![]() For $7.90, you get to pick 2 sides to accompany your battered fried fish. Despite the great quality, the prices are aptly priced for the common man, like myself. Humble and unpretentious, Chops! Grills and sides is yet another contender in the race for the Best Fish & Chips title. If you’re a student, you can opt for the student meal – just remember to bring your student card!Īddress: 51 Old Airport Road, #01-53, Old Airport Road Food Centre, Singapore 390051 The fish was silky smooth, and the portion was generous. The stall owner also imports bottles of malt vinegar which is what the British add to their fish and chips. Needless to say, the fish and chips here are pretty legit. Stall owner, Michael Molina, has over 9 years of experience in a fish and chips shop in the UK, and he has brought his expertise over so that Singaporeans can also enjoy an authentic plate of fish and chips at affordable prices. No wonder this place is packed during lunch and dinner time. I thought that it was a really value-for-money meal. They’re known for their crispy fish and chips so we had to try it out! We got the set meal which costs $9.90 and you get to pick 2 out of 3 sides – Chips, mashed potatoes or coleslaw. Once located in Toa Payoh, Mr Fish & Chips has since relocated to PoMo. How much? Cod or haddock and chips, £16.75ġ4 North Audley Street, W1K 6WE, mayfairchippy.Address: 805 Hougang Central, Singapore 530805 And because this is Mayfair, less traditional dishes include a soft-shell crab burger, mussels steamed in white wine, garlic and parsley, and vegan fish and chips made with jackfruit and tofu. ![]() Making a meal of it? There’s heritage tomato salad, salt-and-pepper squid and battered king prawns to start, sticky date pudding, warm chocolate pudding and knickerblocker glory for afters, and a white-led wine list with a dozen by the glass. The “Mayfair Classic” (£19.25) offers the best value for money, serving up fried cod or haddock with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce, with a choice of HP gravy or curry sauce. First and foremost it’s all about fish and chips which, if not exactly priced for the end of the pier, is cheaper than one might pay in one of the better-known Mayfair seafood restaurants. ![]() Proper chip-shop priorities and contemporary seafood dining collide at The Mayfair Chippy. How much? Cod or haddock and chips, £18.45ħ1a-73 Marylebone Lane, W1U 2PN, Reasonably smart interiors make the higher-than-average prices easier to swallow. The best thing of all to order here, though, are the mozzarella or feta cheese fritters that pay tribute to both Italian and Greek ownership over the years, a starter that works just as well as a side order. Elsewhere are the expected starters of cod fishcakes and prawn cocktail and dreamy puddings of apple crumble and jam sponge with custard. The fish is fried in groundnut oil with a batter that is light rather than lumpy, and the chips are gently not ferociously fried, which makes this place a good bet for anyone who genuinely enjoys fish rather than merely seeing it as a conduit for fat cod, haddock, skate and plaice can also be ordered steamed with olive oil and oregano. London isn’t short on historic restaurants and yet it can only be snobbishness that prevents the Golden Hind, established in 1914, being mentioned in the same breath as the likes of Rules, Wiltons and Bentley’s. The capital’s restaurant scene may have diversified significantly in more recent years, but plenty of plaices (sorry) still serve up superb, sustainable fish and chips - though with the rising cost of everything from gas and electricity to fish and oil, one third of British fish-and-chip shops could soon be forced to close. ![]() The first fish-and-chip shop was opened by Joseph Malin, a Jewish immigrant, in Bow around 1860, while the first fish-and-chip restaurant was launched by Samuel Isaacs, the first-generation son of Whitechapel Jewish migrants, in 1896.īy the early 20th century, the dish had become so embedded in the national psyche that the British government safeguarded its supply during the First World War, while fish and chips was exempt from rationing during World War II, when Winston Churchill described the combo of fish and chips as “the good companions”. Fish battered and fried in oil was introduced to Britain by Sephardic Jews from Spain and Portugal in the 16 th century. Ike many other classic British dishes, we have immigration to thank for fish and chips (and we’re not talking about curry sauce). New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT. ![]()
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