Best Fish n Chips in town

Rhand

Hiya lads,

Been living here now for almost a year and never had me some Fish n Chips.
What's the best place to get one in D1 or D2?

whomitconcerns

leo burdocks on werburgh street..with crispy bits....case closed

alastair

Burdocks up near Christchurch. Not the other branches though.

whomitconcerns

alastair wrote: »

Burdocks up near Christchurch. Not the other branches though.

yes was just about to edit my post to add that. the other branches are NOT the same at all

saintsaltynuts

agreed

ciaran_h

Burdocks is only for tourists. Morellis Thomas st or Fuscos Meath st....best of all is original borza , crumlin cross

uberalles

Burdocks are average. The italians chippers are better IMO.

The Bishop Basher

Dont know why people always recommend Burdocks ?? Is it sheep mentality or what ? Never had great food from there. Plus 1 for Fusco's. !

Slydice

So, while there are opinions that Burdocks ain't great... nobody has suggested anywhere else? I'm not fond of Fish so I don't feel qualified to give much of an opinion. I did get Fish and Chips from Burdocks in Christchurch a few years back. The lasting impression was that their customer service was good.

I read (on boards.ie I think) that the Kingfisher on Parnell St is supposed to be good for fish and chips.

wicklowwonder

New chipper called The Fryer beside the petrol station on the quays is the nicest I have tasted in a long time. They freshly batter the fish in front of you which I think adds to the taste as a lot of places half cook the fish and they finish it off when you order. Their chips are gorgeous as well and their portions are big and prices lower than city centre. Hungry now and it's only 11am!!

juan.kerr

Little bit further a field but Beshoff Bros on Haddington Road.

vicwatson

wicklowwonder wrote: »

New chipper called The Fryer beside the petrol station on the quays is the nicest I have tasted in a long time. They freshly batter the fish in front of you which I think adds to the taste as a lot of places half cook the fish and they finish it off when you order. Their chips are gorgeous as well and their portions are big and prices lower than city centre. Hungry now and it's only 11am!!

Is that beside the TOP station on Ushers Quay

Been looking for a place that batters and cooks the fish fresh instead of par cooked and reheated later. Like it fresh.

Was the fish good?

wicklowwonder

vicwatson wrote: »

wicklowwonder wrote: »

New chipper called The Fryer beside the petrol station on the quays is the nicest I have tasted in a long time. They freshly batter the fish in front of you which I think adds to the taste as a lot of places half cook the fish and they finish it off when you order. Their chips are gorgeous as well and their portions are big and prices lower than city centre. Hungry now and it's only 11am!!

Is that beside the TOP station on Ushers Quay

Been looking for a place that batters and cooks the fish fresh instead of par cooked and reheated later. Like it fresh.

Was the fish good?

Yeah just beside the TOP garage parking is on the TOP forecourt think the same people own both. fish was gorgeous. There is a big foreign guy who seems to be the manager when he is there it is perfect, sometimes when he is off the oil can be dirty or you get small scrappy chips but never happened when he was there. It is open about 3/4 months now since the garage reopened. I live close by so it's a little to easy on my way home from work.

alastair

ciaran_h wrote: »

Burdocks is only for tourists. Morellis Thomas st or Fuscos Meath st....best of all is original borza , crumlin cross

I'm no tourist. I'd rate Burdocks as the best in the city. It's a subjective thing, and wouldn't expect everyone to agree, but it's a perfectly valid opinion nonetheless. I'd never opt for Morellis over Burdocks. Kingfisher is grand, but not in the same league.

WoollyRedHat

Leo Burdocks was such a disappointment tbh. Too pricey as well.

sticksman

I've eaten in the Kingfisher on Parnell St a few times and have yet to be disappointed though it is pricey for what you get. Never had a takeaway from there though.

admiralofthefleet

sticksman wrote: »

I've eaten in the Kingfisher on Parnell St a few times and have yet to be disappointed though it is pricey for what you get. Never had a takeaway from there though.

i came here to say the kingfisher. it is, imo head and shoulders above burdocks. i honestly dont know wht so many people seem to think that burdocks is good. its average and the branch in rathmines is terrible whereas the kingfisher is lovely
fuscardi on capel street is great but i think its closed

SocSocPol

Kingfisher has to be the best in town, have tried the Fryer too and was very impressed. Most of the Italians are ok. Never rated Burducks or Beshoffs.

Gavin "shels"

juan.kerr wrote: »

Little bit further a field but Beshoff Bros on Haddington Road.

Mespil Road isn't it? Either way imo it's way to greasy! Bistro at Leonards Corner or Macaris in Inchicore would be my picks.

Cienciano

SocSocPol wrote: »

Kingfisher has to be the best in town, have tried the Fryer too and was very impressed. Most of the Italians are ok. Never rated Burducks or Beshoffs.

Most Italian chippers are crap imho

Econoline Van

Had 'em all over and Burdock's Christchurch is my number 1. Very fond of Beshoffs in Howth and Mespil Road too. Plenty of really good chippers around but Burdock's is the best.

admiralofthefleet

Econoline Van wrote: »

Had 'em all over and Burdock's Christchurch is my number 1. Very fond of Beshoffs in Howth and Mespil Road too. Plenty of really good chippers around but Burdock's is the best.

you really havent tried the others if you think burdocks is the best

anto9

Burdocks Phibsborough Shopping Center is the best that i have had . ( that was 3 years ago and i hope that they are still open ?as i am back in Dublin next month) .

Dancor

anto9 wrote: »

Burdocks Phibsborough Shopping Center is the best that i have had . ( that was 3 years ago and i hope that they are still open ?as i am back in Dublin next month) .

It's open but is gone to the dogs. It might be in a different location to three years ago, it was on the NCR, it's now at the shopping centre.

wicklowwonder

anto9 wrote: »

Burdocks Phibsborough Shopping Center is the best that i have had . ( that was 3 years ago and i hope that they are still open ?as i am back in Dublin next month) .

I ordered a delivery from there and there was a mobile phone in my chips. In the same bag touching the chips. I rang up to complain I was expecting replacement chips, the guy had a bottle of coke for my troubles. No chips that night for me and I haven't eaten there since.

bobin fudge

where was burdocks when it was on the ncr? I cant remember at the moment

thanks

Zaph

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

fuscardi on capel street is great but i think its closed

But there is also Fusciardi's on Marlborough Street, which is excellent.

anto9

bobin fudge wrote: »

where was burdocks when it was on the ncr? I cant remember at the moment

thanks

It was opposite Kelly Carpets ,which used to be the State Cinema years ago .They were just before Phibsborough Library as you walk East .They moved to Phibsborough Shopping Centre about 8 years ago now .
There used to be a slightly fat Chinese guy in charge ,but maybe he has since gone .

bobin fudge

yeah, remember it now -thanks!

VictorRomeo

In my days as a student in the lat 80s early 90s, the fryer in Burdock's was coal fired.... there was something truly special about their chips back then - especially if you could not afford fish and you got a big scoop of the crispy bits....

I'm not sure when they replaced the coal fryer, but was back down there a while back and they were not the same at all....

puffishoes

for me anyway you have to look outside the chippers now for something daycent.

the chippers are all basically using the same processed shiote.

L . Mulligan Grocer on manor st normally have some form of fish n chip on with beer mayo. unbeatable imo. The crap that passes for fish in chippers is outrageous.

SunnyDub1

North Dublin but Beshoff's in howth. Tastiest and most expensive fish & chips around :P

anto9

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

North Dublin but Bishops in howth. Tastiest and most expensive fish & chips around :P

How much for F+C in Millionares row ?

SunnyDub1

anto9 wrote: »

How much for F+C in Millionares row ?

spelling error - its actually Beshoff's

Not to sure on prices haven't been there in a while

http://www.facebook.com/beshoffs

Billy Mays

Tried the Fryer on the quays this evening and it was top notch. Chips were lovely as was the cod. My brother who's a chef had a taste and assured me it was proper cod and not hoki or pollock.
Haven't tried Burdock's in Christchurch in years but have sampled from Phibsboro and the Epicurean food hall and both were overpriced crap.

admiralofthefleet

Billy Mays wrote: »

Tried the Fryer on the quays this evening and it was top notch. Chips were lovely as was the cod. My brother who's a chef had a taste and assured me it was proper cod and not hoki or pollock.
Haven't tried Burdock's in Christchurch in years but have sampled from Phibsboro and the Epicurean food hall and both were overpriced crap.

it can be coley as well

uberalles

wicklowwonder wrote: »

I ordered a delivery from there and there was a mobile phone in my chips. In the same bag touching the chips. I rang up to complain I was expecting replacement chips, the guy had a bottle of coke for my troubles. No chips that night for me and I haven't eaten there since.

Were they silicone chips?

uberalles

"The Fish Bar" New Cabra Road, Dublin 7

Tasty fish there.

youguessedit

Burdocks are over-rated, I'm afraid. A shadow of their former selves. Back in the days before the Celtic Tiger, when jobs were as scarce as they are now and tourists were even scarcer, Burdocks was a well-kept secret and very, very definitely the best chipper in town. I used to look forward to nipping across the road to spend a couple of quid of my dole money on cod and chips - refries of course. But after the fire in the late 80's (or was it early 90's?) the wonderful old gas-fired fryers were replaced with electric and nothing was ever the same again. Out went the refries and in came the Celtic Tiger, the hoards of tourists and the anaemic-looking, barely-cooked chips. [Sigh]

Oh, but the refries! The refries! Crispy bits can't hold a candle to 'em.

squishykins

wicklowwonder wrote: »

New chipper called The Fryer beside the petrol station on the quays is the nicest I have tasted in a long time. They freshly batter the fish in front of you which I think adds to the taste as a lot of places half cook the fish and they finish it off when you order. Their chips are gorgeous as well and their portions are big and prices lower than city centre. Hungry now and it's only 11am!!

I work there, not here to advertise it, just wanted to say thanks for the lovely review, and that it's called the Fryery, not the Fryer :P

vicwatson

squishykins wrote: »

I work there, not here to advertise it, just wanted to say thanks for the lovely review, and that it's called the Fryery, not the Fryer :P

Nice 1 have ya a website ?

Edit - I found this - http://www.facebook.com/TheFryeryTraditionalFishAndChips

Yamanoto

Burdocks chips have always been mushy, overly greasy and anaemic looking every time I've had them from Christchurch.

Tales of their awesomeness are possibly Dublin's greatest culinary urban myth.

vicwatson

Do yis fresh batter the fish to order?

Deadly if you do.

squishykins

vicwatson wrote: »

Do yis fresh batter the fish to order?

Deadly if you do.

Yeah we do

BeerNut

Got lunch from The Fryery based on this thread. Lovely moist flaky fish in soft fluffy batter. Thanks for the recommendations, all.

BostonB

youguessedit wrote: »

Burdocks are over-rated, I'm afraid. A shadow of their former selves. Back in the days before the Celtic Tiger, when jobs were as scarce as they are now and tourists were even scarcer, Burdocks was a well-kept secret and very, very definitely the best chipper in town. I used to look forward to nipping across the road to spend a couple of quid of my dole money on cod and chips - refries of course. But after the fire in the late 80's (or was it early 90's?) the wonderful old gas-fired fryers were replaced with electric and nothing was ever the same again. Out went the refries and in came the Celtic Tiger, the hoards of tourists and the anaemic-looking, barely-cooked chips. [Sigh]

Oh, but the refries! The refries! Crispy bits can't hold a candle to 'em.

+1

The old Burdocks (Christchurch) was better. +1 for the old fryers. Current one is just ok. The other Burdocks around town seem quite poor though. Beshofs on mespil is ok. Otherwise I'm usually disappointed with chippers so I usually avoid them these days. Seems to be a queue outside that one on the queues regularly though I've not been in there.

vicwatson

lb1981 wrote: »

So are you the dirt bag who seved me last week with dirt under your finger nails, the chips were blanched and hard and the fish was nothing special.. not a patch on the real burdocks or beshoffs

Why is there a fake Burdocks somewhere?:rolleyes:

Beshoff's on O'Connell Street is the best.

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Beshoff,+O'Connell+Street+Upper,+Dublin,+Ireland&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=40.59616,79.013672&oq=beshoff+o&t=h&hq=Beshoff,&hnear=O'Connell+Street+Upper,+Dublin,+Ireland&z=16

You get served the food on a proper plate too!
The fish, chips and coleslaw are top notch.

Not to be confused with Beshoff Bros.

lb1981

vicwatson wrote: »

Why is there a fake Burdocks somewhere?:rolleyes:

Yes the original in christchurch, the rest are just franchise , some of the burdock family still work in christchurch were the other ones are burdocks in name only , totally different quality of food.
I like my chipers and as i have worked all over dublin i have been in quite a few ..for normal chipers macaris in blanch village or aldos in foxrock are top notch.

vicwatson

Where is aldos in Foxrock?

lb1981

vicwatson wrote: »

Where is aldos in Foxrock?

If you come in from the n11 turn right at cornalscourt go by dunnes and keep going it is just before the petrol station, not as far as pizza hut. out of all the chippers around there you never get a bad one and that could be 30 lads ordering food on a night shift.