The Magpie is a legendary fish restaurant and always attracts large queues waiting for tables. The menu is quite varied from the normal fish and chips to a selection of fresh fish and some seafood, with veggie choices and some meat options for those who don't like fish. We had to try this and went out of season so got in relatively easily, it's a nice place with plenty of table spread over a couple of floors. We both had the small fish and chips and that was plenty large enough. It was all cooked fresh and brought to the table. While I really enjoyed it, I wasn't keen on the fact that it's cooked in lard, as I'm used to vegetable oil and found the taste took some getting used to. They also do a selection of desserts but we were so full after the main that we reluctantly had to pass! The Magpie opened a takeaway chip shop next door so you can now experience the taste without the long queues, well there can be a queue but it's much quicker to get served than to get in!