Pelican Fish Restaurant

1 Oakland Park S, Barnstaple EX31 2BZ
$ English

Reservations

Business Info

  • Address: 1 Oakland Park S, Barnstaple EX31 2BZ
  • Cross Street: Sticklepath
  • Cuisine: English |
  • Cost: | Very Inexpensive
  • Category: Casual Dining
  • Star Rating:
  • Reservations: Recommended
  • Dress Code: Casual
  • Meals Served: Lunch | Dinner |
  • Parking: Car Park |
  • Payment Options: VISA | Amex | MasterCard | Cash |
  • Corkage Fee: N/A
  • Phone: 01271345605
  • Features: Full Bar, Organic Ingredients, Takeout Available, Wheelchair Access, Healthy Options, Free Wi-Fi,
  • Occasion: Child Friendly, Romantic Dining, Dining Alone, Business Dining, Quick Bite, Date Night,

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Business Hours

Reservations Available
Monday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 20:30
Tuesday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 20:30
Wednesday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 20:30
Thursday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 20:30
Friday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 21:00
Saturday
Lunch - Restaurant 12:00 - 21:00
Sunday
Closed
False

Customer Reviews & Ratings

4.83 out of 5 stars based on 5533 votes

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Jun 08, 2026
Gillian G.
Excellent as usual ❤️

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Jun 08, 2026
Ann C.
Although my salmon was delicious my husband had the half chicken which was quite disappointing, very dry.

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Jun 04, 2026
Kevin P.
We always go to the pelican if we want to use the restaurant to eat fish and chips. I always have good food and service. The app to book a table is very easy to use

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Jun 04, 2026
Kathy J.
Food and service excellent

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Jun 02, 2026
Chris V.
Excellent service and excellent food,value for money

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Jun 01, 2026
Gary K.
We love coming up to you we live braunton so it's our special treat Thank you for being special

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May 30, 2026
Mary A.
The Pelican is a very friendly clean restaurant, The food is always excellent and portion sizes very generous, I am a regular coustomer and would highly recommend.

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May 26, 2026
Lilian R.
Excellent Fish and Chips, great staff

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May 23, 2026
Ian C.
From start to finish the reception from the staff wa excellent, having been so many times cant ee any reasons to change anything, all a good recommendation to go again, a very good meal .THANKYOU ALL.

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May 22, 2026
Lorraine G.
Excellent service, friendly staff.. Quick and efficient. Fantastic food well cooked and presented. First class restaurant for families.

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May 21, 2026
Julie H.
Lovely waiters polite Best fish and chip

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May 19, 2026
Sandra H.
Excellent as always

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May 16, 2026
Tracey W.
Our food was delicious. Hot and well presented. The young lady serving us was very pleasant and helpful. There was a little wait for food as busy that day. So understandable. One of our favourite places to eat fish and chips.

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May 09, 2026
Sandra H.
A real gem. Our go to fish and chip shop.

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Apr 23, 2026
Penny B.
Lovely time. Excellent staff. See you next time.

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Apr 23, 2026
Trish J.
Really lovely . Everything was superb. Thank you for a lovely family get together .

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Apr 19, 2026
Gill R.
Great as always

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Apr 18, 2026
Wendy C.
Food was excellent, friendly staff, good experience all round

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Apr 18, 2026
Dee S.
Fantastic every time we go, great food, service and staff

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Apr 18, 2026
Alice H.
The best fish and chips, fast friendly service in a spotless restuarant

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Apr 12, 2026
cheryl s.
Excellent food service and value for money. Go regularly.

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Apr 11, 2026
susan r.
every think was perfect as normal see you again

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Apr 11, 2026
Theresa C.
Only thing i would say is where we sat at the back . It was hard to hear each other. Gets noisey. But happy with everyhhing else. We still had a lovely evening, and we would definantly be back.

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Apr 10, 2026
Michael P.
FAULTLESS!!!

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Apr 10, 2026
Michael B.
Delicious food, decently priced.

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Apr 09, 2026
Julie F.
Lovely hot fresh food, lovely setting .. very clean and the service was fab, very polite and professional. Would definitely recommend.

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Apr 06, 2026
Patrick M.
Lovely food, great place to eat,great staff all providing us a lovely evening thanks

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Apr 05, 2026
Steven P.
Pelican fish and chips are the best in north devon never had a bad meal cannot wait to go back

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Apr 01, 2026
Simon M.
Our local, never disappoints.

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Mar 30, 2026
Karen N.
Excellent

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Mar 30, 2026
Kevin G.
Go quite often.. always lovely food and Pelican special always a big size fish yum

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Mar 30, 2026
Mark L.
Always a good experience at the Pelican.... A*

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Mar 28, 2026
Sandra C.
Excellent food Excellent service

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Mar 27, 2026
Beverley H.
Always very good food and excellent staff,don’t know why you didn’t enter the fish and chip competition you would in our opinion won hands down,far better than Braunton

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Mar 26, 2026
Charles B.
Delicious food served by highly efficient staff with all the high standards that I have come to expect from this great restaurant. Thank you.

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Mar 21, 2026
Anne P.
Very good as always

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Mar 13, 2026
Peter K.
Just do what you do now. We loved it the staff were great

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Mar 11, 2026
Anthony J.
As we come to the pelican quite alot. We have a friend who is terminally ill. She ask the waitress if she could have a childrens meal but the waitress refused right away. Only a month or so ago we came in to the restuarant she asked for a child's meal and got one so what's the difference. Otherwise great service lovely food first class as usaul

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Mar 09, 2026
Julian q.
Lovely place to go to enjoyed it very much will go again

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Mar 07, 2026
Ian M.
Come to the restaurant regularly. Always have a positive experience.

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Mar 06, 2026
Fil P.
Always good, initial table was terrible, right by the door and draughty and cold but as soon as a different table became available we were moved thankfully before we'd ordered

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Mar 04, 2026
Jackie M.
Food really good , service excellent and the staff are really friendly and well done for the cleanliness super clean

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Mar 04, 2026
Gill B.
Lovely restaurant

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Feb 26, 2026
Trevor G.
Perfect as usual, never been able to criticise over many years.

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Feb 22, 2026
Janet G.
Always a brilliant meal.

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Feb 21, 2026
Anne C.
We all enjoyed a lovely meal and the staff were very friendly.

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Feb 19, 2026
Jessica G.
Food was absolutely delicious, very well priced, will definitely be back :).

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Feb 18, 2026
Matthew R.
Can’t rate highly enough

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Feb 10, 2026
Lesley H.
Always excellent! Staff and food 10/10

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Feb 10, 2026
Judith T.
Everything was amazing - Thai fish curry was superb. Service was spot on as usual. Food delivered very quickly. Really knocks spots off most restaurants. Love the vibe. One thing -you were out of GF Naans - which were on the menu. But that’s really not much of a thing -but if likely to be a regular thing - maybe just remove from menu. We love seeing all customers enjoying good food for all the family. Such a fab place. If there was one thing I would suggest… the previous time - some tables were pushed together for a larger party - leaving some carpet exposed - which had quite a lot of bits on it - I would just have a sweeper and sweep them up - like you see in foreign restaurants when they go around sweeping with a long handled dustpan and brush … But that’s the only thing - it’s all really fantastic and a highly valued community restaurant. Your staff are all amazing -always.

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Feb 07, 2026
Tina M.
Great food & service

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Feb 02, 2026
Peter N.
All as expected, very good

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Jan 29, 2026
Serena T.
Food was excellent. Restaurant was busy so staff looked tired when it was close to the end of service.

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Jan 26, 2026
Kate G.
We had a lovely meal. Everything was so fresh and the restaurant was so clean. Can’t wait to come back! Thankyou

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Jan 25, 2026
Terry D.
Thank you for a lovely evening, everything was perfect.

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Jan 23, 2026
Shirley W.
Excellent as always .Booked a table on line very easy & a very busy time when we were there staff are brilliant.Food top marks x

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Jan 14, 2026
Tony W.
Excellent as usual

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Jan 10, 2026
Sue K.
When we have visitors we bring them to The Pelican, also those visiting again ask if we can meet there.

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Jan 10, 2026
Pauline A.
As always a pleasure! Thank you to you all the faces we see and the faces behind the scenes! Happy New Year

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Jan 09, 2026
Shirley P.
Excellent as always- thank you

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Dec 29, 2025
Tony B.
Was wonderful except too many potato ends on my chips which made them very sharp. The fish was perfect. Thanks

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Dec 24, 2025
Ken H.
Very impressed. Good food and service.

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Dec 22, 2025
Tim C.
Brilliant service and staff as always.

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Dec 20, 2025
Sarah R.
First time in eating in was perfect as I bought a lady I clean for a xmas fish n chips x It was perfect from start to finish staff are very friendly and very obliging x Definitely be back in the new year. Merry Xmas to you all x

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Dec 18, 2025
Sandra G.
Excellent as usual.

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Dec 18, 2025
Gail R.
Gorgeous food every time.

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Dec 11, 2025
Hilary G.
As always, great service, friendly staff and fantastic food

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Dec 09, 2025
Sue B.
As always fab food etc

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Dec 04, 2025
Roger H.
Very pleased, as always

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Nov 30, 2025
Nicola T.
It's a pity so much food goes to waste as the portions, particularly chips, are far too large. I would rather have a smaller portion and ask for extra if needed.

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Nov 27, 2025
Paul M.
Excellent food Best fish for a long time Terrific banana fritters

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Nov 24, 2025
Gill R.
Excellent as always- would like a table away from door next time

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Nov 21, 2025
Chrissy W.
Excellent as usual...

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Nov 21, 2025
Rosemary G.
Everything was just perfect thank you

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Nov 16, 2025
Michael M.
As fish & Chip restaurants go, this was as good as the best ones we have visited. Excellent.

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Nov 16, 2025
Dot G.
Fab food fab staff love this place can’t fault it . Should be up for fish and chip award . A little gem in Barnstaple.

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Nov 13, 2025
Lesley N.
We dine here on a regular basis and the food and service have always been brilliant , no complaints at all x

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Nov 09, 2025
Julie R.
It was lovely

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Nov 08, 2025
Sally B.
Our ‘go to’ fish restaurant. Really fresh fish always beautifully cooked with crispy, light batter and as many chips as you can eat! Very varied menu for non-fish eating people as well. Friendly staff in a relaxing and pleasant surroundings.

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Nov 06, 2025
Ian T.
Excellent as always

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Nov 05, 2025
Samantha L.
Great service food delicious, one of favourite fish and chips restaurants!

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Nov 05, 2025
Jill C.
We loved the friendly and efficient staff. Food was delicious and everywhere was spotless. Would definitely recommend this great restaurant and takeaway

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Nov 03, 2025
Paul J.
Great!!

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Nov 03, 2025
Mark B.
Excellent food and service as always.

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Nov 01, 2025
Gill C.
What’s not to like. The food, service & the ambience of the restaurant is second to none. 10/10 all round!

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Nov 01, 2025
Dee S.
Fabulous food and amazing staff, absolutely love this restaurant

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Oct 30, 2025
Alison R.
The food was absolutely lovely and the staff were really helpful and friendly. Its only a small point but the size of the glasses is very small & for £2.10 its a bit mean. A half pint size glass would be better and much better value for your money. Thanks

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Oct 27, 2025
Ian W.
Excellent as always

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Oct 19, 2025
Trevor G.
Just perfect

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Oct 17, 2025
Morag E.
We love the Pelican. The staff are excellent. We were delayed by an accident and traffic chaos, our friend was unable to come, and the waiters were really helpful. I had the lite fish meal and it is generous and lovely food.

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Oct 14, 2025
Katrina M.
Excellent service and friendly staff. The fish and chips were first class

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Oct 10, 2025
Martin P.
Amazing food, service and value. The bar has been set by this fabulous business. We cannot reccomend it highly enough. The best fish we have ever eaten.

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Oct 05, 2025
Hazel J.
Can't fault it. Always a lovely meal here.

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Oct 01, 2025
Peter F.
The best fish and chips ever in very comfortable surroundings

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Sep 18, 2025
Jacqueline W.
Always great food and great service.

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Sep 18, 2025
Ian R.
Great place to eat. Food always 100%.

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Sep 15, 2025
Sarah B.
Lovely meal, thank you

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Sep 13, 2025
Katrina M.
Always amazing fish and chips

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Sep 13, 2025
Stephen H.
Excellent as usual

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Sep 12, 2025
Pat W.
Our first visit while on holiday. Very pleasant staff, very clean, light and airy. Great food, and such a variety. Hope to be able to visit again when in Devon.