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Twas a long trek, but British Chippy was well recommended by those polled on twitter, so off we went. British Chippy is in a strip mall in the far south community of Bridlewood. It's not a large place, around 15 tables and pretty basic decor. There is a waiting space and counter by the kitchen to serve those that come in for take-away.
When we arrived all the tables were full and there were a few others waiting for a table. I had expected that as I had been fore-warned that it could be busy and that is also well-covered in the previous reviews. Our wait turned out to be around 25 minutes, but half-way through the wait, the owner took our order "so you don't have to wait twice" and brought us the Guinness that we ordered. I thought that that was a pretty civilized way to handle those that wait. As we stood in the foyer, lovingly craddling our Guinness, we couldn't help but notice that this little fish & chip joint was full of British accents. That bodes well, we thought.
The menu is short and sweet, you can have Cod or Haddock with chips or one of their meat pies. There are a number of sides that you can add, like curry for the chips, coleslaw and mushy peas. They have Guinness and Boddingtons and some UK pop (like Irn Bru), house wine, etc.
I had the Haddock and chips with curry and coleslaw. The piece of Haddock was huge and perfectly done, the batter is just thick enough while allowing the fish to be the superstar. The chips are british style, a little thicker and are great dipped in the curry. The coleslaw was fresh and crisp and nicely sauced.
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