No, I have someone in the family tree who went to work up there, some kind of Ironstone mining boom at the time.
Recommended chippies fish and chips?
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No, I have someone in the family tree who went to work up there, some kind of Ironstone mining boom at the time.
VelvetUnderpants
Über Member
I would love to recommend a quality fish and chip shop in Birmingham, sadly I am yet to find one. What I can advise is to avoid Big Johns chain in the Birmingham area, they sell the foulest muck in all creation, it's the type of food you only ever eat after a day on the razz.
OP
OP
- Location
- London
Sorry to hear that. Praps one of the merry souls on here can help you out. Must be one surely? Not too far south
AlanW
Legendary Member
- Location
- Not to sure?
Agreed!
T4tomo
Legendary Member
so many better places (and plaices) in Whitby than the Magpie tourist trap. Quayside just down the road for one...
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BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
- Location
- South Tyneside
Another one in the far North, if you are passing through East Boldon, then Daniella's is a very good.
I haven't had any good chips for ages. Years ago the Cafe at Lock 51 on the canal near Rickmansworth did amazing chips (it's only a little hut- I've no idea how they did it). Different management now, still a good stop (usually after I've been to the Household Waste Recycling Centre!) but unsure about chip quality. The chinese takeaway/ chip shop at Berkhamstead station is good for chips.
Sterlo
Early Retirement Planning
- Location
- East Riding of Yorkshire
Agree with that, Magpie overrated and overpriced, Quayside or Trenchers much better.
byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
Chilton Chippie, County Durham. Very good, great value, and even better value on a Tuesday night when it has an offer of f+c twice for £6.50.
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Yep, and its a lot cheaper than Harry Ramsdens round the corner.
OP
OP
- Location
- London
J
(Declaration - from lancashire)
I went to the originals Harry Ramsdens donkeys years ago before it became a chain and for all I know now owned by a Japanese investment outfit - cajoled there by the Yorkshire husband of a friend's sister. It had a hell of a reputation but to be honest I found it so-so and couldn't understand the supposed holy wonder of the beef dripping treatment.
(Declaration - from lancashire)
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
If we're doing London, the Golden Chippy, Greenwich High Road, is excellent, especially their haddock.
Adam4868
Legendary Member
Went to the caravan park for a forgettable weekend a few years ago in Siloth...the saviour of the weekend was the chippy ! Well there's not much else there,especially on a cold wet weekend with two teenagers.Interesting place though.
As for the vinegar debate,I usually take a bottle of Sarsons in the car...I can't eat fish and chips without vinegar.My partner would say I might aswell just drink it the amount I put on.
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
That's at the end of my sister's street. The portions aren't huge, but man are they tasty. Didn't look anything like that the last time I was there, though that was some years ago.
Closer to home - Laura's Fish Bar in Whitley Bay is amazing, as is Trenchers - a Whitby import.
Not sure it necessarily qualifies as a chippy, but Riley's Fish Shack, just up the road in Tynemouth, is unreal for fish.
And The Waterfront in North Shields' (aptly named) Fish Quay is also superb.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
Another recommended chippy is Neptune's in Seahouses, if you get that far north.
IMHO nicer than Pinnacles across the road regardless of what the Hairy Bikers might say.
IMHO nicer than Pinnacles across the road regardless of what the Hairy Bikers might say.
