Bizzie Lizzie's, Swadford Street

We've both just the most amazing meal at Bizzie Lizzie's this evening. We we're greeted as we entered the eating area and seated immediately. I ordered large battered haddock with salad. Nice batter on the succulent haddock and not greasy at all and the salad was crispy and fresh. The staff were busy but super friendly. Nothing was to much trouble, for any of them. The young girl who shone through was called Keira. She was super efficient in all her tasks she carried out whilst we were there, especially when taking an order and making an extra special effort to get it exactly right. Worth every penny for this service. Won't hesitate to call again when we're next in the area. Thank you Bizzie Lizzie's.

Downstairs it's a chippy upstairs is a lovely restaurant. The fish and chips with a pot of tea hit the spot. The service was great as was the food. Will call again when next in Skipton.

Nice chips and fish was done lovely, waiter was lovely very professional at her role, beans where luke warm so refund on the beans was issued can't complain regarding that. Would recommend.

Lovely. The girls are friendly, polite and professional. Food is fresh and delicious. And a good strong pot of tea. We ll be back.

The service here was impeccable. As we walked in we were greeted by lovely staff, a chirpy chippy ‘Paul’ led us to our table by the window, which we were kindly offered with canal view. His knowledge of the menu was great. The food was beautifully served. And with a smile. I would highly recommend this place not only for the food but the hospitality from all the staff. The place is clean.

I have three hours in Skipton (Coach tour) was shown to a table in this fish restaurant 22 minutes ago. Have to call someone over to place my order, they seem to have forgotten about me. As you can see Lizzie's is not that Busy today. Also the door is wide open and I'm sitting in a terrible draft. Still no signs of food after 30 minutes. This is not a good experience at all. The response below is not in tune with my recollection, even if I am old. I made return visit on 1st June 2025 having travelled from Tyneside. My experience today was very happily the extreme opposite of my first visit. Service was blisteringly fast from a very pleasant young lady. I have no hesitation in suggesting you come here for a very tasty fish and chip lunch. The picture of my empty plate should tell you all you need to know about the quality of the food.

Superb Fish & Chips with excellent service. The staff were very polite and looked after us well. If you fancy something different there is chicken goujons, Yorkshire pudding with beef, plenty of fish options. We had the breaded plaice and the battered haddock both with chips and bread and butter. The mushy peas and curry sauce topped it of nicely. Super portions, very tasty and all overlooking the canal.

I used to come here as a child (before it was Bizzie Lizzie's) with my grandparents. They were always advocates of good batter. I'm delighted to say that under a (now not-so-) new name, it's still every bit as good. Food quality is as high as anywhere I've been, the staff were friendly and efficient, and the atmosphere exactly as it should be for the traditional experience of proper fish and chips. My rather picky-eater son polished off the lot without any difficulty, which says much. It has become for us an annual pilgrimage.

Haven't been here in a while since I went veggie but back when I ate fish, Bizzie Lizzies was where it was at for me, the fish was always cooked perfectly and was always fresh, the chips were amazing, the service was good, occasionally a bit slow and the environment was always clean. There's a reason as to why it's always packed in the summer when tourists visit.

Rather plain but good enough for fish and chips. No bar but some beer by the bottle. Very plain decor, simple furniture. No frills.

Absolutely fabulous food, especially the chips Service is always a 10/10 and plenty of options

Mixed opinions about this place, it's changed a lot since 2020 just like the Wooly Sheep Inn, most of our restaurants have changed chefs. But the chips used to be soft, hot and tasty but now they're hard, cold and taste like cardboard. My family and I went a few months ago and all of our chips were cold and hard, the steak was rock hard, the fish cake was sloppy and the service takes forever. Don't recommend anymore, used to love this place!!

What can I say.... Wow!! Firstly I need to mention the staff of this establishment; they were more than attentive to our needs and made the whole experience something special. We were a party of 8, ageing from 1yrs old to 68, and every one of us left feeling stuffed and happy. The food was fantastic, even though the portions were enormous and every one of us ate till we almost burst. Nearly every tummy in the party had something different to cope with; from diabetics, coeliacs, dairy allergies, baby/ fussy young kid tummies and just the normals; yet we were all catered for and it was delicious. I could not recommend this restaurant enough. If I am ever in Skipton, North Yorkshire, again then Bizzie Lizzie's will be on my itinerary. I can say nothing more than this, YUM!

We had a lovely fish supper here. They have a 'light' fish & chips which has a lighter batter and just half a portion of chips (which for me was still too many to finish). The fish melted in the mouth and being the lighter batter wasn't overwhelmed by heavier batter some chippies use. Accompanied by the obligatory pot of tea, and served by pleasant wait staff, it was a great meal.

It's hard to produce perfect fish and chips and Bizzie Lizzie's fell ever so slightly short of the mark although portion size and price suited me very well. What really impressed me was the gluten free provision and more importantly, the knowledgeable staff who, unlike many purveyors of gluten free, had 'safe' vinegar clearly marked and to hand. Make no mistake, these were not the best fish and chips I've ever had but Bizzie Lizzie's are high on my list for a return visit.

This might be Snoop's favorite chip shop - Bizzie Lizzie in the hizzy. Situated right on the canal in the quaint village of Skipton, this is a popular place to pop in for tea. There's a proper restaurant upstairs, but downstairs is a quick take-away, with a small seating area for those who would like to eat in. Don't let the fact that this lower restaurant looks like a fast-food joint deter you - the fact that they service a quick turnaround means that the fish and chips are always freshly fried. With a bit of salt and a dash of vinegar, Bizzie Lizzie's makes an excellent stop for lunch, especially with a hot cup of tea on a cold and blustery day. Sit downstairs by the big plate glass windows and warm up as you watch the water taxis cruise slowly by on the canal.

The fish and chips here are very nice but locally I think you can get better at a more reasonable price. As it's main target group is tourists, the prices are pretty high. However, Bizzie Lizzies now have a bit of a monopoly on Fish and Chip restaurants in Skipton (as they have opened another restaurant called Bizzies and taken over the fish and chip shop on the bridge in to Skipton). If you go to Bizzie Lizzies on a sunny day I would suggest going to the Take Away counter and eating them sat by the Canal Side.

Well known all over the Country due to winning Best Fish and Chip Shop/Restaurant etc several times. As a local this would not be my first choice as I personally think there are better value ones nearby. Having said that these are good if a little bit more expensive. A fast efficient counter service. Always extremely busy in the Summer months mostly with tourists Worth a visit and I don't think you will be disappointed. One downside not easy to park near and often a lot of overflowing bins.

Really good fish and chips. Freshly cooked, with amazing batter on the cod, good chips and a proper cup of Yorkshire tea.

Travelled from Wirral to Yorks today to visit my 92 year old father (Fathers Day tomorrow). My intention was to take him out for a pub lunch, but he asked to be taken to Bizzie Lizzies. He used to go there regularly with my mother until she left us in 2007. He hadnt been since. We arrived about 12 noon and it was already quite busy though we were able to have a table by the large window overlooking the canal. We just both ordered th standard fish and chips with mushy peas, tea bread and butter. Service was quite prompt and the waitress Olivia polite and attentive. However we had hardly got started on the meal when Dad announced, that it was no where near previous standard, and I had to concur. Batter was too thick which meant the inside of the batter was floury and uncooked. The size of the fish piece in the batter was really very small (much smaller than before Dad) Chips were lukewarm and had not been peeled properly , lots of eyes and skin on. Mushy peas nearly all liquid and few discernable peas Bread wasnt all that fresh. The tea was the best bit ! For this sort of quality, the price was very high. The owners of this place should take a trip to Bryans or Bretts in Headingley, or the small cafe at Maypole fisheries in Otley even Murgatroyds by Leeds/Bradford Airport is better . I accept these are some miles away, but good examples of excellent fish and chip cafes. This really was an abomination and we wont be going back !

When I used to work in Skipton over 18 years ago Bizzie Lizzies had a name for itself then and it continues today. That's not a bad resume for a chip shop and it's gained this reputation by being consistantly great in all areas. We used to get their fabulous fish and chips every Friday and even their burgers were the best back then. I'm not sure if they still do burgers now but i do know their fish and chips take some beating. During the summer you can see many Skiptonian eating BL fish and chips and they now have a monopoly on fish and chips in Skipton with three restaurants.

The fish and chips here have been raved about the country over and they are very good, but even in Skipton they are not the best avaliable. Westmoreland Street are cheaper and superior in most ways. The strongest feature of Bizzie's is the service, which is quick and polite, not surprising considering the amount of customers they recieve on an average day. Recommended for convenience but better avaliable at the price of 5 minutes walk.

Always had excellent fish and chips and also the prawn salad with chips is beautifully presented and very good. For pud I'd recommend the raspberry dream which is a meringue broken up into a sundae glass with raspberries, ice cream and topped with whipped cream. Delicious. Unfortunately on our last visit the service was very poor, considering that the place was three quarters empty, and although we tried to attract the waitress's eye to order a pud we got fed up with waiting so didn't bother. Shame as we visit often and would otherwise give it five stars.

I've eaten in both the restaurant and had takeaways from downstairs since I was at college that's 20 years. The service has always been great and the staff are always polite and well presented. The fish and chips are cracking too!!!

best fish and chips in yorkshire always busy but quick counter service good prices give it a visit