Pelican Fish Restaurant

1 Oakland Park S, Barnstaple EX31 2BZ
$ English

Reservations

Business Info

  • Address: 1 Oakland Park S, Barnstaple EX31 2BZ
  • Cross Street: Sticklepath
  • Cuisine: English |
  • Cost: | Very Inexpensive
  • Category: Casual Dining
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Casual
  • Meals Served: Lunch | Dinner |
  • Parking: Car Park |
  • Payment Options: VISA | Amex | MasterCard | Cash |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Phone: 01271345605
  • Features: Full Bar, Organic Ingredients, Takeout Available, Wheelchair Access, Healthy Options, Free Wi-Fi,
  • Occasion: Child Friendly, Romantic Dining, Dining Alone, Business Dining, Quick Bite, Date Night,

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Business Hours

Reservations Available
Monday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 20:30
Tuesday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 20:30
Wednesday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 20:30
Thursday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 20:30
Friday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 21:00
Saturday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 21:00
Sunday
Closed - Restaurant
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Customer Reviews & Ratings

4.82 out of 5 stars based on 3478 votes

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Apr 14, 2024
Ian C.
The best fish & chips restaurant, for everything you could wish for

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Apr 13, 2024
Steven W.
Enjoyed a meal with my son (fish pie). Meal was very enjoyable, spotlessly clean table and surroundings, friendly, attentive waitresses. Overall, lovely!

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Apr 08, 2024
Mandy R.
Excellent food and service as always!

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Apr 08, 2024
Bridget W.
Excellent

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Apr 07, 2024
Cathy L.
only slight quibble is that when we book we nearly always end up on table 1 which can be a draughty place as its next to the door.

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Apr 06, 2024
Michael D.
Great as always. Loved our table by the bar.

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Apr 05, 2024
Trevor G.
Lovely food thank you

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Apr 03, 2024
Ann O.
As ever, The Pelican was spotlessly clean, the service was friendly and attentive and the food excellent. It is so consistent every time we visit. The prices are very reasonable too.

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 31, 2024
Janice W.
Best chippy ever! Great food. Great service. Spotlessly clean and always excellent value.

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Mar 30, 2024
Julian M.
Excellent as usual

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Mar 14, 2024
Blake S.
We've used the Pelican for take out for years so thought we would try the restaurant, we weren't disappointed, the food and service was great, couldn't fault it.

Overall: 10/10
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Mar 06, 2024
Phillip M.
We thoroughly enjoyed the whole evening.

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Feb 29, 2024
Frances D.
We always visit this wonderful fish restaurant when on holiday in Devon. In my opinion it can’t be bettered anywhere in the country. Everything about the cod and chips is perfection. Lovely tasty white cod fillet which flakes showing it is very fresh, the lightest, crispest batter and great thick cut chips. It is all cooked with the minimum of grease left on the finished meal. The portions are generous and the food is not over priced. Service is quick friendly and efficient. We will definitely be back!

Overall: 10/10
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Feb 23, 2024
Geoff L.
We Liked everything about our experience at the restaurant, we will certainly visit again! Thanks

Overall: 10/10
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Feb 22, 2024
Nicholas C.
Excellent food and service yet again

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Feb 20, 2024
Christopher A.
Excellent

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Feb 19, 2024
Susan C.
Excellent food, service with a smile but took over 30 minutes to actually get our food on the table. It was fine but with a 3 & 6 year old it was rather a long wait. I would definitely come again though.

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Feb 18, 2024
Linda M.
Everything was lovely we had our grandchildren and the children's menu was very good value

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Feb 17, 2024
Tony W.
Always excellent. Lovely food. Friendly staff.

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Feb 15, 2024
Jacqueline W.
Excellent all round experience as always

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Feb 04, 2024
Ian P.
Everything was excellent

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Feb 01, 2024
Lani S.
Excellent, as always. The staff are particularly good.

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Feb 01, 2024
Sue N.
Lovely as always, been coming here for a few years and always perfect fish and chips .

Overall: 10/10
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Jan 27, 2024
Anne C.
Great fish and chips as always, good service and pleasant staff, our favourite place to eat fish and chips.

Overall: 10/10
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Jan 23, 2024
Rebecca S.
We are so lucky to have the pelican on our doorstep. It has never disappointed. Great quality food. Friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere

Overall: 10/10
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Jan 12, 2024
Liz Y.
Always friendly. Always good food. Cannot fault anything.

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Jan 12, 2024
Joanne S.
The food is always lovely, lovely crispy batter on the fish. The staff are always so nice and friendly. We really enjoy coming to the pelican.

Overall: 10/10
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Jan 12, 2024
Lyn P.
Wonderful meal served by delightful attentive staff. Thankyou

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Jan 07, 2024
Brian R.
I like to take my parents there as they love it and it never disappoints, the food and service were excellent as usual.

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Jan 01, 2024
Valerie W.
Fantastic service from very obliging staff. Haddock and chips wonderful.Cant wait to visit again.

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Dec 30, 2023
Alan M.
Excellent- many thanks

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Dec 24, 2023
Les W.
Always a pleasure, great service and friendly service.Will recommend

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Dec 20, 2023
Ann W.
We all enjoyed our meals and service was great!

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Dec 20, 2023
Steve M.
Great food and service!

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Dec 16, 2023
Inez E.
This restaurant is consistently excellent.I can’t say anything bad about it as the staff are friendly and hard working.Food and ambience great and well priced.It is always busy which speaks for itself.Highly recommend!!

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Dec 12, 2023
Clive S.
Always good - both food and lovely staff

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 24, 2023
Kevin H.
Good service as usual

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Nov 23, 2023
Janice W.
Best chippy around Great staff who are so friendly and helpful. Lovely food with decent portions and the place is spotlessly clean.

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 23, 2023
Paul W.
Friendly staff, great service and excellent fish and chips.

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Nov 19, 2023
Sandra B.
Thoroughly enjoyed lunch. Food and service very good . Staff very obliging and courteous. Will certainly come back and recommend friends

Overall: 10/10
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Ambience: 7/10
Value: 9/10
Nov 13, 2023
Catherine S.
We booked online but when we go to the Pelican they had no record of our booking. Fortunately there was room

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 12, 2023
Venetia S.
Very nice evening celebrating my birthday, Meal and pudding excellent as was the service

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 12, 2023
Sue M.
Always enjoy a meal here.Usually go before theatre or cinema. Rarely disappoints

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Nov 07, 2023
Antony A.
Just first class as always *****

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Nov 02, 2023
Yvonne F.
My first time despite my parents raving about it for years and it was fabulous Grilled fish means so much to me as I am not a big fan of batter and the chips were devine I thought the lad on front checkin (good looking one) had a lovely friendly demeanour Many thanks I will be back soon

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 02, 2023
John B.
The Best Fish & Chip Restaurant with excellent food and service

Overall: 10/10
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Nov 02, 2023
Tom W.
As always, very good service, excellent food, and very good value for money!

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Oct 31, 2023
Michael D.
Don't change a thing!!

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Oct 30, 2023
Mike S.
We visit this Restuarant on a regular basis and it never fails to deliver.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 27, 2023
Lilian R.
Excellent, meal. Lovely place to eat, I will be back

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 26, 2023
Patricia P.
As always a great experience.My family were visiting from Surrey and they always insist we go there.Fantastic food and service always perfect.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 14, 2023
Gary K.
Best fish shop in Devon that's why we travel there from Braunton keep good work up boys & girls thank you

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 12, 2023
Leigh B.
Amazing love this place and come down from South Wales because the beat dish and chip shop is in devon love this place good value for money and friendly staff and a+++++++++++++ will be back next year and again

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Oct 11, 2023
Jennifer G.
Always superb Fish & Chips, staff lovely and friendly and why go elsewhere when the Pelican is unbeatable. Thank you Pelican and all your lovely staff and great food.

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 09, 2023
Megan C.
Loved our food. Would be interested to know ingredients in the vegan curry though as was very ill in the night

Overall: 10/10
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Oct 01, 2023
wayne s.
Best chip shop ever come from Southampton just for chip shop

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Sep 28, 2023
Agnes M.
Good food, very friendly staff, always enjoyable. Thank you

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Sep 25, 2023
Elizabeth W.
Always lovely food and efficient friendly staff.

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Sep 23, 2023
Sandra C.
Quality, quality, quality. Light crispy batter and white flaky fish. Attentive service.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 23, 2023
Lyn S.
Always glad we have the pelican so near. We all had starter of sea bass fish cake with ginger and lime - all found those delicious. For a change, I chose fish curry which looked very good, lots of pieces of fish which would make it good value. But IMHO it was much, much too salty - we asked the girls to let the chef know. I'll stick with my usual large cod in future.

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Sep 22, 2023
Malcolm H.
Always very very good overall

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Sep 22, 2023
Gillian W.
Always excellent all round

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Sep 18, 2023
Janice D.
Always a pleasure to eat here. superb food and excellent service

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Sep 18, 2023
Catherine D.
Friendly, attentive staff, excellent fish and chips as always.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 17, 2023
Maralyn S.
Always a great dining experience, looking forward to the next visit.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 14, 2023
Ian P.
All was as expected best fish and chips, in south west england

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 14, 2023
Peter G.
All round excellence

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Sep 13, 2023
Angela C.
Brilliant as always couldn’t fault it

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Sep 10, 2023
Peter P.
Very quiet for a Friday night. Food excellent as usual.

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Sep 02, 2023
Joanne S.
Fish and chips were delicious as always. Really lovely staff, happy and helpful. Very happy and will definitely keep coming back.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 02, 2023
Jacqueline R.
The Pelican never fails to impress. The cod is the best I have ever tasted. The service is amazing and the staff are very friendly and helpful.Myself and my Husband will be back there very soon.

Overall: 10/10
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Sep 01, 2023
Patricia R.
Tasty meal ,excellent service as always.....

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Aug 31, 2023
Juliet H.
Perfect

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Aug 31, 2023
Anne C.
The restaurant was extremely busy so glad we booked a table in advance. Great fish and chips and staff were friendly and helpful even though under pressure. Well done!

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 28, 2023
Phil H.
Always a pleasure to visit Pelican. Staff always friendly and good service.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 27, 2023
Carol P.
Excellent all round

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 26, 2023
Jennifer C.
Food and service were great . Highly recommend

Overall: 10/10
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Value: 7/10
Aug 25, 2023
Sylvia A.
Go at least twice a week food good staff. Only down side is small children so loud not that you can do anything about them lol maybe a playpen in the car park

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 22, 2023
Marie W.
It was my daughters 5th Birthday and the staff surprised her with a candle in her icecream and sang happy birthday, which was really sweet and made her day. The staff were wonderful.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 21, 2023
Steve B.
We always have good food and staff are very polite. Thank you

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 20, 2023
Iris B.
Excellent service and delicious food, we came for lunch hoping the parking situation would be better than if we had come in the evening as we normally choose to do but it was still difficult especially because my daughter has to have a wheelchair, this is never a problem once we actually get into the restaurant.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 20, 2023
Debbie W.
The food was delicious and great service.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 17, 2023
Christine J.
Lovely staff an food is always awesome. Shame I never have room for pudding though lol

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 15, 2023
Keith B.
Exelent food always great standard BEST FISH AND CHIPS AROUND ALSO LOVELY GAMMON wouldn't go any where else

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 13, 2023
Clive S.
All at our table for 8 said that they were very impressed with everything. Thank you Pelican.

Overall: 10/10
Food: 7/10
Service: 10/10
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Value: 10/10
Aug 06, 2023
Clare S.
Food was amazing but was not impressed with the chips, they are normally amazing but unfortunately that wasn’t the case last night.

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 05, 2023
Shirley D.
Food as always very good, hot and served on hot plates Staff very polite and cheerful Restaurant always clean

Overall: 10/10
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Aug 03, 2023
David L.
All 10 scores fabulous British restaurant

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 31, 2023
Lisa C.
Really lovely place with excellent food.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 31, 2023
Rachel H.
We come here every Friday as a treat for the end of the working week. Food is always excellent. Occasionally the service is a little lacking but we still keep coming back

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 26, 2023
Marina D.
Excellent as always. Thanks to all staff.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 24, 2023
Anna B.
Great food as always and service with a smile

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 24, 2023
David E.
Best in town.

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 21, 2023
Phil B.
We have been to the Pelican a few times now and it’s always lovely. The fish tastes so fresh and well cooked and is great value for money. Clean and smart restaurant and friendly staff add to the experience. Well done!

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 20, 2023
George S.
Great fish and chipset

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 11, 2023
Steph M.
Excellent as always . Thank you

Overall: 10/10
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Jul 02, 2023
Jean S.
Always get great food and great service. That’s why we return. Keep doing what you do good.

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 28, 2023
Linda C.
A good meal and service as always

Overall: 10/10
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Jun 18, 2023
Nicola D.
Food is always lovely here- very fresh and piping hot. Staff are all very nice. Been here many days and never had any cause for complaint

Overall: 10/10
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Service: 9/10
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Jun 17, 2023
Gill C.
From the ease of booking to the end of the meal, everyone enjoyed their experience. 10/10 all round!