Victorian Fish Bar (1962)

[@youwhatmate]

Strange to think that the Victorian era had ended just around 60 years before that restaurant opened, and that today’s equivalent would be opening an eatery with a 60s-theme...

[@Trund27]

That’s a great point - it was within some people’s living memory!

[@SniffMyDeadwax]

No 60 years would be a 40s theme

[@youwhatmate]

@@SniffMyDeadwax The 40s were 80 years ago buddy!

[@youwhatmate]

@@Trund27 Kinda crazy when you think about it, right?

[@topbadgun]

@@SniffMyDeadwax the 80s is 40 year ago.

[@superkas]

I really like this kind of classic standard documentary.

[@blokeabouttown2490]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, please like and subscribe for more great content like this.

[@sirknight4981]

@@blokeabouttown2490 ...and who are you?

[@teukurajahitam8225]

hahaha seneng liat bule ya

[@aridemedina8770]

I agree! British Pathé was very good! What about the speaker, with his British accent & calm voice? Wow!!! Old times are always back! Revival times!

[@aridemedina8770]

Try look for a Berth Hanstra documentary about blowing glass. Amazing!

[@Movie_Games]

1:57 He doesn't need a cap. Get that man some tartar sauce.

[@calvindirkmaat]

I was like whats a handsome cat is that what they call ladies across the pond

[@PhilLindley]

I think he said handsome 'cab', the victorian equivalent of a taxi...

[@quasarkoolaid5194]

@@PhilLindley Or today's equivalent of an uber ;)

[@Vednier]

Nope, that he need is pickles and mayo...

[@Andy-ck5iu]

Malt vinegar

[@TeamBlizzFM]

eveyone looks so uncomfortable on camera i love it

[@destubae3271]

It was even worse in the 1910's when people would just look at the camera as if they had no idea what the contraption was

[@Hosey1984]

@@TheLurkerAtTheThreshold They probably did know but maybe hadn't actually seen one in person before. Still photography had existed for a long time by then so a motion film camera probably wasn't really that perplexing.

[@an-kv2su]

@@destubae3271 I know what a plane is and I still gawk in amazement each time I see one. Some technological inventions are so marvelous that time escapes them

[@Del-Canada]

It's crazy to think that all of those fish that went into the fryer are likely dead now since this video is from 1962.

[@keyboardwarrior3702]

I had the pleasure of meeting a sweet old carp about 10 years ago, he told me how he was fried into fish sticks here.

[@Del-Canada]

@@keyboardwarrior3702 Holy carp!

[@BB-ce5ev]

@@Del-Canada the real crazy thing is that spoons son went on to star in the Matrix.

[@liamkatt6434]

I am pretty sure that none of the fish were harmed and after being in the fryer they were returned to the sea.

[@Del-Canada]

@@liamkatt6434 I am glad you told me that. I feel better now.

[@nigelcarren]

In 2006 I was driven across Northern Ireland in the heaviest rain I can remember to eat at 'The best Fish Bar on the Island' so I was told. My host was making a special effort as it was my first time in this Beautiful Green though wet land. After a VERY long coastal drive it was starting to get dark but we had finally arrived. The short sprint from car to door had already soaked me to the skin, so once inside I took off my coat and was delighted to see a cosy warm restaurant complete with a peat-fire and all within view of the crashing-sea. With the intoxicating smell of the ocean tantalising my nostrils, a hungry me looked up at the menu-board behind the bar to read: 'Catch of the day: Steak and Kidney Pie' In all fairness... the pie was wonderful as was my host.

[@slytub]

And then you woke up?

[@nigelcarren]

@@slytub I will honour your question mark Sly, by responding with 'YES, of course it is a true story'. But, if you had responded with a full-stop or worse-still an exclamation mark, I would have responded with: 'Why would you think such a simple every-day charming account fiction?' I had better not share the rest of the tale or where I am sitting typing this, or you would doubtless further question my honesty... though in all fairness, not many have access to to an airship! Stay safe mon ami

[@nigelcarren]

@Hengist Good evening Hengist. That sounds like you are describing Northern France where I am! 😱 Funny you should say that though, because what I miss most about England is the INDIAN food! Damn.... Really hungry now! 😠👍😂

[@shehzad_ali]

@@nigelcarren I don't know if Strasbourg is near you but the Shahi Mahal restaurant in it near the cathedral serves good Indian/Pakistani food in it. I go there whenever I am in Strasbourg 🙂

[@nigelcarren]

@@shehzad_ali Hello Shehzad. thank you for the recommendation. I have not been to Strasbourg, but I am delighted to hear there is a place for me to pay my respects to the greatest food on earth should I find myself in the Alsace region. Currently, my kitchen is the best place, but using ingredients bought from VT Cash & Carry in Paris (friendly knowledgable Indian folks)... which reminds me, I am out of Atta flour). Best wishes to you and stay safe mon ami. 👍🏻

[@apl175]

From the glimpse of the end - this restaurant was called "The Contented Sole" which I believe closed in 2001. The tenant at its address of 19 Exhibition Road, SW7 appears to be a Thai Restaurant (according to Google Street View).

[@fezziwig184]

Could have guessed

[@scribbles80]

I grew up in that area and that address has been a Thai restaurant (though not necessarily the same one) since at least the mid-eighties.

[@gilbertosantos2806]

@@personalpc7439 oh dont you try your dogwhistles on a 60's documentary comment section

[@Michael-rr2ms]

😭

[@opuntian]

@@leeboi222 It's really heartening to see.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Oh WOW, really fantastic! I simply love the Pathė documentations. Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved people.

[@etymos6644]

1:13 she knocks the spoon off the table with her glass. Maybe she's had one too many...

[@nheuk3]

Beat me to it. 😃

[@extremenatureandfriends]

There’s Ike no room On that table

[@sabatino1977]

@@extremenatureandfriends - the table is so full of contentedness....

[@FMFvideos]

30 minutes later she was taken in handcuffs by the police after starting a brawl.

[@nheuk3]

@@FMFvideos ..........over crab legs.

[@zagnit]

I really love these. Thank you so much for posting these videos.

[@zinzolin14]

Love the set up of this place, I'd definitely go for fish and chips there and take in the atmosphere.

[@FreshCreativeFrog25]

Everyone looks great! I wish people still dressed this nicely as a standard.

[@garethb5706]

Presumably someone stole the piano from my local chippy.

[@annother3350]

They had to make way for the fruity!

[@MuhammadK1991]

"Naughty nineties atmosphere" as in 1890's!

[@__seeker__]

1:12 Brenda’s had enough wine. Drops her spoon and doesn’t even notice.

[@benjyharris1244]

well spotted :D

[@xrete]

wow

[@edspencer7121]

Brenda's a bloody lush, probably puked up her dinner due to alcohol poisoning.

[@Jafmanz]

Cider...

[@postscript67]

@@Jafmanz Could be Mateus Rose.

[@howdan1985]

Wonderful documentary and those fish and chips look delicious! I'd love to time travel back to that time in 1960s England

[@mikehaws3187]

I loved the piano bar... 1890 s era music

[@steamgent4592]

Lovely place I'd have loved to eat there. Beautiful decor classic English love it!!

[@markyboi79]

I see a fish and chip shop salad has never changed, tomato and cucumber cut into circles served plain!

[@jibjab351]

You have to wear a suit and tie to go to the chip shop.

[@RashaKahn]

Imagine all that flavor the fried fish had back then when that guy handles it with his bare hands, good thing he wiped it clean with his apron with no water.

[@dotconnector76]

That fried fish looked crispy, and delicious.

[@شارليشابلن-ب4س]

WoW 😍 Love from Kensington, London.

[@kf7721]

It's odd how old fashioned you got to be these days to keep being up to date

[@Dauwis]

I am so glad I came across this ...

[@dkfklfkx4804]

00:03 Lets have som heartattacks

[@grampawud]

Thanks. Now I really want a fish supper.

[@rohlankaal9171]

1:14 "....here, every sort of fish has it's place (plaice)" i love the english language 😂😂😂

[@juniorpostmancoelophysis]

Ahhh the good old days

[@exterminateparasites3185]

If i can ever travel through time and space,i will be stopping by that nice place.

[@everythingsalright1121]

The fish in the first few seconds looks delicious.

[@MichaelSHartman]

So old it's new again. It's about 70 years there, so it should be coming into style again soon.

[@umbrellacorp.]

My wife loves fish and chips. Well it does taste really good.🍟🐟

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Looks delicious!

[@downhilltwofour0082]

@Alfa Omega Yes, but he did wipe his hands on his apron! LOL

[@ZiozoneEmperor]

as a cook and someone who must follow health regulations, seeing that man wipe his hands on his apron and touch the food with his bare hands in front of customers made me slightly shocked lol old days i supose

[@Stewtubeyoutubetv]

the same thing i thought. no tongs or gloves. no sort consideration for the customer

[@vbrvideoproductions4643]

With the Fat/oil at about 200c or 350f - i doubt you will have a Germ Problem!

[@Stewtubeyoutubetv]

@@vbrvideoproductions4643 if you have never worked in the restaurant business as a cook you probably dont understand what were saying. but its actually common sense. the man in the video touched raw food then did not wash his hands and then touched cooked food. its very unsanitized and spreads salmonella

[@ZiozoneEmperor]

@@vbrvideoproductions4643 yes i thought about that too, but he was touching the already cooked fish with his bare hands as well

[@vbrvideoproductions4643]

@@Stewtubeyoutubetv yes, sorry you are right - I replied after reading comments and forgot about that part of the film :(

[@kylebrogmus8847]

This seems only somewhat Victorian. It looks more like 1910s than anything. Queen Victoria died in 1901.

[@KevinAndrewLaux]

They called the atmosphere “Naughty 90s” as in 1890s

[@sunnesunne4039]

Hipster bars were always around lol

[@theedbaron7984]

Who'd have thought Jenny Agutter the actress started off in a fish and chip shop! 1st waitress.

[@vintagepipesnightmares]

Now that’s fish and chips !

[@jos0807]

I'm from the Philippines that's why I love to eat Fish' N Chips its so delicious😁🐟🍟

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

The piano player looks shifty. Keep one eye on him.

[@tsarnicholasii419]

What piece/song is the pianist playing!?

[@jontalbot1]

I enjoyed the sign for ‘Rough cider’. You couldn’t complain if it was bad since it was advertised honestly.

[@techrafta]

Now some fish and chip shops don't even give 1 slice of lemon.

[@julianhermanubis6800]

I wonder how long this place stayed in business. It looks like it was a lot of fun.

[@mog398]

This was The Contented Sole, 19 Exhibition Rd, South Kensington. Closed now.

[@Wavygravydressedinnavy354]

At 1.45 the cook picks the cooked fish up with his hand (which he previously wiped on his apron in order to clean it after handling raw fish) & puts it in a box for the customer. Mmmmm, hygienic! Also at 0.53 it’s good to see that the apostrophe was being abused way back in the 1960s. Not a new phenomenon at all.

[@Buttermilkjug]

Cry about it, crybaby.

[@rick7149]

If I lived near this restaurant, I would dine regularly.

[@Bang-Ai146]

Is this bar still open today?

[@mrgaryg44]

Brilliant 👏. Those good old days .

[@alanodea6924]

1:13 here, every sort of fish has its plaice

[@fzrshiny]

People dining in ate their food from plates, people dining out had their food packaged in a cardboard box. Seems to be less wasteful than modern fish and chip shops where everything is served in styrofoam.

[@이지호-p4i]

What is the name of this piano song? I like it because it feels like the old-fashioned....

[@AnthonyMcCaul-c9g]

Looks yummy! Are they still open and do they deliver to Co. Kildare, Ireland? 😋

[@alexbloddrunk1875]

That fish looks delicious , wish i was there, cheers from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@_festival]

Keep an eye on the piano guy. He looks shifty.

[@tamz-b1h]

Looks delicious

[@Al-iv3mb]

This was basically a theme pub but seemingly not for those down at eel.

[@airzulu2733]

Now that's great to see . Looks so good

[@heliogonzalez2663]

man that place and ambient gives me depression just like the office show for some is glory

[@Labroidas]

I'm not British, was Fish and Chips actually considered old-fashioned in the 60s? As far as I understand it's a regular British food? I ate it myself when I was there, it wasn't hard to find.

[@Cjx0r]

Your cinematography is on point dawg

[@skateboarding118]

“And who complains about fish when it’s wrapped up in the true naughty 90s atmosphere” and by the 90s, they’re talking about the 1890s 😊

[@clowncarqingdao]

Wonderfull to see that the Grocer's apostrophe was also the Fish & Chip shop's apostrophe.

[@JudahMaccabee_]

'Naughty 90s atmosphere' - the 1890s ! :O

[@rupertprawnworthy758]

He looks like he knows how to batter a fish

[@poppypuff]

What is the lady eating at 0:34?

[@ManoNegraCG]

Wait, at 0:33 was that fried sprats or whitebait and chips they were serving back then? Why did they ever stop!

[@on2toti249]

Looks dried not fried

[@juliedavis9659]

I understand keeping it as real as possible. That said, get some damn tongs.

[@user-fy2wm1zl7s]

Oh why don't you get off your high horse

[@livedoom]

all the chap needs now is some dank tarter sauce homie

[@MmntechCa]

Meanwhile in Canada, every fish & chip shop looks like it it hasn't changed the decor since 1962, with prices from 2062.

[@jules11788]

1:02 That looks like the most bland-ass fish dish I've ever seen. "Hey let's just put some fish on a plate and then slice up a bunch of raw cucumbers and tomatoes around it and call it a day."

[@thaich33]

sustenance

[@Lo-ed4fq]

I was about to say the same thing.Its a sad looking fish definitely

[@tehee-]

If you look at the restaurant signs, this predates the UK Decimalistion day by nearly ten years. What a confusing monetary system.

[@johnking5174]

Not confusing to the people of 1962 - with that system in place for centuries. 12 pence equals one shilling. 20 shillings equals £1.

[@gawni1612]

is this place still around?

[@avengernemesis7990]

That piano would drive me nuts..

[@HomerSparkle]

God bless that 60s salad.

[@asianaphil67]

Very classic ❤️

[@cacopoloi2347]

0:08 who ever cut those lemons needs to be fired.

[@yes-gm5ts]

bring it back

[@OliverCatford]

The 1960s equivalent of a modern 50s diner

[@paulwee1924dus]

The girl with the hat is Dianna Rig.

[@Stroopwaffe1]

At the start it looked like they already had fried rice on the plate before the chips and fish went on.

[@DRACOFURY]

*THAT'S BIG PLATE OF FISH AND CHIPS*

[@maxwellharris507]

How many of these people are still alive?

[@wilfredjurassicyes]

What the hell, 1:12 how did the spoon fall? For arm?

[@ratchet6909]

Wait no one is smoking in the restaurant?

[@litamtondy]

1:10 WHERE DID THE SPOON GO??

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

1:10 Lady knocks her spoon off the table with her wine glass. 😀

[@Tommynettles]

Its crazy theres still heaps of fish in the sea

[@meganmargert99]

I thought the guy in the thumbnail was conan o’brien and clicked because of it.

[@billiebleach7889]

The waitress has to climb those stairs a million times

[@KingKimwer]

Lady at 0:49 got me acting most unorthodox.

[@tiananman]

ah yes, victorian jazz

[@Lighting_Desk]

Everyone knows that the beamish museum fish and chip shop is the best.

[@ahmedsabah2970]

1:10 could someone tell her that she will knock out the spoon

[@ChillOutDude00]

Are those prices at 0:51? 3$ 60 cents?

[@Clappers89]

Hipster fish & chip bar!

[@ImWithMe]

They take so long to get the tiniest little bites

[@luchadorito]

So hipsters arent anything new and pretending like you live half a century earlier has been going on for a while. Who would have thought?

[@FMFvideos]

Good times.