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    The Plaice

    3.8 (4 reviews)
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    Howan Fish & Chips & Chinese

    Howan Fish & Chips & Chinese

    2.9(8 reviews)
    0.9 mi
    £

    Although this used to be a good place for Chinese food or fish and chips, it's gone downhill very…read morebadly. Staff are rude and most can hardly speak English so often get the order wrong. Food standard varies depending on how busy they are when it's rushed and undercooked. I have also had large pieces of egg shell in my egg fried rice. This is not somewhere I would recommend.

    As this is my local takeaway, I've visited many times…read more It's... alright. It's not the best place in the world but it's not terrible either. Here's a list of good and bad factors about it - I'll leave you to decide which are which. - They are open seven days a week. Unlike most other chip shops, this means Sundays. - The portions from the fish counter are huge. We will often buy a medium bag of chips and find that it feeds two quite adequately. - The Chinese side is very quick to prepare the food, but tends to be quite greasy. - Similarly, anything cooked in batter on the fish counter will be dripping with grease... - ...and the chips tend to be cut thick, so there's rarely many crunchy ones in a bag. It tends to be busy, but people are generally served very quickly. It's well worth telephoning to place an order if you're going during peak times (5:30-7pm most nights, especially Fridays). Newbury has many other good Chinese takeaways which are worth investigating. I've struggled to find a truly outstanding chip shop in town though; although the two branches of The Plaice are alright, local consensus is that the Howan is better. Don't make an effort to go out of your way to get here, but if you're close by it'll hit the spot.

    The Scallop Shell - Fish and Chips (Prime North Atlantic Cod Filet)

    The Scallop Shell

    4.8(98 reviews)
    45.0 mi
    ££

    Note: you need a reservation or you can walk in and try to get a seat, if they are booked get a…read morelater reservation. Okay- first of all the music playlist was pretty epic... I think I have the same playlist on Spotify. The absolute game changer though was the FISH & CHIPS. OMG.. I didn't realize how effin delicious this could be without being too greasy! . The haddock was perfect. The chips were perfect. The mushy peas were perfect. This has been, so far, the BEST fish & chips is all of the UK. And I love F&Cs.. and I'm A foodie.. so that's saying a lot. I think the only possible thing that can compete with TSS F&Cs are the Scottish Cod Fish & Chips at this same restaurant. And yeeeesssss, we will be back!

    The Scallop Shell had my FAVORITE Fish N Chips while we were in England! This place was not on our…read moreitinerary to visit, but I am SO glad we came here. We got there a few hours before closing time and couldn't get a table right away - we were told to come back in an hour but we asked if it would still be possible to get their fish & chips. They asked how many of us would want it and all 5 of us did. Ha! Luckily, they were able to hold enough for us to come back once a table was open. The fish was perfectly crispy on the outside. The chips were tasty and the mushy peas were actually good which I wasn't expecting! I'd travel all the way back to England just for this meal at the Scallop Shell.

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    The Scallop Shell - Interior - rope & Edison light ceiling, and cool photos on the wall.

    Interior - rope & Edison light ceiling, and cool photos on the wall.

    The Scallop Shell - Prawn starter - good, not great

    Prawn starter - good, not great

    The Scallop Shell - Bristol Cloudy Cider was delicious.

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    Bristol Cloudy Cider was delicious.

    The Plaice - fishnchips - Updated September 2026

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