Comments on: Codsmacked by Fish Bone’s twice-cooked fillet

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:55:04 +0000

In reply to Andrew.

Thanks for the education, Andrew: I knew ‘chippy’ was a word for fish & chip shop but didn’t know it could also meant touchy and irritable. I’ve had good fish at Fish Bone once before so I am not surprised by your report. Next time I’ll order haddock AND insist it be fried to order, not that I’m planning a next time…

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:15:31 +0000

Sadly the standard is really variable and the young fryer in the trilby is very chippy. I have had very good haddock but that they cook to order.

By: Daniel Young

Daniel Young — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:41:30 +0000

In reply to Jessica.

Jessica – I love the vintage look of Fryer’s Delight but the fish I had there very recently and I can tell you the off-putting aroma extends to the fish itself. I was poor in most respects. I’ll have to try Traditional Plaice on Leather Lane. Thanks for the tip.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:28:51 +0000

I live close to The Fryer’s Delight and whilst I appreciate the decor, I find the smell that comes from this place, clinging in the air, during it’s business hours, to be positively off putting.
Best fish and chips by far, is the lesser-known local: Traditional Plaice on Leather Lane Market EC1. Really friendly service, fresh and beautifully cooked fish. Visit at lunchtime during the week, when the market (with other foodie delights) is in full swing. There’s often a queue down the street of a Friday, in a reassuring, ‘traditional’ kind of fashion.

By: Daniel Young

Daniel Young — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:49:30 +0000

In reply to @Gastro1. @gastro - You would be hard-pressed to find better than Seafresh in all of London. Love the Formica mid-century authenticity of Fryers Delight, but its fish and chips might just be the must overrated in London.

By: @Gastro1

@Gastro1 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:20:37 +0000

Fish and Chips Shops/Bars in London have not been up to scratch for over 20 years IMHO , you can find decent examples in gastro pubs and the odd restaurant but even the likes of Masters , The Fryers Delight , Rock and Sole Plaice , Seashell are pretty average to poor.

The new wave like Kerbisher and Malt , Fish Club and Seacow can produce good stuff but are far removed from what I would call traditional fish and chips.

I tend to use Brady’s in Wandsworth now near The Ship who make very good F&C themselves and Seafresh in Victoria neither are mind blowing but better than average .Olleys in Herne Hill is good but have not been for over a year.

Best in the UK for me are Seniors in Fleetwood and The Bay in Stonehaven – have had very good fish and chips all over Yorkshire especially Hull and along the coast in Lancs.

By: gibbo

gibbo — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:08:24 +0000

It really is quite simply. You will not find decent fish and chips in the south of England, never mind London.

Where they serve gravy with your chips is where you will find your holy grail. The north. Leeds, whitby and my favs up in north shields Fish Quays (Kristians or The Waterfront) or indeed the shops in South Shields

By: Jamie Kitson

Jamie Kitson — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:04:03 +0000

Have you tried Moxin’s? I used to really like Fish Fish at Highgate, but I have a feeling it’s shut down. Even my local chippy, the cheap and cheerful Maria’s at Clapham Junction sounds a world away (in a good way) from the above.