“As an Aussie, I found A Salt and Battery pathetic. Tasteless fish, bad batter, undercooked and soggy chips”
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“As an Aussie, I found A Salt and Battery pathetic. Tasteless fish, bad batter, undercooked and soggy chips”
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“S&Bs problem IMO is that a. The fish is often not crispy, and can be waterlogged and bland, b. The cooking oil is a basic canola oil that is often burned, dark brown, and old/not clean, and c. It’s too expensive for what it is.”
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“Seasoning was fine, but the fish itself was fairly bland, and neither the chips nor the fish were crispy. First and last visit for me.”
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“everything was just a little cheap and extra greasy. I’ve been to multiple fish and chips shops in London as well and while there’s certainly an element of just simplistic and greasy, a salt and battery just didn’t live up to a proper chip shop.”
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“I like A Salt and Battery. Crispy, large portions, great tartar sauce”
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“I absolutely love this chip shop, but if I'm being totally honest, I always think the fish, chips and mushy peas are under-seasoned.”
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“Quite frankly, their food is very bland, and all the times I’ve eaten there, I’ve had to convince myself that I liked it.”
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“A salt & battery. jones wood foundry are two authentic british places i’ve been to.”
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“It’s mediocre and you will leave there smelling like you’ve just been dipped in a deep fryer”
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“Both rank up there for me on par with fish and chips I had in Scotland.”
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“I find them hit or miss. Last time I went it was so greasy”
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“A Salt and Battery had a great fish and chips and sausage butty”
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“Definitely my first recommendation, but be aware it’s more a British chipper feel than a pub feel.”
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“A Salt and Battery next door to Tea & Sympathy is a chippy with a proper fryer from England as well if you find yourself craving that.”
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“You should try A Salt & Battery if you used to like in the UK and you want the taste and feel of an authentic chippy”
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“Even an Irish pub is better than S&B.”
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“My first time having real fish & chips with malt vinegar. It smelled like feet, but it tasted so good.”
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“Better than A Salt and Battery.”
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“I always thought A Salt and Battery had no seasoning but when I went to London, I noticed a lot of chip shops didn’t season their fish either”
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“A Salt and Battery is the closest iteration of ‘chippy’ chips that I’ve found in any borough.”
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“Fish & Chips at A Salt and Battery.”
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“Their fish and chips are weak.”
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“Yes, I've found it to be disappointingly soggy the couple of times I've gone.”
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“A Salt and Battery: Bland beyond belief, but they have good tartar sauce.”
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“Yeah the batter tasted like a waffle last time I went. Awful.”
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“Big, greasy, and expensive”
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“the whole thing was a soggy floppy mess. Was rather disappointed”
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“Not haggis, but you can go to A Salt & Battery and get some fish & chips with a can of Irn Bru.”
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“I find the cod there is best. Other fish used does not taste so good.”
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“Both were just okay not even that crispy but soaked in oil.”
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“A salt and battery is excellent, love their tartar sauce too”
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“Personally I’d avoid A Salt And Battery. I used to frequent it and it never agreed with me (ie, gave me the shits.)”
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“a salt and battery was terrible when I had it, fish just disintegrated in my mouth”
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“Salt and battery...compared to the fish and chips I've had in Ireland...I agree it's shit, but for here it's decent just be prepared to pay for decent.”
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“my go to is salt and battery in west village. Its been there forever / it had been good for me.”
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“salt and battery is incredibly overrated imo.”
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“Definitely not. Bland as fuck.”
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“It’s def expensive for a mid fish and chips”
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“A salt and battery is fine, but the crispness of Dame’s crust put it far above the former.”
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“Place is horrible, food is mediocre, owner is so rude.”
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“The fish and chips is far from the best thing on the menu.”
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“I like fish & chips (if you eat that) at A Salt & Battery”
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“a salt and battery has excellent fish and chips”
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“I really love the fish and chips at A Salt & Battery”
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“Both are shite overpriced impersonations of Fish & Chips that pale in comparison to even your average British chippy.”
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“A Salt & Battery - proper English chippy.”
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“I have recently been to A Salt and Battery and to be honest it was a letdown.”
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“A Salt and Battery, Greenwich Village fish and chips shop”
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