The Fryer's Delight
Fish & chips restaurant · Holborn
19 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8SL, United Kingdom
Highlights
Old-school diner with fried & grilled seafood, beef fat chips
Old-school diner with fried & grilled seafood, beef fat chips
"There’s a charm to this old-school chippy, in its booths and red formica tables, brusque service that warms up with the delivery of a slippery pickled egg, and in the silver gravy boat that the thin, overly sweet curry sauce comes in. Opened in 1958, The Fryer’s Delight is a Holborn institution to its regulars and anyone across the city who recognises the red-and-green frontage, and worth visiting for a calming change of pace in central or prime people-watching within its time-warp walls." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, daisy meager
"The King could walk into The Fryer’s Delight hankering after saveloy and chips, and Amal Clooney could walk in with her husband nagging for scampi, and you’d all still end up getting the same handful of tartare sauce packets. That’s just the kind of place this no-nonsense chippy in Bloomsbury is. The booths and red formica tables are a bit of a London icon, and the fish and chips aren’t bad either. Few things are as comforting as a chip butty and a cup of builders, and this is a solid place for both." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
"The Fryer’s Delight is the most aesthetically pleasing chippy in London. We know we’re not meant to care about these things, but, honestly, it’s hard to resist a little smile when you sit down in one of their bright red formica-table booths. This place isn’t trying to be old-school, it just is. The fish and chips themselves are tasty enough, though by no means the best we’ve ever had. It doesn’t really matter though as a solid portion of haddock, chips, and mushy peas is well under a tenner, and also a bit priceless in a place like this." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing
"As evidenced by its name, The Fryer’s Delight knows what we’re on about with this guide. The old-school, formica-filled, Italian-owned chippy is a classic and what comes out of its bubbling oil isn’t too shabby either. Crunching chubby chips, golden brown battered sausages, and paddle-sized pieces of fish are a given from this Bloomsbury spot. Just don’t forget the scraps." - jake missing
"There’s nothing like a day spent looking at stolen artefacts finished by enjoying something that’s legitimately British. The Fryer’s Delight isn’t just one of the best-known chippies in Bloomsbury, but one of the most celebrated in central London. Not only for its glowing red formica booths, its mountainous piles of hand-cut chips, and its paddle-sized pieces of fish—but because this place isn’t trying to be old-school. It just is." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing
