Reviewing FISH AND CHIPS In The COTSWOLDS!

[@preshmajesh]

I'm at 10,000 ft in the Andes in southern Ecuador and can't stop watching your videos. Thanks SO much.

[@Jimmyjamesgannon]

Videos are mesmerizing for some reason!

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Another good video 👏👏👏

[@markarundel7856]

Hi from Paraguay. I also enjoy his honest reviews.

[@garfieldsmith332]

Wow. I thought I was far away being in Canada.

[@GaryEats]

Wow that’s very kind take care

[@nimmichagger165]

Mate, it’s businesses like this that give our country a bad name and the reason why tourists go away thinking British food is boring, tasteless and overpriced. This is clearly a tourist trap, with zero repeat business. This place made me feel embarrassed to be British. Absolutely shocking, and you were generous with your rating. I’d give it a 3/10. Great review as always, mate. Cheers, Gary!

[@Novotny72]

That's so well put: "a tourist trap, with zero repeat business". You've nailed why visitors think our food is rubbish.

[@Train64693]

Really sorry you had to eat that Gary, that’s one for the team. They don’t deserve to be in business with that output. Over generous with the score lol Great review as always

[@DovidM]

Kitchens in such places are geared for quick turnover. Quality suffers as a result, with too many shortcuts taken.

[@6Tabazan6]

I'm embarrassed to be British not for the dull cuisine though.

[@jakecarter94]

So on point, embarrassing indeed

[@felixstory5350]

"Gary, there are many programs for evaluating food, but yours is undoubtedly the best. The way you describe food is fantastic. You were simply born to do what you do. I wish you great success." 👏

[@GaryEats]

Really appreciate that, thank you!!

[@saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555]

Looked poor but another good watch, the scampi looked disgraceful! The honesty is appreciated and fair. 👍

[@GaryEats]

Thank you that’s appreciated

[@richardg5571]

I hardly ever eat at restaurants but for some reason I’m loving your videos! I think it’s the lack of stupid gimmicks /editing and the refreshingly honest and down to earth way you approach them! Top marks for you!

[@GaryEats]

Thanks so much Richard

[@Tanya-ix9zh]

Richard you are absolutely spot on! Love Gary

[@AJ-sv5qg]

Love the way you look for the positives even when the food is rubbish

[@GaryEats]

Always look on the bright side

[@hacendado3840]

@@GaryEats Asin....At least I didn't need my stomach pumped!😆

[@ritadonnelly8820]

dirt food

[@OuterSpaceOwl]

Happy Easter to you Gary and the Cameraman and to all the viewers here. 🐣🐇

[@GaryEats]

Very kind and first 👍

[@TheGrimReaper1]

Everything will be stone cold by the time the camera man gets into it.

[@FourIntoOne]

I think you were generous at 4! All my pet hates were present - soggy limp anemic batter, flabby looking chips, desert dry pie, meager portions, - and my deal breaker - fish served on top of chips in a steamy sealed box - no better way to ruin both immediately! Look forward to the next (hopefully better) experience👍

[@GaryEats]

On to the next one 👌

[@xr6lad]

When we holidayed in the Cotswolds we always did in winter and rented a cottage at Christmas. No crowds but so beautiful. We stayed in Morton but always got a car park in the main square in Stow.

[@GaryEats]

A stunning area for sure 👌

[@james-5560]

Embarrassing that's what they are serving to people coming to the UK when they want to try traditional british fish and chips. The tourists will go away thinking they're very average, yet if they went to a real british chippie they would see what the fuss is about. They should be embarrassed as they're letting us down.

[@elizabethabbott3726]

Quite agree. A lot of the chippies in West Yorkshire still don't sell pies, sausages etc - they just concentrate on superbly cooked fish and chips plus mushy peas. Tourists! Come up here - visit Haworth and then go to a Bradford or Halifax traditional chip shop 😊

[@youtuber6193]

It’s no wonder that many overseas visitors think that British food is terrible when they probably eat at tourist restaurants and get overcharged for poor quality food.

[@JanetBrown-px2jn]

The same thing happens in America,British tourists come here eat in the tourist traps,then go home,and tell everyone the food isn’t good in the US.The man with the table for one,and the one who lived in the US have done that,not to mention all the ordinary tourists that eat in the traps.

[@Codzilla71]

​@@elizabethabbott3726Bradford! 🤣

[@Arltratlo]

i went to the UK a few times, never ate Fish & Chips! looks like i missed nothing!

[@Jan-iq5sm]

28 pounds ? Omg 😱 it’s ridiculous. No cooking skills at this overpriced establishment.

[@GaryEats]

It was disappointing Jan for sure

[@sleepwalker6825]

In all fairness You ain't been to a chippy lately ... Daylight Robbery tbh all Round .. Our local Suburban Chip shop for Cod and chips is £16 and not much beetr than that tat Gary's Eating ...

[@GaryEats]

Apologies, misread your comment. It's pricey now for sure

[@Dingzyy]

​@@sleepwalker6825What?! Large cod and chips is £9 at my local chippy.

[@xr6lad]

@@sleepwalker6825compare to here in Australia a piece of fish $10 and chips $5 = $15 or £7.70.

[@kevy1967]

Just discovered your videos, great work; just a normal guy giving his honest opinion. No pretentious celebrity chefs or food gurus. Love your videos!

[@GaryEats]

I appreciate that! Thank you.

[@petergoodger4809]

Cotswolds on a Bank Holiday!! You must be mad Gary😊

[@GaryEats]

Totally Peter poor planning

[@Lloyd1885]

How many yards have you travelled in your car since you wrote that gary? 😏

[@GaryEats]

More than I care to admit

[@geoffreymcdonnell9869]

Oh dear oh dear. I ALWAYS avoid tourist traps on public holidays and as for the food it was obviously very dissapointing, better eating next time.😢

[@badbasset8624]

Bourton on the Water is THE absolute tourist trap of the Cotswolds. A while back another fish and chip shop there was caught selling cheap sub standard fish as cod.

[@GaryEats]

Yes, I've heard about this story, not good

[@lindagrainger8765]

Sorry, they all look as if they have standing in the chip shop waiting to be bought all pre made for customers and it's a Bank Holiday, money to be made very poor this time Gary and the Camera man, Better choice next visit, marks 4. Camera man had the best choice. THANK YOU.

[@2wfit]

I love the brief moment of trying to figure out what you think of the food while you're trying it

[@GaryEats]

Thank you I like to try and think about the flavours

[@paulc1553]

Happy Easter, Gary. Happy Easter to all subscribers. Love, Paul xxx.

[@GaryEats]

Thanks Paul that’s very kind and a happy Easter to you too

[@paulc1553]

@GaryEats: Cheers, mate xxx.

[@BarryR.]

Equivalent of tourist tat On a sunny Bank Holiday they will sell out of everything because the place is so crowded

[@GaryEats]

A very good point Barry

[@janw1746]

Just when you need the help of seagulls..there aren't any..🤣😯.. lovely vlog both..👍

[@GaryEats]

That’s the best today well done

[@brucemateer2630]

That would be cruel watching seagull digest badly cooked food 😂

[@louiseanderson1505]

Life's a bitch... Sometimes 😉

[@delphihaze1317]

Even the seagulls would refuse that.

[@hels2608]

😂😂😂

[@richardjennings3049]

Happy Easter to Gary and cameraman. After the Whitby visit, fish and chips was always going to be a step down, but you truly found a disaster🤣 Nice location though.

[@GaryEats]

Hi Richard, happy Easter mate, I did manage to do the impossible but onto the next one, take care 👌

[@CarolWhite-il7ki]

That village is lovely IV been there 10 /10. For the village. Beautiful. Take care.

[@GaryEats]

Thanks, you too! Bourton is stunning

[@davidoldboy5425]

Well done for your honesty again Gary

[@GaryEats]

Thank you

[@Eamonn25]

Brilliant dedication by yourself and the cameraman of course to get this video on Easter weekend for us all to watch so thank you for that Happy Easter

[@GaryEats]

Thanks so much

[@natashafrance717]

That pie looked drier than the bloody Sahara desert, great review Gary as always 👍

[@delphihaze1317]

Drier than Ghandi's flip-flop.

[@silviodawson3414]

​@@delphihaze1317Drier than a nuns crotch 😅

[@ChrisCourt-m9q]

Drier than a nuns nunny

[@garfieldsmith332]

@@delphihaze1317 😀😀

[@ChrisCourt-m9q]

Drier than a nuns nunny

[@anth1111]

What's for dessert, a pint of milk of magnesia !

[@GaryEats]

lol good point

[@paulhoughton5266]

That made me laugh out loud 🤣🤣

[@Al-iv3mb]

😂

[@louiseanderson1505]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Good un!

[@CheshireCat6639]

I always say..'a gaviscon chaser please'...🤔🤣

[@johncecil7196]

Oh dear Gary! You have been to a Tourist trap, they cater for coaches that never ever give return business. The whole lot should have been either in the bin or returned to the counter. You kept cheerful, the gravy saved your day, Keep to the outlets that depend on return business, , for the best food. Onwards & Upwards !

[@youtuber6193]

They do and ironically the coach park in Bourton has closed meaning some coaches are now bypassing the village and others are parking up in residential areas and annoying the locals!

[@tomkirby7991]

​@@youtuber6193 it was a big mistake shutting the coach park

[@cawstongreenway]

@@tomkirby7991 Owned by a private business, sadly. They felt that more revenue could be earned from cars rather than coaches, hence the ban.

[@GaryEats]

Unfortunately I have to agree with you John and I agree onto the next one ☝️

[@helenHTID]

@@GaryEats What I'd like know Gary is: What did they actually win an award for? Please don't tell me it's the food 😂

[@twentyrothmans7308]

Cotwalds on an Easter weekend. Not so much a question of what Gary's been eating, but what Gary must have been smoking.

[@cawstongreenway]

Haha!! Brilliant. Should've headed eastwards to Diddly Squat for a burger, but I think Gary did that last year. Maybe Daylesford Organic for an all-round better experience 🤣

[@GaryEats]

That was incredibly funny thank you 😂😂

[@j.d.4697]

And those werent even "scampi". They were the scam version. Originally, scampi are langoustines, but scummy businessmen started selling any shrimp as scampi, no matter how small or cheap, especially when battered.

[@GaryEats]

Unfortunately I have to agree

[@leeball4585]

I vaguely recall the real deal being sold in the UK as "Dublin Bay Prawns"

[@seanfenwick]

Scampi ordered of wish/temu

[@SpiritualBlackDimensions]

Scam-pi 😂

[@DerrickWhittle-mm7jz]

Real langostines are 2x the price of Lobster. Possibly langostino, but doubt that also. Most likely fresh water farmed shrip, from South East Aisia. Live in KY US department of agriculture thought fresh water KY shrimp. For Tobaco farmers huge grants. State senater told me no market so they all ended up as fertilizer. Sad realy would have liked some live shrimp.

[@steppen10]

That is why I never go out to eat on a major holiday. Here in the states there are long waits, reservations not being honored and pre-fixe menus making for a less than great dining experience. Top that off with unhappy patrons and waitstaffs that are usually under siege and it all adds up to eating at home. Rather than eat out on Sunday my wife and I will eat out on Tuesday with friends. Happy Easter though.

[@Islandicus]

I totally agree! It's not just in the UK or US where the eating out experience can be more stressful and disappointing when a restaurant is busy. It's the same in Italy too. Definitely a better idea to go at a quieter time or on an off-peak day.

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter 🐣 and I agree with you completely, my mistake as it was bad planning on my behalf

[@reneeborovich3785]

Love watching your reviews. Watching from New Zealand 😊

[@GaryEats]

Thanks so much Renee

[@iansimmons1155]

Wow. You've put the hard work in over recent weeks to show just how well it can be done. Thank you Gary as this is definitely one off my list!!!

[@GaryEats]

Thank you Ian it’s been a little difficult so appreciate you noticing 👌

[@lilystonne4108]

I know of the Cotswolds from M.C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin mystery novels. It is described as charming and peaceful. Then several twisted murders happen. The Cotswold must have changed a lot with tourists swarming all over the town creating parking and other problems. Thank you for a glimpse of what I had only imagined from the books. I hope there are better meals elsewhere in town.

[@GaryEats]

Beautiful place of the UK

[@user-vr1mu9eb3p]

That's what the gravy is for if your pie is a little dry the big size of cod and chips great 👍 its gets a 7🎉

[@GaryEats]

I did put the gravy in the pie, but this wasn’t a good offering, definitely not worth a seven in my book

[@mickfoskett6629]

Never a 7!..I've given it 2 chances over a year's difference and it was still the same,waste of good money!🙄

[@kennethausten]

We never travel on a bank holiday or holiday weekend. I use to be a service engineer in the security alarm industry. It was hell on a holiday weekend on emergency call out. Even today in retirement, we avoid bank holidays. Were retired, so during the week is idea.

[@GaryEats]

Hello Kenneth it was a bad idea for sure

[@DovidM]

Agree about weekday travel. I would dread traveling back to London over clogged roads.

[@paulmorgan6269]

Sometimes you suffer a lot Gary. Really glad you still get through it with a smile. Love your content and presentation.

[@GaryEats]

No hardship Paul it was a beautiful town well worth the drive ….for everrrrrrrr lol

[@ritadonnelly8820]

get a life Gary 😂😂😂

[@RosieHarp]

@@ritadonnelly8820 what a f00L 😫

[@maireynon3763]

I'm living in south Wales so I'm going to visit the Old House pub it looks so lush .thank you for showing it on your channel.by the way your channel is epic.keep on the good work ❤

[@GaryEats]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@KimKeegan-u1h]

Gary gary all i do is look forward all day to chilling wirh a cuppa n watching gary ...very dissapointing meal but wen ur hungry anything looks great imo😅😅😅😅 ...thanks for giving it a go so we dnt have to 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃

[@GaryEats]

That is very kind to say, thank you, Kim

[@CrossingBorderz]

Thanks for saving us from this tourist trap, Gary and Cameraman... Looked quite disappointing indeed... but the food was in view the whole time! :) Still, makes we wanna go back to England sometime soon, Happy Easter everyone! 🐰

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter to you too this was just not a good offering so onwards to the next one

[@philparkinson462]

Sorry you didn't have a better Easter Gary but thanks for persevering! The cod batter looked like what I refer to as 'doughnut batter' and shouldn't be on a fish 😂 Well done for adapting plans as necessary.

[@GaryEats]

Very kind Phil it was a long way to go and do nothing although that would have been better lol

[@olliesgrandad]

Well Gary -this time you were on our home turf in Bourton. Well from my experience of Bourton it is very difficult to get anything other than a fairly mundane meal there. Having said that last year we had what we considered to be a very good meal there at -you've guessed it - The Chip Shed. What a difference a different day can make. I think you were being very generous with a score of 4. I would have thought a 2 would be fair in view of so many poor items. As an aside we had a meal last night at The Priory View Restaurant in The Abbey View Hotel in Malvern. Not inexpensive, but a very scenic view , excellent service and probably the best Angus Burger I've ever tasted (sans bun). You should 'give it a go'. Happy Easter!

[@haydne]

Nice review since I live in Malvern! Not that I'd go to the Abbey Hotel for a meal!

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter 🐣, I’m guessing they couldn’t cope with the amount of customers but still were happy to take the money, I’ll take a look at your recommendation but lots to do first 👍

[@stevepierrpoint7385]

The trouble is they do not have to work at it as all customers are tourists so one visit only.I live in a seaside town and the general catering here is poor, we travel out of town to eat.

[@GaryEats]

Agreed

[@josepherhardt164]

For 28 quid I'd've expected the cod and sausage to do a Morris dance on my plate before falling into place, arm-in-arm.

[@GaryEats]

Very funny Joseph

[@troyboy4345]

He's back and "Giving it a go" !

[@GaryEats]

I certainly did

[@troyboy4345]

🤣@@GaryEats

[@TheOfficialStal]

Some of the worst fish and chips I've had have been from "award winning" shops, the sort that you queue up for half an hour in a seaside town in summer. I think especially in touristy areas they just give up on quality to get it out the door. My local kills the award winning shops in crispness, portion size and its cheaper but the difference I think is that they rely on return customers vs just being in a busy location.

[@xr6lad]

I often wonder (cynical me) whether many of these awards are ‘self awarded made up awards’ or paid for awards. I pay little attention to such awards now I don’t trust them.

[@djsteves554]

​@@xr6ladmost of these food awards the businesses have to pay to enter

[@snowday2100]

compared to the fast service of artfully produced simple local f&c of the past that waiting in a tourist trap for some subpar overpriced american styled service and presentaion left me feeling empty. a mistake i will never again make.

[@GaryEats]

I agree, who hands out the awards 🤷‍♂️ local chip shops are far better as rely upon return customers

[@mrdrifter3925]

The regional awards are paid for.

[@sm1tty031]

Gary! my family and I ate at this very spot and sat at that very table back in July! We took a bus tour from London! I cant believe it! the very same table. We were visiting from Texas!

[@GaryEats]

Did you have a better time than me ? 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@sm1tty031]

@@GaryEats It was chilly. sunny but rainy just like you. We came in on a bus...There was a baguette place my daughter went to and my wife and my other daughter and I ended up here as we only had an hour for lunch...There is a beautiful antique shop close by the creek there that we absolutely loved...the chippy? Well I thought it was good. My British wife thought it was meh but we did find a pasty place nearby that was really good...she loves pasty's

[@GaryEats]

Very nice. Im glad you had a good time

[@danielproulx7288]

Well that was a Bust! Sometimes when a plan goes awry things turn out better than planned but the rain on you at the end says it all........"it's not your day Gary" The food really didn't look all that appetizing and a four is generous. Gary have a happy Easter...........Cheers.

[@GaryEats]

Daniel we will just move onto the next one Happy Easter 👍

[@MIKEYJP-z2j]

IVE BEEN THERE.1 OF BEST SCONES N TEA RESTURANT.

[@GaryEats]

That’s great to hear Mikey

[@chrisjie2127]

my favourite lunch in cotswolds is The Falcon Inn in a small village called Poulton. Not a tourist trap either. Worth a try next time you're in the area.

[@GaryEats]

Thank you Chris I definitely take a look

[@nicolassales8679]

Or the Gilbertine in the same village, great cafe

[@kevanmarriner]

@@GaryEats if you're after the Cotswolds chippy experience you need The Cotswolds Chippy! It's a van and parks in the car park of The Marlborough in Fairford (two miles from Poulton) every other Friday. Order your fish, scampi, prawns or squid - into the pub for a pint while they cook it, fetch it and back to the pub for another pint as you eat it. Cotswolds fish and chips and beer all done properly! When can we expect you?

[@GaryEats]

I will take a look. Please send me the address via email.

[@PotatoPirate123]

If you're going to sell a home made pie it's got to be a good one, otherwise what's the point? I think youre right that it's a tourist trap. Unfortunately a lot of places know that they aren't generally catering to return visitors

[@GaryEats]

I agree with you completely

[@markhughes8314]

Ooh I do like my batter a bit soggy on the fish. Taken me right back to when I was kid where you are today. Happy days before the weight of the world crushed my spirit! Nan and Grandad used to take me there sometimes when I used to stay with them! Cheers Gazza.

[@GaryEats]

Great memories hopefully Mark, I hope your all good 👍

[@Codzilla71]

"weight of the world crushed my spirit..". You too, eh!

[@markhughes8314]

@@GaryEats Very happy Gazza. And despite my comment, all good cheers!👌

[@bigal6789]

Hi Gary, your a brave man going out & about over a bank holiday weekend. We stay at home over bank holidays, the only time we venture out of the house on a bank holiday is Christmas Day for lunch. I think your mark was generous when balancing price against quality. Looking forward to your next adventure.

[@GaryEats]

Let’s just forget this one lol and see you on the next one 👍🤣

[@susannah1184]

Beautiful Cotswolds and food to match it seems. Pricey, but what do you expect for a tourist area. Happy Easter everyone xx

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter Susannah the food wasn’t good unfortunately x

[@rnash999]

That opening shot was really nice.

[@GaryEats]

I’ll let the cameraman know thank you

[@Mike_Watches_Things]

Happy Easter Gary and Camera man. Love the honest reviews and sometimes being put to shame makes places up their game. Places shouldn’t make bold claims about their quality and award winning stature when they’re churning out rubbish and charging the earth for it. Like you say….. “Tourist trap” would be fitting. Let’s hope the next adventure raises spirits 🫡

[@GaryEats]

Mike thank you and Happy Easter ….. enough said lol 👍👍🤣

[@Mike_Watches_Things]

@@GaryEatsenough indeed 🤣 have a great Easter weekend. 🫡

[@leeball4585]

Maybe the intention was to have the pie with the gravy - but in that case, it should come free with it automatically...clearly the pie mix was way too dry before going into the pastry, as shown by the lack soak through on the inside of the crust.

[@GaryEats]

A very good point

[@ssMan-nf9kn]

Great honest videos as usual Gary, this company have been caught out well and truly. I hope they don't blame the volume of people for the lack of quality because they shouldn't be in this business then if they cannot cope with tourists. Beautiful location but we will give this place a miss now. I wonder why the prices are not over priced??. Keep up the good honest reviews Gary it really is helping alot of people.

[@GaryEats]

That’s very kind thank you 🙏

[@billow9721]

Absolutely disgusting shame on The Chip Shed their award should be removed!!!

[@GaryEats]

I tend to agree 💯

[@stan_austin]

Shocking! The owners should be ashamed…..

[@GaryEats]

Stan it was a bit disappointing

[@michaelsaayman2802]

Good Easter wishes Gary. Shame poor cameraman always gets the poor food to finish🤣

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter Micheal and he had something elsewhere

[@johngibson3837]

This time poor camera man was smart and got his own Michael

[@Michelle-vq1zg]

There's a chip shed in warwick and over past year the quality has really deteriorated! They are expensive and cold with nothing to rave about. They used to be such high standard with beautiful batter coated chips and a real treat

[@GaryEats]

That’s very disappointing to hear Michelle almost the same experience I had 👍

[@joycarroll568]

Happy resurrection Sunday, I would have given it a 2 . I thought the same when you opened the scampi very small. God bless ✝️

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter to you too 👍

[@charisse234]

The Cotswolds is a beautiful place but sadly the food isn't quite the same which is a shame really! Positivity peace and love ♥️

[@GaryEats]

Unfortunately I have to agree

[@xr6lad]

It looks from my research that The Chip Shed seems part of a small family chain of 3 or 4 stores. And of course when you have chains you start to have compromises, standardisation (which is not ideal for flavour and portions) and often the owner can only really supervise tiny bits. So not surprised it’s much of a sameness. Plus expansion means you need money to pay debt so you start to charge more to recover costs.

[@GaryEats]

I didn’t know that which could explain lots 👍

[@5uper5kill3rz]

I’ve been a few times and always thought it was really nice but as I’m local I never go when it’s busy & haven’t been for a couple years so it’s possible it’s gone downhill a lot

[@rodmitchell8576]

You hit the nail on the head : it's a tourist trap. What a shame.

[@GaryEats]

It was disappointing Rod

[@colinjones6007]

Happy Easter Gary l love your honesty and you tried so hard to find something positive but your expression gave the truth away disaster good gravy cod flesh and salt and vinegar ha ha Typical greedy tourist trap in a beautiful part of England spoiling our reputation for food hospitality thanks very much Gary great review and I hope the owners learn from it cheers

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter Colin I hope you and the family had a great one. I agree it is ruining our reputation and hopefully the owners will improve 👍

[@MrGearoid65]

Hiya Gary, Happy Easter!!! Well, after a dodgy start, you made the best of a less than ideal situation, so well done both! I rarely eat out on big weekends like this because everywhere is rammed, and the service always suffers. Prices have rocketed here in Ireland, too. 🇮🇪 I prefer to go off-peak, but of course, not everyone can. An entertaining and informative video, Gary. Thank you! 😊

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter to you too, I understand how busy they were but they want the money so provide the quality 🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@paulogama5782]

Hi Gary. Cotswolds is a small paradise however, it is not the best place to eat. Better luck next time mate, and meanwhile enjoy the landscape and the beautiful places they have there. Happy Easter🥚

[@GaryEats]

Thank you Paul and have a great Easter as well 🐣

[@sandriagutierrez2605]

Wow, I’ve never seen you give a four to any place since I’ve watched you. Must have been bad! Lovely little town though. The 1940’s cafe last week was so very charming. It was, as always, a pleasure to watch😉

[@GaryEats]

Hello Sandria this wasn’t good and I was maybe generous lol thank you as always

[@margaretmaskell9985]

Yet there are towns and villages in the Cotswolds which hardly anyone goes to. Tourists all congregate in the same dozen places or so. It’s exactly the same where I live in the Peak District. Some places will be rammed whilst others are virtually empty,even on a bank holiday.

[@GaryEats]

That’s a great point Margaret

[@margaretmaskell9985]

@@GaryEatsHappy Easter Gary and Mr cameraman.😊

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter to you too!

[@bainies3272]

Russell's Fish & Chips in Broadway was quite nice when we visited. The Cotswolds seems incredibly expensive for food, and it's not always justified with quality.....

[@GaryEats]

It wasn’t the price today just the quality

[@matthewpotter8491]

Went up a few years ago on a bank holiday weekend too. Similar disaster! Parking was a complete nightmare and couldn’t get in anywhere either. Lovely place, but would only go back on a non bank holiday day.

[@GaryEats]

I’ll be definitely going back Matthew just not on a bank holiday 😳🤣👍

[@patriciaclark6171]

Main thoroughfares are usually charging premium prices…head for the back streets….😊

[@GaryEats]

Indeed

[@Bessie66]

I suppose the takeaways are banking on mostly tourists so can get away with below par standards

[@GaryEats]

This one definitely did

[@Yemmr-o4d]

I’ve never known a chip shop selling good quality sausages.

[@GaryEats]

👍

[@Youtube-Censorship-Police]

gary reaching for the 70k! in 2-3 months and you can frame your first youtube award, nobody else derserves it more!

[@GaryEats]

Very kind thank you very much as always

[@tantona9315]

Excellent video as always Gary, sorry to hear your day went a bit 'tits up'.....I won't be rushing up to eat there!

[@GaryEats]

My fault as bad planning but thank you

[@jackiegeritz5345]

I am from the North East coast. Fish and chips is my favourite meal. ❤ x My mum had her own fish and chip shop later on in life. Very successful it was too.

[@GaryEats]

That’s so good to hear Jackie 👍

[@jackiegeritz5345]

Mum told me the sides were all catering packs. Her husband used to watch the fryers while my mum used to wrap the cod and chips for the customers. Mum added a special ingredient to the reconstituted peas. A good splash of vinegar!!! The customers loved them. My mum was a perfectionist. There will have been no black spots on her chips. All prepared in house too. No catering packs​@@GaryEats

[@kennethausten]

Scampi is a rip off my wife says from her restaurant experience in the lake District and Canterbury in her chef days.

[@GaryEats]

Thank you Kenneth and your better half 👌

[@michaelmccarthy6464]

happy easter Gary

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter Michael

[@michaelmccarthy6464]

thanks Gary

[@grahamd9518]

Award winning my arris...did they present themselves with their own "homemade turdpile" award? Being domiciled near Whitby, my reaction to that cackamalla you bravely chowed and reviewed was a simple 2 out of 10. Absolutely everything was below par. Man cannot live by gravy and a few flakes of fish alone in exchange for £28, Gary. Bourton on the Water is beautiful but permanently busy. We took the caravan to a site in the Cotswolds last year in July, went to Bourton on the Water and even managed to get parked. Found a good cafe on one of the quieter back streets. The main drag has too many overpriced catering establishments pandering to a certain demographic. You need a medal for visiting at Easter and choosing Fish and Chips, an Easter tradition. As a nod to your recent Whitby visit, I heard there was a 2 hour wait for a table at Trenchers in Whitby on Good Friday and over a 1 hour wait for the takeaway at Trenchers. We had to wait over 1 hour and 15 minutes for a telephone order at a local chippy in Pickering on Good Friday.

[@tantona9315]

Brilliant!

[@GaryEats]

Please don’t blame me Graham lol, lovely town but Whitby wins on the fish and chip front 👍👍👍

[@andrewbaxter9395]

I’ve noticed that every chippy seems to claim to be award winning, maybe the award was “Worst chippy in the area”😂

[@GaryEats]

Very good Andrew 😂

[@1981RaviSharma]

I hope you were originally planning to do lamb today! Happy easter to you, and all in this great community!!

[@GaryEats]

Happy Easter to you too and that would be telling lol

[@reetpateet8656]

You were in RIP OFF county there Gary! Because of constant tourism, I personally think a lot of places aren’t bothered because there will always be someone else! The pie looked like it had been around for a while! Thanks for advising us where NOT to go!

[@GaryEats]

Thank you for commenting it wasn’t good

[@cawstongreenway]

Argh!! My stomping ground when I meet friends. I would've gone to The Cornish Bakery myself. Bourton-on-the-Water would have been a cheap working-class holiday destination for loads of people when it had a railway station. Even now coach loads of OAP's arrive en-masse. I personally don't think that it has managed to throw off those shackles. Despite looking very nice, it is full of cheap and tacky souvenir shops and a lot of poor food offerings. Someone recently described it as "kitsch", which I had to google. Much better in Moreton-in-Marsh and Broadway, in my humble opinion. 4/10 I felt was slightly generous because I would've felt a bit ripped-off with that food 🤨

[@GaryEats]

It was a rip off and I’ll take a look at the other places you mentioned thank youn

[@ritadonnelly8820]

he goes in to dumps wants great food Gary wooden knife and fork dirt

[@johnfone758]

Good old gravy to the rescue

[@GaryEats]

It saved the day 😂

[@EdwardSmith-p8t]

Your videos are great Gary. I've always loved food and cooking. It's so interesting to watch your videos and see what different restaurants and cafes are like . Thanks so much

[@GaryEats]

That’s really kind and appreciated

[@johnsadler7913]

I think you hit the nail on the head with your observation that it's a tourist hot spot. Sadly some traders are only interested in making a quick buck in such locations knowing there is little to no chance of repeat business. As always a very fair and balanced review with, given what I saw, a very generous 4/10 - I would have returned the pie! Keep up the great reviews Gary. 👍

[@GaryEats]

Very kind John this wasn’t good but I did choose a bad day so let’s just forget this one, have a great week 👍

[@mikedown1250]

Cheers Gary , Looked at the menu and love how people are taking a fiver for flavoured milk . Milkshakes. Yes ! that looked very poor everything looked dry and cooked in old oil. The chips looked rubbish as did most of it .

[@GaryEats]

Mike this was just …dreadful but onwards

[@garfieldsmith332]

I fell sorry for the cameraman. After you have given your opinion on each of the food items he has to now somehow eat the food knowing it is not up to par. Of course he may have his own opinion on the taste. Anyhow a hungry cameraman may not complain about being fed. So sorry the food was not up to your expectations. Part of the problem may be that the shop was too busy to keep up with the demands and did not do a proper job of cooking. P.S. At least twice a year you should take your cameraman out for a nice delicious wholesome dinner at a fancy restaurant.

[@GaryEats]

The cameraman was clever he ate elsewhere lol

[@garfieldsmith332]

@@GaryEats Smart move.😀😀

[@neiloldfield8661]

That was a shame Gary Unfortunately I think these tourist traps get away with it

[@GaryEats]

I have to agree with you

[@jerrygeorgopolis8015]

Gary, Agree with you "Disappointment !" Thank you both for the video, all the best from the U.S.A.

[@GaryEats]

Very kind Jerry take care 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@edwardryan3304]

The sausage roll and coffee at Gloucester services, amazing 👍

[@GaryEats]

So good to hear Edward

[@alunjames5133]

Cinderford Farm sausage rolls - the best ever!

[@edwardryan3304]

@@alunjames5133 are these the ones sold at Gloucester services?

[@buffys3477]

Feel sorry for the tourists, and this is why people go abroad on holiday. That and the weather obviously 😂

[@GaryEats]

A good point unfortunately

[@theguvnor5964]

This kind of food is why Cancer rates are so high in the UK.

[@GaryEats]

👍

[@ritadonnelly8820]

dirt

[@addicted2Watches18]

You should of put the gravy on the pie and eat the fish and chips first as then the batter might still be a little crisper

[@GaryEats]

It was only a matter of minutes, what if you ordered as a home delivery

[@Spaceman-jb7hf]

So many businesses out there are trading on a false reputation. Once they have your money, they could not give a dam. Thank you for braving these places, so we don't have to. I always check KZbin for places to eat and things to do, before i visit anywhere.

[@GaryEats]

Good call check before you try 👌

[@heidifogelberg3544]

Gary, the scenery and town are beautiful! As for the rest - sigh.

[@GaryEats]

Heidi the town is beautiful but agree just visit

[@thaisstone5192]

(110) Oh, dear. What a shocker. I'd of stuck my head into the shop, scream "FOOD RAPE!!!" and rabbit out of there. That nightmare of a pie, bloody SHAMEFUL. Well, next go has GOT to be better than this mess. Gorgeous area, though. Thanks, Gary!!!

[@GaryEats]

I was tempted lol and your right just move on pro the next one

[@pippin1ful]

Mushy peas need a splash of mint sauce to jazz them up a bit. I was going to say, put some gravy, or curry sauce on the pie, and maybe also on the chips. You did, just before I posted. The batter on the cod wrecked the meal. Your points, Gary, are spot on. A tourist trap indeed.

[@GaryEats]

Thank you very much for watching and for commenting as you stated and I did this is unfortunately a tourist trap

[@weealpha64]

Looks like due to the rush the scampi looked pre-cooked which means when you re-heat it just looks and tastes anemic

[@GaryEats]

I tend to agree with you

[@potatosarereal]

To anyone visiting the Cotswolds avoid those towns and come to moreton in marsh for fish and chips we have the best for miles around and the shops been there for 40+ years

[@GaryEats]

Thank you very much for the suggestion

[@jcs3330]

The main and 'only' reason bad quality food is served in both so-called lower and higher end eateries...is because not enough people hold the companies and owners accountable by shouting about it. If this was the case overall quality and customer service would be in a better state than it is.

[@GaryEats]

I tend to agree completely with you