2010 Review: “A fish and chip shop, not a gastro-chippy” – the look may be contemporary, but this pleasant Soho newcomer simply ‘does what it says on the can’.
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Full marks for descriptive brevity. And the name does not lie, either. This north Soho newcomer is perhaps the best attempt so far to update the traditional chippy concept without seeking to re-inv...
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Press Reviews (2)
Fay Maschler (4th March 2009)
3/5 stars
In a rare ‘geographical’ piece, Ms Maschler does a round up on Soho’s Poland Street, which she pronounces to be emerging as a restaurant destination. Top of the billling, a new establishment which doffs a “vibrant nod to the days when fish and chips was a staple food and also fuel for the spirit of Keep Calm and Carry On” – “brisk, clean, efficient, licensed and successfully classless”.
Marina O'Loughlin (18th February 2009)
2/5 stars
The critic is optimistic about this fast food joint: both the decor (“a funky homage to 1950s austerity chic”), and the service (“a team of young, friendly and attractive gals”) are a cut above the average chippy. This, however, makes the food all the more disappointing. “[O]ur fish – cod and haddock – have sweated inside a limp batter carapace that leaches grease on to the plate, a sign that the cooking oil isn't hot enough. Home-made mushy peas are laced with too much antiseptic-tasting mint and a buttered roll is dry and leathery.”
Fay Maschler (4th March 2009)
Marina O'Loughlin (18th February 2009)
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