Fish and Chips - Restaurant Vs Chip Shop - Who Wins?

[@everydayimeating3407]

What fish and chips did you prefer? Comment below 😀

[@SaorAlba1970]

in Scotland we prefer Haddock than Cod ... we call Haddock the king of the sea, when i make Mushy peas, i use proper smoked ham hough on the bone as the base and when i serve the mushy peas i always add malt vinegar to give it a extra taste kick

[@JSC131]

Restaurant on this showing looked a bit more effort. Evolved great content.

[@iamtheeggman1986]

Both look good but chippy wins it for me

[@thedodgemkingfunfairandcla2527]

Restaurant personally as chippy chips lay heavy on me and can never eat more then half a small portion

[@SUMAIRAIJAZ-ej1ip]

What fish 🐟 shop 🤔 was that were is it in What citie

[@Jan-iq5sm]

Best food reviewer on you tube . Thorough and objective. Concise and very descriptive. Well done . ❤

[@Zoe-dr5ps]

I agree. I really enjoy his video's i must say. My favourite ❤️

[@everydayimeating3407]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@iamtheeggman1986]

💯% agree

[@Ste]

Even with the sound off I can tell when you like the taste of something by your hand gestures 🙂

[@everydayimeating3407]

🤷‍♂️

[@lisabudd5979]

🇦🇺😊👍 i love you reviews ,you are fair in each place ,you go on what they claim to provide as there qulity and standards .you are honest in there pros and cons . Which is what ppl want to know . You don't walk in there advertising yourself on a t-shirt and honestly you dont have to.👍😊

[@earlbee3196]

It’s got to be the fish and chip shop £14.50 It looked so delightfully, delicious 🎉

[@everydayimeating3407]

It was delicious indeed 😋

[@earlbee3196]

@@everydayimeating3407 🍗🧢🕶️ ✌🏻🧔🏻✌🏻 Lovely

[@bonbon19977]

The second one is my favourite too❤

[@everydayimeating3407]

It was mine too 😀

[@roberttaylor9296]

Always preferred haddock to cod. More flavoursome and a meatier texture

[@everydayimeating3407]

I prefer it too

[@mattwuk]

At first I thought why the hell have they tried to pimp that with a garnish but realised the are pea shoots so it kind of makes sense to be fair. Obviously a proper chippy is going to always win hands down, great video mate.

[@everydayimeating3407]

I don't think I've had a restaurant fish and chips thats better than a chip shop so far

[@ciaomuffet]

The second one, the chip shop wins hands down for me. Everything looked better. The cooked half lemon looked interesting though.

[@everydayimeating3407]

It was the first time I ever had a caramelised lemon on a meal

[@Oscarspaw1971]

Both looked amazing,but you can't beat a proper chippy fish n chips. Watching this has just made me so hungry😁

[@everydayimeating3407]

looking at fish and chips makes me hungry too 😋

[@dsh1-2023]

Love these videos. I know it’s a bad thing to say but I always think the anticipation of fish and chips is better than actually having it (don’t yell!)

[@everydayimeating3407]

I think I know what you mean, its the smell of the vinegar and the batter, and how crispy it looks 😋

[@maxwellfan55]

Good point. BUT. If you get really good f&chips it is one of the best meals in the whole world.

[@nigel8499]

Probably the batter causes a bloated feeling. Ask for 'lightly battered' a good fish and chip shop should accommodate

[@gilliandrysdale5306]

the second one looked much better ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@everydayimeating3407]

It for sure tasted better too 😋

[@PaulSlade1]

Absolutely magnificent, thx a million!

[@everydayimeating3407]

Thanks 😀 Glad you enjoyed it!

[@johnwelbourn3811]

I like the look of the latter, definitely. I think the average restaurant has to cater for other dishes, so can't concentrate on fresh fish and chips and deep fried food exclusively. It was a big shock to me as a teenager to move over to Merseyside in the 1970s from Nottinghamshire only to find that all the chippies used vegetable oil not animal fat. There is just no comparison. I love going back to Nottinghamshire to hunt out a chippy that serves food fried in animal fat. The difference is night and day.

[@everydayimeating3407]

Beef dripping really makes a difference to the taste

[@christianboutell7112]

The second lot of fish and chips by far won it for me,that batter was perfect.

[@everydayimeating3407]

The batter was so good!

[@lindameer5110]

I'm from Bradford and 68 years old. Fish and chips were Always cooked in beef drip, and Cod was Not on the menu. West Yorkshire fish was always Haddock, in my experience. Haddock is a lot nicer fish anyway, but needs to be cooked in beef dripping. And, what has happened to "cakes"? They were a staple in all the fish shops and now seem to have been replaced with various flavoured fishcakes, not a patch on the original cakes. Love your reviews, but I especially like those where you sit in your car and you can hear you crunching through the batter.... Yummy. I live in North Yorkshire now, and dearly miss the old "traditional" small, local chippies found on street corners. I need to come home!!!! xx

[@JL16061980]

Based on the first pictures... chip shop will win I think x

[@r7.a117]

I so agree! 😊

[@everydayimeating3407]

It takes it on taste too 😋

[@everyone06]

Vinegar first then salt on Fish and Chips.

[@Paul-67]

Good looking interior of the giraffe restaurant, very nice. Their prices are reasonable as well. Their food looked very good too. For me though, beef dripping fried fish and chips are the ultimate. Graveley’s wins it for me. Thanks for your great reviews. If you run out of places to try in Leeds why not travel a bit further afar?

[@everydayimeating3407]

Where should I travel too?

[@Paul-67]

@@everydayimeating3407 I live in Stoke On Trent and there’s probably some good places but I don’t know. Maybe Manchester, Birmingham or one of the other big cities. London?

[@garbeal2397]

Love your reviews keep it up 😊

[@everydayimeating3407]

Thank you! Will do!

[@signnamesparkle]

I was wondering what to have for my dinner and I think it'll have to be fish & chips!

[@everydayimeating3407]

Its one of the best dinners to have 😀

[@ginasmith9489]

Loved the second one ….. would you do a carvery video please 🙏

[@larhumba4233]

The green leaf garnish at the Restaurant was pea shoots grown from marrowfat peas used to make mushy peas. Goes nicely in salads. Nice light tempura batter on the cod. You can't beat fat chip shop chps and crispy batter on the haddock. My winner too. 😊

[@everydayimeating3407]

I agree, you can't beat it

[@VenusDoom891]

Graveleys looks class. A rare example of you not having to eat proper chippy fish & chips in your car. You forgot your own cutlery though ;-)

[@everydayimeating3407]

I know lol, I had to use the dreaded plastic ones

[@ianm2170]

As you know from the dozens of fish and chips reviews you did when you were just starting out, if it's a decent chippy, there's no comparison.

[@everydayimeating3407]

A chip shop always wins

[@stacyfrederick9183]

Awesome video! But I wish you would try out a Cafe that offered smoked and/or steamed or broiled fish and a German potato salad or macaroni and cheese. Or is that not classic English? I am from the states and will never visit the places you go; but I enjoy your videos. What about some smoked eel? There once was a company that had authentic smoked fish in the little cryovac packages available at my local fish counter in Pittsburgh. But horribly expensive. A shame though. They had haddock, halibut, black tipped shark, tuna, swordfish, blue marlin, etc. I would like to see you try out a restraunte that offered rabbit or turtle. Just a thought. You seem to have a rather sophisticated sense of taste. Godspeed.

[@JillGray-g1g]

Graveley's looks like some of the best fish and chips I've ever seen I am beginning to think I should live in Leeds. My mouth was watering thank you for a good vlog.

[@strafe604]

Graveley's FTW. Proper actual chips and not fries like you said. Better looking tartar sauce and cooked in beef dripping elevates it to another level.

[@everydayimeating3407]

Beef dripping really makes the difference

[@tomvercetti5402]

Excellent as always! Love your content. Would you consider reviewing something like chinese takeaway vs posh chinese restaurant?

[@everydayimeating3407]

Possibly!

[@paulwalker9262]

Always Graveleys great value for money and always tasty wise choice 😋

[@everydayimeating3407]

Its a great choice for fish and chips

[@kaybee2930]

Great review 👏

[@everydayimeating3407]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@michelleleigh-mz1er]

For me, A good fish and chip shop will Always beat restaurants fish and chips...😊

[@everydayimeating3407]

Very true!

[@srspower]

I definitley agree, and it always annoys me when foreigners do 'fish and chip' reviews with restaurant versions. Nothing is quite like fish and chip shop meals.

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

When I saw this video, my immediate thought was that this did not need making as chips shop fish and chips are ALWAYS going to be better! 😉😋 Thing is, Graveley's isn't even the best chippy. If you go out of town, and go to places like Mermaid down Harehills Lane or Murgatroyds or Oakwood Fisheries, you'll get much better quality. Thicker fish, and a bigger portion of chips. You just get a couple of chef's simply just cooking fish all day and that's all they really have to concentrate on and it's better by far! Another great video!

[@maxwellfan55]

Excellent review, straight to the point.

[@everydayimeating3407]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@tracyfun6918]

The Chip Shop one Def looks the best.not sure about the grey bits on the fish,prefer mine white all the way through x

[@Eric-the-Bold]

Your spot on, never eat F&C in a Pub or a Restaurant. Another point ask where the fish is from. Most are now from Norwegian factory ships Frozen and boxed to size, and later defrosted for cooking. Is there anywhere that you can get fresh fish? Beef dripping is a must, down in the tip called London , I cant find anywhere that cooks in beef dripping .

[@alankiy2054]

Fish, Chips what a favourite, my opinion the Chip shop wins. As a thought they probably sell far more, hence likely be fresher over a restaurant that specialise in other menu dishes, as one you reviewed did, so possibly fish in such establishments may sit longer in a freezer ! Visually however both fish chips looked appetising.

[@everydayimeating3407]

Good points, they both did look really nice

[@GaryYork-tk2ow]

I'll have to go with Graveley's just for the fact that they fry in beef drippings, it makes all the difference in taste.

[@everydayimeating3407]

You can really taste the difference

[@jennyhartshorne8659]

The chip shop batter looked crispy and the chips were nice i'd go for the chip shop one to

[@everydayimeating3407]

The chip shop batter was a little crispier and 100% tasted better

[@johnkitchen4699]

Giraffe batter looked a little soggy on the inside and the fish appeared cooked from frozen (I know some fish and chip shops which do the same) but overall it looked a credible effort. Graveley’s looked better - but then again, it should be better as they specialize. So we’ll done Giraffe, but you wouldn’t expect to beat a good specialist.

[@phillai]

I prefer The Fisherman's Wife over Graveleys for fish and chips! You need to get your fish and chip fix from them next! 🙏

[@everydayimeating3407]

Thats a great fish and chip shop too

[@phillai]

@@everydayimeating3407 the curry sauce is alot better too! 😬

[@paulinegiles5757]

Hello EIE. The fish and chips are the chip shop, were by far the best looking. My mouth was watering. The restaurant ones looked OK, but to me the batter looked liked tempura. Thank you for the vlogs I really enjoy them.

[@everydayimeating3407]

The chips were both great, but I think I enjoyed the chip shop ones more

[@Packyboy]

Nice work on the episode.. as you well know, you can’t beat beef, dripping… out chippy on the Springfield Road in belfast always used beef dripping ,big blocks I could see him dropping them in the fryer.. I do like a nice crispy breakfast. Roll with a fish and chips. Brilliant sandwich. Keep it up.

[@mikedown1250]

How many times !!!! always vinegar first...always.

[@cutulphashby6972]

I would agree with your judgement on flavour though they both looked good! Will you come to French’s in wells next the sea? It’s by far my favourite fish and chip shop for many many years! I will gladly meet you there if need be!

[@everydayimeating3407]

Its pretty far from where I am, maybe I will make it down there some day

[@michaeltb1358]

Watercress - the healthiest item on the plate!

[@everydayimeating3407]

I didn't eat it lol

[@michaeltb1358]

@@everydayimeating3407 I saw that!

[@susandevlin4712]

the second oblivously, the best

[@everydayimeating3407]

I agree

[@alcazartin]

Chip shop the best for me. Then again I love graveleys.

[@everydayimeating3407]

I like it too lol

[@tonybroadfoot8947]

I lived in Leeds as a student and later worked in Hunslet and Harrogate. My favourite fish and chips are in Headingly

[@everydayimeating3407]

What was the fish and chip shop called?

[@tonybroadfoot8947]

@@everydayimeating3407 there are 2 but i hear that one is closing due to costs and lack of staff, Bryants now called "No. 14" and "Catch" now in danger of closing

[@roylansbrian4722]

Graveley's fish and chips are fantastic

[@everydayimeating3407]

They tasted great

[@uhd25ca85]

Love your channel!

[@everydayimeating3407]

Thanks 😀

[@lisabudd5979]

2nd shop cause i love haddock and its a good portion done nicely and im easy id go tarta sauce which is decent in that packet and freash, with salt on chips thats it .

[@everydayimeating3407]

I think Haddock just has a bit more flavour than cod

[@AJ-sv5qg]

Chip shop looked better but a lot of people cant eat it fried in beef dripping, it really upsets the stomach. Its got something to do with beef dripping going over a certain temperature

[@everydayimeating3407]

They also fry in veg oil too, you can specify which one you want

[@iamtheeggman1986]

I'm eating fish and chips watching you eat fish and chips

[@everydayimeating3407]

I hope you're taking combo bites

[@johnnydavidson595]

I'm going shop, straight away 👍🏻

[@everydayimeating3407]

Its fish and chip day today 😀

[@jenniferparry8709]

How is it everywhere you go is empty? Chip shop looked the best but I bet it would have tasted better with a real knife and fork and tea in a cup

[@everydayimeating3407]

I usually go as soon as they open, so i'm the first one in there or I go when its not meal times, so theres less people

[@geebee6737]

You should have included a Fish Bar Restaurant.....you get the better chippy food because they're often attached but get the restaurant experience and ambience for much less than a high street frozen food rip off merchant. The chippy wins but no cod on that menu so needs calling out....any chippy worth its salt will give you cod or haddock options , close but no cigar

[@gbhxu]

Chip shop wins for me. But, not enough chips

[@everydayimeating3407]

I don't think they could fit anymore on because of the size of the fish lol

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Chip Shop all the way!! 😄 ….Smithy

[@PenryMMJ]

I'm a big fan of fish and chips, but it's got to come from a traditional chippy. Sadly both of those looked pretty grim. Giraffe look like they are serving up oven chips and frozen, oven cooked fish fillets. You could cook that at home, you're being ripped off. Gravelly are at least frying the food. But that was not haddock. Haddock fillets should have skin on one side. That looked like Pollock, it's noticeable that the sign just says "fish" not naming the species, probably to ensure that trading standards don't fine them. If a chippy can't name what they are serving, walk away.

[@GeordieGames]

Lovely second meal, I prefer standard chips, the lazy(skin on) variety just don't appeal to me at all! Great video, you've inspired me to have a burger!

[@everydayimeating3407]

Haha how was your burger?

[@GeordieGames]

@@everydayimeating3407 Lovely, just a Rustlers Big Cheese, but it hit the spot!

[@JohnJones-wo1bc]

'mushy peases'. Haha!

[@everydayimeating3407]

Is that not the plural of mushy peas lol

[@JohnJones-wo1bc]

@@everydayimeating3407 It is fab, whatever the grammar rights and wrongs!

[@Train64693]

Hello there! I think the location varies for the restaurant and the fish and chip shop. You never know what traditions/type of fish or chips they do. For example when I go get fish and chips in kent the chips are PROPER crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. But In my personal opinion I think chip shop does it for me as the one I go to does it very well and isn’t as expensive.

[@everydayimeating3407]

Chip shops always take it for me lol

[@alanthomson007]

no brainer EIE GOOD VIDEO

[@everydayimeating3407]

Its the chip shop for sure

[@darkvader7231]

Proper chippy always as fish n chips is their main dish so they are the masters unlike the restaurants which are jack of all trades!!!

[@juliemcgarty4764]

Think I preferred the 2nd one

[@everydayimeating3407]

Me too 😀

[@susannah1184]

Chip shop version wins. However you put enough salt on the food lol lol xx

[@everydayimeating3407]

I like a lot of salt and vinegar lol

[@FK-zr9fn]

The disappointment of the chip 🍟 shop was the plastic knife and fork and it looked like a plastic plate,but saying that the fish was a lot better than the restaurant. I can’t understand where the curry sauce finds its way onto fish and chips because i don’t think it belongs there. The restaurant had a much better presentation than the chip shops. I enjoyed the vlog 👍

[@geourgiou]

Definitely the chip shop, better potato content, real potatoes. Fish looked better too, you can tell the restaurant chips we're frozen

[@jamesscott7862]

Great video, have you been to Betty's tea rooms York? They do fish and chips and it's better than the fish and chip shop ones.

[@everydayimeating3407]

I have not, maybe one for the future

[@jamesscott7862]

@@everydayimeating3407 It would make a great video.

[@seanmc1351]

The biggest miss conception is which fish shop is better, this comes doen the chips, and batter. The reason i say this, is 90% of chip shops, and the fish he is eating is all the same fish, bought all over the country, unless you are at a seaside resturant, which may have catch of the day from local fishing boats.. The reason is, its all frozen fish these days, because its the factory ships that go out for weeks at a time, its caught processed and frozon on the ships, using every part of the fish down to making crab sticks. they are frozen in 7 kilo packs or 10 kilo packs, and sized per pack, 8 to 16oz 16 to 32oz and 32oz+ the smaller fillets, are the either frozen individualy, in boxes, good for nursing homes and the likes, some are battered or bread crumbed like you will get in your iceland, or frozen section in supermarkets, not sure if these portions are all done on ship, on on land. I know this because i was manager of fish mongers in london for 10 years. But the quality of fish is as good as you get can these days. traditional fish shops, tend to be better, as there batter, type of potatoes used, and cooking times have been passed own through the family, sadly these guys are dying out, due to the cost of fish, and less people eating them regular, the chains taken over because there offer a more diverse food choice and drinks. Im not in London now, but i do support my local fish shop, i also buy my cod from him for other reciepes, to make at home, he just sells me the plain cod,

[@leejohnson6448]

I think haddock is far better than cod. Haddock has flavour and cod is just bland.

[@everydayimeating3407]

It does seem to have a bit more flavour

[@peaceLove1988]

100% gravleys chip shop the fish looked delicious.

[@everydayimeating3407]

It tasted delicious too 😋

[@patricksullivan2261]

Now the first one looked like a really nice place to eat, but the second had what looked like the better fish and chips. When you hang your hat on cooking one particular meal, you tend to be really good at it, or go out of business quickly. A steakhouse doesn't make a better pizza than a pizza place, and the pizza place doesn't make better steaks than the steakhouse. Unless one of them is on the fast track to getting closed.

[@everydayimeating3407]

Very true!

[@peepshowtube]

Tartare sauce is for fish, not chips, lol

[@davidsworld5837]

if you just went for the fish and chips you would have paid £9.50. paying over a £1 for like the mushy peas or curry sauces is just not good value. the Restaurant should have just made there own mushy peas. by taking garden peas and a squeeze of mint sauce they would have been great but for all there added items they were just far too small a portion size And I once again have to say that brewers fayre do 2 meals for £10 and you could get two fish and chips for the price of the fish shop ones. and you get the mushy peas, lemon and Tartar sauce with them.

[@iainferguson764]

Bit stingy with the chips at the chip shop but they did look better than restaurant. Also IMO you should put vinegar on first then salt!

[@brewsterkits]

Chips looked nice, sauces were a bit thin, didn't like the look of the batter, a bit thin and not bubbly! .on the second one the fish batter looked much better, and there were chippy chips!!! Peas looked nice, some put flavouring in peas, I do .I liked this meal better 8.5 I think restaurants haven't got the space for the big fryers, they do make a difference and the cleaning and cost of oil or dripping is a lot

[@everydayimeating3407]

The beef dripping really makes a difference to the taste

[@nigel8499]

Vinegar first, then add salt

[@alanthomson1227]

Not a fair comparison , Giraffe not a restaurant you would order fish n chips at . It’s a fake Asian type chain , so it was always going to lose out .

[@AllanNeaves-qn3zr]

Are you having a giraffe?( that's a laugh 😂 by the way) What's the trend of serving food in layers? Fish on top of fries/chips. Result, soggy chips 😢 And grass cuttings should not be there. Graveney's ❤😊❤Winner with out a doubt. They just looked the business 😊 Proper fish&chips ( only missing the newspaper!!!) Personal note. Why North of Watford do you only seem to have Cod or Haddock? Plenty of 🐠 in the sea cheers

[@everydayimeating3407]

Its got to be either cod or haddock lol

[@davidkearney7142]

Say what you like, but you can't beat a proper F and C shop, no fancy garnish etc, the restaurant F and C plate was cluttered with little ramekins filled with the sauces too much going on😊

[@susanreid9857]

Chip shop x

[@everydayimeating3407]

I agree 😀

[@margaretmaskell9985]

It would have been fairer to go to a proper fish restaurant rather than a chain which just happens to have fish n chips on the menu. It’s like comparing apples with oranges. I do usually like your videos but I thought this was an unfair comparison.

[@stephenpark8133]

No Gravy lad?

[@steventaylor6934]

Chip shop all day bro and now your views and subs am going up maybe some £50 challenges

[@everydayimeating3407]

I definitely want to do the £50 challenges again. I think I need my view and subs to go up a bit more though. Which city should I do it in?

[@steventaylor6934]

@@everydayimeating3407 aberystwyth in Wales bro

[@bertiebassett2823]

Can't beat a proper chippy if it's run right, the restaurant meal was all cash and carry rubbish the proper chippy didn't have frozen chips or canned mushy peas or boxed fish it had dried marrowfat peas boiled in bicarb, rumbled chips and fresh fish no contest 👌😁

[@johnbluett6079]

The fist fish looked to have soggeynbatter

[@leeandmandybattersby5958]

The chippy looked way better … I also didn’t like how the restaurant put salt on as not everyone will want salt

[@everydayimeating3407]

It was a bit unusual that they seasoned it already

[@snacklofter]

👍👍

[@jf330]

Fish and ship shop all the time they only have to specialise in one thing

[@everydayimeating3407]

And they are really good at it 😀

[@nigel8499]

Some put mint sauce in mushy peas

[@everydayimeating3407]

It was a great mushy peas at gravelys

[@lesleyfarrington4809]

Definitely the Chippy

[@everydayimeating3407]

It takes it for sure

[@julietfoulger9370]

Have you tried the Giraffe Breakfast? They are Wicked!

[@everydayimeating3407]

I have not, i'll have to plan a visit

[@nigel8499]

The wilted watercress was very sad

[@jamiefrisby1914]

Got to be the shop for me, I always get my fish and chips from the shop. Been to a few restaurants, the chips are thinner and the fish batter I don't think as good as the shop. Your fish and chips looked much better from the shop

[@everydayimeating3407]

It tasted better from the shop too 😋

[@Standard_Jay]

Chippy all day long.

[@everydayimeating3407]

I agree

[@steventeasdale9082]

OMG the restaurant Fish looks anemic, really raw undercooked, the batter has the uncooked white sticky stuff underneath , you will never beat Chip Shop Fish and Chips because that's all they cook! You need Fish and Chips cooked in proper Beef Dripping, with a lovely crispy batter, you can't beat Kirby's Fish and Chips in Meanwood matey

[@RobertSmith-cv1cu]

The chip shop wins.

[@everydayimeating3407]

It takes it for me on all categories