Not good, you guys! I happened to be on a walking tour and spotted a bunch of local Irish guys huddled in front of the shop on a freezing day holding boxes with steam billowing out of it. Immediately, I was like, I gotta have me some of whatever they're eating. This place must be fantastic!
I asked my walking tour guide about Leo Burdock and he had said that it was notably the "best fish and chips" in Dublin. In retrospect, I realized that he never actually had a bad recommendation. So, after the walking tour, I wanted to grab something quick to eat before heading to the pubs, so I made my way towards Christ Church Cathedral (since the shop is located across the street from it). I walked in and there were already some people in line waiting to order.
The menu itself is very simple- they have various type of fried fish to eat with your chips (french fries). The price is fairly reasonable and will set you back about €10-€13. They charge for ketchup, mayo, and tar tar sauce separately. But, do yourself a favor. If you decide to come here even after reading my review, please please please pay extra for several bags of ketchup, mayo, and tar tar sauce!
There is absolutely no seating inside of this place. And, guess what? Dublin doesn't seem to have public benches...anywhere! And, I wasn't going to walk all the way back to Talbot (where I was staying) when I was planning to go pub hopping after my meal. So, what do I do? I found a random spot on the ground and sat with my legs crossed Indian-style and ate on the floor across the street from Leo Burdock. Yeah, people stared at me. But, I didn't care because I had a big piece of fried cod with a heap of steak fries- honestly, enough fries to keep me full for my whole trip. It was a lot. And, they wrap the whole thing in white butcher paper.
Thank God I paid for a side of tar tar sauce because the fried cod was bland! The fries were so dry and it was a lot of fries. The fried cod completely lacked any sort of seasoning. There wasn't even any salt or pepper, perhaps only a squirt of lemon juice. I regretted not ordering more tar tar sauce. I also wished I had ketchup and mayo. But, at this point, I could've gone back for ketchup and mayo, but I was already sitting on the ground, and it was freezing cold...and, I looked like a hot mess eating on the floor with my food sitting on white butcher paper. I finished the fried cod and probably half of my steak fries. It was a lot, and I was tired of sitting on the floor. I ended up at a pub a few blocks over and washed down my meal with a nice pint of Guinness (TBH, probably the best part of my meal). read more