasty. Lastly their range of sauces ate Excellent and my favorite is the pink seafood sauce. I also tried the sushi once and was extremely happy with the quality and prices.

Just simple seafood made properly. Snoek and chips were fresh and perfect.

Best fish I have ever tasted , I order here all the time ❤️🥰🤌..

Blown away, 10/10! The freshest, most delicious deep fried hake and calamari. The chips and coleslaw were lovely too. Called ahead to order then collect and it was ready when we arrived. We couldn't make it home, had to stop on the side of the road to devour it! Hard to find quality take away like this 👌

The fish was really nice and we enjoyed our meal. Prices was fair.

Good old fashioned fish and chips, prepared well and tasted good. Would highly recommend.

The food here is excellent quality and prepared fresh. Simply delicious! You will always find it popular here, for good reason.

They have been around for years but this was my first time finally trying out the Fish Plaice. Perfect Fish & Chips 😋🐟🍟. Crispy and delicate batter with the right amount of salt. Some Fish & Chips places never get the salt content correct in their batter. It's either too less or non existent. The chips were nice. I would say this is the best Fish & Chips shop as there are only a few in the North of Durban so this the only choice really.