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| - With a name like Chippy's Fish and Chips, I would expect a great place for fish and chips, but was a little disappointed. The prices seemed reasonable, but the order of one small piece of battered fish and fries minus the coleslaw (extra $1) just didn't seem worth the price. Plus tartar sauce was an extra $0.90! I wouldn't mind if it tasted great, but it was pretty plain tasting and nothing special - almost as if it was plain mayonnaise with a sprinkling of lemon juice.
Only one staff member working during the noonish hour and thankfully the place wasn't busy. I would hate to see the place on a busy day when the one staff member has to take orders, handle cash and cook the food. There was a help wanted sign on the window, so could explain the short staff situation.
Staff member was welcoming and friendly upon our entrance, plus patient while we decided on our order. Menu items were standard for a fish and chips place, so we were able to order the basics.
We ordered the haddock, cod and trout, which all appeared greasy. The batter was a bit too greasy for my liking, but the haddock was probably the best of the three since it was fried nicely; plus the fish was flaky and tasty. The trout was probably the greasiest of them all as the grease stained the paper plate right away. Luckily the trout was nice and flaky inside and tasted okay. Whereas the cod wasn't flavourful at all and didn't taste fresh. Perhaps we should have splurge extra and got the halibut instead of the cod.
Since we had three orders of fish we had plenty of fries which were cooked to a nice crisp and salted nicely. Probably the saving grace of the fish and chips name.
Perhaps I'll go back again to try the halibut, but I won't be rushing back anytime soon.
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