One of the Chip Fiends visited Blists Hill. A ‘Victorian Village’ historical attraction near Telford. Regular readers of the blog will recall that we previously visited the similar Hobbs at the Black Country Living Museum. Perhaps we should also visit Beamish. However, there is a very enticing coal-fired range at Fields, Esh Winning, near Durham which would be worth seeing too.
Anyway, back to Blists Hill. This Chip Fiend joined the queue, which took about twenty minutes. Slightly reminiscent of the queue at Upton Fish and Chip Shop but crossed with waiting for a ride at Alton Towers. The frying range was proudly labelled 'Henry Nutall'.
The menu here is kept simple. I had fish, chips and a pickled onion at just over £10.
I sat overlooking the green canal with some of the other lunch timers.
The meal was served in a paper cone. Why can’t more chip shops serve like this? It keeps the food hot, minimises waste, and also gives the eater a thrill as they delve deeper into the bottom of the cone! I must say, my lunch seemed to last a long time as my pile of chips narrowed down into the final few eighths of an inch of the paper funnel.
The chips were very good. On the dainty side, but crispy, fresh and peppered with bits of skin.
The fish wasn’t so good. It had a muddy flavour which reminded me of rock salmon. I don’t know what fish it was as the menu board didn’t specify. Its flesh was chunky and held a good shape but the batter was claggy on the inside. Thank goodness I had a pickled onion to liven it up.
Ratings out of 5:
Fish (unknown): 2
Chips: 4
Wrapping skills: 5
Shop / service: 4
Over all: 4
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