Fish and chips

You're spoilt for choice. There's a few places in London but pricey and no one asks if want more scraps.
 
Chutney said:
Harbour View is ridiculous. I like the place but it's only for sharing. Fisherman's Bay on the seafront in Whitley is my go to place these days.
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Not tried there its off the beaten track from the other 3. De meos has a bigger queue than the Whitley Whaler and Pantrinis!
 
never got the fuss about where to go for fish and chips

Prety much tastes the same to me regardless of where it is, so i usually just go to whatever is the closest, i mean, how can you get it wrong, fried fish in flour batter and
fried chips takes some doing to mess that up
 
JaenBoro said:
I'm from Whitby and totally agree. Nobody I know ever goes to the Magpie, etc. They are for tourists.

I'd add Silver Sreet to the 3 you mentioned.
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I’ve never been to that one, did there used to be a sweet shop next door?
 
Gunslinger said:
never got the fuss about where to go for fish and chips

Prety much tastes the same to me regardless of where it is, so i usually just go to whatever is the closest, i mean, how can you get it wrong, fried fish in flour batter and
fried chips takes some doing to mess that up
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There’s a world of difference between a good chippy and a bad one. For instance, there was one on Victoria Street in South Bank that used to masquerade Vietnamese fish as cod.
 
I can tell between quality fish and poor quality , batter difference and poor quality frying medium . The best use a lard to fry and not oil ....
 
Gunslinger said:
never got the fuss about where to go for fish and chips

Prety much tastes the same to me regardless of where it is, so i usually just go to whatever is the closest, i mean, how can you get it wrong, fried fish in flour batter and
fried chips takes some doing to mess that up
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It's amazing how many places can't do them, I was in Cheshire last week and they weren't a patch on our local stuff. Same as the many London chippies I tried, garbage.
 
Gunslinger said:
never got the fuss about where to go for fish and chips

Prety much tastes the same to me regardless of where it is, so i usually just go to whatever is the closest, i mean, how can you get it wrong, fried fish in flour batter and
fried chips takes some doing to mess that up
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A good batter is the difference between good fish and chips

Also prefer beef dripping to oil for cooking too
 
There is definitely crap fish and chips. Limp flavourless frozen chips and greasy batter be perfectly cooked fresh chips and a light tasty batter are worlds apart.
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
It's amazing how many places can't do them, I was in Cheshire last week and they weren't a patch on our local stuff. Same as the many London chippies I tried, garbage.
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This is true. 9 out of ten London chippies are *****. Same goes for Indian and Chinese takeaways. Fish needs to be fresh to be good. London is too far from the sea. There are a few decent ones. Get their fish straight from Billingsgate. Oddly enough the locals down here wouldn't know a good chippy if it bit them on the ****, so you get bad ones that get custom and good ones that don't.

Don't know why people knock the magpie. I think it's fantastic. Think people just like to appear "in the know" and not choose the obvious ones and the magpie is the man utd of chippys.
 
I thought whitby was expensive im currently sat in the old boathouse in Amble where cod and chips is ... £18.95 doesnt even come with a pot of tea or bread n butter!
 
+1 for Sea Breeze in Redcar

Belle Vue chippy (Marton Road, Boro) has good fish but the chips can be hit and miss, which is a shame
 
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