jumpingjellybean Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 British Style Chippy: I have not yet been, but I have just heard of a Traditional Chip Shop (British Style Chippy) in Bondi Junction NSW. The chips are sold with salt AND vinegar..........excitement much! :jiggy: I have really missed having vinegar with my chips. Fish & chip shops here rarely give that option. I have asked in the past and people look at me like I have three heads! Only ever found one place in Victoria that had vinegar; but they only had white vinegar and not malt. And it took me years to wean myself off missing it. Has anyone here been: http://www.thechipshop.com.au/ And is it worth me tracking half way across Sydney for?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Ohhh they also have black pudding, battered haggis, cornish pasty, pickled eggs and mushy peas……..may be worth the trip; just to see my poor suffering hubby try haggis! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyNook Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 My OH and I tried it. The fish - we tried both the Cod and Haddock - was expensive ($16 and $17 per piece, from memory) and completely and utterly tasteless, which I put down to the fact it had been frozen for months. We have two other fish and chip shops near us. One is run by a french family and the other by a New Zealand couple. Both have fish and chips vastly superior in taste and quality and at less than half the price. However, the Bondi Junction branch of the 'Traditional Fish and Chips' must be pretty successful because they've opened another larger branch at the Spot in Randwick. I can only say that people round here have more money than taste....:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naomi from Manchester Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 My OH will definitely want to check that out - thanks for the link Even if it's no good, he'll enjoy a good moan. We always go to Fat Fish in Annandale, even though we no longer live there. They do malt vinegar. They're Aussie in style rather than British, but they're generally considered to be excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akiralx Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I have really missed having vinegar with my chips. Fish & chip shops here rarely give that option. I have asked in the past and people look at me like I have three heads! Only ever found one place in Victoria that had vinegar; but they only had white vinegar and not malt. You do realise most UK fish and chip shops serve a vinegar-flavoured brown liquid that is an oil by-product. It is not malt vinegar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 WA chippy's always ask if we want vinegar and a choice of chicken salt or plain salt. What's an English fish and chip shop? Is it the one where you get the chips in newspaper and when you get them out they all come out as one big lump?:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boganbear Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I was disappointed with the the English chippy in North Lakes. The service as friendly, chip portions were huge but soggy and the pasty had carrot in it. I was so excited at seeing a scotch egg after not having one for 7 years but it was cold. I just make my own pasties and scotch eggs now and go to my local chippy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Every fish and chip shop has vinegar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I actually prefer Aussie chip shops, I like getting prawns and squid with my fish, crispy chips and salad. I never feel as bloated as after English fish chips and peas either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mikimoto Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Vinegar available everywhere chips are sold. Not getting this thread I'm afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lea211 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Any UK style chip shops in Vic, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Any Australian style fish and chips in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 No looked at me blankly when I asked for tabouli with that please :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 You do realise most UK fish and chip shops serve a vinegar-flavoured brown liquid that is an oil by-product. It is not malt vinegar. No idea what you are talking about. All the chippies I went to in the UK growing up in the 70's had malt vinegar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 and completely and utterly tasteless, which I put down to the fact it had been frozen for months. I feared as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 We always go to Fat Fish in Annandale Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Every fish and chip shop has vinegar. Only found one shop (in Victoria) in 20 years. Then again, I don't eat F&C that often since getting on a health kick five years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjellybean Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Vinegar available everywhere chips are sold. Not getting this thread I'm afraid In YOUR experience.........NOT in mine. Went out last week for F&C and decided to ask for vinegar. Waitress said she had never heard of putting vinegar on chips. Cook was perplexed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Has the one at The Spot opened now? I used to stop at The Spot for Thai on the way home from the beach and saw the signs up near the cinema. It's a real 'hot' Spot - impossible to park! I like my fish and chips too, but there are plenty of wonderful places around Sydney. I can personally recommend 'Surry Gills' (sic) in Devonshire Street, just up from Central, where they do grilled fish of the day with chips (in their own little fryer) and salad for about $16/17. I also had a very nice Tuesday night $10 special at the City Tatts Club in Pitt St. And finally, at Balmoral, 'Bottom of the Harbour' which is VERY popular at weekends, but I had a very good breaded fish and chip. (I don't actually like battered fish any more) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight7 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Can't imagine why anyone would want those horrible soggy things they call chips in the UK. Or the fake fish, either. Maybe hooked on the rancid fat? Australian F and C are far, far better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyNook Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Has the one at The Spot opened now? I used to stop at The Spot for Thai on the way home from the beach and saw the signs up near the cinema. It's a real 'hot' Spot - impossible to park! Yes. The one at the Spot is open now. It has a much larger seating area than the version at Bondi Junction. I remember when the Spot's cinema had one screen and the area was known for second-hand furniture shops. Now it's just another Eat Street with wall to wall food outlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mikimoto Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 In YOUR experience.........NOT in mine. Went out last week for F&C and decided to ask for vinegar. Waitress said she had never heard of putting vinegar on chips. Cook was perplexed too. Was that on Mars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mikimoto Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Can't imagine why anyone would want those horrible soggy things they call chips in the UK. Or the fake fish, either. Maybe hooked on the rancid fat? Australian F and C are far, far better. Yep. Local chippy has fresh not frozen chips, available with white or malt vinegar, salt or chicken salt, ketchup, soy sauce, sweet chilli, hot chilli, home made chilli 'da bomb' sauce, American mustard, white pepper, black pepper, gravy, etc and I probably missed many others. Makes amazing quiches and pies etc on the premises to top it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacaranda Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I prefer aussie style f &c's.The chips are usually crispy as opposed to soggy,and cooked fresh.The fish also taste fresher,and I prefer it crumbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelensvaleHoward Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 It took some gettings used to But for me I actually enjoy F&C more now than I used to I guess we have no choice but to eat from where we live and put up with em lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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