Where is the best chippy in Stafford?

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ally66

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Always get a good chippy on a council estate. Chris at Burton manor is best. Benefits cheats who can't be arsed to cook. Avoid Lynton avenue. Slow turnover. Everyone up that way is munching lasagne and salad in a vain attempt to avoid diabetes
 
number9

number9

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we usually use Weston road. had some on Saturday. just not consistent in the quality. sometimes chips are good other times they're not. same with chicken kebab meat, sometimes it wanted a longer cook, other times too dry. fish there is poor, in texture and taste, but I've not had fish elsewhere in Stafford to compare with. do chip shops in general use cod anymore or is it replaced with something else but still sold as cod.
 
mickyboy

mickyboy

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Def Chris's Fish bar, my local.

The cod are great value when you see the size of em. And they don't skimp on the chips.

And, its hard for me to say, their kebab meat is tasty too.

Have been using them for 30 years now, never had a complaint.
 
Trumpet

Trumpet

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number9 said:
we usually use Weston road. had some on Saturday. just not consistent in the quality. sometimes chips are good other times they're not. same with chicken kebab meat, sometimes it wanted a longer cook, other times too dry. fish there is poor, in texture and taste, but I've not had fish elsewhere in Stafford to compare with. do chip shops in general use cod anymore or is it replaced with something else but still sold as cod.
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I should think from what you've said that almost any other chippy in Stafford would be an improvement on what you're currently getting.
 
number9

number9

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Trumpet said:
I should think from what you've said that almost any other chippy in Stafford would be an improvement on what you're currently getting.
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not really, everywhere is just inconsistent, and that's the problem. we have used every chippy around, sometimes they are good, then you'll go again and its not as good. there is nowhere that you can guarantee the chips will be right, or the fish, or the chicken on the night you go. it could be that the shop is busy and rushing the cooking or its quiet and been standing a while. we just use the Weston road the most as it tends to be the one we pass when coming back. northern lights the other one used, if coming back from that direction.
we probably have 1 a fortnight.
 
Floss

Floss

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West way have been the best for us we tried every where else and the chips look anaemic, at west way they were lovely and golden and the batter on the haddock was thin and crispy rather than thick and claggy like most of the other places we tried.
 
Nev

Nev

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Best one by far, is the one at Baswich shops.

Windmill is probably the worst, I'd even rather go Al Karim's.
 
captainpish

captainpish

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mickyboy said:
Def Chris's Fish bar, my local.

The cod are great value when you see the size of em. And they don't skimp on the chips.

And, its hard for me to say, their kebab meat is tasty too.

Have been using them for 30 years now, never had a complaint.
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Dont skimp on chips? Their large chips are smaller than every other chippy in staffords small portion. A latge at any other chippy is enough to feed 2 at a minimum. At large at chris's is just enough to feed one with a poor appetite or on a diet. Id love to see his regular or small portions. I bet a doormouse would still have room for more!
 
John Marwood

John Marwood

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Chip Wars


Did you know that Staffordshire produces every single battered sausage in the country

I, of course, fry my chips ninety five times in the beef dripping of the Wagyu and Kobe cattle


And my peas are always mushed at exactly 13.2 degrees

But only when I can see a full moon


And an owl
 
number9

number9

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called in west way tonight as coming back from Newport. chips and curry sauce. regular portion bought to be shared between 2 of us.
size of portion given was large, enough for us 2 and a couple of chip butties from a 3rd and 4th person when we got home, chips were nice and soft, tasted good, curry sauce was no different than anywhere else. happy to go there again
next time we are that way, we'll check a fish or kebab out.
 
John Marwood

John Marwood

I ♥ cryptic crosswords
I gave West Way a try

The grease poured through the chip wrappers

I shall continue to tootle out to Eccleshall for mine.


I bit of a bypass but it may avoid a bigger one in the future
 
santaslittlehelper

santaslittlehelper

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Where is Chris's fish bar please? Thankyou.
Used to use the Little Fawn - Place telephone order and collect twenty minutes later. Nicest cod ever. Irrelevant now of course.
 
Princedomino

Princedomino

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Nev said:
Best one by far, is the one at Baswich shops.

Windmill is probably the worst, I'd even rather go Al Karim's.
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Do you mean Bodmin Ave ? I've not tried it for 7 yrs as whilst I will aways give places a few chances I still found it was poor, poor, poor every single time so vowed not to go back. Anyone else saying this is a good chippie now then? I might give it a try if so. Who owns it now/does the frying then?
 
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