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On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:40:07 -0400, Viking wrote:
On 6 Jun 2005 02:15:14 -0700, wrote: Forty years ago when I lived in London, I was poor, and I have fond memories of spending my last few shillings for hot, tasty fish and chips, sprinkled with vinegar and salt, and served in a newspaper. Do such simple, old-fashioned fish-and-chips stalls still exist, and if so, were are the good ones? I will be returning to London this summer, and staying in Russell Square. You can still get fish and chips plenty of places, but they don't seem to be sold in stalls anymore. My feeling is you'll find them mostly in smaller towns these days, unless you want the tourist version in the bigger cities. 'Guy Fawkes season many, many years ago. We had been pushing the guy around in an old pram and touting the old saying 'A penny for the guy', finished up with a few pennies each, so we went to the chip shop, it was always the chip shop, never the fish and chips shop in those far off days. So here we were waiting for our pennorth of chips, and my brother is bouncing his coin up and down on the counter when I did a double take, it was a half crown!, A small fortune to small lads in those days, so we had a beano with bottles of Tizer and fish with the chips' |
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wrote in message ups.com... "Forty years ago when I lived in London, I was poor, and I have fond memories of spending my last few shillings for hot, tasty fish and chips, sprinkled with vinegar and salt, and served in a newspaper. Do such simple, old-fashioned fish-and-chips stalls still exist, and if so, were are the good ones? I will be returning to London this summer, and staying in Russell Square" Pubs are your best bet for fish and chips. These neighborhood chip shops tend to serve really greasy, low-quality stuff. Pub/restaurant fish & chips rarely come up to the quality of the chippies'. Surreyman Hundreds of trivia quizzes on travel, geography, history and much more on http://www.sploofus.com/?ref=surreyman |
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wrote in message oups.com... Mark: Except at Harry Ramsdens ;-) Not entirely fair - Harry Ramsden's in Inverness was judged best chippy in Scotland not long ago. I have eaten in some of the ones it narrowly beat, and if it's better than them, I'm impressed. I had one at one of the HR motorway franchises and it was very distinctly undistinguished. Surreyman Hundreds of trivia quizzes on travel, geography, history and much more on http://www.sploofus.com/?ref=surreyman |
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Martin wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 10:45:42 -0400, S Viemeister wrote: wrote: Not entirely fair - Harry Ramsden's in Inverness was judged best chippy in Scotland not long ago. I have eaten in some of the ones it narrowly beat, and if it's better than them, I'm impressed. Where is the Inverness Harry Ramsden's? Inverness? :-) I _knew_ someone would say that! Inshes Business Park, Inverness, IV2 3TW Ah - that's why I don't know the place - it's well outside the centre. Girvan's (near the big shopping centre) does excellent fish and chips. It's not a chippie, though, it's a proper licenced restaurant. Sheila |
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Deep Foiled Malls wrote:
On 6 Jun 2005 06:59:28 -0700, wrote: "Neighbourhood chip shops are your best bet for fish and chips. Pubs tend to serve dry, low-quality stuff." That wasn't my experience. Just avoid chain pubs and pubs in tourist areas. Forget the greasy fish and chips and just down a Whopper instead and then concentrate on boozing. Food still isn't England's strong point. Load of rubbish. It isn't the weak point it once was either. I had some of the best chinese food I've had anywhere a couple of weekends ago in Birmingham, and judging by the clientele (who were mostly Chinese) I'd say they seemed to enjoy it too. Over the weekend I had one of the best steak dinners I've had in a while. (Gaucho Grill in Manchester- it's a franchise, and I don't think got enthusiastic reviews by other r.t.e posters, but I thought it was excellent- if on the pricey side.) Excellent Turkish food the next night. Seriously DFM, I'm beginning to wonder if either you're just having a laugh, or you purposely go to dives when you're in the UK? It's a while since I've had a meal I was really unsatisfied with here, and I travel around the country quite a bit. Actually, I was a bit ****ed off with Yo Sushi on Wardour Street a few weeks ago. What they had was fine- but when I was there, there wasn't much variety. They seem to have gone downhill at that branch- the one in Manchester's Selfridges seems OK still. Is 'English' food England's strong point? Not always, but there are simply too many good restaurants here nowadays to poo-poo them. My only problem with any of the restaurants I go to here are if there are any stinking, inconsiderate smokers in them. Hopefully, they'll all get flushed out in a couple of years if the smoking ban comes into effect... -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Martin wrote:
On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 15:08:10 GMT, "a.spencer3" wrote: wrote in message oups.com... "Forty years ago when I lived in London, I was poor, and I have fond memories of spending my last few shillings for hot, tasty fish and chips, sprinkled with vinegar and salt, and served in a newspaper. Do such simple, old-fashioned fish-and-chips stalls still exist, and if so, were are the good ones? I will be returning to London this summer, and staying in Russell Square" Pubs are your best bet for fish and chips. These neighborhood chip shops tend to serve really greasy, low-quality stuff. Pub/restaurant fish & chips rarely come up to the quality of the chippies'. Except in Yorkshire where they are sometimes better. I was working in Aldeburgh last summer, and I was given the quaintest little cottage on the high street. Just across the road was an excellent fish and chip shop. I overindulged enough to do me for the rest of the year! -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Forget the greasy fish and chips and just down a Whopper instead and
then concentrate on boozing. Food still isn't England's strong point. Load of rubbish. It isn't the weak point it once was either. London is not quite in the category of New York, Paris, or Tokyo for food, but its restaurant scene has improved a lot, and it's certainly possible to get first-rate French, Italian, Thai, Middle Eastern, and of course Indian food there. Unless you're on a minimal budget or restricting yourself to strictly British food there's no reason to be disappointed. I haven't spent enough time in the other British cities to judge them. |
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Following up to chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and
prestwich tesco Food still isn't England's strong point. Load of rubbish. It isn't the weak point it once was either. there's still ground to make up on Italy, France and Spain but its a very out of date view to think food in england is nowadays poor. The weak point is probably the bottom end of the market. -- Mike Reid Wasdale-Thames path-London-Photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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