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fishbaaaaaaar!!!!

i must go today now

― Chip Morningstar (bob), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 09:25 (twenty-three years ago)

The best chippie in London is supposed to be Ollies on Norwood Road opposite Brockwell Park. It's alright I suppose.
The Best Chippie in Britain is suprisingly in Wales, forget what it was called, I think it was in Pwllheli. They were bloody good and there's a little arcade nearby with many 80's vids and Pinballs. Yay!

― Simeon (Simeon), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 10:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, Ollies is my local man - s'OK but for yer money you don't get as much as you should.

― Alex K (Alex K), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 10:45 (twenty-three years ago)

The best chippie in London is supposed to be Ollies on Norwood Road opposite Brockwell Park. It's alright I suppose.

I keep meaning to go in there. Just about every restaurant that's lasted more than a couple of years in the same location has got some kind of award proudly displayed in the window. My own local chippie - Tales of the Sea on Westow St, Crystal Palace - was the best in South London, 2001, apparently. It is very good. They cut their chips too fat though.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 10:51 (twenty-three years ago)

The cod (I know I know but they didn't have any Haddock) at the five star fish bar last night was hanging off the edges of my plate, and a large chips was more than enough for me and Vicky. Another plus point is that they always fry up a fresh piece of fish for me now, which makes a hella lot of difference.

There's a stonkingly good chipper in Llandudno too, I think it was called the golden bell or somesuch.

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 10:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I have to go out for lunch now before you lot KILL ME!

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 10:59 (twenty-three years ago)

"Tales of the Sea on Westow St, Crystal Palace"

Yeah I've heard it's good - Might have to go there tonight.
I'll never go to the one on Gypsy Hill again (Golden Fry?), last time I got chips from them I nearly bit down on one of the metal ties they use to close spud sacks. Tasty.

― Simeon (Simeon), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 11:13 (twenty-three years ago)

The only place around here that used to make fantastic fish and chips has been closed for a few years now. I should try making some sometime, but I'm so lazy.

― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 11:17 (twenty-three years ago)

its all in the batter

my fav london f&c is on lisson grove by marylebone station and it has a pub opposite - which is rub, and it makes its own tartare sauce - which is a little too much like coleslaw for my liking

my fav uk f&c is in cambridge - which is also a chinese, ooh i might have them tonight that would be good

― james (james), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 11:22 (twenty-three years ago)

I'll never go to the one on Gypsy Hill again (Golden Fry?), last time I got chips from them I nearly bit down on one of the metal ties they use to close spud sacks. Tasty.

Thanks for the tip-off. Struggling up the hill from the station that place has called out to me many times (you can smell it from the Tavern) but I've always resisted.

I fear Starry is overselling the R&S Plaice on price - it's about seven quid for a cod, isn't it? That's not cheap!

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 11:26 (twenty-three years ago)

(Thread readers may bear in mind that I rarely order fish and therefore my comments apply mostly to chips, gravy, battered sossidge and pie products. I am not up to speed on the fish qn I do admit).

― Sarah (starry), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 11:31 (twenty-three years ago)

(Sorry, Starry - I'm not really paying attention.)

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 11:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Felicity and I are going here tonight http://www.newyorkmetro.com/pages/details/2055.htm
The EV outpost naturally.
The have mushy peas!

― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 15:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Never been a fan of mushy peas, but Pease Pudding, now thats a different matter.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 16:04 (twenty-three years ago)

mmmm, mushy peas, make sure they don't put mint sauce in them. Just lots of malt vinegar.

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 16:12 (twenty-three years ago)

Know nowt about those fancy chippies in the capital. Here in the boonies the best fish & chips for miles are to be found at

1)Stock: very strange but sexy batter

2)Hatfield Peverel: all stuff v fresh, fastest service ever, outstanding vfm & the place looks so clean I would happily eat my large cod, chips & curry sauce (indeed) off the floor.

― Mooro (Mooro), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 18:36 (twenty-three years ago)

Mmmm mushy peas.

― rosemary (rosemary), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 18:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Shame on Scotland, shame on my hometown! Our best chipshop is apparently Harry Ramsdens.

http://www.seafish.co.uk/news_releases/press292.htm

N.B. no-one I know agrees with this.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 19:09 (twenty-three years ago)

"Tales of the Sea on Westow St, Crystal Palace"
Yeah I've heard it's good - Might have to go there tonight

I did, It was alright I suppose
They cut their chips too fat though.
They do too!

Have also decided that there are better things to do with a perfectly good bit of fish (heresy!)

― Simeon (Simeon), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 22:04 (twenty-three years ago)

I think the Pakistani chip shops have the best chips since they fry them up in the same oil they use for their samosas and stuff.

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 29 April 2003 22:14 (twenty-three years ago)

A Salt & Battery was dreamy and they gave us a deep fried Mars Bar for dessert.

― Mary (Mary), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 02:50 (twenty-three years ago)

The nice young batterer recommended cod. Deep fried Mars bar is surprisingly good.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 02:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Don't eat cod, there's barely any left in the world. Eat something that isn't quite so endagered please.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 10:21 (twenty-three years ago)

like . . . ?

― Mary (Mary), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Plaice, Haddock, rock salmon......

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 18:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Haddock they had. No Plaice. Mahi yes.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 18:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Trouble is though, there's nothing quite like cod. Read Mark Kurlansky's excellent book called 'Cod' for details.

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

When you come to NYC don't be disappointed when they have no plaice, like home.

― felicity (felicity), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Felicity is one of the kindest and nicest people I know. But this pun THREATENS TO RIP MY SOUL OUT AND SEND IT WAILING INTO THE ABYSS.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 30 April 2003 19:18 (twenty-three years ago)

Read Mark Kurlansky's excellent book called 'Cod' for details.

My friend read this. Just, I think, so he could go around saying "I'm reading the biography of COD!"

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 1 May 2003 00:01 (twenty-three years ago)

When you come to NYC don't be disappointed when they have no plaice, like home.

what Ned said. jeezis!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 1 May 2003 00:08 (twenty-three years ago)

two weeks pass...

Is it polite or condescending when the proprieters of ASAB call me "love" and "darling"?

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 19 May 2003 05:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes, that is what we British people are like, dear. Write your order on a pad of paper in multi-coloured crayon, throw it at the counter and DO NOT LOOK THEM IN THE EYE - this way you will avoid their scorn and WIN!!

― Sarah (starry), Monday, 19 May 2003 12:27 (twenty-three years ago)

(Sarah is lying, Mary)

They're just trying to provide an 'authentic' British service experience as if you were going to a chippy in the East End or summink.

― suzy (suzy), Monday, 19 May 2003 12:56 (twenty-three years ago)

The worst culinary nightmare I ever had was when I tried out an "authentic" fish & chip shop in the heart of London. Everything tasted like it was fried about three or four times in a very fatty lard-like substance, which really turned me off (I have a low tolerance for greasy foods anyway, but this was exceptionally greasy). I had to soak everything in copious amounts of vinegar in order for me to be able to eat half of what I ordered, and that night I stayed up until 2 a.m. with the most unbelievable upset stomach.

That is why whenever anyone mentions "fish & chips" to me in connection with a "true British dining experience", I wince and scatter away. I think I'll stick to the seafood restaurants close to home that I frequent, where there's very little grease involved and all I have to do is squeeze lemon juice over the fish and dip little pieces of the fish in tartar sauce. Call me parochial, but I don't want to risk severe digestive problems every time I go out to eat.

― Dee the Semi-Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Monday, 19 May 2003 13:21 (twenty-three years ago)

do girls in england enjoy being called love and darling, or is it ever so slightly demeaning? please explain!

― Mary (Mary), Monday, 19 May 2003 17:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Some do object to these terms, but many don't. Partly it depends on how it's said. There are people who will use these words extremely casually to every woman, and it's hard to see any patronising content.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 19 May 2003 17:47 (twenty-three years ago)

They are said to men too, btw (by women).

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 19 May 2003 17:48 (twenty-three years ago)

If you were in sheffield you'd be called 'ducks'.

― Ed (dali), Monday, 19 May 2003 20:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh. my. god. I am so so so hungry after reading this thread and I DEMAND Fish and Chips but I am in fucking Colorado where there is not an ocean nor ANY BODY OF WATER for THOUSANDS OF MILES.. and WHAT WILL I DO!?

― Mandee, Monday, 19 May 2003 21:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Wan't there that story recently that a patient (who was a southerner) mistook the affectionate use of 'cock' by a northener nurse and tried to get the member of staff fired?

Anyway, fish'n'chips, as was said right at the start of the post, in Brighton Bardsley's is the one and is my local too, yay! Although there is a fantastic one if you happen to be in Hove called 'Seahorses' on Blatchington Road. If you want a tasty fish that isn't endangered (and unfortuntely Haddock is also endangered) Huss is a tasty white fish that is also cheaper and has no little bones (it has a backbone instead).

― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Monday, 19 May 2003 23:16 (twenty-three years ago)

I couldn't get used to people calling me "chick" when I moved here. Or maybe it was the way I was standing.

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 19 May 2003 23:18 (twenty-three years ago)

I thank you.

― Matt (Matt), Monday, 19 May 2003 23:19 (twenty-three years ago)

update on the Auckland situation - Symonds St has two takeaways w/great fish, can't remember their exact names (Diamond Star, Symonds St Food Bar?).

Best new takeaway science = the SEA DOG (huge crab stick w/tartare sauce etc in a hot dog bun)

― Ess Kay (esskay), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 04:04 (twenty-three years ago)

It's never Ducks in Derbyshire, just duck, calling someone ducks marks you out as being posh or having ideas above your station. And my southern cousin had a shock in Sheffield when he first arrived theree and the big burly barman called him love.

― chris (chris), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 06:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Ess Kay, that Sea dog sounds disgusting - unless, of course, the crab stick is dipped in batter and fried.

― suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 07:00 (twenty-three years ago)

need you even ask if it's fried.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 07:08 (twenty-three years ago)

I went to a Mackerel Fayre on Sunday! The nets were blessed by a vicar! We had to sing For Those In Peril On The Sea! Mm mackerel.

― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 08:10 (twenty-three years ago)

mackrel rolled in oats and fried with bacon, mmmmmmm.

― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 08:19 (twenty-three years ago)

For Those In Peril On The Sea does have quite a good tune, as hymns go. Not as good as Jerusalem, though.

― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 20 May 2003 09:57 (twenty-three years ago)

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