We pulled the live Google rating and review count for all the fish and chip shops in Ripon (checked 4 October 2026), ranked on rating first and review count to break ties. Every figure below is real and correct at the time of writing. Nobody paid to be on this list, and ratings move, so a quick check before you go is worthwhile.
How we ranked them: highest Google star rating first, ties broken by number of reviews. 1 of these have fewer than 50 reviews, so they are listed after the better-evidenced ones.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
With 4.8 stars from 86 Google reviews, North Street Fisheries is rated highly by the people who have used it. It is listed in Ripon as a fish and chips takeaway. Its Food Standards Agency hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (last rated November 2024). According to its Google listing: open Tuesday and Wednesday 4–7 pm, Thursday 11:30 am–2 pm, 4–7 pm, Friday 11:30 am–2 pm, 4–8 pm, Saturday 11:30 am–2 pm, 4–7 pm; closed Monday and Sunday.
Good to know: phone 07879 723927.
NorthYorkshire.co branded rating card (no business photo used)
Lead Lane Fisheries
Ripon
Google reviewers rate Lead Lane Fisheries 4.8 out of 5 across 70 reviews. It is listed in Ripon as a takeaway. According to its Google listing: open Tuesday to Friday 11:30 am–1:30 pm, 4:30–7:50 pm, Saturday 11:30 am–1:30 pm, 4:30–7:30 pm; closed Monday and Sunday.
Good to know: phone 01765 606811.
Photo: from the business’s Google Maps listing
Southgate Fisheries
Ripon
Southgate Fisheries is rated 4.6 from 271 Google reviews. It is listed in Ripon as a fish and chips takeaway. Its Food Standards Agency hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (last rated May 2026). According to its Google listing: open Monday and Tuesday 4:30–7:30 pm, Wednesday to Saturday 11:30 am–1:30 pm, 4:30–7:30 pm; closed Sunday.
Good to know: phone 01765 604285.
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Bondgate Fisheries
Ripon
With 4.5 stars from 146 Google reviews, Bondgate Fisheries is rated highly by the people who have used it. It is listed in Ripon as a fish and chips takeaway. Its Food Standards Agency hygiene rating is 5 out of 5 (last rated June 2025). According to its Google listing: open Monday to Thursday 11:30 am–2 pm, 4:30–8 pm, Friday 11:30 am–2 pm, 4–8 pm, Saturday 11:30 am–2 pm, 4:30–8 pm; closed Sunday.
Good to know: phone 07852 937321, has a website with more detail.
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Google reviewers rate Yorkshire Fish & Chips 3.8 out of 5 across 21 reviews. It is listed in Ripon as a restaurant. According to its Google listing: open Monday to Saturday 11:30 am–2 pm, 4:30–8 pm; closed Sunday.
The verdict
On Google rating, North Street Fisheries ranks first of the 5 fish and chip shops we checked, with 4.8 stars from 86 Google reviews.
How we ranked them
- Which businesses: every listing for fish and chip shops on Google Maps in Ripon with a genuine local address and a public rating. National chains and businesses that don't fit the category are left out.
- Order: Google star rating, highest first, ties broken by review count. Places with fewer than 50 reviews come after the rest, and places with fewer than 10 reviews are not ranked at all.
- "Mentioned" counts: these come from the review topics Google shows on each listing. We haven't picked or edited them.
- Nobody paid to be on this list, and nobody can pay to move up it.
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