Qualisea Fish Restaurant

I always seek out the local fish and chips when down by the coast.
Good enough fish and chips and not too pricey, but still not as good as my fave place, Seashells in Lisson Grove, London.

Fish and chips, mushy peas and bread & butter. What more does anyone want at the seaside? We found this traditional café on an overnight visit to Eastbourne in late December. The service was friendly and the food freshly cooked to order. Try not to arrive too late in the evening though as it closes at 9pm.

Simply amazing! My first time really eating fish & chips, & you wouldn’t want to experience it anywhere else. It definitely sets the standard right of the bat. Order the regular size because portions are big.

Lots of locals having their Friday fish and chips is a good sign! Not the best fish and chips I’ve had but not bad value at ~£6 to £7 for cod and chips depending on medium or large portion, good friendly service too

The service was meh, the fish was meh, I say go somewhere else!

I’ve visited the UK twice and come here each time on the advice of some hiking website that recommended it for fish and chips. Last year I came here during the summer and got the cod and chips to go and took them outside to eat them but I didn’t know you were supposed to salt the fish and chips so I ate one bite and thought they were bland and disgusting and then the seagulls attacked me so I ran away and then the seagulls tore through the wrapping paper and french fries got everywhere, and this old lady sitting nearby gave me a dirty look, so I summoned up all of my courage and returned and chased the seagulls away but then the fish and french fries were all over the ground so I had to throw them out so I didn’t get to eat very much of it. Today when I went back it was cold out so I ate in and salted the fish and french fries very liberally and they were DIVINE. Also today I got the haddock instead of the cod, so maybe the cod just sucks.

Mmmmmmm fish cakes and chips. The chips were brilliant!!! Cheap and friendly and felt so old school.

Hier wir einem frisch zubereitete Fisch&Chips serviert. Und zwar flott und gut. Ein Geschäft das sich auf das wesentliche konzentriert. Meine Fisch&Chips waren lecker und frisch. Ich würde jederzeit wieder hingehen.

This place used to be great but over recent years it has down hill rapidly, the food has gone from great to average (at best) and on my last visit I was amazed at how rude the staff were to some customers, I won’t be going back their again. You can definitely find much better food and service in the area.

I love this place, it’s an Eastbourne institution!
Qualisea is a traditional full service fish and chip restaurant with a takeaway counter. The restaurant has a licenced bar if you fancy a pint with your meal, bizzarely it has a tiled roof despite being indoors.
It has a very old fashioned feel to it (no credit cards accepted) but this adds to the charm in my view. Its always spotlessly clean and the service is always efficient and friendly, even when the place is busy. I get the impression most of the staff have been doing this a while and it shows.
The food is traditional seaside fare, battered fish and chips, scampi, mushy peas, beans etc. They also serve old school desserts such as peaches and ice cream and black forest gâteau.
This is my first choice for sit down fish and chips in Eastbourne. A classic!

I always go to Qualisea! Fab fish and chips! The best in Eastbourne! When I do eat in, its fast, fab and friendly! When I get a take out from the take away bar in there, its an added bonus that the chap that serves me is Gorgeous! ;-) When I drive by in my green Jeep, I often give him a wave! You can’t beat Qualisea x

Awful.
Came here today, will never again. The food was
. However, what really spoilt it for me was the fish fryer shouting about how the customers are idiots.

This is a great place to grab some fish n’ chips. great food and great prices, can’t be put more simply than that!

this is always full so must be good

Two years ago i had a lovely meal at this restaurant, sadly i the last year i have made the mistake of going here twice, and both times i have bitterly regretted it! On both occasions i have been waited on (or not waited on!) by a foreign girl who looks like a man in drag with a drug problem who was incredibly rude to myself and my mother and sister. The chips were cold and please check your bill because on both occasions when we added up the bill we found that an extra 50 pence had been added. this is theft and i can see that this is probably going on all the time. I will be happy to tell everyone to go somewhere else, lest they have to tolerate such appalling manners, we were distugsted

I have been to this sit down fish and chip joint twice after walking the 20 miles along the South Downs Way to Eastbourne from Southease. On the first occasion I arrived here after going into a couple of other establishments, having a look around and a bit of a sniff and then deciding my stomach deserved better — trust me not easy to find a decent fish supper in Eastbourne.
However, in my opinion this is the real deal and is just the thing when you are hungry and cold after a long tramp. Its old school with no frills, think sliced «Mothers Pride», and in some ways all the better for it.
Good fresh fish the size of a whale, crispy batter and a pile of decent chips I can never finish. Squeezy bottles of tomato ketchup and tartare sauce by the sachet. Cold Carling is available on tap with some other stuff by the can.
I turned up with seven hungry walkers at around 7.30pm on Saturday evening dirty and damp, we got seated with no fuss or bother and 15 minutes later we were demolishing our fish suppers — quality.
I’m guessing that the punters are tourists in the main and the place has that slightly tired seaside town vibe about it. However, this is my top choice if you need feeding after a day on the Downs and has the added bonus of being a couple of minutes from the station and the train back to town.

Doesn’t say much for Eastbourne if this is the best it can do on trad English food. Soggy chips and fish floppy from low temperature oil do not a good fish ‘n chip make. Why is it that the most basic French mobile van can make better frites and we are supposed to have invented this fast food!

I went in a couple of times whilst on holiday. The food is excellent. Good value and excellent service. Always a smile and asked if you enjoyed your meal.

This is a great place to get fresh and fast food (fish and chips) right in the centre of town. This brings parking problems with the new on street parking charges. You can eat in a large restaurant or take way to your home or if the weather holds take away to the seafront. Fab!

Great fish and chips if a little expensive but, i think, worth it. Don’t like the resturaunt itself — it’s always very busy and not at all a relaxing environment to enjoy a meal but that’s just my personal opinion. Much nicer to tuck in whilst either walking along the front or sitting on the beach taking in the view.

I would have to agree that qualisea has the best fish and chips in Eastbourne. I would recommend it to anyone.