BS: Chip shop queues

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 31 Jan 10 - 06:44 AM

The chippy on Silver Street is called the Silver Street Fisheries - We stayed in a flat facing there for a week and spent half the time wanting chips as the aroma wafted in to our window!

I like the idea of monitors and disney style queues. Or how about taking a ticket on entry and waiting until your number is called?

On the subject of names, not a chippy but still to do with food. On Agecroft Road, not sure if it is Salford or Bury at that point, there is a burger van. Painted green and white it boasts 'Carlsburger Van - Probably the best burgers in the world.' I do hope the owner is called Carl:-)

Cheers

DeG

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: GUEST,Bob L
Date: 31 Jan 10 - 06:00 PM

Leighton Buzzard market boasts a mobile chippie run by an immigrant from Holland (can't recall his name though) T/A "The Frying Dutchman".

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: GUEST,buspassed
Date: 01 Feb 10 - 12:53 PM

In June last year to celebrate my wife's 60th. and retirement from teaching I arranged a surprise Sunday coach outing to Bridlington, the scene of many a past day trip and holiday. Fifty six famiy and friends complete with chairs, blankets, buckets & spades and of course cricket gear! The high spot of the trip though was walking into that nice fish shop on the North side and ordering fish, chips and mushy peas 54 times! The lady behind me almost swooned away thinking she'd still be waiting till Monday! [Of course we had pre-arranged the order!] Washed down with lashings of Champers, it was the finest Brid lunch ever. Sadly I was out first ball from an evil googly delivered by a nine year old niece!

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 01 Feb 10 - 01:08 PM

Fish, chips, and duck.

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: MikeL2
Date: 01 Feb 10 - 02:44 PM

Hi buspassed

Fish chips and peas with Champers ????   !!!!

Reminds me of one year when we were on holiday in Menorca. We were staying in a posh hotel...
There was a woman staying there who had come up on the lottery.

She was heavy on the champers every day. She had all the waiters running around after her where-ever she went.

Every morning & afternoon she went in the pool and she had a waiter running with a bottle of champagne and filling her glass at the four corners of the pool as she swam around it.

And evry lunch time she had the chef to provide her with fish and chips and a bottle of champers....

She was from East Yorkshire..........these Yorkies......common as muck......lol

Mike ( a Lancashire lad )

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 01 Feb 10 - 03:02 PM

Champers with Fish and Chips - Nah. It's Chardonnay or nowt...

:D

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 01 Feb 10 - 03:40 PM

If I won the lottery, and I went to Menorca to celebrate, I should expect the taste police to come round, and take all my winnings back.

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Folkiedave
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 05:34 AM

and evry lunch time she had the chef to provide her with fish and chips and a bottle of champers....

She was from East Yorkshire..........these Yorkies......common as muck......lol

Why what do they drink in Lancashire with their fish and chips? All our local chippies have a special champagne cooler for the take-away trade. It's the cheap chardonnay drinkers I find abhorrent.

Dave

(Half-Orcadian, the other half, Sheffield)

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: MikeL2
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 06:08 AM

Hi John

<" If I won the lottery, and I went to Menorca to celebrate, I should expect the taste police to come round, and take all my winnings back." >


OUCH.......I have a place there .......!!!!

And great Menorcan Folk there too.

Where would you recommend I go for more taste ???


Cheers

Mike

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 06:13 AM

Hey - Less of the cheap Chardonnay - I pay at least £2.99 a bottle:-P

And I have decided that the best things to drink with Fish and Chips are Tea, Dandelion and Burdock and Tizer. I scoff at your Champagne coolers...

:D (eG)

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: MikeL2
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 06:23 AM

hi dave

< " Why what do they drink in Lancashire with their fish and chips? All our local chippies have a special champagne cooler for the take-away trade. It's the cheap chardonnay drinkers I find abhorrent." >

I really don't know cos I have hardly every lived there !!

I live now next door in Cheshire and in our chippies we serve...........let me think.......ah yes FISH & Chips ....lol

I have strong Yorkshire connections Dave. My mother was from Barnsley and her sister my Aunt lived in Sheffield and I have spent many happy hours in both.

Used to watch Barnsley versus Sheffield United and Wednesday. Did n't know who to shout for !!

My Aunt live on Middlewood Road in Hillsborough, right opposite the Middlewood Road entrance to Hillsborough Park.

My cousin lived in Wisewood for many years until she emigrated to Glossop.!!!!!!

I am going back a long way but I don't remember any Yorkshire chippies selling any alcohol.....maybe the odd one had ginger beer.

I also spent some time in East Yorkshire with the RAF at Driffield so I know that area quite well too. Beverley was our nearest town and I remember listening to folk music at one or two clubs there but I can't remember what pubs they wewre.....alcoholic amnesia??

Can remember Scarborough and Bridlington did great fish and chips though.

Went back to Beverley a couple of years ago and spent a few nights there. All changed....and not for the better IMHO.

cheers

Mike



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Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: GUEST,buspassed
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 06:34 AM

Well DeG, at £2.99 it sounds like the cheapest fire extinguisher around!

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Keith A of Hertford
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 07:22 AM

Fission Chips.
It would be funnier if it was in Sellafield, but it is in St.Agnes in Cornwall.

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 09:45 AM

For some reason our local fish and chip shop does not sell sea bass, red mullet, bream - you know decent fish!

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 10:22 AM

I can't recall bream although I am sure I must have had it. Sea bass and red mullet, for me, would not lend themselves to being deep fried in batter. But that is just me - Others may well enoy it. I persoanly enjoy both just pan fried with olive oil, herbs and garlic. Mmmmmmm.

D

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: G-Force
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 11:40 AM

Down here in the south we have a different tradition. Fish & Chip shops all have vast extensive menus listing all sorts of different fish, but all they ever have is cod. You can ask for large cod or small cod, but all you'll get is medium cod.

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: GUEST,buspassed
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 12:21 PM

Whatever variety is offered down here in South London it's a certainty the batter will be soft, the fish undercooked but then you're only charged near £6 so musn't grumble!

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Dave Sutherland
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 12:44 PM

Joan, 300 Spartans is just after you have left the town centre and not long before the big roundabout if you are heading out towards Hathern and Kegworth on the A6.

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Folkiedave
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 03:59 PM

Chardonnay @ £2.99 a bottle?

Don't know you're born. We used to get chardonnay for £1.99 and still have change out of £2.00.

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 04:08 PM

Well, I did start with 'When I were a lad'...

:D

Subject: RE: BS: Chip shop queues
From: Mr Red
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 10:06 AM

We used to ask for batter bits, just as well - don't like fish.

When I do venture into these establishments I have a right royal time asking for battered bangers. Except in the Black Country - owr kid.