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中環很正宗的炸魚薯條!裝修和英國Chip Shop 一樣。連青豆茸都新鮮過人!喜歡Fish & Chips 的話,誠意推介!Authentic Chip Shop in Central;Great fish and chips.Authentic Decor.Fine mushy peas too!Highly recommended!!Location:Not easy to find. Hidden amongst the stalls. Right across Shake em' buns but you'll need to pay attention. It's tucked behind stalls selling... God knows what...Authentic decor:The moment I stepped into this shop, I knew was at the right place. No doubt about it. Out of the 6 customers I saw in the shop, three of them
裝修和英國Chip Shop 一樣。
連青豆茸都新鮮過人!
喜歡Fish & Chips 的話,
誠意推介!
Authentic Chip Shop in Central;
Great fish and chips.
Authentic Decor.
Fine mushy peas too!
Highly recommended!!
Location:
Not easy to find. Hidden amongst the stalls. Right across Shake em' buns but you'll need to pay attention.
It's tucked behind stalls selling...
God knows what...Authentic decor:
The moment I stepped into this shop, I knew was at the right place. No doubt about it.
Out of the 6 customers I saw in the shop, three of them were Brits.
Chilled out Asian (Indian) Chef in the kitchen and Asian staff. (S.Asians are called Asians in the UK. Orientals are called S.E. Asians if I remember correctly, or Orientals.) Definitely a familiar sight in the UK.
Top marks for authenticity.
The oily smell, simple decor, dim lighting, large dusty tiles, old solid wooden tables and chair sets (even if newly purchased) all add to the authentic chip shop experience. Excellent!
NB: The oil smell was quite strong indeed. So suitable for your Marks & Sparks machine washable suit but not your taylor made three piece! Don't wear your best dress. Menu:
Comprehensive. Much more than just fish and chips. They also serve a number of curries, pies, onion rings, butties (Buns or bread rolls with different savory fillings like eggs, bacons or even chips!), English Breakfast (but no hash browns ), side orders like gherkins and even battered Mars Bars!
Unfortunately, they don't seem to serve haggis anymore. What was interesting was that you could choose the type of fish you want for the fish:
To be honest, I haven't really compared different fishes used for fish and chips. So I went for what I felt to be the most orthodox option - Cod.All fish and pies came with chips and mushy peas or baked beans. I ordered a coke with it.
After not too long a wait my fish and chips came:
Piping hot!After I cut open the crisp but not too oily batter, I started enjoying my fish.
The cod was great!
It's better than what I had at Jimmy's Kitchen (It's good too - they used fresh garoupa, but I like those here more), Trafalgar, and Devil's Advocate (average: the batter was bread crumbs and the fish wasn't firm enough. Chips no good.) ...etc.
It reminded me of what I had at the Borough Market and another famous one I had at Covent Garden (forgot the name now)! Is it just my imagination? Might even be better than those! Perhaps, distance makes memory grow fonder.
This fish and chip reminded me of those young, naive and slightly lonely days, when the fish and chips at the Strand, Duke of Wellington, Old Bank of England, the Wheel & Barrow, Weatherspoon, the Honest Lawyer(!) and a pub near Queen Mary...etc. provided a nice, filling meal at relatively affordable prices. Also a place to play chess and drink Guinness with friends...
(unlike many rip off "fusion" restaurants which tasted horribly bad with stuck up services - the reason why I don't really enjoy having "Western" food in Hong Kong now. It's PTSD .)
Memories all coming back to me now...
Those were the days.
Chips:The chips were fine indeed.
Nice, fresh potatoes. Crispy outside but tender inside. Great!
I didn't really need to add much vinegar and/or salt as the fish and chips were already tasty by themselves. Just the tar tar sauce and
Mushy peas! The mushy peas were the freshest I've ever had.
For those who doesn't like mushy peas (i.e. most of my friends), baked beans is an available option.
As I was about to finish my battered cod, I was thinking how nice it would be if they also serve battered sausage, something I really miss from my student years in England. Then I flipped the menu over randomly and there I saw it:
At the Sausage section: Battered jumbo sausage!Right on, mate. I'll be back for my battered sausage with chips and curry sauce!
Highly Recommended!
Other Info. :
* 10% service charge for eat in.
* Add $20 for a beer: San Mig or Blue Girl ... What's that can of coke doing on my table? :P
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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