Inside are a handful of tables and chairs, an L-shaped counter, and an impressive menu:
Line caught haddock
Large cod
Small cod
Scampi
Chips in three portion sizes
Mushy pea fritters
Spam fritters
And so on...
We believe the shop sells homemade fish cakes but these weren't on the board on the day we visited.
Ian, the owner is extremely polite as well as enthusiastic. Chatty with the regulars and courteous with new customers.
We ordered line caught haddock, chips, mushy peas, tartare sauce and a pot of tea. All fish is fried to order and doesn't take long. The tartare sauce was freshly mixed too.
We had hardly had time to take a couple of sips of tea when the food arrived...
Everything on the plate was so light that you would be forgiven for thinking that the fish and chips were fried in a cloud. Not one hint of grease or stodge.
The batter was very delicate, and the haddock inside tender and flaky.
The chips were of a medium cut and also very light. Nicely crisp on the outside. We overheard the owner saying he had been paying over the odds for good quality potatoes for frying. Cheaper potatoes were too small and hadn't made quality chips. There's been much news about this in the Chip world since the unsuitable British weather last year. (What might be referred to as the Chip Draught of 2018).
The mushy peas were out of this world. Served in a little disposable pot alongside the tartare sauce, they were the perfect ratio of sauce and pea. We couldn't stop thinking about them for a long time afterwards!
The homemade tartare sauce was a bargain at 50p but quite rich. A tad more zing from some capers or chopped gherkin would have made it perfect.
If you are ever in the area, try this place for a nice sit-down chippy experience after a long walk. The opening times were slightly different to advertised, so best not arrive too late. Times on our visit were 11.45-13.45, 16.30-20.00.
Ratings out of 5:
Fish (skin-on haddock): 5
Chips: 4
Mushy peas: 5
Tartare sauce: 4
Shop / service: 5
Over all: 5
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