Smyths Traditional Fish & Chips

Reviews

• Heather G.

  star star star star star 8 June 2026

  Smyths chip shop on cregagh road , bright blue exterior hard to miss. Few seats outside. Bright welcoming entrance, there is a  seating area to left of the counter and a large seating area to the right of the counter up a few steps, good menu with plenty to choose from. For me smyths chips are the nicest I have tasted from a chippy, they are fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside and they have a lovely taste to them that's hard to find in a chippy, they taste fresh also. The pastie is nice too and the pepper chip. When we were in smyths they didn't take card payment. Prices are reasonable. Parking on street.

• Paul L.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  I seem to be appraising local fast food joints with the regularity of a dodgy Build-a-burger review appearing on Yelp, this is due more to my lack of get up and go these days than any lack of cooking ability, but for a change I decided to forgo my usual chinese-kebab and opt for a traditional chippy tea.
  
  Someone recommended Smyths a while back and I decided to give them a try, first impressions, from a distance were good, seats outside and seats inside, however the outside seating was occupied by a group of those horrible feral brats that you just want to slap who weren't actually eating anything and inside was equally packed by people sitting, also not eating. Inside we joined the queue and placed our order, the Jeremy Kyle guest ahead of us had her brat with her, who was joined by one of the brats from outside, who proceeded to start beating the crap out of each other.
  
  "Jay-zee, will you fack aff?" opined the victims mother, "Will you tell him to piss off" replied Jaz-zee as he landed a good right hook to his victim's jaw. Presumably the sight of her son getting a hiding is normal to super-mum as she turned away and started sucking on a carton of sukie. The fight was joined by another kid from the seated area and it continued outside to the noise of the sukie carton getting sucked flat. I reached for my phone to video the melee and was surprised to find this had happened inside 2 minutes of getting there. After what seemed a very long wait, we got our food and like Jay-zee, "facked aff" home.
  
  Oh dear, the food was not good, admittedly they poor girls working were flat out, but seriously, I wasn't impressed, wafer thin burnt batter that just fell off, greasy chips and what seemed like a mere teaspoon of curry sauce. I'd truly like to go back some day when they were less rushed and without the trainee spide population of East Belfast being in attendance, just to see if it gets better, but as it is, I wouldn't be in a rush to recommend it myself.

• Debbie W.

  star star star star star_border 18 May 2026

  Glorious food,friendly service,clean and tidy.
  Well worth a visit!!!

• Qype User (shirle…)

  star star star star star 17 May 2026

  This chippy is the best in East Belfast, in fact, i'd say the best in Belfast. The staff are friendly, the fish is gorgeous and the portions are great!! The owners are usually always there and they get stuck in among the staff, great to see. I'd walk miles for the fish here!!