Mr fish has to be the worst fish 'n chip shop on the planet. So bad, they don't even realise that nearly everything they do in there is wrong... What annoys me the most about and one thing I can't fathom is why people love the place so much. Ok, I'll admit that the fish is alright once you crack into the sarcophagus that is the batter, the type that makes you want to put your dentists number on the old speed-dial, that's if you are lucky, otherwise its soggy and old.
And that is what primarily lets this place down, like a kid who's dad has forgotten to pick them up from football practice in the rain. Everything seems like it was cooked yesterday and has been refried since...
One of my favourite things, no pun intended, is the sausage in batter, and guess what?? They messed that one up to. They look like black-bagged insurgents that have been dipped in honey and rolled in sand... And they taste awful. How can something be undercooked and overcooked at the same time... Basically they cook their specialities as if it was once a southern fried chicken shop that was once a Chinese takeaway.
The chips are worst thing. The signature dish is actually made from cardboard. When they fry them, the chip appear to be left out in the open and look as if they are already half-cooked to save time, but all this does is make them taste like a pavement that's been well walked on and the road sweepers are on strike.
Yet I have been there on multiple occasions and have never been surprised about how bad it is, just a pile of regret for spending a ridiculous amount of money for it. And what winds me up is that it is always busy as it is the only chip shop in Queens Park and thus have cornered the market, with a truly substandard product and they don't even know. I know prices are bad at the moment but 6 quid for a piece of fish that was cooked yesterday makes me want to turn to a life of crime. I've never left place so angry every time... read more