DISGRACEFUL Fish and Chips! Hang Your Head in SHAME WHITBY!
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2021
- Whitby is renowned for it's fish and chips. It's wall to wall with Fish and Chip Shops, boasting some of the best fish and chips in Great Britain. Flying the flag for England. It literally is the place to go for Fish and Chips. However, if you get the wrong fish and Chip Shop then you will be disappointed. Everyone has their favourite. Many people have told me The Magpie is the best Fish and Chip Shop, however I have reviewed this before and was severely disappointed. I'll leave the link to that review below. It was like a Battered Goldfish. My favourite prior to the Pandemic was The Fisherman's Wife, the big question is, is it as good as I remember prior to the pandemic? Well we are about to find out as I review The Fisherman's Wife in Whitby.
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My girlfriend was there on the weekend she said it was absolutely awful and from her photo I'd agree it looked tragic.
Thanks mate. I live there
@@Anya-vk8il In the chip shop? Its a lovely place but it is good to speak the truth. Places do go up and down. Come to Leicester most are down. The north does the batter much better.
You should try Sleights Chip shop!! 4miles from Whitby on the start of the road to Pickering.Brilliant Haddock also The best Scampi!!
@@Anya-vk8il is that sarcasm?
Gloria is my sister and she works very hard to look after Customers at the Fisherman's Wife. Thanks for giving her a well deserved shout out 👍 hopefully the owners will take on board your honest critique and make some improvements.
Lots of people asking why when Gloria asked if everything was ok why didn't I make a point. Firstly Gloria was the cleaner who was very nice. Secondly and more importantly I am filming a review an honest review of what the public would receive if they went. So if I sent it back it would. Not be an honest review! If I sent it back and reviewed it again it wouldn't be realistic. It needs to be right first time.
Hey my friend, if you want awesome fish and chips, then I highly recommend a place called the spotted cow at a lovely village called Elwick near Hartlepool, I will 110% guarantee you will see the size of the fish and go WOW, its in a lovely old age country side pub and the portion sizes are massive and the food is absolutely beautiful. I stumbled on it by accident and I'm a regular there.
It costs about 12.99 for the fish and chips but the fish is huge and thick aswell.
Hope this recommendation helps.
Take care.
31 the green, Elwick, Hartlepool TS27 3EF
Absolutely no second chances allowed when reviewing, totally agree.
Totally agree with you, you don’t send it back when your doing a Review ……that is such a British comment 🙄🙄
Great Review!!
I would love to see what you think of some of the crap they dish out here in Buxton, some take away food is ok, some is Pure Trash!
That's a normal size portion!!!!! And you've paid £14.00. . I'd take them back and ask fr a refund, I'm from that county renowned for certain food items, these being Clotted cream, fish and chips and the number 1 item of food that will give it away, the humble Cornish pasty. My family owned a chippy,when I was a kiddie, I can't get over , how crap that looks, the peas are so artificially green it reminds me of the incredible hulk. Get your ass to Cornwall at a place called the harbour-side in atwn called falmouth, they are always in the top 3 throughout the UK when going for chippy of the year
ran a fish and chip shop in whitby for 34 years retired 4years ago. was glad to go. Good fish was getting harder to sauce and potatoes that used to cost 50p a sack 39 years ago can be nearly £20 just before new ones come on. When we started, fish used to be 3-4 oz this was either pieces cut out of large sprag (cod) or small fillets like the one you had. As time went on people demanded bigger fish at the end our fish were 8-10 oz fillets, River Side still sell that size and at a reasonable price, but the property is owned not leased (rent another thing that has gone through the rough ) cost of fish, potatoes, wages, and especially rent in Whitby has forced places like this to cut their portion size back to something like it used to be in the old days to make the same margins they made in the good old days. Fish & chips are now a luxury. Even 4 years ago I was cutting back on my profit margins to keep my customers happy, equivalent to no pay rise for the last 3 years of trading. Those chips looked like Maris Bards (fry white and taste a bit eggy) best chips you can get batter looked nice( light and frizzy) curry was like cat piss.
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Can you remember when fish and chips were 10 old pence ? chips were 4d and fish were 6d. 24 portions of fish and chips for a quid !
£20 for potatoes must have been a one off they have hardly changed t farm gate price for decades.
The cost of potatoes is almost irrelevant to what can be charged for cooked chips because it's a tiny part of the hidden costs and overheads..
@@4wdflying we retired 4 years ago, and I think global warming has brought spuds on sooner and we nolonger have to bring in Egyptian & Greek just before our own new ones, but we did have a few bad years when if you weren't careful you could nearly run out and get stung on imports or last old ones.
£14 for one person ..Jesus wept imagine buying for the family
Rip off mate
Day out to be seaside for a family now £200+ Especially if there is a fair/amusements.
Whitby has a great beach though.
Prefer it in winter.
Fk !!
Remember when they shat on cod and f&c went through the fookin roof ¿?
@@markcrisp07 so do i...and i live there.
Dunno who told mac its the best...it isn't by a long shot.
The problems these days are many fold.
1. Rental rates are high
2. Council Tax is high
3. Good Quality ingredients are expensive
4. Sadly this is most important of all, there are too many chippys wanting to make a killing rather than making good value food which will ensure repeat custom.
More people should complain & you should lead the charge.
Yep that does not mean robb the people of hard working money that they sell to xx
Unfortunately these places know it’s mainly tourists visiting and so they rip you off with portions v price. Try going off the beaten path a bit and Il bet you get a lot more for your money and probably cheaper. Tourist traps
right on the money Ray
Same with seahouses in Northumberland, expensive and average quality but they know many are not locals
No way is tht £13...i think they all have the same fish supplier 🤦🏽♀️
What's up with Kenny Rogers in the back there 😂😂
Good to see Demis Roussos’ brother getting out and about.
I thought it was Solomon rusty but my eyes ant what they used to be .
I wander if he was jealous of the F&C or thinking ,what an idiot to come here for F&C
Haaa that comment gold, I'm sure he was the bouncer for the shop never stopped staring
I can tell you as a a Yorkshire man we avoid fish and chips like the plague in Whitby. It's a total mystery why they are so shite. All the best fish mind gets bought straight off the boats. If you want decent fish and chips you need to come into leeds or Bradford area. Wetherby whaler skyliner or Murgatroyds. Mother Hubbards in Bradford. I apologise for my fellow tykes failure to produce what should be the best fish in the UK
The reputation dates back to when dozens of boats landed fresh fish most days - in Whitby.
There are hardly any left so the fish they use I now is the same bulk frozen stuff you can get anywhere but the best ones do at least know how to cook it (and the chips) which is easy to mess up.
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@@4wdflying That would explain why it was dry, and bland. Sadly not many people have access to fresh fish, and not knowing any better, they think that what they have been sold at £14 per portion is what fish is like.
Couldn't agree more. There are a couple of good ones in Brid but Whiteheads in Hornsea wins hands down.
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OMG commercial greed has ruined Whitby, I went wreck fishing there right through the 1970's, not many chip shops in those days and after a 10 hour fishing trip you needed some quality food and I was never disappointed. I left the UK 30 years ago and after seeing this...I won't be going back!!.
The guy at the next table was interested much haha
Fish and chips it's a cartel in recent years in Whitby with inflated tourist prices. Purchase your fish and chips where us locals do. Go over the swing bridge follow the road turn right and walk few hundred yards on the left side of the road you will see a proper local fish and chip shop, next to local cottages, opposite the ship repair yard. This is not really a tourist rip off, place and uses freshly caught cod not frozen. Every piece of large cod is cooked to order in beef driping for the local people so you need to go lunch time or early evening. Puts every fish and chip shop to shame in Whitby.
Great advice and the same applies to many other places. For example, i love to travel the Greek Islands but hate the busy tourist/port area's with over priced 'home cooked tourist food'. I always walk inland, sometimes not very far, and find small eateries off the beaten track. I have found places with 3 or 4 tables with quite often no menu, where the owner's take you into the kitchen to show you what they have cooked that day. Amazing, traditional home cooked food you just would not see in the tourist areas. And half the price.
ok...i'll give it a go.
@@markcrisp07 Riverside Fisheries on Church Street opposite ship repair yard,10 minutes walk from swing bridge. Won the Whitby Gazette best Fish & Chip shop many years running. Sorry forgot to give you name of our local Shop before,where only locals go at a fraction of price of those tourist rip off Cartel Shops. Fish fried to order in beef dripping. Easy to find & on Google maps. Thanks for replying enjoy your original content very much and you tell it like it is good or bad.
@@onetalentedman2822 THANKS FOR THE INFO . STAY WELL .
I visited Whitby 12 years ago and we found that chippy and came to the same conclusion
Price is outrageous, but tourists do get ripped off. But as soon as you opened the container! Bloody hell, I’d have taken it back. Absolutely disgusting.
What a rip off price, fish and chips should fill you up, they looked like a snack Lee, good on you for putting this business under the spotlight 👍
Partly the premiere location overlooking beach/pier and harbour
He showed some earlier were about £6
@@4wdflying Thanks buddy for the info, i will check it out 😃👍
@@4wdflying Small portion. I dread to think.
£9:50 for fish and chips although I thought it was fried chicken when you opened it , at least dick Turpin wore a mask , to be fair I was more concerned about Charlie Manson at the next table .
At least the peas looked good this time .......🤘🏴🦐
Ino right why was that guy looking over every 20 seconds lol
@@tomlinford7735 yea he was like " I'm having that when he's not looking "
@@mcfluffchucker he was after a chip I think lol
Charlie Manson. ....:-)
need their heads looking at paying them prices ,robbing bastards
Vangelis snooping in the background 😂👍 looked rank!.. Sliced fish up for max profit, watered down the curry, chips were scrag ends of potatoes.
This is why I've made the effort to come to Albania via Corfu for my hols. No queues, crowds or bad food. I get big meals for £3 and pay 70p a pint here. No testing required (until you go home £60-£70 total for pre-dept and 2 day test). There are no restaurants with bad reviews, they don't survive. You should come over and do some kebab reviews.
All these places will suffer when all restrictions are lifted for travel abroad. They had a chance to show the UK as a great value holiday destination but have blew it. Far to greedy
Brexit where everyones a winner ! 😆😂
@@markwindt9398 this has nothing to do with brexit you thick snowflake mug!
13 quid! do you get a share in a trawler?
Profiteering is the only word that sums it up. Yes, small businesses have had a tough time during the pandemic and they are to be applauded for keeping going. But please consider your customers who have probably gone through the same problems. If retail establishments want repeat business and want customers to pass on how good the experience was, then you need to take heed.
Agreed.
My local hairdressers have increased the price of a cut from £8 to £15 that’s a big jump and in an area which isn’t exactly prosperous. I understand businesses have had it tough, but turning in the customers isn’t going to end well
A Whitby guesthouse took £20 deposit from me knowing they could not fulfill the date die to covid lockdown. They asked me to re-book. I said I couldn't and he refused to pay me my £20 back saying it was not refundable. SCUMBAG
So it looks like in this case the government furlough scheme hasn't worked 🤔 lol
@@markcrisp07 You should of re-booked then cancelled lol
£13 that's terrible ... Looks like a kid's meal .. very small kid
The Magpie is well overrated - why people queue in the pouring rain to get in is beyond me. 100m up the road is Terrys @4;20 in the video- great fish and chips and if you go to the upstairs seating one wall is glazed and you have a fantastic view across the harbour - Terry's is our go to chippy when we are there - which is pretty often as we live only 20 miles away.
Ta for recommendation, will keep in mind when I next visit.
Need to use colon, not semi colon to make a link as in 4:20 not 4;20 👍👍👍
We had fish n chips at magpie awhile ago never again they tasted alright but all three of us ended not feeling very well at all Abbey Wharf for us every time while in Whitby
Magpies unreal! best fish and chips in the country!
I'M FROM SCOTLAND , AN INFREQUENT WHITBY VISITOR , BEEN THIS VENUE AND IT WAS BETTER THEN . NEVER TRIED TERRY'S BUT WILL NEXT TIME , THANKS FOR THE TIP PAL . STAY WELL .
Dont act too surprised, everybody is increasing their prices whilst offering less produce to sustain a healthy profit
Cheeeeep bstrds.
Non existent f fleet may mae.
As a local I’ve never heard anyone say that place is the best 😂
My auntie been working in fish and chip restaurant for years trust me lol there better than famous ones lol about whitby like hidden gems
The curry sauce looked like gravy. The mushy peas had had far too much colourant added ( yes there is a colourant I know cos I owned a chippy). The fish was very thin but the batter looked OK. £13.98 ? I can get a two course French style lunch at a restaurant in Nottingham for less. I think your 6 was generous as I was thinking 4. God bless the lady you mentioned, they are amongst the real heroes of this country.
Whitby knows how to rip us off especially papas or is it crapas?
The uk tourist trade is trying to recoup 2yrs of profits in 1yr..it's very short sited and greedy..staycations will not last..it's always been cheaper for a family of 4 to have a week abroad than a week in the uk. Why 🤷🤷🤷🤷🤷
What a limp batter, soggy chips, and sorry-assed neighbouring table. Thanks for the advisory. I've been spoiled for fish & chips, so I can spot bad fish & chips a mile off. No excuses for a seaside town.
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That curry sauce was like piss water. Should be medium-thick in texture. Daylight robbery that price for the portion you got!
Best way to tell a sauce it should slide off a spoon still coating it
@@ianreid in fairness that curry sauce would coat a spoon like that, but it was unacceptably watery. They should just use bachelors curry sauce powder mix with the apple pieces and raisins in it - gorgeous!
@@X22GJP Well I happen to be a chef of 34 years nothing beats a proper sauce nothing packet made can beat that 😁
When we went to Whitby a few years ago we went to a chippy called Trenchers opposite the railway station. Was very nice.
Can I recommend others that I've been to in the past five years? Why, yes I can...
Mother Hubbard's, Scarborough
Seafarers, St. Annes
Barnacles, Llandudno
Chipmunk, St. Helens (if I'm in St. Helens then I go to the one on Barrow Street, but there's also ones on Westfield Street, Boundary Road, and in nearby Thatto Heath and Fingerpost)
Yates Fish & Chips, Goose Green, Wigan (my regular Friday night chippy)
Typically British like me
Thinking: This is dreadful!
Owner: Is everything OK?
You: Yeah, lovely thanks!
When I went to Whitby, had Silver Street Fisheries. Chips cooked in beef dripping, lovely.
LOL, She wasn’t the owner, she was the lovely lady I mentioned cleaning the tables. Plus, I’m reviewing it, so I don’t want them to swap it. I want what other people will get on ordering :0)
Went to Whitby today , had fish and chips at the Royal Fisheries and it was 10/10. Food was on point , serving size was big and the service was excellent. I think we as Brits sometimes get caught up on the fact the fish and chip shops at seaside towns ( especially on the pier ) must be the best there by the sea but that's not always the case. Royal Fisheries is just inside the town and I'd recommend anyone to try it !
I'd give that a 5, curry sauce watered down to make it go further, measly portion of chips, no lemon, even the mushy peas look more watery than they should be, and that fish has been sliced. Very expensive for what it was.
I'm an Aussie & never seen nor heard of curry sauce with fish & chips before. But I have to wonder how a shop, specialising in this, can't at least knock out a sauce with consistently high quality.
As for the rest of it, it didn't look too bad to me. Of course sitting here, waiting for dinner to cook on the stove, tends to sharpen the old taste buds. Even so it certainly looked as I would expect fish & chips to be. Of course the proof of the pudding is in the eating. So that's important to get right.
Just wondering if your Brits would be kind enough to give me your opinion of best fish & chips near Bournemouth please? I do plan to visit my old mate there soon enough & I would love to come across as bright enough to knit here to take him and his family. ;-)
Same
Hi lee i live in australia near sydney always thought whitby was a fishing port should have rated that a two pointer
I work in a country pub and we use haddock on our fish and chips and I have never seen ours as thin as what you have been served up lately……do you think people are cutting corners for lost earnings? 😕🧐
I think a lot of places are trying to make money out of staycationers by trimming down portion sizes and quality. That fish was unacceptable by any standards. That was a half portion of fish at full price.
Congrats on 40,000 subs. Well done. X
Most inland chippies rely on regular trade from the locals, so they are mindful to keep up the quality. The Holiday location shops do not give a fig all they need to do is pump out volume to fill the bellies of the oafish holidaymakers as most of them are not food critical. All they need is fast turnaround so they can build their mountain of Money. It will soon be cheaper to go into some of the more upmarket restaurants or hotels and ask for a portion of fish and chips.
Truth bombs 💣
I'm a bit late with this one but Whitby is suffering from terminal greed and its getting worse. If you are in the area again and want some first class takeaway fish and chips visit Liverton mines fishery an old fashioned fish and chip that uses beef dripping and does not survive by selling non descript fish and chips to tourists but survives actually thrives by selling quality fish and chips. You may be in a queue as its very popular with the locals and any contractors working locally, contractors always find the best chippys in an area. Love the channel by the way.
Thanks Ken
Looks like the Fisherman's wife had the day off! Peas looked like mint sauce, curry sauce looked like the contents of a toddlers potty! Gloria sounded lovely. Problem is the UK have a captive audience at the moment so lots of places don't care. Had the same when I went to Brighton yesterday. Hope you have some Immodium to hand!
Your fish was a whole fish called codling. I had a f & c shop for 13 years, best in the North East. Never had f & c as good since I sold it! There are a few secrets passed down and very few people know them.
Unfortunately lots of poor quality also rip off chippys about these days.
Best fish and chip shop inside The Black Country Museum. Dudley.
CANNOT stand these places doing salt and vinegar in sachets because it’s NOT the same vinegar. The vinegar you get in chippies is non brewed condiment which has a unique flavour, and is far better than malt vinegar on fish and chips. I like malt vinegar on chips but not on chippy chips or chippy fish.
Salt on first!!!?????.....everyone knows that vinegar goes on first to give the salt something to stick to rather than dropping into the box.....
Of fucking course.....🙄
Who were that in the background looking over at you...Barry Gibb.😉😂😂
I had a fish and chip shop , I can say if they use small fish then it’s alway thin which will look like tail end, some customers did ask for tail end.
I used fresh cod very large at least 3 feet in length , after cutting this up you will get large platelet that fall apart , a good thick piece white and tasty.
Some shops buy in very small fillets ,easy for them , lazy, the whole fish looks like a tail end, ends up mushy fish.
Great review.
Its a tourist chippy what anybody expect, council estate chippies are bang for buck...these sea side towns are a tourist trap....
Great honest review, nice to see them using real chips and not that constituted s--t. The fish did look very thin and the curry sauce was too runny. some have said you could have complained and had it changed but when you are paying for something it should be perfect the first time. great vid.
Who was that sat at the side of you, captain birds eye?
I bet he had a decent bit of fish.Only the best for the captain's table.
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Teen wolfs dad next to you looks like he'd have helped you out haha
I thought it was Grizzly Adams 😂
@@colinraine8245 I loved that them tune "Maybe......there's a place where can go...Maybe....."
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The chip's looked like an anaemic albino!!.............
Had good fish and chips from both over the years, However I do value you're opinion as you are well experienced to comment and tried lots of places.
My local chippy does fish chips and peas on a tray for £5. The fish is 3 times thicker than the one you got.
Where's that?
About £5 for a generous plateful is reasonable nowadays any more than that they need to be something special or perhaps give you a spectacular view to look at while eating them
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As soon as I saw the polystyrene box I was disappointed.
All fish is imported frozen nowadays. It isn't local - or fresh.
Totally agree Lee. Thin fish, anaemic chips, watery curry sauce and at a renown, nay, famous seaside town. This chippy, has let Whitby and Yorkshire down on this occasion. Maybe they’re trying to recover their lost takings by slicing the haddock in half - due to these unprecedented times? Who knows? Anyway, I think you need to pop back to Blackpool and have a few more £1 burgers. Lol. At least you’re ‘part’ Lancastrian, thanks to your dear old Mum. 👍🏼
:0) My Mum always said Lancashire was the best x
@@TheMacMaster all sons need to listen to their Mothers. They’re rarely wrong. 😊
Blackpool is a slum, last time I was there it was rammed with pissed up jocks wrapped in Union jacks chanting about how many Catholics they wanted to kill & that was just the women & babies. The guest house was disgusting,filthy & the room had some weird smell.
We own a hotel in Orkney and sell a lot of takeaways, The skinned and boneless Haddock has been coming in from the ships in a very thin condition, so much so that in some cases we are having to put two fillets in the box to make a decent portion. Our supplier is now telling us that he cannot get supplies at the moment other than fish that we would have to pin bone ourselves. As you said, What is going on with the fish at the moment?
Brexit
At my local chippie The vesta, we always get two peices of haddock in fish supper. And they are huge. I can only eat one peice. Thats in Ayr.👍
@@sneer0101 You mean the eu are nicking them all as we already know
Best fish and chips you will get will either be in Yorkshire or Scotland. I had a superb meal in Oban for not a lot of money.
Seen a lot of good sized haddock caught by the anglers on board boats up there , trawlers must be in the wrong places .........
Thin fish fillet looks like frozen fillets of 'responsibly farmed' fish and the peas look like factory processed and canned. Typical of bulk purchase of items from a catering wholesaler. Curry sauce and batter too may be pre made and supplied in bulk, powders - just add water. At those prices, one might expect the fish to be purchased from a fish wholesaler, the batter to be made and the peas to be cooked on site. However, there are staffs shortage so they may have had no option but to bulk by pre processed stuff. Often, the prices have gone up after the lockdowns but also the quality of the ingredients has gone down. "It ain't what it used to be" is a common complaint.
If you want the best fish and chips......ask the locals!
At least the mushy peas weren't like bullets in water lol. Fish looked flatter than the last fish in your last fish & chips video, curry sauce looked like running gravy 4/10 for me Macmaster. Great video Mac 👍👍
Why was father Christmas looking over you're shoulder 🤣
Trying to see if Lee has been a good boy this year perhaps??? 🎄
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Having watched this video, just as you lifted the fish with the fork...😳
I have seen more meat on a piece of plaice than that fish!!!!
I have never been to Whitby but it looks a very nice place
Looking forward to seeing more great videos from you soon
P.S. if I was getting that pathetic fish and chips I would give the owner a spanking in public like they did on your video at the Heart Attack grill!!!🤣
Lol. Cheers. 👍🏼
It looked like the £3.95 small fish and chip with side deal we get locally.
The Fish and Chip shops are cutting down portions and putting up prices, a decent Haddock is far larger than that, and for nearly fourteen quid! I wouldn't have paid anymore than a fiver for that. As for the score, I know I couldn't taste them but I'd say 5/10 merely for the portion sizes and the extortionate cost. Rip off chippy's.
Most chippies are using boxes and trays to contour potion sizes
My local chippy charges £3 for a portion of chips which is stingy. Just 2 years ago, they charged £1.90 for them
You should try the real whitby chip shops , Silver street , The railway and Riverside , those 3 are by far the best town has to offer
Just found your channel. When I left the UK in 98, the fish and chips everywhere was amazing. The chips were long pieces of BROWN/COOKED potatoes. Every time I have returned home they have got so bad to the point where many places are serving barely cooked chips with lots of little hard ends. Basically, most now appear to be cooking frozen bagged chips. The best chippies I have found are in the small towns away from the tourists.
Haven’t been for a few years but Trenchers was always our preferred fish and chips venue in Whitby. The fisherman’s wife has a couple of branches in York. Good but not outstanding.
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Thank you. 😎
Pretty cool you had Eric Cantona sitting next to you though!!
Utter piss take the price is terrible and I will never go there and we promote Whitby! Not for me mate a very generous 3 out of 10 for quality and no point in marking value.
Absolutely spot on about Gloria. Very attentive and a lovely lady. We went on the 29th and had takeaway. Chips and peas were ace. I thought the fish was also thin small and on the dry side. And I’m from Grimsby so I’m a chippy connoisseur, ha. I’ve been before and the fish was brilliant but it wasn’t as busy and we sat inside and ate off a plate so maybe that was why. I think it’s because they’re so busy they’re just knocking them out without a care mate.
most fish eaten in whitby isnt local, haddock comes from scotland and the cod mainly from iceland, even the scampi doesnt come from whitby, so use the term ,,whitby fish and chips loosely, youre never going to get haddock thickly filleted anywhere. try the white horse cafe in thirsk, their fish and chips are as good as any sea side town, if not better.
White Horse in Northallerton highly recommended too. Can't get more landlocked than Thirsk or Northallerton!!
By the look of it, I get better fish & chips in Bedford. I'm in no hurry to visit Whitby
I'll give that 2 out of 10 . We were in Whitby last Thursday and had cod and chips at the Duke of York , bottom of the steps £34 including drinks , knocks that into a cocked hat .
I live in Whitby Duke of York do lovely curly fries and their sandwiches are gorgeous - the prawn baguette especially - also their pies are mint 🙂
My dad loves to visit Whitby regularly and always looks to do something different each time. One thing that stays the same however is getting fish and chips from Silver Street Fisheries. Never been disappointed with them.
Even Dr Harold Shipman sat behind you was unimpressed with your fish.
Lol. 😂
Lol - certainly a touch of the serial killers about that one. Is there anything worse than going out for a bite to eat and somebody nearby is sat glaring/staring at you for the duration. Some strange people.
He's probably thinking - what's this weirdo talking into his camera for when it's him that the absolute weirdo.
On the fish and chips - did you ask for a child's portion here Lee?
I think that guy at the other table had a crush on you lol
Lol. 😂
*** Lot of people asking why I didn't tell the lovely lady who asked if everything was ok that it wasn't. Firstly she was a cleaner and secondly and most Importantly I was there to review the food and the restaurant, so I need to show exactly how it is. I am there to show you what you would get if you went. If I sent it back and it was ok the second time it would obviously not be a fair review as that's NOT what you would get if you went. When I review a place I don't tell them I am going and I pay for what I eat. It has to be a fair honest review. ❤️👍🏼**
The price if haddock has gone through the roof for shops to buy in.the shoo is probably buying in small 5 to 7oz fillets because that's a cheaper option for them at present. Evidently haddock have moved from there spawning grounds in the barents sea and gone north.
I realise that this review is two years old. We were in Whitby for the first time ever, at the end of September this year 2023.
We loved Whitby and we ate inside at this restaurant. It was very tasty and the fish was very big. It had crispy batter and beautiful white fish. We enjoyed every mouthful.
That's the honest truth.
I've just looked at a couple of my local F&C shop menus and that order would cost me £9 and £9.60 (and there would be more chips). I agree with what others have said in relation to portion v price v tourist trap. Personally i thought the food looked OK and the curry sauce wouldn't be an issue for me but the portion size and the price really is awful. 5 out of 10 from me.
Avoid papas Whitby overpriced crap
Vote with your feet folks. Taking customers for granted and their hard earned cash doesn't deserve your patronage. At those prices I'd expect and want the very best.
Was only just saying that to my brother.
best fish and chips I've had in recent memory was from a little hut just off the roundabout after the bridge over to the Isle of Skye. Massive portion, the cod barely fit in the box even folded over. After a 15 minute drive it still tasted fresh, nice bloke serving and gave you all the condiments you wanted for free. Also offered fresh sole, crab, scallops, monkfish, shrimp etc.
Pandemic fish & chips,and no way that was curry sauce 4 from me,but a massive congratulations on 40k subscribers well deserved 👍👍
Hi Lee, great vid. Bleedin expensive for what you got. As for the peas, is there just the one pea? Watered down. I'm sorry to say not worth £13 notes... Fiver at most.
Looking forward to next vid👍👍
Trenchers, by the station, and the Quayside chippy (guess where!) are my two favourite Whitby chippies.
Agree 👍🏻
lockdown has ruined what could have been a productive life, I am sat here watching a guy eat fish and chips, what a life I lead, What A Life !!
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I would have give it 4 at the very best. They looked awful. A rip off for the price they are charging.
God knows what Gordon Ramsey would have said horrendous lee hard even to watch mate but good video
What the heck was up with Grizzly Adams behind you? People are so NOSY these days!
No shame!
Went to the Fisherman's Wife last Summer when we stayed in Whitby as part of walking the Cleveland Way. We went to the restaurant in the evening and it was really good, delicious Scampi, great service and a lovely window seat overlooking the sea. Preferred Saltburn, Robin Hoods Bay and Scarborough to Whitby but the saving grace was the food at the Fisherman's Wife.
Lee… Whitby just called. They want you to turn their Christmas Lights on this year 😂😂
Lol. 😂
I miss fish and chips cooked in "FAT" not this oil crap no taste left in them...
best fish n chip shop in whitby is mr chips. if you dont want to eat in, you can have your takeaway in the endeavour next door with a decent pint.
I’ve been to Whitby twice, last time I went was in 2016 and I ate at the Quayside fish and chip restaurant then. I loved it as they still used beef dripping for the fish and chips and you could taste the difference! The chips tasted like roast potatoes when cooked in beef dripping. 😋
My first visit and I subscribed. I'm usually not that easy.
First of all, I like it that you cleaned your plate. You were grumbling all the way through, but you ate almost every morsel which shows grit and determination. I like the Python-esque French accent in the segues. I generally admire a guy who complains. I personally don't so much complain as apologize for existing. £14 = $20 or so? I would have probably been satisfied with the portion and quality. But who's going to keep after everyone? You're stepping up.
I also very much appreciated the fact that you gave a working person credit. Shows that you have high standards but good values.
This is intelligently cranky. It's about as much fun as cranky gets and that's delightful. Cheers.
He ate it coz he was viewing it. But it looked below average. I live in Liverpool and we get lovely big piece of lightly battered fish. It's not hard to present fish n chips. Cheap, scrappy rationed fish n chips. ...
@@TinaB55 I live on the north side of Chi, usually out of the range of small arms gunfire (actually quite nice). You can't turn around without seeing an Irish pub. They serve tasty fish & chips, usually £15 or so at the exchange rate. The peas are not mushy though. Mushy peas might be an acquired taste for me. But I appreciate the intellectual property. Sensational when done right.
You didn't f...in leave much dude!!. Can't be that bad 🤣🤣
There wasn't much to start with. Lol. Terrible fish and chips. However it was the best pre pandemic.
Can’t argue with you there !. Love the channel btw. 👍
Thank you. 😊👍🏼👍🏼
As a representation of our country Fish and chips need to be spot on
schoolboy error big man
put your vinegar on first
that way the salt clings better to the chips 😀
I have to agree. Big mistake. 😊