XIII Oceans

Unfortunately I’ve been a bit waylaid with things and not been able to review as many chippies as I’d hoped to since starting this blog so it’s been a bit slow, only managing to review Haydock Supper Bar and Farndale’s.  Recently I have been fortunate enough to experience more chippy action and will be putting my reviews up in due course.  When I say that I’ve been fortunate enough I should really expand because of my travels there’s been opportunities for me to sample the food from some of the most consistently high performing outlets in the UK.  Mainly I’m up and around in the north and recently passed through Biggar in Scotland which allowed me to taste the experience that is the current Fish And Chip Shop Of The Year, The Townhead Café, (which got a bad review elsewhere) so that review will follow.

The Fish And Chip Shop Of The Year is, of course, not just just based on the food itself but encompasses many other aspects of the business, including where a chippy sources its fish from, with an emphasis on sustainable fishing.  I say all this because it is a thing that I’ve noticed and off all the chippies that I have been in, I have had no complaints about the quality of the fish from those that use sustainable fish resources.

Previous winners of the Fish And Chip Shop Of The Year are available on Seafish, the industry organisation that looks to promote good quality and sustainable seafood.  There’s a full run down of regional winners available here if you want to have a look. 

2006 - Petrou Brothers, Chatteris, Peterborough
2005 - Hodgson’s Chippy, Lancaster 
2004 - Finnegan’s Fish Bar, Bridgend, South Wales
2003 - Finnigan’s Fish Bar, Bridgend
2002 - Brownsover Fish Bar, Rugby
2001 - Allports Fish and Chip Shop, Pwllheli

Hopefully I should have another one or two previous winners to review as well in forthcoming weeks with trips to last year’s winners, Petrou Brothers, and Hodgson’s in Lancaster.