Jersey’s Best Fish and Chips at Entwhistles in Gorey

Why Entwhistles

Quality Fish and Chips, Served Rapidly

Our food is mostly cooked to order, so what reaches your table is freshly prepared. We keep the menu wide-ranging, from traditional fish and chips to a range of other favourites, and we serve it quickly — which is why you will find us near some of the most scenic eating spots in the area.

• Wide ranging menu of classic fish and chips and other favourites
• Food cooked to order for freshness
• Rapid service in a coastal setting
• Same ownership and management since 1982

Read Our History

Entwhistles sits in Gorey, on the beautiful coastal area of Jersey, and has become the name most locals associate with consistently good fish and chips. The shop is proud of its reputation for quality, built up over years of steady service and a menu that ranges widely enough to satisfy both traditionalists and those looking for something different. Rapid service is part of the everyday rhythm here, so a hot lunch during the busy season can be enjoyed without a long wait.

There has been a fish and chip shop on this same spot for longer than most people can remember. The site was formerly known as the Café de Laise, a small, intimate restaurant that developed a tremendous reputation for the quality of its fish and chips and the novelty of its setting. Over time the name and appearance changed, but the underlying promise of a proper cooked meal in a welcoming coastal spot remained, and that continuity is what Entwhistles has carried forward.

The location is one of the real advantages of visiting Entwhistles in Gorey. The harbour and surrounding beaches are close by, which means there are lots of scenic eating spots within a short walk of the counter. Visitors often take their food out towards the water, or sit for a while and watch the boats come and go. The combination of fresh-cooked fish and chips with such easy access to the seafront is what gives a lunchtime visit here its own particular character.

The menu is broad rather than narrow, covering the classic chip shop favourites alongside a range of other options, so there is something for every appetite. The kitchen works briskly through the day, which matters when a queue forms at one o'clock, and the shop is open through the lunch and evening periods to suit the pace of the season. Diners are also welcome to bring their own bottle of wine, a small detail that adds flexibility to a visit and suits longer, unhurried meals.

Serving from the same familiar site has allowed Entwhistles to build a following that extends well beyond the immediate shoreline. People return because they know what to expect, and because the place has a history attached to it that other venues simply cannot replicate. The shop has changed hands and been modernized over the years, and sadly some of the character of the old building disappeared along the way, yet the fish and chips remain the reason most visitors come back through the door.

Gorey is a working harbour town, and Entwhistles has grown alongside it, catering for the people who live and work there as much as for the holidaymakers who arrive in the summer months. Reviews and word of mouth regularly sing the praises of the quality and the generous portions, and the kitchen has learned to keep that standard steady whether the day is quiet or exceptionally busy. Regulars tend to treat the counter as a familiar meeting point, which is part of what makes the shop feel settled and well rooted.

The story of Entwhistles is one of continuity in a place where many businesses have turned over. Successive owners have traded here, the site has been demolished and rebuilt, and the name on the front has changed more than once, but the tradition of a fish and chip shop in Gorey has never really broken. That persistence is the quiet achievement behind the welcome sign, and it is why the restaurant continues to draw people back for lunch, for an evening meal, or simply for a bag of chips carried down to the beach.