Joel K.
Yelp
This Fish and Chips restaurant indeed serves some of the best or better fish in London. Having consumed a fair share of protein and carbs in various locales, I can confidently say they have amazing fried fish here.
Fish - The fried Cod here tasted clean, fresh, and cooked to order. Breading wasn't overbearing nor heavy. It was just right and stuck to the fish well without completely separating in one go as you consume the fish. Cod was flaky and delicious. Bar none some of the best fish around. The classic comes with a trio of sauces. I opted for the classic tartar, curry, and mushy peas. The tartar sauce was tangy and delicious and delivered all the expected goodness you would from the sauce. The curry was delicious, mild, and a bit sweet and went very well with the chips. Mushy peas aren't something I'm a complete connoisseur of, but was good, albeit a bit bland for my tastes. The mushy peas indeed tasted like peas. Fish and sauces are a 5/5.
Chips - Giving the chips its own review. Chips, were mostly, if not almost completely unseasoned. They offer salt and pepper at the table as well as the malt vinegar so you may season on your own to your liking. Unfortunately, the chips themselves almost seemed like they have been sitting under a warmer for far too long and were at best lukewarm. Some chips almost seemed overcooked and the ones you'd expect to be a bit more full bodied were a bit dry. Definitely had better at many other establishments. Might've just been a one off or miss on the batch, but the one served failed to match the quality of the fish. 2/5 on the chips.
The unfortunate drawback to the experience dining in was the service. Our group was fortunate to get seated in roughly 30 minutes in queue. However, we were offered a split table near each other, which wasn't a concern. We were advised that we'd only have 45 minutes to dine-in, which we were fine with since we knew exactly what we were ordering. However, when we tried to order when seated they wouldn't take our order for our group, but only for half. Half our group was left sitting for nearly 30 minutes before our order was taken or any attention given to us. By the time our food arrived, half our group was finished leaving the other half to expeditiously consume our food as soon as it arrived. Someone dropped the ball and we couldn't fathom why the server outright refused to accept the entire group's order despite all orders being paid for and accommodated for on one receipt.
All in all, amazing fish. Would dine or takeout here just for the fish. Service was unfortunately a miss the evening we were there.