Jon77

One thing I am home sick for right now is a good old bag of British fish n chips but I hear that they are very hard to get hold of and are usually cooked a different way than in the UK?

Also the problem is I come from not that far away from Whitby originally so my standards are VERY VERY high indeed, I am used to the best fish n chips in the UK!

So has anyone found a good old fashioned British style chippy around Sydney as yet?

Kooky.

Oh mate, are you going to be disappointed (I say that as a Redcarite.)

benhila

Try Fish on Fire in Glebe

http://www.fishonfire.com.au/reviews.html

Kooky.

But where's the scraps and mushy peas?

I must stress there is some fantastic fish and seafood here - just not quite the experience you're after.

There's a lovely fine dining restaurant, Restaurant Arras, down Hickson Road in Walsh Bay. Go there sometime and have their take on fish and chips - the chef is from Hull and does British food with a very clever twist.

jjonboy

Fish & Chips Hornsby

276 Pacific Highway
Hornsby NSW 2077
(02) 9482 4994

Real chips! old greek couple.... get there before they retire!

Jon77

Redcar!!!

I thought lemon tops would be more your thing

My first girlfriend was from Redcar and I learnt how to drink there in the 90's

Kooky.

Ahem. You may find one or two references on this site to lemon tops. They're on my list of things to eat once a year, along with fish & chips (and pork pies). Marcus Pacitto was one of my very good teen drinking buddies so we usually have a chinwag

We're farming folk from all down that coast, especially around Staithes. Used to disco in Saltburn, go to Whitby or Scarborough for my holidays, go to Butlins Filey for dancing competitions...oh and Ruswarp for livestock, with my Grandad!

Bermudashorts

What are scraps (in this context)?

Mushy peas. Now there is a food I loathe. And people always assume I would love mushy peas by virtue of being a northerner.

Kooky.

Small bits of batter that have broken off the fish, BS.

killerhales

Go and try the fish and chips at Balmoral Beach. Can't say they equate to UK but they are very good and the combination with the location as you sit on a bench or on the beach is fantastic.

Dreamy

We'll be off to Filey for Fish n Chips in October.. I can't wait

I'm from Co Durham originally.. we always used to go to Whitby for holidays too (when we weren't at Whitley Bay.. Whitby was the height of exoticism compared to WB)

Swerv-o

Fish and chips here is VERY different, unfortunately. I always make sure that I visit Czarcone on Narborough Road in Leicester when I am back, just for that once a year proper fish and chips taste.

As for here, Balmain Blue on Darling Street in Balmain is pretty good - the fish is excellent, and cooked very well, but the chips are french fries style, but nice none the less.

The real mission, however, is finding a place that provides malt vinegar to add to your chips...


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Steve2009

What about these guys...
http://www.doyles.com.au/12201+0+doy...-the-wharf.htm
...I've heard them recommended a few times.

Deancm_MKII

Best fish and chips in Sydney but nothng like British fish and chips.

Swerv-o

Yes, they are very good, just a royal pain in the arse to get to from just about anywhere.

There are also some places in the Fish Markets, some are good, some are bad.


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