chocco boxo Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Where is it please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 St James chippy is good bang for your buck. Small portion of chips can normally feed at least three (and almost on my doorstep.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Mikes West End is decent too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintscottofthenortham Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Nicks at Bishy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Mikes West End is decent too Agreed, good chippy. Mikes at the castle is decent as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Agreed, good chippy. Mikes at the castle is decent as well Used to go to Mikes up the Castle too. Always good. Andys in Bitterne Triangle is good too. Charlies is sh*te!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Used to go to Mikes up the Castle too. Always good. Andys in Bitterne Triangle is good too. Charlies is sh*te!! Charlies is well over rated. Yeah Andys is decent. The old man died a couple of years ago which was sad. Been going there since i was at school proper nice family run business which you dont see much of anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didulike1t Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Hold On Hold A Second. This question only has one correct answer "St Mary's Chippy" In St Marys St just up from the Joiners Without a doubt the best portion of chips in the South trust me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Hold On Hold A Second. This question only has one correct answer "St Mary's Chippy" In St Marys St just up from the Joiners Without a doubt the best portion of chips in the South trust me!Do you run it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 He's got a point though, the chips are amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Used to go to Mikes up the Castle too. Always good. Andys in Bitterne Triangle is good too. Charlies is sh*te!! I eat from both Triangle ones. Charlies isnt as good as it was but I find it less greasy than the other. Both are very friendly. Goodies are the most over-rated - v tight portions of chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 St James chippy is good bang for your buck. Small portion of chips can normally feed at least three (and almost on my doorstep.) Exactly what I came in to suggest; portion sizes are amazing. My friends also live right by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Sizzlers is probably one of the sh*ttiest, but Nicks in Bishy (by the working mens) and Mikes in West End is pretty good too. We need more threads like this, IMO Which do you think is Cortese's favourite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Exactly what I came in to suggest; portion sizes are amazing. My friends also live right by it. Where is that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 The St Mary's Chippy is great although the curry sauce (and the chips too) aren't quite as good since they've been taken over. Johnnie's at the bottom of Shirley High Street is very good as well. The large cod is simply enormous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Where is that ? St. James Road, in the little parade of shops just down from the back of King Edwards school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 St. James Road, in the little parade of shops just down from the back of Kind Edwards school. I have heard it is under new ownership now and whilst the portion sizes are still ridiculous (I still throw most of the chips away), the cod is smaller and a bit greasy compared to what it was like before. I could have just had a bad one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rory Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Ahh, St James chippy reminds me of college lunch times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Ahh, St James chippy reminds me of college lunch times. KES boy eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-scooby Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 St James chippy has been going years, I went there back in 70's The one in Burgess road always had massive portions of chips, bit like Olivers in Millbrook. Quanity rather than quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Do any of them use real beef dripping? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_bert Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Ahh, St James chippy reminds me of college lunch times. Chips and curry sauce was a staple of most Tauntons lunch times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robsk II Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 The one in Sarisbury Green is better than most (for fish & chips, not burgers though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Nicks at Bishy. Had some there about 3 months ago and I have to agree. A big minus for the one at the top of Derby Rd in Eastleigh purely for the fact that some of the staff can't get an order exactly correct and then the moody owner throws a strop when you have the temerity to question why the order is wrong and maintain it's always the customer's fault! She's saved me a fortune with her attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 I have heard it is under new ownership now and whilst the portion sizes are still ridiculous (I still throw most of the chips away), the cod is smaller and a bit greasy compared to what it was like before. I could have just had a bad one though. My mate's Dad ran it until a year or so ago. He'd had a heart attack a couple of years before that and was told by the Doctor's to stop working but it wasn't until he split up with his wife that he sold it. He stupidly got rid of it on the cheap without telling anyone, mainly to annoy his wife. Really stupid considerig he's now back with her! In the middle of all that somewhere they had a pretty decent win on the lottery. Around £250k I believe. I'm guessing that's one reason he sold it so cheap. Sad really because pretty much everyone I know has said it's gone downhill since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 The chippy in Lime Street used to be amazing when I lived there although it ever seemed to be open. Agree about the one in St Mary's too. I remember once I was walking up to my mate's flat in Golden Grove eating a tasty portion of their chips when a bloke stopped me and asked if I'd heard someone get shot earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Dunlop Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Decent fish and chips shops are hard to come by now days, and you cannot beat the chips wrapped in news paper none of this bull**** it's bad for you after all were here to tell the tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huffton Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 The chippy in Lime Street used to be amazing when I lived there although it ever seemed to be open. Thats what I was going to say. Think its the oldest chippy in Soton. I quite like the one on Millbrook roundabout as well, massive portions of chips, and a damned good battered sausage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc1971 Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Mike`s in West End is VV good and clean. But the St Mary`s tray of chips covered in that home made garlic butter is the Nuts. IMO you can suss out a good one by the standard of the Batter, Hard to tell by the chips (Type of Spuds, Time of year) A good clean, crisp and non greasy Beer batter MMnnn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquidshokk Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Mike`s in West End is VV good and clean. But the St Mary`s tray of chips covered in that home made garlic butter is the Nuts. IMO you can suss out a good one by the standard of the Batter, Hard to tell by the chips (Type of Spuds, Time of year) A good clean, crisp and non greasy Beer batter MMnnn. Is mikes the one that changed to deep blue sea (or suchlike) and started giving much smaller portions in boxes rather than wrapped?! Guessing it's gone back to being mikes, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 23 August, 2011 Share Posted 23 August, 2011 Charlies is well over rated. Yeah Andys is decent. The old man died a couple of years ago which was sad. Been going there since i was at school proper nice family run business which you dont see much of anymore. Likewise, been going to Andys since I couldn't even see over the counter, was a shame when Andy passed away. For portion sizes Big Georges in St Denys/Portswood Road always give good value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowllyd Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Nick's in Bishopstoke gets my vote too. I can vaguely remember it before it was called Nick's (it's been a chippy for as long as I can remember, probably for as long as the building's been there). It's been Nick's for well over thirty years now, and has always been excellent. There's a good one on Victoria Road in Woolston, but it closes at 7pm most evenings. Very good haddock and chips there though, and I can never finish a small portion of their chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majestic Channon Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Is Ted's in Bedford place still there? If so look no further Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickn Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 The one in Sarisbury Green is better than most (for fish & chips, not burgers though) This chippy is excellent but then it is run by a skate so what would you expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyNorthernSaints Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Hold On Hold A Second. This question only has one correct answer "St Mary's Chippy" In St Marys St just up from the Joiners Without a doubt the best portion of chips in the South trust me! Always pop in there for a pea fritter after home games. People up north don't understand the delights of the pea fritter. Best chippy in Southampton years ago was the Appollo in Sholing where i grew up across the road from it. Huge queues on a friday teatime every week. You name it they did it in batter there. Sadly changed to a Chinese many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithd Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Best I've ever had - North Parade Fisheries in Ilkley, Yorshire Best local - Nicks gets another vote! Avoid the F&C shop in Fair Oak nr Summerlands Rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickn Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Always pop in there for a pea fritter after home games. People up north don't understand the delights of the pea fritter. Best chippy in Southampton years ago was the Appollo in Sholing where i grew up across the road from it. Huge queues on a friday teatime every week. You name it they did it in batter there. Sadly changed to a Chinese many years ago. I would agree with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durleyfos Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Slightly out of town, but The Codfather in Hedge End and Paul's Plaice in Bishops Waltham are both excelent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 My mate's Dad ran it until a year or so ago. He'd had a heart attack a couple of years before that and was told by the Doctor's to stop working but it wasn't until he split up with his wife that he sold it. He stupidly got rid of it on the cheap without telling anyone, mainly to annoy his wife. Really stupid considerig he's now back with her! In the middle of all that somewhere they had a pretty decent win on the lottery. Around £250k I believe. I'm guessing that's one reason he sold it so cheap. Sad really because pretty much everyone I know has said it's gone downhill since. I agree. I got fish and chips from there 2 weeks ago. First time since the old fella gave it up and it was gash compared to the old nosebag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Reigned Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 I've been going to the chippy in Netley for over 30 years and have never had reason to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labibs Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Agree that Johnny's in Shirley has massive fish. The large cod is a monster. With the cost of cod going up all the time, it's nice to be able to feel like you're getting a decent portion. He used to have a shop on Burgess Rd, but sold up and moved to here,. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Charlies on the Triangle for me, a lot less greasier than Andys & Mikes at Midanbury. Good portion sizes too, 2 lots of small chips is enough for the 4 of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Charlies is well over rated. Yeah Andys is decent. The old man died a couple of years ago which was sad. Been going there since i was at school proper nice family run business which you dont see much of anymore. Yeah saw the sign up in there when I was still living in Bullar Road. A real shame. Glad his family decided to carry on with the business. I've also have been going there since my Dad used to take me down and sit me on the counter. Also used to go there for lunch quite often when I was at Bitterne Park School. Whenever I'm back in the area, I pop in for some chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECROMAX Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Chips and tails in Dibden , They do Pollock which is better than cod imo. I think he's won awards to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocco boxo Posted 24 August, 2011 Author Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Thanks all went for the one near Romsey Abbey last night = overpriced and even though chips ok, fish was tasteless and batter anemic (sp) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Nipped into the one in Hedge End today (TJ Hooker's or something similar) and bought a large portion so I'd have some for my work colleagues to tuck into when I got back to work. £2.60, very generous portion. Doused in vinegar with a sprinkling of salt. Mmmmmm. So lovely in fact that the few that survived the journey were secreted for the drive to pick mrs h up from work. I feel like a stuffed pig now. I can't understand why anyone would NOT have S&V on chips. In fact I was told years ago that the vinegar neutralises the fat they are cooked in, making a relatively healthy meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 My first ever paid job was chipping spuds in a chip shop, had to quit when I broke a finger running into a wall in PE. That's a lie actually, first paid job was 1 week as a paper boy, all the other paperboys would stuff comics, small toys, sweets etc in their sacks whilst the shop owner was counting out the papers, my conscience kicked in and I left rather than turn to a life of crime. True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrollman no2 Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 My first ever paid job was chipping spuds in a chip shop, had to quit when I broke a finger running into a wall in PE. That's a lie actually, first paid job was 1 week as a paper boy, all the other paperboys would stuff comics, small toys, sweets etc in their sacks whilst the shop owner was counting out the papers, my conscience kicked in and I left rather than turn to a life of crime. True story. What chipshop did you work in hamster? I worked in the one in Netley from 1976-1980,after which my brother took over from me.I inherited the job from my cousin,so you could say it ran in the family. The couple who ran it retired a few years back,which was a shame because it went downhill after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 The chipshops in Woolston are f*cking rank, without exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 24 August, 2011 Share Posted 24 August, 2011 Nipped into the one in Hedge End today (TJ Hooker's or something similar) and bought a large portion so I'd have some for my work colleagues to tuck into when I got back to work. £2.60, very generous portion. Doused in vinegar with a sprinkling of salt. Mmmmmm. So lovely in fact that the few that survived the journey were secreted for the drive to pick mrs h up from work. I feel like a stuffed pig now. I can't understand why anyone would NOT have S&V on chips. In fact I was told years ago that the vinegar neutralises the fat they are cooked in, making a relatively healthy meal. hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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