Tooj 17 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I've been upto Seahouses today, and partook in the usual sampling of Pinnacle's finest. Apart from Pinnacles, my favourites have to be Kristian's on the fish quay, Marshall's at Tynemouth and Colman's in South Shields. Where else is everybody's favourite fish & chip shops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 We gave up on Kristians about a year/18 months ago. It was then closed for refurbishment - maybe we'll give it a go sometime, but we've been going to the place (plaice ha ha ) around the corner opposite, I think, The Dolphin? The Arcade in Whitley do my favourite chips - thin and squigy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 Bill's in Cullercoats is rather nice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 That Kristensens is mint but not been for years. The best in the North East, and for that matter Britain, has to be Gorman's at Cowgate. You know a good chippy when it's always full to the door of fat cunts and Gormans is, absolutely fantastic chips, and the cod bites, you can four all massive, brilliant chippy much better than all of the other Gorman's (mind haven't tried the Byker one), they are not all part of the same company by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentAxeman 166 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Another shout for Marshalls in Tynemouth. Excellent chippy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42881 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Kristians is gone now. Re opened as Oceans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15182 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Never really progressed far beyond the Gosforth Chippy, for practical reasons. Pretty much anything I've had at the coast or elsewhere in the region has been better than the shite you get down here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20510 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Kristians is gone now. Re opened as Oceans. Aye, still nice though. Why did they lose the name when it was so famous? My local is Marshall's and I personally don't rate it. There's usually a queue meaning the chips aren't fried long enough and are anaemic and limp. Bill's is much better, excellent in fact, just shit for parking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hate soggy chips but have yet to find a chippy that does otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41407 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Tried Gormans in Longbenton the other week. Superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 North East: Pinnacles Teesside: Seaview, Saltburn Yorkshire: Graveley's , Harrogate & The Cove, Otley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10498 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 The Fish Club on Clapham High Street. Great range of delicious fish, just plaice an order and pick it up 20 minutes later. Piping hot, great batter and freshly made mushy peas or tartare sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 You would think with all the fatties in Scotland they'd have some decent chippies but everyone I've been to has been awful, the blue lagoon in Glasgow possibly the worst chippy on earth. Honestly give Gormans Cowgate a chance you won't go to another chippy ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonatine 11136 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 There's a chippy called Clems in Chester-le-Street, never been in because the name puts me off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idioteque 0 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 You would think with all the fatties in Scotland they'd have some decent chippies but everyone I've been to has been awful, the blue lagoon in Glasgow possibly the worst chippy on earth. Honestly give Gormans Cowgate a chance you won't go to another chippy ever. I can remember going to one in Dundee and it was ridiculous the pricing was like £7 for fish and chips Best I've had here was 2 weeks ago in the moroe in town, elsewhere Scarbrough and Seaton Carew up by Hartlepool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42881 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 You would think with all the fatties in Scotland they'd have some decent chippies but everyone I've been to has been awful, the blue lagoon in Glasgow possibly the worst chippy on earth. Honestly give Gormans Cowgate a chance you won't go to another chippy ever. Have you ever had the abomination that is "salt and sauce"? Was in Edinburgh and got some chips. When asked if I wanted salt and sauce, I wasn't really sure what the story was but said yes. The twat put brown sauce all over the chips. Savages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveTheBobby 1 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Seashells Mk I in Monkseaton is a strong contender to take Bill's crown for me . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13621 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 You would think with all the fatties in Scotland they'd have some decent chippies but everyone I've been to has been awful, the blue lagoon in Glasgow possibly the worst chippy on earth. Honestly give Gormans Cowgate a chance you won't go to another chippy ever. Have you ever had the abomination that is "salt and sauce"? Was in Edinburgh and got some chips. When asked if I wanted salt and sauce, I wasn't really sure what the story was but said yes. The twat put brown sauce all over the chips. Savages. Surprised he didn't fry the fuckers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10498 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 When this thread has acted as an inspiration if nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20510 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 You would think with all the fatties in Scotland they'd have some decent chippies but everyone I've been to has been awful, the blue lagoon in Glasgow possibly the worst chippy on earth. Honestly give Gormans Cowgate a chance you won't go to another chippy ever. Have you ever had the abomination that is "salt and sauce"? Was in Edinburgh and got some chips. When asked if I wanted salt and sauce, I wasn't really sure what the story was but said yes. The twat put brown sauce all over the chips. Savages. Eh? Sauce means vinegar in Edinburgh, doesn't it? There's an excellent chippy in the grassmarket I'll visit next weekend as it happens. Can't understand why people are recommending Pinnacles in Seahouses either. I went there with my 9 year old nepthew last week on my last day of freedom, and it was something like £14 for two fish and chips with drinks (eating in). Wasn't particularly good either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20510 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 The Fish Club on Clapham High Street. Great range of delicious fish, just plaice an order and pick it up 20 minutes later. Piping hot, great batter and freshly made mushy peas or tartare sauce. Ordering fish and chips? Fuck off you blazered bufoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15182 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Apparently it's a mixture of vinegar and brown sauce they give you. It's always looked and tasted closer to the latter when I've had it in Edinburgh though. Probably depends on the establishment as I imagine they mix it up behind the scenes in a big bucket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10498 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 The Fish Club on Clapham High Street. Great range of delicious fish, just plaice an order and pick it up 20 minutes later. Piping hot, great batter and freshly made mushy peas or tartare sauce. Ordering fish and chips? Fuck off you blazered bufoon. No different to ordering a curry or a chinese, not sure what you problem is Gordon? Mayhaps it's that your local chippy isn't as nice as mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20510 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Always been normal malt vinegar when I've been there (literally dozens of times). Any Edinburghers out there to clarify matters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieMessiah 2 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) You would think with all the fatties in Scotland they'd have some decent chippies but everyone I've been to has been awful, the blue lagoon in Glasgow possibly the worst chippy on earth. Honestly give Gormans Cowgate a chance you won't go to another chippy ever. If in Edinburgh then I'd suggest you try L'Alba D'oro - http://www.lalbadoro.com/ or Rapido (both quite central and both places doe nice crisp chips, perfect batter and you can politely decline the lashings of salt'n'sauce that the fecking Glaswegian scum insist upon. Better still head out of town and up into Fife for the Anstruther Fish Bar - http://www.anstrutherfishbar.co.uk/. The owners of that place have also opened up a placed in Leith, which I haven't been to yet but friends have said is very nice - Tailend Fish Restaurant. Much further north, up on the Moray Firth, you'll find a wee place in Cullen called Linda's Fish & Chips where they'll take your order, fry it there and then and they also do a mean Cullen Skink as well. In Durham, I've tended to go to Mahan's in Gilesgate - never let us down yet and you get scraps if you ask for them as well. Edited August 21, 2011 by GeordieMessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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