Do you know anywhere that they have great Fish and Chips? We are staying in Pimlico near Victoria but will be all over London. Last time I was in London, I couldn't find anything decen. Ended up eating some terrible food! Except for the Indian restaurant I found near Harrods.

Geales in Notting Hill

There's a great little fish and chips shop a couple of doors down from Victoria Coach Station, just before you get to Ebury Street in the Belgravia district of London. Sorry, but the name escapes me, but its a take away place, not a sit down restaurant.

Another good one is North Sea Fish Restaurant in the Bloomsbury area. The street escapes me now but it's near Euston Station. <BR><BR>

I did a fish and chips comparative eating crawl, sort of, a few weeks ago. Anyway, I liked the food best at Shakespeare Tavern (or maybe it's Shakespeare Restaurant), right smack opposite Thistle Victoria and near the train station. Very light on the batter, seems to be very fresh fish, overall more delicate than other places.

Violet -- several answers posted earlier this year to same query by Bonnie . . .<BR><BR>= = = = = = = =<BR>Fish and Chips?<BR> <BR> <BR>Author: bonnie ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/07/2002<BR>Message: Going to London next month and trying to track down the BEST fish and chips...have been to Geales and the Seashell. Any suggestions?<BR><BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------<BR> <BR>Author: Vicx ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/07/2002, 03:55 pm<BR>Message: I'm a push over for fish and chips in England. May two favorites in central London are Two Brothers Fish and Natalius Fish neither has any atmosphere, but both have great fish and chips.<BR><BR>I love to sample fish and chips in pubs in small towns in England. As I say, I'm a push over, I don't remember having any that were bad.<BR><BR>Just my tastes, but I like Chinese restaurants in London's Chinatown. Outside of London, the Chinese food is pretty bad.<BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------<BR> <BR>Author: Nancy ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/07/2002, 03:57 pm<BR>Message: Try Simpsons on the Strand. We had a piece of fish that was the size of my arm - and it was delicious too. It's an old institution.<BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------<BR> <BR>Author: Vic ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/07/2002, 04:20 pm<BR>Message: There are a number of Simpons. It's a venerable restaurant with lots of hertiage. It's best known for dover sole.<BR><BR>I think the restaurant has to be a little down and dirty to really appreciate fish and chips.<BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------<BR><BR> <BR>Author: Julie ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/07/2002, 04:26 pm<BR>Message: One of my favorites is:<BR><BR> North Sea Fish<BR> 7-8 Leigh Street (Bloomsbury)<BR> London, WC1<BR> 207-387-5892<BR><BR>I was turned on to this place from locals and have made an effort to stop in every time I get back to London. Great quality and low prices.<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------<BR>Author: MaryC ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/07/2002, 07:49 pm<BR>Message: Ben Haines, our resident London expert, mentions one that is RIGHT BESIDE Victoria Coach Station (Not Victoria Station). And he says it's the best. I ate there (it's about a 10-15 minute walk from Victoria Station). I've been trying to do a search on Fish & Chips to find it but it has been talked about too many times.<BR><BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------<BR> <BR>Author: KenCT ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/07/2002, 09:04 pm<BR>Message: Well, I'm not Ben, but I met Julie at the Fodorite luncheon last fall in New York and suspect that her recommendation would be right on the money. Besides, I usually stay in Bloomsbury when in London. So I did a Google search on "North Sea Fish" and sure enough a website called "London Eats" lists it as one of the ten best fish and chips places. Others: Faulkner's, Hackney; Costas Fish Restaurant, Notting Hill; Jimmy's Fish And Chip Bar, Walthamstow; Rock And Sole Place, Covent Garde; Seashell, Marleyborne; Brady's, Wandsworth; Fryer's Delight, Holborn; Fish Central, Barbican; Master Super Fish, Waterloo.<BR><BR>

I was in London this week and had fish & chips from the place near Ebury St. in Victoria. I believe it's now called Peter's. There's a restaurant/bar across the street called Alpino's. It's immediately across from the Victoria Coach Station off of Eccleston.<BR><BR>After all the write-ups about this particular place I must confess I was a little disappointed. I thought the fish was a fairly tough, but the chips were good. The front desk at my B&B in Victoria recommended the Duke of York pub and restaurant closer to Victoria rail station for fish & chips.

-<BR> Vee, and a few more suggestions from that previous "Fish and Chips" post ...<BR><BR>==================<BR><BR>Author: traveller ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/07/2002, 10:01 pm<BR>Message: When I wanted to try fish & chips, I asked a tube station attendant where he would go. Worked like a champ, and I have repeated it again in other cities in England, asking bus drivers, train station workers, etc. They'll steer you in the right direction. <BR><BR><BR>------------------------------------------------<BR><BR> <BR>Author: david west ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/08/2002, 12:02 pm<BR>Message: ......So I did a Google search on "North Sea Fish" and sure enough a website called "London Eats" lists it as one of the ten best fish and chips places. Others: Faulkner's, Hackney; Costas Fish Restaurant, Notting Hill; Jimmy's Fish And Chip Bar, Walthamstow; Rock And Sole Place, Covent Garde; Seashell, Marleyborne; Brady's, Wandsworth; Fryer's Delight, Holborn; Fish Central, Barbican; Master Super Fish, Waterloo......<BR><BR>Well as a native I know a few of these so here's an english perspective:<BR><BR>Costas Notting Hill (next to my old office): Brilliant but basic (cheap too, massive portions). Local hangout, not really a "restuarant". Is at the tatty end of portobello road so you could combine it with a trip to the market (Incidentally the best morrocan restaurants in London are just round the corner in Golborne Rd)<BR><BR>Rock and sole place (It's in Endell St): Tourist trap. Pricey and over rated. (Also near an old workplace of mine)<BR><BR>Fish: Waterloo. If you're eating fish near Waterloo go to Whitebait. (Also near an ex office of mine. Is<BR>a pattern emerging).<BR><BR>There is also a place called Brady's in wandsworth that's worth a trip, but it gets very busy. (Not office this time - near my home)<BR><BR><BR>-------------------------------------------------<BR><BR> <BR>Author: MaryC ( xxx )<BR>Date: 01/25/2002, 10:19 am<BR>Message: FINALLY found the directions to the F&C shop near Victoria Coach Station; directions from Ben Haines on a previous thread:<BR><BR>"In Victoria Station find the platform with the highest number: it's near the Grosvenor Hotel. Walk out through a small passage to Buckingham Palace Road, turn left, walk past Victoria Place shopping Centre, past the corner for Eccleston Bridge, and at Elizabeth Bridge corner look right. There's the coach station, a monument of Art Deco. (Also, just beyond it, a good fish and chip shop, with a real deep fat frier, not the stuff they call "traditional" in West End pubs.) <BR><BR>Or, arrive at Victoria underground station. Ask the officers for the small stairs up to the bus stand (not the bus station). At that stand find the bus stop for busses 11 and 211. Pay the driver 70 pence, ask him to call out for Victoria Coach Sation, and go two stops."<BR><BR><BR>-----------------------------------------------<BR> <BR>Author: Shayne ([email protected])<BR>Date: 03/13/2002, 05:22 pm<BR>Message: Last summer we ate at the Fryer's Delight in Holborn and it was excellent! The place was kind of a hole in the wall, but it was cheap and very, very good. It was filled with locals who knew good value. It is fairly convenient if you are staying in Bloomsbury (10-15min walk from what I remember).<BR><BR> = = = = = = =<BR><BR> <BR>

Hi. <BR>Try the Sea Shell Restaurant - cant remember the location but the fish was the best we have ever had in London.<BR>Janet

Violet, if you've had trouble finding good places to eat then you really should get a good restaurant guide. Harden's is the best ("Harden's Guide to London restaurants"), and they also do a "Cheap Eats" Guide.<BR><BR>I always get a good restaurant guide whenever I travel, otherwise it's really easy to fall into the awful tourist traps, in any country.

Try Rock & Soul Plaice<BR><BR>47 Endell St

With all these suggestions, I'd put "Shakespeares" near the bottom of your list.

Violet, as Kate has already said, if you want to avoid eating in the tourist traps (like those horrible Aberdeen Angus steakhouses) you need a restaurant guide. If you don't want to buy a book, try some online sites. I find www.squaremeal.co.uk invaluable for finding restaurants in particular areas, especially for work. You can search by area, cuisine or price, and they also have lists of restaurants by preference, e.g. Best Views, Outdoor Dining, Waterside Dining, Best Breakfast.<BR>They also have about 30 restaurants listed as completely non-smoking (although I can only find this list in the book, not on the website for some reason). If anyone would like this list, after the big fuss over smoking in various threads recently, let me know and I'll type it up.<BR><BR>Karen

Any more suggestions ???

I can vouch for the Fryer's Delight in Holborn - not too far from the British Museum. Unfortunately it is only a few doors along from my office, which does not help my waistline, but it is very good. Not the best I've ever had, but very good for central London.

We were in London in March. We ate wonderful Fish & Chips at the Seashell Restaurant. The serving is more than you can eat and very affordable.

This may seem kind of obvoius but my experience is that time of day makes a big difference. The fish and chips have to be right out of the fryer so you have to go when they're kinda busy. Take away places or cafeteria style always seem better than pubs cause it is more likely to be very hot when they hand it to you.

Thank you, everyone!!!!!!! There's been so many responses, I'm sure we'll find something that suits.

Violet,<BR>Been back to London yet? So, which suggestions did you take?<BR>

.<BR>up for George<BR>