Food Posh fish and chips alternative

I was very underwhelmed by Anstruther sadly. But there are Greta fish and chips to be had in Scotland. Especially as I prefer Haddock !
I'm surprised. I suppose everywhere can have an off day. What went wrong? My grandson and I travel over from south of the river 4 or 5 times a year and have never been disappointed.
 
Best posh F&C experience was the heady days of Fish Club near clapham junction. Helped by the champagne-sharing forumites I was there with but they really did do a great job - mackerel and snapper IIRC.

Now best for us is a place in claygate parade. Large cod really means large cod and it is excellent and always perfectly cooked, but the best bit is the chips, which they always manage to cook to perfection . So many 'chippies' get this wrong and sacrifice speed for correctness. worth the wait, although difficult to resist in the car on the way home!
 
Best posh F&C experience was the heady days of Fish Club near clapham junction. Helped by the champagne-sharing forumites I was there with but they really did do a great job - mackerel and snapper IIRC.

Now best for us is a place in claygate parade. Large cod really means large cod and it is excellent and always perfectly cooked, but the best bit is the chips, which they always manage to cook to perfection . So many 'chippies' get this wrong and sacrifice speed for correctness. worth the wait, although difficult to resist in the car on the way home!
Fish club was good!
It's remarkable how frequently people complain about anaemic chips. I always specify "extra well done chips" when ordering from mine and they seem able to oblige. Wish they'd have larger pieces of cod/haddock available. Call it "extra large" and charge accordingly, but thin fish is horrible.
 
I can't remember the precise details, but it was certainly the wonderful Sarah Kemp reminiscing, possibly about lunches with Anthony Barton.... In any event, whichever grand old man it was, always insisted on having his F&C with a glass of Manzanilla. I tried it and have never looked back - the salty tang works amazingly well and gives just that tiny hint of vinegar sourness that malt vinegar itself overdoes.... A match made in heaven, right up there with the last half glass of last night's sauternes with ones breakfast croissant 'a l'anglaise' (with butter & marmalade.....).
 
ones breakfast croissant 'a l'anglaise' (with butter & marmalade.....).

I'll have to try the croissant a l'anglaise
There's a wonderful artisan baker in Ferguslie Park, Paisley that does them. You have to ask specially though as they are made to order. Not tried with last night's remnants of Sauternes but they are great with their own roasted, freshly gorund, Peruvian coffee beans.
 
Those fizz 'n' fish events at the Fish Club were marvellous. I recall one evening where we were all roaring with laughter. Mark P commented that champagne drinkers had more fun than claret drinkers and it was certainly true that evening.
I should imagine the Claretistas wouldn't disgree, but perhaps would say that their enjoyment was on a higher plane or something....
Masters Superfish was also pretty good on the couple of occasions I've been. Not in the same league gastronomically as Fish Club, of course.
BTW, Has anyone followed up on the idea of an offline at Fish Central?
 
There's a wonderful artisan baker in Ferguslie Park, Paisley that does them. You have to ask specially though as they are made to order. Not tried with last night's remnants of Sauternes but they are great with their own roasted, freshly gorund, Peruvian coffee beans.
I love that there's such a thing specially created! I simply meant as the english would have their croissants (ie with butter & marmalade, which i'm sure the french would consider utterly unthinkable!). The marmalade & buttery flaky pastry go incredibly well with well aged sauternes though...
 
There's a wonderful artisan baker in Ferguslie Park, Paisley that does them. You have to ask specially though as they are made to order. Not tried with last night's remnants of Sauternes but they are great with their own roasted, freshly gorund, Peruvian coffee beans.
Is it the kind of posh artisanal place where you have to bring your own Paisley briefcase?
 
Am I the only one that thinks F&C doesn't need 'improving'?
I guess if you accept the premise (!) of the article, then people are "eating around" more these days - so Pizza, Chinese, Indian, etc. Not sure if "posh" F&C offers anything new. I reckon just doing decent chunky fish and properly cooked chips would enthuse hungry brits to increase the preponderance of F&C in their takeaway rota.
 
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