Venti Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Slightly o/t but why are chips from the Chinese good, but usually rotten from Indian or kebab houses? Why would you order chips from a Chinese/Indian/Middle Eastern takeaway? Wrong! Just plain wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Why would you order chips from a Chinese/Indian/Middle Eastern takeaway? Wrong! Just plain wrong. To top up my main order if I'm hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLip69 Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Got to hand it to tongue-tied Danny, The Bell Rock in Arbroath is awesome. The best fish and chips I ever tasted came out of a Chip Van, Russell's Chippy used to sit at the corner of Elmbank Street and Douglas Street in Viewpark every Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawfield shed boy Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Cafe Zeccino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Best I've had in Glasgow is at a place called 'The Grove' on Argyle street, nothing fancy but they cook fish to order every time. Makes such a difference. Biggest problem I've noticed here is that unless you are fortunate enough to arrive at the right time, they will give you a fish that has sat in the hot display for ages. Once at a place called 'Philidelphia', on Great Western Road, I noticed they had some pretty poor looking fish sat in the display. I asked what it was and they told me it was cod, fortunately I wanted haddock so I assumed I would get it fresh. I asked for a haddock and chips, and they took out the cod. I said 'is that not cod?' And they said 'yes, but this is here now, you would have to wait for the haddock', I said I didn't mind waiting but the guy kept bagging up the cod and insisted I had that. It was chewy and had obviously been sat there for a while. That's my one visit to that place, unsurprisingly I have not been back. Weird. Any time I've been to the Philadelphia its been magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 The best chip shop in Edinburgh is L'Alba Doro. It's too close to my work for my own good. The deli/pizza place they run next door is excellent as well, Anima. L'Alba D'Oro is the best I've been to recently. I haven't had a fish supper from there for a couple of years but I sat in and had a Pizza there on my todd about 9 months ago and it was tremendous, lovely pizza. Thankfully it's nowhere near my work (I'm in no dire need of fried food) but this thread has reminded me of my last visit and I don't think it will be too long now before I just happen to be passing by and am in need of my dinnner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboMikey Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Jubilee in Granton is top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Jubilee in Granton is top notch. It's not even the best one on that street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedgehammer Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 Chippy in gourdon that's called horn blowers on the harbour, it's about ten miles north of montrose Is tremendous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 And what about when you go to the butcher or baker? You don't exactly take him/her home either, do you? Who says "I'm of to the butcher/baker" though? It should clearly be "butcher's/baker's". On topic, fish and chip Co, perth (Craigie cross) is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshmallo Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Once at a place called 'Philidelphia', on Great Western Road, I noticed they had some pretty poor looking fish sat in the display. I asked what it was and they told me it was cod, fortunately I wanted haddock so I assumed I would get it fresh. I asked for a haddock and chips, and they took out the cod. I said 'is that not cod?' And they said 'yes, but this is here now, you would have to wait for the haddock', I said I didn't mind waiting but the guy kept bagging up the cod and insisted I had that. It was chewy and had obviously been sat there for a while. That's my one visit to that place, unsurprisingly I have not been back. I once had chips and cheese from there on three separate occasions in a 24 hour period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundee ton Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Philadelphia is a crap chippy. Which is slightly odd as it's owned and operated by the same folk who own La Parmigiana next door so you'd expect some sort of standard. Silvery Tay is the best in Dundee by some way but Frankies Fish Shack is not too bad. I still think Anstruther is the best one around though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob1885 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Only been to Anstruther once but can concur that it is the bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonbuddie Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Anstruther is the benchmark for me but the Wee Hurry in Troon Harbour pushes it hard. When we had a caravan at Anstruther we used to hear people say that the Pittenweem chippy was better (but never managed to find it open to find out!) - Crail was never mentioned, is it fairly new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Cut and paste from the last chippy/chipper debate. chipper 2 (ˈtʃɪpər) — n informal ( Irish ), ( Scot ) a fish-and-chip shop Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollinsPublishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009Cite This Source chip·py 4 /ˈtʃɪpi/ Show Spelled [chip-ee] Show IPA noun, plural chip·pies. British Informal. 1. a carpenter. 2. a store selling fish and chips. Origin: chip1 + -y2 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2014.Cite This Source Seems that chippy is the English version. A joiner is also known as a chippy.Also another name for a promiscuous woman or prostitute (chippy, not joiner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 http://www.pieandbovril.com/forum/index.php/topic/211754-chippy-suppers/page-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Called a 'Chippy' through here But they're fucking shite in the west of Scotland. East coast is so much better. So you can call it whatever you want IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 It's chippy in the Falkirk area (as 8mileBU has pointed out) and that's east coast, well Bo'ness and Grangemouth are anyway before anyone gets pedantic about Falkirk being inland. This weird "chipper" thing appears to be confined to the NE neuk. Pretty sure (been a while since I was last there) that it's even chippy up in Shetland, amongst the local folk that use du kaens as a verbal full stop. http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2013/10/01/best-chippy-in-scotland/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 People who call it a chipper, are more than likely the same perverts who stand up to wipe their arses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowdenLoyal Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Anstruther and Stonehaven are home to the best chippy's around however, a hidden gem is Armando's in Halbeath. Seriously good fish supper for a bawhair over a fiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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