Trow87 Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Frankies is excellent quality, but is let doon by quantity. Fort wins for me. Can honestly say I'm never had a bad supper fae dere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthemove Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 You need to get out of town and come to Frankie's in Brae.Staff are excellent, very clean, great service and just fab food!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jz Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 I live in Levenwick but the food and service are so good at Frankie's in Brae that it is worth making the trip up there. It is an excellent chippie and cafe, and deserves all the positive reviews it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midgate Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 I don't mind prices increasing as long as quality and portion size are not affected. Has anybody else noticed that the Fort Chippy's prices increased last week while, at the same time, their fish portion sizes decreased. I have regularly, (for the past 27 years) bought a fish supper, most Fridays from the Fort Chippy. I've gone to other chip shops during the Christmas period when the Fort is shut, but none (for my taste) have been as good - my own personal opinion. Last Friday (after the price increase) and tonight, I have received (on asking for my usual fish supper) approximately 3/4 of a medium sized fillet - in the past, portions have normally consisted of a full fillet plus half a fillet. I feel really disappointed. As stated above, I don't mind paying more, if the quality and quantity stay the same. I do, however, really object, to paying more for far less! Has this been a couple of unfortunate blips, or are these smaller portion sizes going to be the norm? If so - I will step out of my comfort zone and look elsewhere for my Friday night treat...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fionajohn Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 had small fish supper at week-end from fort and got the usual one fillet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 Mars bars and other stick chocolates have been shrinking too, the wrappers are staying the same size, needs more batter to look the same size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavi Ugl Posted March 17, 2012 Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 The Fort Chip Shop is my favourite but I have two peerie gripes. 1. I dunna like the big full fish suppers(hate big fish) so get a peerie one but it's more of a bairn's size portion and would need to be just a peerie bit bigger especially the amount of chips you get and for what it costs. 2. It doesna have a very friendly feel, although the young servers are often fine. 3. If the prices have increased that's a real shame. Oh wait dat's three things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggywiggie Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 with the size of fish up here, you wouldnt wanna be south. up here is double the size of south!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 with the size of fish up here, you wouldnt wanna be south. up here is double the size of south!! Not strictly true. Yes, most of the fish n chip shops in London are absolutely dire with one exception (mind you, the prices were always high):- http://www.seashellrestaurant.co.uk/take-away-menu I guess I was fortunate in being born in S{by the way, do you realise I tried to swear here?}horpe, not too many miles from Grimsby. Even last year when I visited by Dad in Brigg, I made a point of having a fish supper. HUGE cod accompanied by good thick chips with loads of mushy peas, larger even than the brilliant fish suppers Ghostie and I have shared from the Ness Boating Club. Haven't yet frequented the chippies in town - do they do mushy peas? Edit: Any typos ignore - Ghostie's laptop screen is breaking up now!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyKipper Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 I made a point of having a fish supper. HUGE cod accompanied by good thick chips Ah yes english fish and chips - cod and chips oh and the chicken, never battered Warning lot of bad language!! (given to me by a londoner when he heard a fish supper is haddock BTW, I like haddock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Ah yes english fish and chips - cod and chips English fish n chips where I come from could be haddock or cod with chips ... not forgetting, of course, the all important mushy peas. Did I mention I like mushy peas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambo6 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I was in Aberdeen recently and got one of the biggest fish suppers I've ever seen from The Osprey at Dyce Station. Tray was like a big kebab tray as full of chips as it could go, with 1 1/2 really large fillets on top. Cant remember the exact price but it was about 4.60 I think. Not only was it huge but excellent too, beat all of my recent experiences at home by a good margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I was in Aberdeen recently and got one of the biggest fish suppers...... Orkney is pretty decent as well.About £4.60 and portion size is way more than you get here.It must be the 'freight' that does it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderslea21 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 bet it was a battered cod tho in aberdeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biglad Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I was in Aberdeen recently and got one of the biggest fish suppers...... Orkney is pretty decent as well.About £4.60 and portion size is way more than you get here.It must be the 'freight' that does it.... Oh! 'Freight' charges on fish....heard it all now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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