Fresh fish, fat hand-cut chips and some fantastic home-made samosas for the more adventurous diner make this the best traditional chippie in the West End (though that is not much of a compliment, since its only competitor is a miserable establishment serving cooked-from-frozen wares at the brothelly end of Wardour Street). Unusually, it's all cooked in peanut oil, which makes it a marginally healthier option than usual. There are long queues at lunchtime, and if you're eating in, there is a risk of getting a table in the dingy basement rather than the cosy, bustling main room.
Historic fish and seafood restaurant first opened in 1896.
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Fresh fish, fat hand-cut chips and some fantastic home-made samosas for the more adventurous diner make this the best traditional chippie in the West End (though that is not much of a compliment, since its only competitor is a miserable establishment serving cooked-from-frozen wares at the brothelly end of Wardour Street). Unusually, it's all cooked in peanut oil, which makes it a marginally healthier option than usual. There are long queues at lunchtime, and if you're eating in, there is a risk of getting a table in the dingy basement rather than the cosy, bustling main room.
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