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| - The Husband and I were trolling through Yelp to find a place in Whitby for some fish & chips when we found this place, it had rave reviews so we thought we'd give it a go.
First off, there is no on-site parking. The restaurant is located just in front of a round-about so you're going to have to find parking elsewhere. There is a pay and display parking lot for the co-op and train station just katty-corner to the restaurant itself, but make sure you have change on you as it doesn't take cards- just cash and will run you £2 for 1 hour and £3 for 2 hours.
When we got there, we were the last two people who could fit inside the door of those waiting to be seated. The restaurant is not small but it did have a queue of people waiting to be seated. The wait staff were definitely busy. Once inside, it was quite warm and there were chalk board signs telling you from which ships the fish you'll be eating was caught that morning.
And then there's the menu itself. Nothing on this is particularly cheap, so if you do come, be prepared to open your wallet a bit. They have a very large menu and a very wide selection from which to choose, so although they do the classic fish and chips, that is not all they do and we saw plenty of people who had ordered something different.
However, we both had come knowing we were going to order the fish and chips. The fish was really good, the chips... not so much. I've had much better chips elsewhere, but still, the fish was good. Not as good as The Brown Room in Filey, but still, pretty darn tasty. I would quite happily return here if someone suggested it and, I would be happy to suggest this place should someone request a recommendation. However, due to the price of the fish and chips, I don't think this is someplace one would pick as a one's local chippy.
Himself and I each ordered the regular sized fish and chips, I ordered a Diet Coke, and a tea (I was cold) and he ordered a coffee. All together it was about £34
By the time we paid and left, there was a queue of at least half a dozen people standing outside the door waiting to come in, so it's obviously a happening and very popular place to eat.
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