Do you know there are practically 400 million meals ordered from fish and chip retailers throughout the UK yearly?
And Dundee Reside reckons not less than half of these should be within the Metropolis of Discovery.
That is partly all the way down to the massive quantity of wonderful household run chippers in Tayside's communities, but additionally the overwhelming response to our super-scientific on-line questionnaire final week.
We requested the 4 most important neighborhood Fb pages what their members’ favorite chip store was and also you didn’t disappoint.
A weekend of tallying practically 2 hundred responses from meh Dundee, Braw Dundee, From Dundee and Proud and the Broughty Ferry neighborhood web page later, and we've got a transparent winner.
Importantly we even have some wonderful runners up and really worthy mentions.
It’s not probably the most scientific market analysis, we all know, however it’s not a foul gauge of the place you’re assured to get a gut-busting pile of super-tasty, cooked-while-you-wait, fish and chips, in Dundee or Introduced Ferry.
One factor’s for sure, with practically 20 totally different chip retailers talked about in our survey - Dundee locals have an enormous number of good, family-run chip chops to select from.
First up are our honourable mentions:
They embrace The Bridge on Logie Avenue , in Lochee, that Kelly and KConnell love.
They stated: “The bridge chips are good and recent - the chips are wonderful whenever you get supply meals is at all times actually sizzling batter is sweet and crispy.”
The Tailend within the Nethergate additionally makes this record with delighted buyer Ally MacDougall telling us: “A great chippy has at all times received to have the batter spot on. Its at all times good high quality and ideal batter.”
One other on this part is Tonys close to Happyhillock Street which had plenty of mentions together with from Jane McGrath who stated: “Tonys happyhillock finest steak pies on the town , no grease style nice.”
The final chipper to get a shout out right here is The Steeple Fish Bar in Fintry which is a favorite of native girl, Denise Laurie.
She informed us: “The fish is gorgeous, the batter crispy, I am not one for "chippy chips" however they're scrumptious , largely get deliveries from them & it is at all times fast & piping sizzling when it comes.”
We now get to our prime 5 chippers in Dundee - in reverse order as voted by locals they're:
5. Recent and Chips
Unit 3 Lothian Crescent DD4 0SX, Web site right here
Recent and Chips has a extremely loyal buyer base in Whitfield and acquired a stable quantity of votes within the Dundee Reside survey.
Its web site says: “We intention to cook dinner the best high quality Fish & Chips utilizing solely the very best components.
“All our meals is made to order to make sure you have the very best expertise.
“Freshly cooked Fish & Chips made to the best high quality alongside our wonderful Selfmade Gourmand Burgers and Pizza's made with the very best components.
“Cooked with care by us freshly for you.”
4. The Common, Seagate
14 St Andrew's Avenue, DD1 2EX, Web site right here
Established in 1987 this household run chipper in St Andrews Avenue is unquestionably a metropolis centre establishment and locals love the meals and workers there.
Pat Flynn stated: “Fish is nice and love the mock chops and its a really pleasant workers and nice service from the workers.”
June Mackie added: “Nice service from nice pleasant workers, place at all times immaculate, good worth for cash. Additionally meals is fab particularly the fish as you get nice parts too.”
Whereas Gonna Mackey wrote: “Finest fish in chips within the toon, conventional chip store with the very best batter and chips.”
And Jane Provan competed: “The favored in seagate finest chips on the town King rib and chips the very best.”
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3. Murrays
23 Grey Avenue, Broughty Ferry, DD5 2BH, Web site right here
Murrays’ acquired precisely the identical quantity of votes as fellow Broughty Ferry eatery, Glenn’s, with the pair ending in joint second place in accordance with our wee survey.
Nothing may separate these two wonderful chip retailers.
It’s web site says: “We're a household run Fish & Chip store with over 40 years of expertise within the enterprise.
“Nothing beats sitting on the water’s edge looking over The Silvery Tay consuming your Fish & Chips.
“However don't fret if you cannot get to us, we will ship to you, so that you needn't miss out. We stay up for seeing you quickly!”
2. Glenn’s Broughty Ferry
188 King St, Broughty Ferry DD5 2AY, Web site right here
Glenn’s is the second of our Broughty Ferry chippers to make the record with clients loving the totally different sized parts and super-friendly workers.
Hez Val wrote: “Glenn’s Broughty Ferry Freshly cooked, number of portion sizes, very pleasant understanding workers. Fairly priced for good high quality meals and repair.”
Debbie Inglis added: “Glenn’s within the ferry is the BEST palms down, it’s on par with the wee chippy in Anstruther and consider me I do know my fish and chips.”
Whereas Julie ann McKechnie commented: “Glenns! My different half is from Grimsby and fish and chips is severe enterprise to him and Glenns is the winner in his guide for all the Scottish fish suppers he has tried!”
1. Silvery Tay
91 Charleston Drive DD2 2HB, Web site right here
The Silvery Tay, in Charleston, got here out on prime in our survey with 4 extra votes than Glenn’s and Murrays.
Its web site says it's a “household run fish and chip store devoted to offering the best requirements of service in relation to our meals.
“Freshly cooked to order, which means that your order is recent and sizzling so that you can take away.
“We're at the moment holders of the 'Nationwide Federation of Fish Fryers High quality Award' recognising us for the standard of our merchandise, service and the excessive normal of well being and hygiene.”
Native clients like it.
John Bissett stated: “Silvery tay on Charleston drive crispy batter and wonderful white fish persistently good on a regular basis, pleasant workers and all the opposite stuff is fab too.”
Whereas Catherine Moore wrote: “Silvery Tay at Charleston Drive. Good cooked to order and scrumptious.”
Dundee Reside apologises for any of town’s different wonderful chippers that we might have missed.
Be at liberty to drop us a line with every other suggestions and we’ll fortunately give them a shout-out.
It's because there’s nothing like a steaming sizzling fish supper to type you out on a Friday or Saturday night time.
And Dundee may be very fortunate to be residence to over 20 of those implausible, household run fast-food retailers which have all constructed up loyal native followings.
Lengthy might they proceed - in cod, batter and mushy peas we belief!
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