It's hard to find a good Fish And Chip shops that ticks all the boxes.
How does one rate a take away shop that deals primarily in potato products? Coming from a vegetarian that doesn't eat fish, I have found the best way to tell you have found a worthy chip shop is if they do good chips and good potato cakes. It may sound strange, but 90% will do one and not the other.
Another consistency that has slowly disappeared form the chip shops code is the free potato cake with any purchase. The Basin Fish & Chip Shop not only honours this sacred code, but will even throw in a freebie if you order as little as 2 potato cakes.
Am I sounding like a potato freak yet? Well, you can't hide the truth I guess. I wear my fascination with pride and write this review as a life long lover of good fish and chips.
One other menu item worth noting is the 'Mars Bar in Batter". The Basin Fish & Chips was the first place I knew of to cook these oddities. Just as it sounds, they take a Mars Bar, better it and drop it in the oil for a few seconds, creating a gooey, sweet snack that is sure to have your heart looking for work elsewhere. read more