The Best Fish & Chips In Whitby
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- We recently visited Whitby where there are many fish and chip restaurants but the general consensus is that you either prefer Magpie Cafe or Trenchers. Naturally, we tried both....in one afternoon....to decide for ourselves.
Went to the Magpie years ago and it wasn't great, chips and mushy peas were nice but my cod (largest on the menu) was tasteless so was disappointed, been to Trenches 3 times now and I love it, the staff are polite and efficient and every meal been top class. Perhaps I'll give the magpie another go . Both Trenches and The Magpie seem to get the longest queues in Whitby
On outskirts of whitby, village is called Sleights. Eskdale Fishires. First class fish and chips!
This is wonderful news as we loved Whitby so much, we’ve booked to go back again in 3 weeks, all being well.
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We always go to Royal fisheries in Baxtergate, best fish and chips in Whitby.
Well looks like we’re gonna need to return to Whitby again soon! Thanks for watching!
@@MeatsAndCheats I used to go there often. chips are a bit greasier but the only crinkle-cut chips in Whitby (as far as I know). They also serve haggis+chips, which for me is a nice change.
I think three times I've been to the Magpie. Twice I got the upstairs table facing across the Quayside to the Abbey. Superb. Couldn't fault it. Generous portion of flakey fish in lovely batter with tartare sauce and lemon. Chips were great too. Must admit felt a bit stodgey afterwards. But a nice boat trip and a run up the 199 steps afterwards soon settled it. Looks like you were lucky with the absence of seagulls outside Trenchers ! I think your scoring was right .Magpie edged it......
Ahhh we’re glad you agree! It seems some of the hardened locals are fond of the place but we were really into it! We’re going back in August so we’re gonna check out some of the other places suggested in the comments and see what the crack is!
Also, great work on the steps! We were far too lazy! Haha! Thanks for watching! Stay tuned for more content!
We went to Magpies once. Never again it was greasy as hell but the local seagulls seem to enjoy it
We quite liked it but imagine it can be hit and miss! What would you say is the best?
@@MeatsAndCheats Been going to Whitby twice a year for 25yrs The Magpie is the best by far in our opinion!!!
You have excellent taste my friend
I went to the Magpie quite a few years ago, it was delightful, I had plaice and chips, (crinkle cut), I went there recently, bought some scampi and chips, bloody awful, for a cafe in a seaside resort to only sell haddock, cod and very mediocre scampi is a crime, and just lazy, frankly.
We’re led to believe that’s changed quite a lot as there was all sorts of different fish on offer when we last went, including ‘woof’ which was something we’d never heard of 😂
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Dear GOD I want fish and chips now. I enjoyed Papa's at Cleethorpes but feel a need to try these now for the ultimate decision! 🐟🍟
There’s a few Papa’s restaurants across the UK so we felt it best to tackle the independent ones
Looks nice, On are way to whitby 29th oct we will be staying for 3 days how much was the fish and chips good vid
Prices obviously varied from place to place but for a standard fish and chips, it’s usually somewhat in the £10 region.
Where are you thinking of going?
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now im craving fish and chips ! we dont have that in dallas texas like you guys ... thanks for the great video !!
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Have you guys checked out King Richard 3rd in Scarbs? Astonishing chips there. The fish finger sandwich. Is off the chart. Seriously recommend it.
This is good to hear, we’ve not been to Scarborough together but we are planning a trip soon! Thanks for the heads up! 🙏🏻
Might not be there now, not been for a few years but we always loved HADLEYS fish n chips
You’ve not tried the best from Hadleys, by the town bridge. 10/10
It was sadly closed when we went 🤷😢
Loved this. We were in Whitby over the summer and tried Magpie and Quayside!! Both were delicious! The batter factor from magpie was second to none!! Loved this review! 🍻
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I went to MagPie! I really liked it-we were in a bit of a rush but still enjoyed it very much!
We were blown away with the homemade tartare sauce and the quality of fish was amazing!
Looks very nice
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How come the fish looks alot bigger than when Lee Macmaster reviewed this place????Great reviews of Whitby,the fish should be good seen as it is a fishing port.
I can only think that Lee was considered a big deal and they gave him a whale size portion? 😂
We were also tackling two restaurants this day and we’d had breakfast so it’s possible we ordered smaller portions but memory has failed me 😬
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I am 74. I love tish and fips - food of the Gods. I live 50 odd miles from the sea and 95% of the fish and chip shops sell crap. We have several well known highly recommended fish and chip shops but they are just not good enough or far too small a portion. I found one that served cod just like yours. It's a Turkish kebab takeaway. Funny old world init.
I had found a packet of cod in the freezer at the bottom and my wife and eye had 2 fish each. I went to throw the packet in the bin and noticed that it was 4 YEARS passed it's use by date. OOPS! It tasted OK and we didn't die. We were very lucky but it does show how well food keeps in a freezer.
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@@MeatsAndCheats - Thanks for that. I cut out the packet and kept the evidence. Might have it framed. Stupid thing to do.
There were cod once in the days of sailing as big as a mans leg. 50 odd years ago I bought a cod straight from the trawler sorted it, filled it with butter, wrapped it in tin foil and cooked it in the embers of a wood fire. I'll die with the taste of that in my mouth. Take care and don't let this evil bug bite.
wow 😳😳😳 so delicious the food 👍
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Great review I live in Scarborough down the road so to speak from whitby often go to Whitby and passed both the Magpie and Trenchers BUT never had fish and chips from there. Also on your review at the end near the pirate ship opposite to this is a posh restarant which is very popular and clean with the chefs wearing uniform and chefs hats not been in there either but looks GREAT if you want to treat yourself and as the old saying goes you get what you pay for ..once again great review.
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We actually popped into the restaurant you mentioned but they were fully booked but this only means we have to go back to Whitby now, which is never a bad thing.
Big fan of Winking Willy’s in Scarborough. Great fish and chips!
The Magpie wins easily as not only is the food fantastic, it's an experience to be enjoyed. It's a little unfair to compare Magpies dine in with takeaway. I'd settle for both but in the Philippines now, so unlikely. 😞
We’d have loved to have eaten in at trenchers but there was an hour wait so we had to take our chances on takeaway. Hopefully you’ll get to the UK soon and you can tackle some lovely batter again! Thanks for watching Rod! 😀
We went last week to the Magpie and I assure you it's still as good as when you left old Blighty! Two medium cod and chips, large mushy peas, gin and tonic and a glass of wine all served by a charming waitress for under £40 . That is cracking value anywhere. To whet your nostalgia I would have sent you the little disc of Magpie rock that comes with the bill but my wife snaffled mine !
Best wishes.
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That could be fair, based on what I saw in your Trencher's box. But inside, the portions are much smaller than in the Magpie, and the one time I went to Trencher's takeaway, admittedly close to closing time one day, the offering was so bad I had to throw it away, go home and make a sandwich: the chips were hard as a rock, and the fish had obviously sat around for ever. Obviously, I've never been back since.
No one likes a small portion!
I love the Magpie but we had a great meal at the Trenchers ( huge halibut for a change) , I am sure that if you told them your complaint they would have been mortified and made it right with a profuse apology. Had I read your review beforehand I would have given them a wide birth but in honesty I can say it was lovely. That said, we were sitting in.
Here here! 👍🏻
I've always loved Hadleys..
Hadleys you say? We’ve already been discussing a potential visit to Whitby again so maybe this will have to go on the list! 👌🏻
Well I now want fish and chips
Same
Great video Mick n Leala. I'm coming to Whitby for the day during a break in Scarborough and was told Trenchers was the best by my pal who lives in Scarborough but with your other F+C video you suggest Fusco's is even better so I'm going to give both a try. Thanks for doing both of these really helpful videos. Regrettably I live in Manchester and we have NO outstanding F+C shops AT ALL.
No good chippys in Manchester? That’s tragic! We are super glad you enjoyed the videos though! There was something about the fuscos chips that just made it stand out for us! We bloody love chips at the seaside!
@@MeatsAndCheats As a kid I lived by the sea so I know what you mean about seaside fish n chips. Here in Manchester I've been craving some for ages but as a non-driver it makes it difficult. Looking forward to a short break to Scarborough in July and loadsa F+C!!!
Mick is originally from Great Yarmouth so he has the same affection
@@MeatsAndCheats that's awesome! I used to live in Wells-next-the-Sea. When I was 15 we moved close to Norwich because my mother got a job as a housekeeper to a man who ran holiday caravans out of Great Yarmouth, so that summer (1964), I got to go to Great Yarmouth every week until September. How's that for coincidence!! All the best people have the seaside in their blood!!
Couldn’t agree more
Should we go back to Whitby and try MORE fish and chips? Comment below....
I think you know the answer already. And if you climb up the 99 steps you'll work up more of an appetite.
Yes... why don't you try the Fish shop that was just behind where you started out? It's decades since I've been there, and it always gets overlooked from reviews, but some people really enthuse about it. It would be very informative, because your reviews are very fair.
Trenchers hands down the best one . By the way , you remind me of Baz from massive wagons!!
That’s a wonderful comparison! He’s got some great style! 👌🏻
Fish from the Magpie and chips from Trenches = perfection!
Now you’re talking our language Derek! 👌🏻
Always had takeaway from magpie never had bad ones also had from trenchers next door a few years ago tho
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@@MeatsAndCheats magpie
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Not been to Whitby since the Covid in 2019 but been many, many times before that. Your trial did not compare like for like of course. Trenchers (sit in) simply the BEST. Went to the Magpie before the fire and found it very cramped - clearly Covid might have sorted that - but I ruined pair of trousers when eating their 'take away' on the pier , it was so greasy it soaked through the box. Trenchers inside is amazing, service is brilliant, the food is excellent whatever you have, fish cooked fresh to perfection, fish pie brilliant. And upstairs - I have never seen such spectacular loos - worth a visit just for that!
We need to do a more in depth taste test for sure
We’re sorry to hear about that those trousers Alan! A lot of our reviews have been somewhat hampered by Covid-Life and our visit to Whitby was certainly one of them! We definitely owe it to ourselves and the people who watch these videos to go back and make a much more conclusive video. Also, we really need to see these toilets in trenchers! 😃
@@MeatsAndCheats Yes I was amazed you managed to achieve anything during Covid - rather you than me but I am 70 so very careful. I noted the comment from another contributor about Trenchers portion sizes and being better under the old ownership. I have looked on companies house and discovered I must have eaten there with both old and new ownership - and noticed no differences. I used to detour off the A1 in order to get a Trenchers Fish and Chips on the way home to Derby from up t'North. The portion sizes you get as takeaways anywhere are smaller than inside I have found. INSIDE the restaurant I remember you decide between Small, normal and large fish. The large size - you need to starve all day to manage. But you MUST go inside and appreciate the decor and the Toilets upstairs are good enough to eat your meal in!
Maybe we should try and get a table in the toilets then! Thanks for watching Alan! We really appreciate any comments!
.. Haven't a clue, bless ya. Batter has to be darker and bubbled not like the Trenchers effort; temperature of the fat isn't high enough giving the smooth casing.
And, Magpie chips 9.9 - large potatoes too, comparatively.
Appreciate you stopping by S. it’s good to know we have a fish and chip connoisseur in the house.
Where’s the best fish and chips that you’ve had in the UK?
Trenchers steak pie is the absolute bomb as well as their scampi which is also very good.
Oooooooooooh steak pie sounds like something we may need to sample for ourselves
They get there steak pie from radfords in sleights, gorgeous.
This news has awoken a hunger
Silver street for me. Best fish and chips I've had in my life
Ahhh not familiar with this one! What’s the vibe like? Any menu recommendations?
@@MeatsAndCheats Definitely the place to go for takeaway. But the also have outside seating and even a bit of inside seating where you can eat your takeaway. Really good and really fresh. You might say the batter isn't quite as crunchy as Magpie: it's best eaten soon. I love to sit on West Cliff and eat their Fish & Chips while tormenting the seagulls who stand by salivating.
We’ll do it!
FnC was inspired by Indian way of Cooking... Deep frying is Indian style of Cooking... anyways enjoy Brits...!
Interesting, but a lot of food has numerous origins....we just embrace it all 👍🏻
Tryed. Both don’t think much of them silver street fisheries on silver street is defo worth trying been going to Whitby every year since 2002 and always get our chips here
A few people have mentioned this! We’re totally gonna have to go back and sample for ourselves!
The best fish and chips I have ever had was at The Magpie. It was so good we made the extra long journey to go there three times when on holiday. I have also tried Rick Stein’s huge seafront fish and chips restaurant in Padstow, but The Magpie reins supreme!
So you’d say the Rick Stein place is worth a visit?
@@MeatsAndCheats - If you’re in the vicinity it’s definitely worth a visit... I think Rick’s son owns the Fish and Chip Restaurant now. It’s a beautiful area but a bit out of the way of course.
We really appreciate the recommendation!
Great vid folks. Born and bred in Cornwall and as a kid used to go fishing with my dad to catch Mackerel et Bass et Local fish and chip shop did the best ever 👍 and we've been around the UK AND abroad since.. 👀Fish on its own should taste everything you expect it to WITHOUT smothering it in sauce.. 🙄especially CURRY WTF!! 😶 At least they had 'Tartare' sauce.. The chips should be chips and not just CHIPPINGS.!! Lets all remember that the OIL used re frying can vary NOT forgetting how good, bad or indifferent the whole cooking process is.. 👀ALSO, lets remember that ALL reviews from whoever, wherever; are NOT absolute. The more good ones obviously the better.. but still NOT guaranteed apart from personal preferences, your taste buds etc! 😶 We also judge according to PRICE ie how much it stung your wallet and was it VALUE for MONEY?? Expensive might be acceptable for a couple but when its for a FAMILY?... 😶Stay safe, whoever, wherever you are.
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I find it ironic that you filmed your intro in front of one of the best fish and chip shops and never mentioned it.
It was sadly closed 😩
Never had a bad meal in the Magpie, trenchers is also very good and as a bonus (for me cos no one cares) the play for today BBC short film called the fishing party had a classic scene filmed in Trenchers, check the film out it's very charming👍
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@@MeatsAndCheats cheers geeza, subbed👍. Thanks to you both for the entertaining and informative vids. Me and the mrs are Whitby sluts and good with friends every October for a 5 day alcoholiday and food fest. Sorry I'm ranting. Take it easy👊
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Congratulations on eating out of the box and making a video without attracting the attention of the Gulls! Did somebody off camera have an air rifle? 😂
This might be the funniest comment we’ve had so far! 😂
Have you seen the signs about feeding seagulls on the seafront! Leala almost died laughing at them!
That's brave....eating chips on the quay....where are the kamikaze gulls ?
Hahahaha have you seen the hilarious super imposed posters of children being attacked by the gulls? We laughed for ages!
Most of the locals use the railway chippy.
Ahhhh this is one that no one else has suggested! We will definitely have to look into this!
What utter cods-wollop..see what i did there? Im born and bred in Whitby and i can tell you categorically the locals wouldnt recommend either as both are crap and only there for the visitors.. Try Fussco's, Silver street fisheries, Eastside fisheries or the railway chippy rather than waste money on very expensive garbage..
Do not fear my friend, we’ve got all of these chip shops on a list and we will be aiming to visit Whitby again soon, in an attempt to bring fish and chip clarification to our channel.
As a local, would you recommend any restaurants that aren’t fish and chip related? We are very keen to discover some other places in Whitby? Anything weird and wonderful?
Check out our part 2 where we went back and experienced the crinkle cut chips of fuscos! ☺️
I grew up in Northern Uk in the 60's so When did the Brits change to yellow potato home fries, from real beef dripping white potato chips with malt vinegar...can anyone tell me.. this is not fish and chips...Cmon Tartar sauce and lemon.. Greetings from Eastern Canada, where you can still get the original Fish and Chips, with white potato's chips and Real haddock. oh and malt vinegar
Check out our ‘Best Fish And Chips In Bridlington’ video, they were all about the beef dripping chips! Amazing stuff!
Thanks for watching Jack! Mick is a big fan of haddock! We had smoked and battered haddock in a chip shop in Dublin. Incredible!
The Royal and Quayside are best, both run by the same family........
Since visiting Whitby, a few people have told us this! Looks like a return to Whitby may be on the cards
We have tried "Trenchers", and although it is very nice, it is way overpriced, also we have enjoyed the service and the fish and chips at "The Magpie" and again very nice but too expensive. Our favourite is "Hadley's which is near the Dolphin pub on the other side of the swing bridge, the fish and chips are superb, we go there every time now.
Definitely gonna have to go back now and try this! We’ve had so many awesome recommendations
The Fish & Chips really are good at Hadleys. My only complaint is that it can be really cold and draughty in the winter.
We’ll defo have to check it out! We always appreciate recommendations
tscuchan 1 - in the winter you're odds on to get cold and draughty at the seaside
Trenchers was better when it was locally owned.
Ahhh really? Has mu her changed? Where would you recommend?
@@MeatsAndCheats it changed hands a few years ago so you know what it's like 😊 A lots of locals also think Magpie is living on past glories but I've not been there in years so wouldnt know. Also could be small town politics involved. Both are still excellent imo. Others prefer Mr Chips and bit was always my favourite until their prices rocketed and the portions shrank (when they realised what tourists would pay )
Quayside , Royal Fisheries are good and the one on Silver Street has a really good reputation. There's not a lot of difference I guess and a lot of it is down to personal taste.
As much as we enjoyed both of them, we’ve heard a lot about The Royal Fisheries?
@@MeatsAndCheats Royal Fisheries is on Baxtergate ( behind Boyes) and is owned by the Fusco family. They also own The Quayside along Pier road ( near the Magpie) We get our chippy tea from the Royal usually and it's always good. ( excellent home made fish cakes by the way) If you want to stray a little further, the one on Silver Street also has a really good reputation too.
Mr chips is the best fish and chips in Whitby
Defo need to try that next time we’re there
Hmm, that I can't agree. But it is open latest.
The trouble with Whitby is that it has a terrible train service.
Fortunately we’ve not had to experience it as we drove but we have heard bad things
A dreadful political decision back in the sixties and decades of under investment in transport infrastructure is not "the trouble with Whitby".
@@popeyedish are you a Whitby hometown person?
@@MeatsAndCheats I've only lived here 41 years so still classed as an incomer 😂
@@MeatsAndCheats public transport in general is the big issue. Train only goes one way to Middlebrough and no evening buses.
Mister Chips is better than both, lol
We went to Mister Chips in our follow up video! 😉
Only tried Magpie once, queued for 45 mins, worst fish and chips I've ever had in Whitby, undercooked chips and not very nice fish, no big chunky flakes, it just disintegrated into tiny pieces, batter was the only nice part, all 5 of us couldn't finish what we had...👎👎👎
That’s really disappointing to hear! Sounds like you must have caught them on a bad day! Do you have any recommendations for us? What’s your all time fave Whitby chip shop?
I actually think there's the world of difference between the eat-in and take-away offerings of both Magpie and Trenchers. The best thing in the Magpie takeaway is the lift to the top floor of the restaurant. (^_-)
Fisherman’s wife fish and chips up by the whale bones is far better
We are definitely planning another trip to try all of these recommendations so thanks for the heads up good sir! 👌🏻
Nope. Sorry. Visited the Magpie Cafe while on a trip from Australia after claims it had the best fish and chips. It didn't. The fish was oily, the batter ranged from gluggy and undercooked to thin and overcooked. The chips were equally unevenly cooked.
That’s cool dude, we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Magpie but when we came back a year later, (check out our revisited video), I found some other super cool places too. Whitby is wonderful and everywhere should be experienced! Thanks for watching and we hope you subscribe and have some tips for our future adventures!
clearly no idea what decent fish and chips are. Magpie is the only place for fish and chips in Whitby
Magpies may be the only place for fish and chips in Whitby (which doesn't say much for the options there) but I was told it was the best anywhere and, coming from Australia, that claim was never going to be stand up.
@@bradad2026 when I say only place, I mean its head and shoulders above the rest. Yorkshire fish and chips is the best fish and chips in the UK - proximity to North Sea for cod, the history of Friday night chip shop tea and the shops that fry in beef dripping to give it that unique flavour. May be that good fish and chips is wasted on your or your palate ain't refined for our style of fish and chips
@@antcox2006 if you think refinement means eating fish for the taste of cattle fat then you need to get out more. I have no idea what ‘the Friday night chip shop tea’ has to do with the flavour of seafood but what I do know via first hand comparison is that we enjoy fish for ITS flavour, not the taste of the fatty clumps of batter that covered the fish we got from Magpies. You really do need to critically judge what you’re eating and resist living in the past.
Deep oil frying not healthy
Very true my friend, however, we are a channel that celebrate naughty food that isn’t always healthy. So we love fish and chips.
Try air frying
We didn’t cook any of it pal, it was a restaurant so this was entirely out of our hands.
Let's promote air fry and baked fish
That’s a lovely idea but we’ll stick to making TH-cam videos about eating out. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours
none of these two are best its betwen fuscos and mr chips
Next time we’re there, we’ll have to check them out
We’re only just hearing about fuscos! What’s the best thing to get there?
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