The first time I tried the CodFather, it was really good (a few years back), but each subsequent time Ive tried it, its been very disappointing. The chips were ok, but the fish was disgusting really. It was swimming in grease, with the grease literally...dripping from it. I tried adding a photo, but this site wasn't accepting it. I will not be bothering again, and I suggest you don't go out of your way to get the 'award winning' fish and chips. Its just not worth the bother.More

Really enjoyed my fish and chips. I really don't understand how people could give this a bad review. Food was amazing and the staff were so polite. Thank you The Codfather we will be back again!!!

Just had a great meal for two; one gluten free and the other normal fish and chips. I rang the gluten free order in advance and everything was being packaged up when I arrived 15 minutes later. Very friendly service both on phone and on...arrival to collect. Well done; a veritable treat .More

I have championed The Codfather since the late, great Matt Orange took the reins but not anymore. As a regular customer, I have witnessed a steady decline in the quality of the Codfather's core product; the fish and chips. For the second time, I have...been sold deep fried battered Cod(?) that tastes as though it has been defrosted and washed in bleach. I have been served with chips that look and taste as though they have been resurrected from the previous day - even during what appears to be a fairly busy lunchtime session. Sorry Matt. I tried.More

We've had a few disappointing meals recently. Fish is always excellent and batter is usually crisp and light, but can't guarantee that these days. It's the chips that are really disappointing. Chips used to be excellent; no blackened or stubby ones, but now they are...poor by comparison .More

Nice and tasty meal. The meat pie and chips musty peas. Knew fantastic. I will be going here again. Someone knows me here’s.

What a disappointing visit tonight Called in at 6.05 pm today 29.04.22 for 2 fish and chips. The shop was very clean , the staff very polite, but the food fell far below standards. The fish cooked well but really greasy, the chips didn't appear...to be cooked fresh and there were so many blackened chips it was not what I was expecting from a chip shop with so many award'sMore

We travelled 26 miles to sample the Gluten-free Fish and chips, we was extremely disappointed, The fish had been twice fried as the outer batter was inedible with a different coloured batter underneath. The peas was the best part of the meal. The order arrived...within minutes of ordering which made us suspect it wasn’t made fresh, usually GF F&C take 5-10 mins to make. Won’t be going again. Not nice at all.More

Don’t believe any of the crap written on Trip Advisor about the Codfather. This is consistently the best traditional fish and chip shop I have experienced in the last 50 years. If you want the best fish and chips in Mid Cheshire this is the...place to visit.More

The food was bland and lacked any form of taste, the chips were mushy and the fish was so flimsy and greasy it just broke into tiny little pieces. The batter was next to non existent and just added to the moisture of the fish,...again with no flavour. Even the sausages we got were bland and lacked flavour. I previously visited here a few months ago and the food was the exact same I thought my previous visit may had just been be a one off but judging by my second visit the food is always at that standard. Dotted around the shop is posters of awards the shop has won, which shows at one point the food must have been to a good standard but sadly it no longer reaches those high standards. I will not be visiting again which is such a shame for someone who lives within a 5 minute walk of your shop. Overall terrible food but the cats had a good tea!More

We have recently moved to the area and thought we’d try “Northwich’s best chippy” which is plastered all over the shop. We had really high hopes. We got fish, chips and sausages. The fish was tasteless and mushy. The sausage was bland and the chips...were bland and stale. The bread we got with it was so soggy it wouldn’t even hold the chips. You can get over it when one of what you ordered is a bit naff but to have literally everything in the meal have no taste, it’s really disappointing. I will say though that the young blonde girl who served us was really lovely. It’s just a shame that the food was so bad. Won’t be going back :(More

Although I have to be honest and say that in the main you get some good food here, the last visit was very disappointing. The fish was very unlike it’s usual self, normally crispy, freshly cooked and fresh looking. This time, the batter was much...darker, more oily and ‘limp’ looking, the taste wasn’t pleasant either. The chips were off par too, some feeling hard and slightly undercooked. The most concerning thing is the level of attention that’s now being taken on orders, the place is predominantly run by youngsters, whilst I have no real problem with the age of someone, they appear to get orders wrong, leave parts of it out, there’s nothing worse than getting back to find your order isn’t complete. The prep area, where the fish is normally battered, behind the fryers, had a teenager, sat up on top of the work counter, chatting away, no shop uniform, outside clothes on, it doesn’t look good does it! ‘Chippy’ has become a relatively expensive take away nowadays and I think the least that could be done when you purchase your food, is get the feeling your food, is fresh, the hygiene is clean and the service is up there, not to mention it being enjoyed! Sorry, but on this occasion this was all left wanting. I feel I won’t be rushing back to The Codfather any time soonMore