5 /5 Jamaal Hussain: I’ve been coming to Millennium Fish Bar for decades. It’s my local chippy near where I grew up in Carshalton, and whenever I am back in England, this is always one of my first stops.
I usually order a small cod and chips, which is already generous, but today I went for a large (£16) and it was absolutely enormous - so big in fact, that I actually whipped out a measuring tape when I got home (14”!) Don’t worry, I don’t measure everything that’s big.
The fish was battered and fried right in front of me: beautifully golden, light and crisp on the outside, and genuinely melt-in-your-mouth inside. It was finished with just the right amount of salt and vinegar before being wrapped up, not drowned, not dry, just spot on. The chips were exactly how they should be: crunchy on the outside and soft and fluffy in the middle.
Atmosphere-wise, it’s a fish and chip shop, not Cheers! but even in the evening the wait is never long. The gentlemen running the place are fast, efficient, and clearly know how to work the queue and provide consistently excellent quality, generous portions, and proper old-school chippy standards.