Mariners - Basingstoke and Deane

Popped in for a quick meal. Food was lovely and fresh. Didn't need to order a large chips as small was plenty for me a 8yr

To be able define consistency means I’ve been a fair few times, and unfortunately due to a lack of consistency throughout the area I’ve returned despite periodic below average experiences. Portions can be terrific but they can also be awful. Be a while before I visit again.

..... and the portions are generous, but I didn't much care for the haddock with skin (unusual these days) and thought the quality of the fish was pretty run-of-the-mill. Chips could have used another couple of minutes in the fryer. Still, it was a good feed washed down with some nice red wine.

Visited on a popular Friday and well worth the wait. The food was delicious and such large portions. All cooked to perfection. Thank you Mariners, we will certainly be back.

Let me put it out here first, this chippy is amongst the best. The chips are just right and they have such an extensive menu meaning there is something for everyone. Everything is cooked fresh and the fish is always of good quality.Now for the negatives, and I'm sorry there has to be. 1st off they no longer open gonna Monday. Now because the only other chippy nearby us is also closed on a Monday it's now left the local community to find it impossible to have fish and chips on a Monday. They were also closed Xmas eve which is our families traditional Christmas takeaway night (And I know it is many others as well)Now I am a great lover of Rock, nothing better than a good portion of Rock Chips, but lately they have left me disappointed by not having any in stock. Now it might just me being unlucky, but we do travel quite a way mainly because Rock is on their menu, but when ordering being continually told it's sold out is a bit gut wrenching. They hadn't even put a sold out sticker over it like they had other items on the menu.I would love to mark this place 5 out of 5 but these 2 detractors have marked it down in my world.