Hooked is that kind of fancy chippy that makes you feel a lot less guilty about having a takeaway for dinner. They've got an interesting menu with a huge amount of choice - not just fish and sausage - and so I was excited to give it a try when having dinner with friends who live nearby last night.
We popped down to place our order. This place is very slick - nice white tiling, very classy for a takeaway shop. There is a few seats in the window but for me it's too small to eat in, I'd rather get my food and go. I love the menu - it is so refreshing to see somewhere doing really interesting options in a chippy. There's things like halloumi, baked fish, squid rings and salmon bites. I ordered the baked fish with lemon & parsley as a supper and a side of onion rings. You can also choose your seasoning for your chips (brilliant idea) and while chicken salt sadly isn't an option, I got garlic & Parmesan. If you don't want chips, you can get Spanish rice instead.
It didn't take too long - less than 10 minutes and was all beautifully packaged up for us. Everything was labelled so when we got home to eat it, we knew what was what. I tried a mac cheese ball which was MASSIVE, not what I expected at all. It was the size of a tennis ball rather than little balls but it was really good. It could have been cheesier but for a chip shop mac cheese it was excellent. How do they get it into a ball shape? Who knows.
The fish and chips were lovely. The baked fish was a nice change and felt very healthy and fresh. The chips were seasoned but maybe not as much as I'd have liked and this was really the only part of the meal I thought was a little disappointing. I wish I had of ordered fritters - but I'll save that for next time. I'll definitely be back to try Hooked again soon as this was a really nice change from your usual fish supper. read more