Fish and Chip Shop, 91 Mile Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire,MK42 9UD
It was a time for heroes, a time for champions, a time for….. LUNCH!
Ok, perhaps I’m going a bit far with the hero bit but it did take a heroic effort to even consider lifting my fat ass out of my comfy office chair and brave the cold weather just to get some chips.
Chips??? Again??? Next you’ll be telling us about some Italian joint (funnily enough I probably will be, honestly I’m not some potato/pasta hound but it’s just the way things have fallen of late).
What can I say about the very creatively titled “Fish and Chip Shop” ? (Formally “Cools” or it could have been “Coors”, they had that funny joined up writing font so it was always a little hard to make out, I’m not saying I find cursive writing difficult to read just the particular font that was used on the…. Oh, who am I kidding. If it ain’t block capitals I’m lost!) Well I could say that they produce the best batter in the world… but they don’t. I could even say that their sausages in batter are the finest in all the land… but they’re not.
We can play this game forever so let’s get around to the facts.
Facts
1) The chips are pretty good, outside is solid with nice crispy bits inside however can be a little dry but that can be sorted with an (un?)healthy dose of vinegar!
2) Batter, not too shabby but not great either. There is a crispness to it but it only seems to retain its crispness on the smaller “sticky out” bits. The rest of the batter, while never loose & flappy is in fact a bit “damp”. The flavour is pretty good but again not good enough at the same time.
3) The Sausage meat is a bit odd too. It’s better than the fluorescent pink sausage meat they were using a couple of years back but when you’re eating it you get a weird smell waft up your nose from time to time and there’s this odd after taste too, not repulsive or anything just a bit odd.
4) Portions are pretty big, a large bag of chips would most likely feed yourself + partner and maybe a small child. I obviously couldn’t test this theory out as I have no small child of my own and mothers these days get a bit “screamy” when you try and drag one in off the street. Since I am The Bedford Belly I managed to finish all but one chip (yay me, you can catch me at my funeral this time next year…)
The premises is pretty clean on first look but if you do take a closer look you’ll see the air vents in the walls to the front of the shop could do with a bloody good scrub and the place could do with a lick of paint. The serving area however is pretty much spotless so I’m not at all saying the place is unsanitary just a bit worn.
The guy behind the counter is really friendly and is always happy enough which is something I like when I’m being served food. I don’t care if you think I’m scum, I don’t care if you’re having a bad day when you take my order I want to see smiles! He smiled…
So, there you have it. I think I need to devise some sort of rating system for each of these places, maybe deep fat friars instead of stars. If that’s the case then I’ll give this place 6 DFF’s out of 10 with a playful ruffle of its hair and a “could do better” mark in its report book to take home to its mum.
It was a time for heroes, a time for champions, a time for….. LUNCH!
Ok, perhaps I’m going a bit far with the hero bit but it did take a heroic effort to even consider lifting my fat ass out of my comfy office chair and brave the cold weather just to get some chips.
Chips??? Again??? Next you’ll be telling us about some Italian joint (funnily enough I probably will be, honestly I’m not some potato/pasta hound but it’s just the way things have fallen of late).
What can I say about the very creatively titled “Fish and Chip Shop” ? (Formally “Cools” or it could have been “Coors”, they had that funny joined up writing font so it was always a little hard to make out, I’m not saying I find cursive writing difficult to read just the particular font that was used on the…. Oh, who am I kidding. If it ain’t block capitals I’m lost!) Well I could say that they produce the best batter in the world… but they don’t. I could even say that their sausages in batter are the finest in all the land… but they’re not.
We can play this game forever so let’s get around to the facts.
Facts
1) The chips are pretty good, outside is solid with nice crispy bits inside however can be a little dry but that can be sorted with an (un?)healthy dose of vinegar!
2) Batter, not too shabby but not great either. There is a crispness to it but it only seems to retain its crispness on the smaller “sticky out” bits. The rest of the batter, while never loose & flappy is in fact a bit “damp”. The flavour is pretty good but again not good enough at the same time.
3) The Sausage meat is a bit odd too. It’s better than the fluorescent pink sausage meat they were using a couple of years back but when you’re eating it you get a weird smell waft up your nose from time to time and there’s this odd after taste too, not repulsive or anything just a bit odd.
4) Portions are pretty big, a large bag of chips would most likely feed yourself + partner and maybe a small child. I obviously couldn’t test this theory out as I have no small child of my own and mothers these days get a bit “screamy” when you try and drag one in off the street. Since I am The Bedford Belly I managed to finish all but one chip (yay me, you can catch me at my funeral this time next year…)
The premises is pretty clean on first look but if you do take a closer look you’ll see the air vents in the walls to the front of the shop could do with a bloody good scrub and the place could do with a lick of paint. The serving area however is pretty much spotless so I’m not at all saying the place is unsanitary just a bit worn.
The guy behind the counter is really friendly and is always happy enough which is something I like when I’m being served food. I don’t care if you think I’m scum, I don’t care if you’re having a bad day when you take my order I want to see smiles! He smiled…
So, there you have it. I think I need to devise some sort of rating system for each of these places, maybe deep fat friars instead of stars. If that’s the case then I’ll give this place 6 DFF’s out of 10 with a playful ruffle of its hair and a “could do better” mark in its report book to take home to its mum.
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