Bristol fish and chip shop to rebrand as The Jolly Fryer in touching change

A historic fish and chip shop in North Bristol will be reinstated to its original name this week. A sign is being prepared for ‘The Jolly Fryer’ to replace Ocean Catch on Filton Avenue, set to be installed on Thursday (November 24).

Its owner, Nick Lomvardos, started working in the shop when he was 18 years old alongside his brother after their parents bought an empty unit on the road back in 1986. They worked as a family for 24 years before his father retired.

Speaking to BristolLive, the 55-year-old said: “In 2010, I left The Jolly Fryer and purchased my own shop. At the time I wanted to do something for myself, I didn’t want to be someone who worked for their parents their whole life.”