Recommended chippies fish and chips?

[Blue Hills]

We make our own fish chips in this household. The hardest part, though hard is a relative term in this instance, is getting the right consistency of the batter.

I must confess, I worked as an assistant chef in two Italian restaurants as a student and for a little while after. If ever, you're Oop North, you're welcome to pop round for some homemade fish and chips at Moody towers.

Well I may just take you up on that mr moody. Which bit of the north? I am a northerner myself actually, hence a certain enthusiasm for proper humble non ponced up fish and chips.
On the italian angle, I hope your disdain for the complicated art of cooking fish and chips didn't extend to the pizza. I see fish and chips and pizza as pretty similar in that they can be seen as run of the mill junk prole food but there is a real art to getting them right. Plenty of poor ersatz fish and chips and pizza.

 

[Blue Hills]

I think you’d find anyone living in Whitby or it’s surrounds wouldn’t agree with you.

care to say more?

 

[AlanW]

Parsons vinegar has always had the notation "Non brewed condiment" on the label.

How about that then.....I must confess that I've never noticed that, although to be fair I've never looked either.

 

[Darius_Jedburgh]

Sorry. Predictive text GRRRR Should says Sarsons.

 

[Blue Hills]

Silloth on the coast near Carlisle has a good chippy on the corner of the green, and also a lovely bakery not far along the road as well.

Thanks for this in particular - apt as the same Maconie book that started this thread actually includes a trip to Silloth.
I'd never heard of the place, and something about the name sounds dodgy/horrible to my ears, so I looked it up and it sounds well worth a visit/bike ride, with - thanks to you - some fish and chips.

 

[Blue Hills]

I suppose when they were sold in newspapers that paper was breathable to an extent.so the food didn't soak up the steam it was giving off.

showing your age there accy - I remember them coming in newspaper as a very young kid - then for a while some places served them in paper that looked like a fake paper, which I thought daft. Not sure what the legislation or regulation was that stopped all that - not sure if anyone ever suffered from the newspaper. Pretty sure that the paper ban came in before page3 girls, if it hadn't I suppose it could have induced another kink/fetish to be added to the directory of such things and an additional line of flavoured lubes etc for the likes of lovehoney.

 

[Blue Hills]

The best I've had in recent years was Papas on Cleethorpes pier. Enormous, really tasty fish in light, crunchy batter, and the chips were crispy but not greasy. Just divine.

Hungry now!

sounds great - and you capture the mysterious art - bad fish and chips tend to leave you feeling as if you've just eaten a stodgy brick and swearing never to touch them again - until the love is rekindled.

 

[randynewmanscat]

"The Good Catch" in Hale and in Urmston. Not sampled their wares since 2016 but its the same proprietors so they are probably still good. They are scousers which scores bonus points for me and various family members run those two shops.
The haddock was a proper portion with batter that was not 5cm or more longer than the fillet inside, always good. Batter cheats should be flogged in public.

 

[randynewmanscat]

I would recommend the Ole Gunnar Saveloy and chips
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Jeezo! its been a long time since I stepped into that place, nice wide pavement to abandon the motor on while you dashed in and loaded up on stinking saveloy and chips to desecrate the car upholstery.

 

[dodgy]

My favourite chippy is not far from me, I used to frequent it often, then I read the council food hygiene rating for it - 1 star out of 5

Ooh, I know they've had a few visits, pre-pandemic I had seen more than once a person in full whites including hat from the hygiene inspectors, looks like he's made some improvements. Is it safe for me to go back? 🤷‍♂️

 

[randynewmanscat]

If you have bought or constructed a time machine I recommend you visit "The Don" chippy on Church St in Altrincham, set the dial to 1994 before the old boy retired and sold it to a useless new proprietor who found himself on the wrong end of the local EHO more than once.
The old Don was the finest chip shop in all of Greater Manchester. Haddock fillets that caused plate overhang if you managed not to just get stuck in outside the shop.
There were once 8 chippies in Hale and Altrincham, halcyon days but only one that took my money regularly.

 

[Blue Hills]

Ooh, I know they've had a few visits, pre-pandemic I had seen more than once a person in full whites including hat from the hygiene inspectors, looks like he's made some improvements. Is it safe for me to go back? 🤷‍♂️

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Have no idea - can you give more info on location.
I do hope that they haven't lost that special flavour since the guys in the hazsuits popped in.

 

[dodgy]

Have no idea - can you give more info on location.
I do hope that they haven't lost that special flavour since the guys in the hazsuits popped in.

Easily googleable, I was only jokingly asking the question. I've got chips on my mind now.

 

[Sterlo]

Don't know about the best, but I love reviews of the naff ones. Daren't try this one when we stayed there last year.
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Resta...untry_Fryer-Lostwithiel_Cornwall_England.html

 

[Sterlo]

The best I've had in recent years was Papas on Cleethorpes pier. Enormous, really tasty fish in light, crunchy batter, and the chips were crispy but not greasy. Just divine.

Hungry now!

Trouble with Papas is they're great when they first open, but after a while, the quality goes down, they seem to supply the best stuff to their new places for a while. The one in Bilton was great at first, now we avoid it.