Harry Ramsden's Blackpool

Harry Ramsden’s Blackpool

Possibly Britain’s best known name in fish and chips, Harry Ramsden’s has occupied the corner plot under The Blackpool Tower since 2016.

Harry Ramsden’s Blackpool

  • Find it at – The Blackpool Tower, The Promenade, Blackpool FY1 4BJ
  • Telephone – 01253 752861 – please mention you saw it on Visit Fylde Coast!
  • Opening hours vary through the season but usually seven days a week, 11.30am-8/9/10pm.
  • Please check before travelling

Seating 200 people, the new restaurant has a wider menu than just fish and chips. Enjoy rotisserie-cooked meat and fish, pies, burgers and salads. Plus the cocktail bar, gin and beer bars and juicing stations. The restaurant has a modern take on seaside design, specially created for Blackpool and its iconic landmark.

Inside Harry Ramsden's at Blackpool Promenade
Inside Harry Ramsden’s at Blackpool Promenade

Harry Ramsden’s is in a super-convenient place, at the heart of Blackpool town centre. There’s access to it from Bank Hey Street and from Central Promenade – both next to The Tower entrances. We went to try it out for you –

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Indoors or Takeaway

There’s plenty of seating inside the diner, mostly arranged in booths. Over 200 diners can be seated in the surprisingly large restaurant which has access from the Promenade and Bank Hey Street. Takeaway is also available.

Disabled Access

Ramps provide level access to the store, so is fully accessible for those with mobility requirements. Toilet facilities are located on the same floor as the restaurant.

Harry Ramsden’s in Blackpool

You might remember one of Harry Ramsden’s restaurants at 60-63 Promenade, opened on 19 September 1990. Neil Kinnock, then leader of the Labour Party did the honours. Currently vacant as of 2024, the premises were the Viva Vegas Diner and Grill for some years.

In July 2016 it closed, moving to the Tower buildings. The Tower Lounge had previously closed on 9 November 2014 and a full fit out followed before Harry Ramsden’s moved in. The owners of Harry Ramsden’s invested £2.1m with Blackpool Council contributing £0.4m toward building works. Mayor of Blackpool Cllr Kath Rowson officially opened the new store at a VIP event on Monday 25 July 2016.

The famous chain was founded by restaurant entrepreneur Harry Ramsden in Guiseley, West Yorkshire in 1928.

Overall

For a special treat it’s worth a visit to this famous fish and chip chain. Reviews online vary widely from wonderful to awful so we didn’t know what to expect. However, the food was piping hot and fresh and didn’t leave any greasy aftertaste.

Fish and chips at Harry Ramsden's, Blackpool Promenade
Fish and chips at Harry Ramsden’s, Blackpool Promenade

However, it’s definitely more expensive than most other fish and chip shops – more the price paid for restaurant food. We enjoyed it though and it certainly enters the Visit Fylde Coast list of go-to places to eat in Blackpool.

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