SEVEN Scottish takeaways have been named among the best for fish and chips in the UK, while three Scots businesses made the list for the top ten sit-in restaurants.
The results come from Fry Magazine’s annual awards, which are given out after mystery judges secretly visit the competitors to scope out the quality of the food, the cleanliness of the premises, staff knowledge, value for money, and marketing.
Takeaways had to score at least 95% to land a place on the top 50 list – which is not ranked – and restaurants had to score at least 92%, organisers said.
The seven Scottish takeaways to make the UK top 50 were:
- CATCH Netherlee, Glasgow
- Dunkeld Fish Bar, Dunkeld, Perth
- Fish and Chips on The Waterfront, Anstruther, Fife
- Garioch Fish Bar, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
- Sea Salt + Sole, Dyce, Aberdeen
- The Fish Works, Largs, North Ayrshire
- The Real Food Café, Tyndrum, Stirling
And the three Scottish restaurants in the top ten were:
- CATCH, West End, Glasgow
- Dunkeld Fish Bar, Dunkeld, Perth
- Quayside Restaurant, West Quay, Gourdan, Aberdeenshire
Fry Magazine’s Reece Head said: “Once again we’ve had another year where it’s simply got harder to operate a fish and chip business, with rising energy, labour and ingredient costs taking a heavy toll.
“It’s not easy but operators are working harder and smarter, staying ahead of changing tastes and behaviours and adapting accordingly.
“Our awards are a testament to the hard work, dedication and commitment these operators put into running successful businesses.
“The businesses that make up our 50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways and 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants represent the best in the industry. They are pushing forwards while not losing sight of what makes the chippy so ingrained in British culture – high quality, value for money food with great customer service and inviting surroundings.”
The full list of the best 50 fish and chip takeaways in the UK:
- Ainsworth's Fish & Chip Shop, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
- Angells Fisheries, Newark, Nottingham
- Auckley Friery, Auckley, Doncaster
- Bredon Village Fish and Chip Shop, Bredon, Tewksbury, Gloucestershire
- Burnham Fish and Chips, Burnham, Berkshire
- CATCH Netherlee, Glasgow
- Chips @ No.8 Prestwich, Manchester
- Churchill's Fish & Chips, Eastbourne
- Codfella's, Greenwich Avenue, Ipswich
- Croft Street Fisheries, Farsley, Leeds
- Dunkeld Fish Bar, Dunkeld, Perth
- Ernie's Fish and Chips, Hoyland, South Yorkshire
- Farnhams Fish and Chips, Brook, Llantwit Major
- Fiddlers Elbow Fish & Chips, Leintwardine, Herefordshire
- Finney's @ Port Chippy, Amlwch Port, Anglesey
- Finney's @ The Golden Fry, Benllech Anglesey
- Fish and Chips on The Waterfront, Anstruther, Fife
- Fish Kitchen 1854, Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly
- French's Fish Shop, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
- Garioch Fish Bar, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
- Greg & Lou's, Redruth, Cornwall
- Harbour Fish and Chips, Felbridge, West Sussex
- Hiks, Swansea
- Hill Top Fisheries, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire
- Hillycroft Fisheries, Morley, Leeds
- Hooked on the Heath, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Howe & Co Van 22, South Buckinghamshire
- Kirbys of Horsforth, Horsforth, Leeds
- Kirbys of Meanwood, Meanwood, Leeds
- Land & Sea, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
- Lily's @ Hornsea, Hornsea, Essex
- Lighthouse Fisheries Of Flamborough, Flamborough, East Yorkshire
- Newington Fish Bar, Ramsgate, Kent
- Off The Hook Fish And Chips, Sale, Cheshire
- Pennington Plaice, Leigh, Greater Manchester
- Pisces, Fleetwood, Lancashire
- Portside Fish & Chips, Harrogate Road, Leeds
- Scott's Plaice, Gosport, Hampshire
- Sea Salt + Sole, Dyce, Aberdeen
- Stones Fish & Chips, Acton, West London
- Sykes Fish and Chips, Pendlebury, Swinton, Greater Manchester
- The Bearded Sailor, Pudsey, Leeds
- The Chippy Van, Penrith, Cumbria
- The Fish at Goose Green, Goose Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester
- The Fish Works, Largs, North Ayrshire
- The Friary, Carrickfergus, East Antrim
- The Hook of Halstead, Halstead, Essex
- The Lincolnshire Fryer, Lincolnshire
- The Oyster Shell, Bath, Somerset
- The Village Fish & Chips, Petts Wood, Kent
- The Real Food Café, Tyndrum, Stirling
- Yans Fish Bar, Heath, Cardiff
And the full list of the 10 best fish and chip restaurants:
- CATCH, West End, Glasgow
- Dunkeld Fish Bar, Dunkeld, Perth
- Fish City, Ann Street, Belfast
- Fisherman's Bay, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear
- Harbour Lights, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Linfords Traditional Fish and Chip Shop, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
- Maltings Fish and Chips, Baldock, Hertfordshire
- Mary Lambert, Hartlepool, County Durham
- Plattens, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
- Quayside Restaurant, West Quay, Gourdan, Aberdeenshire
- Seasmiths Fish and Chips, Wadebridge, Cornwall
