A Salt & Battery
Fish & chips restaurant · West Village ·
Authentic British fish & chips with cod, haddock, sole & shrimp
Authentic British fish & chips with cod, haddock, sole & shrimp
"Forget the standard one or two fish options. This dependable British takeout spot in the West Village, from the same owners as Tea & Sympathy next door, serves some great fish and chips. There are four different choices — cod, haddock, sole, or whiting — served in two different sizes, and portions are pretty generous. The large size is big enough for two. Order chips separately, or mix it up with another quintessential English side, mushy peas or battered beets." - Eater Staff
"At the West Village counter-service spot A Salt & Battery, founded well over a decade ago, the shop is a facsimile of a British “chippy” with a high counter, a stainless-steel shelf seating eight, green tiles with a fish motif, and three massive bubbling vats of fat; the menu runs to cod, haddock, whiting, sole, shrimp, and scallops but traditional cod is the favorite. I ordered the large cod (large $14.95; small $8.95) with chips ($6 extra) and it arrived in a paper boat with the chips underneath and a cod filet so big it flopped across the top. The battered coating was of medium thickness (definitely thinner than pub style) and the fish had a slightly rubbery quality that made it a challenge to keep the coarse-grained, slippery white flesh inside its coat, yet it sported a briny flavor. The chips were some of the best in the West Village — runty, not greasy, and tasting slightly earthy; the shop sells 80 to 90 pounds of cod per day." - Robert Sietsema
"A Salt & Battery is another reliable source mentioned for beer-battered fish." - Melissa McCart
"In the West Village, A Salt & Battery serves several types of fish and delivers a certain pungency and character that I found lacking at Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips." - Robert Sietsema
"Late into Thursday night I found A Salt & Battery, the fish-and-chips shop on the same block, likewise packed as people came out to mark the passing of the queen." - Luke Fortney