Are Fish and Chips worth it?

Chippy near us in South Yorkshire is £12 for large Haddock and chips this feeds 2 adults with leftover chips which I freeze then reheat in the oven another day.

Oh@OatFlatWhiteForMePlease sarson's is an absolute must with this classic working class meal. ( I do like a nice ramekin of home made tartare to go with, however)

How was the rest of it? Fish freshness? batter? Chip crispness?

Does he sell cream soda or dandelion and burdock?

Ime, the best fish and chip shop is in Oban; but we have also eaten at great ones in Wells Next The Sea in Norfolk, Exmouth, Hunstanton, Widnes and Liverpool (although there, it’s for the massive choice, including good Chinese food)!

We were beyond underwhelmed with Rick Steins fish and chips. Horrid sarsons malt vinegar too.

We use our free entry ticket throughout the year and regularly go just with the intention of having fish and chips for lunch.

I laughed at you saying a proper Irish chipper is Italian - that's exactly my childhood experience! West coast of Scotland, all the best chippies were run by Italian Scots. We stayed across the road from ours, no chance for them to go cold on the way home!

M&S do a lovely haddock with mushy peas in their gastropub range , so if I was going to do fish and chips I’d have that with their triple cooked chips .

@Bjorkdidit My dp comes from Yorkshire. He goes on about bloody haddock!🤣

I'm almost always disappointed by fish and chips- the idea and the smell is better than the actual thing. . Mind you, DP and I had some amazing f&c in Manchester last week. 10 quid and really really good. Can't remember the name of the shop but it was opposite the MalMaison Hotel and down a bit.

Always best with red cola

Depends on the chippie. We'll travel a long way for a decent one. But a bad fish supper is a bit grim.

Where we are in London 2 large cod and chips from the best fish and chips shop is £32 but feeds 4 of us.
A curry for 4 of us is £60 but lasts 2/3 days.

To me yes, because I don't have a deep fat fryer and chip shop fish and chips tastes amazing compared to the oven version!

All this talk of beef dripping is making me hungry!!! I properly fancy some chip shop chips now.

I have never had a chip at home or anyone else’s house that even remotely compares.

Near us a portion of fish and chips is £14. It is enough for two. It is pretty good but I think it's a lot for what it is and it always gives me indigestion.

By the time I get in the car, park and wait, I could have bunged some sliced potatoes in the oven, sizzled a couple of sirloin and tossed a salad together - all for not much more.

In fairness to DH cousin she’d only moved to York from rural Yorkshire so it was literally a pin in a hat when we picked the place. Had one of the best pies of my life so that will take priority over the fish and chips next time we’re over lol

We always get one large cod and chips between us and then DH has a battered sausage as well. I have about 2/3 of the fish, he has 1/3 of the fish and the sausage, we each have half of the chips. With 1 curry sauce, it’s about £14 which is ok and it’s very nice. I think it’s worth it for a nice easy meal 😋

I think it’s just too expensive. I just fake it. Two large beer battered haddock and chips in the air fryer, mushy peas, homemade tartar sauce (an essential!) is about six quid feeds me and the kids.

Ditto the ones at Beamish Museum, although the queues are always epic.

Home made chips are not the same without a deep fat fryer. Mine broke a year ago and I didn't replace it. I've tried air fryer and oven but nothing compares. So home made fish and chips are aways second best to me.
We have them about once every three months from the chippy. DS is coming over this weekend and will call for F&C on the way.

I remember when TakeAways opened again after lockdown.
I think it was just because I couldn't buy them when I wanted them...but at that time I craved fish and chips in a mad way.
We passed a shop that was open..bought some and sat in the car eating them. They were so hot they were burning my legs through the paper and my clothes..but God in heaven...were they good So good in fact that they were worth the ,,£26 I paid. And I would have paid more at that time.
I'm happy to pay for good f&c..plus mushy peas.

I'll tell you now, the fish and chips from Hobbs & Sons, at the Black Country museum, are most definitely worth it. Cooked in beef dripping and blimin gorgeous. I dream about them sometimes.....

Our local chippy is rubbish as are many in the wider neighbourhood. Much prefer to have fish and chips at a reputable restaurant to be honest but even that has to be a special treat - couldn't justify the expense on a regular basis.

Depends. I love proper fish n chips. I live on the south coast so we have some lovely chippies here. Our local one does two small cod and one small chips for about £18 but the fish and the chip portions are huge! The "normal" fish hangs over the plate so the small one is fine.