I am suddenly into fish & chips. Kat & I were on one of our patented 'I work from home' weekday adventures and we decided to hit British Style for a comparison against my favorite, Reliable Fish & Chips. To summarize in one word - greasy. I mean everything was greasy; the people working here, the depressing ambiance and of course the food.
Location:
Reliable is closer to my house but British Style has less stressful parking. Tie.
Price:
British Style was less expensive. Point BS.
Ambiance:
No contest. Reliable is classy, comfortable and clean. BS is none of these things. The door actually says Beck Taxi on it, it was freezing inside and extremely run down. BS encourages you to leave while Reliable encourages you to stay. Point Reliable.
Staff:
Again, no contest. The woman at BS was a 'shouter-talker' and I was distracted from my conversation by her... shouting. Point Reliable.
Food:
Personal taste. I prefer Reliable with it's lighter batter. BS is VERY greasy (like lard-film coating my mouth for an hour after leaving) and Reliable is lighter tasting. You get a much larger portion at BS (the fish was HUGE.. like the size of a dvd case) which was not really a selling feature for me, but it might be for you. The batter is very different at these places making this a rather editorial point being awarded to Reliable. Both places have a good selection of specialty pops, with BS having my favorite Stewart's key lime and Reliable having a cane sugar cola drink. Point Reliable.
Clearly, Reliable wins the weekday work at home crew fish & chips shootout for February 2010.
I will never go to BS Fish and Chips again outside of force majeur unforseen circumstances (Reliable IS closed on Sundays...).