Whilst staying close by in our caravan we decided to have a Chippy tea, we chose Fridays after reading their excellent reviews. I had their steak n ale pie, chips n gravy, my wife had just a portion of chips. Service was swift, the food was tasty, hot and plentiful all wrapped and served perfectly. What more could you want? I’d recommend their steak n ale pie, especially with their gravy.

This is the first time of going to Frydays as I had not realised there was an actual fish and chip shop in this vicinity. However after a long search around I did stumble across it on Google Maps and so decided to read the reviews. Now this one comes out as being the top rated fish and chips in the localised area. That said I decided to grace them with my presence. Now I already have a favourite place that I frequent often so I am going to find it hard to actually beat. Parking is reasonable - there are a couple of places so if not too busy you will find a space (which was what I did as it was 16:30 so just before the teatime rush). Now I opted for the usual FCaMP (Fish Chips and Mushy Peas) and in the case of fish went for haddock. Now I asked about skin and was told the haddock didn’t have it (as some do keep the skin on) which was fantastic. I opted for the whole lot in one carton having the peas over the top. Now the added bonus here is that you get free wedge of lemon and a small tub of tartare sauce (excellent) which is something none of the others do as far as I’m aware. Conclusion? Well the fish was absolutely great. The batter was crisp but not too crunchy. And once breaking through the golden batter the haddock was reasonably thick and white with no trace of that slight greying edges you can get sometimes. The peas not too mushy and not too hard. Now the chips were ok. The reason for this was that they looked like they were frozen although they are not. It’s probably because they are cut slightly thinner than most fish and chip shops who cut theirs more chunky (which is what I like). However this did not detract from the overall experience as all was very tasty. The staff were great. The atmosphere was good. There is (or was) a dining area but I overheard someone asking and were told it has not been open since the Covid lockdown and might not open again. So resulting score in my opinion is this is now my 4th ranking place in this area. Well done to all at Frydays! My first experience was great!