Fish and Chips

[noel]

Had a fish and chip lunch in a pub restaurant yesterday, the fish must have been 18 inches long with a crispy batter and 1" thick . £7.95 a bargain I thought.

[Martin]

I have to make some sacrifices living down here. Not having gravy on my fish and chips is on of them! It's a nice part of the world to be in though, lots of greenery on the way to work each day.

[noel]

I enjoyed living down there Martin, but had to travel for miles to get to work. The village Dilton Marsh was a lovely quiet village but looked a lot busier last time I visited. Do the make pea fritters down there rather than mushy peas? I vaguely remember them being sold .

[Alan Marsden]

Russells pies in guys row were epicurian ! mind you 5 years ago the pies at the little shop at the corner of Liverpool Rd and Hall lane were pretty good, and F&C and hotpot at the Dolphin(local name flying fish)at the bottom of marsh lane just prior to the riverbank, were good, a pint here too! . The F&C shop at Croston was good ( I believe ownership has now changed),the Cottage entering Blackpool at Marton was excellent too. I've not tried Harry Ramsdens, their prices seemed out line for F&C !
If you are ever near Niagara Falls Canada and fancy a good pie, try 'Preston Pies'in St. Catherines, the owner previously had a shop in Ashton St. Preston and trade is brisk!!!
Alan M.

[Caroline]

That's really bizarre!
Crostons 'other' chippy ,(on The Green) once had an owner who was a very heavy drinker . Legend has it that, one evening, serving a queue of customers after a heavy 'session', he turned round suddenly from the counter and was sick in the fryer!!
Sorry about that, folks, but these historic and colourful local incidents should be kept alive !!

[LDunlop76]

Eeeugh!

[Martin]

Is that how they discovered fried pizzas?

[Alan Marsden]

In Febuary this year we took lunch at the worlds most southerly Fish and Chip shop in Port Stanley, Faulkland Islands. The fish was Grenadier, very good, the chips too, no mushy peas though ! The shop is just a house extension, small and spotlessly clean, run by a pleasant lady.
Stanley is a very nice place, fortunately the weather was perfect, sunny and warm no humidity, many British forces were about the streets and several policemen/women, Land Rover appears to be the vehicle of choice. I also saw a couple of Leyland National busses.

[Martin]

You seem to get about a bit Alan. I've travelled around England a fair bit but only been outside of the UK once. It would be nice to have the experience of travelling around different parts of the world and to sample some of the food on offer. Maybe we should produce a Michael Palin type of programme in which we sample fish and chips in different countries.

[Hayleypink]

ummm ok!!! yummy! i love greasy chips!