A Salt & Battery

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  • replying to u/dinky-park: **TL;DR: Pretty good spot all around and decently priced for the neighborhood. The “chips” and lack of malt vinegar were a little disappointing for me personally, but overall, not a bad spot to check out if you’re nearby.** I woke up the other day with a desperate craving for fish and chips for lunch. Not sure why, but sometimes you get those cravings that have to be satisfied no matter what. Like a lot of you here, I’ve tried the usual suggested spot in the West Village called A Salt and Battery. 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. I didn’t want to lie to myself this time, so I resolved to tried something new. I wanted to try Samuels Top Ranking Fish Shop, but they opened at 4. So instead, I originally planned on trying GG’s Fish and Chips. Wearing my favorite aquatic fragrance to suit the mood (Profumum Roma Acqua di Sale for the curious) I headed over to take the F train. Unfortunately, I absentmindedly got on the next train at the station, which was the M. Wanting to make the best of the mistake, I just decided to get off at the next stop at Marcy Avenue and find the closest fish and chip spot. Shipwreck was the first result that came up on the search, and the lack of reviews made me a little hesitant at first. In hindsight, I think their first location already has great reviews, but at the time I didn’t know this. I skimmed through the menu and decided on the beer battered cod and “c…

    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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  • replying to u/P0stNutClarity: The reason why everyone is saying they're shit is because they're getting them from places that don't season their fish 😂 I went to A Salt and Battery years ago. Bland af I don't know how they're still in business. Go to any Caribbean restaurant thst serves this and you will have a good time. My favorite spot is in East Flatbush. A Guyanese fish shop. They literally ONLY serve fish and chips. The best I've had in the city. "Samuels Top Ranking Fish Shop " 3315 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203

    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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  • replying to u/ToughestDecisionEver: I was just there. They def have malt vinegar in big squeeze bottles. It’s mediocre and you will leave there smelling like you’ve just been dipped in a deep fryer

    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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  • replying to u/aeronacht: A salt and battery is a cheaper, but not as good option compared to Dame. It was solid, but nothing mind blowing, and they didn’t have malt vinegar

    It’s mediocre and you will leave there smelling like you’ve just been dipped in a deep fryer

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  • replying to u/petit_aubergine: a salt & battery

    I find them hit or miss. Last time I went it was so greasy

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  • replying to u/BluWaffles32: A Salt and Battery

    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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  • replying to u/Alert-Painting1164: There isn’t anywhere, used to be that spot in Brooklyn The Chip shop or whatever it was called.

    Better than A Salt and Battery.

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  • replying to u/P0stNutClarity: The reason why everyone is saying they're shit is because they're getting them from places that don't season their fish 😂 I went to A Salt and Battery years ago. Bland af I don't know how they're still in business. Go to any Caribbean restaurant thst serves this and you will have a good time. My favorite spot is in East Flatbush. A Guyanese fish shop. They literally ONLY serve fish and chips. The best I've had in the city. "Samuels Top Ranking Fish Shop " 3315 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203

    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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  • replying to u/soundlinked: I find them hit or miss. Last time I went it was so greasy

    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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  • replying to u/Klassified94: As an Aussie, I found A Salt and Battery pathetic. Tasteless fish, bad batter, undercooked and soggy chips, and they didn't have any lemon wedges they could give me for the fish, which is truly absurd to me. They only had artificial lemon juice. Not sure if it's less common in the UK but in Aus, fish and chips always comes with lemon wedges without needing to ask.

    Yeah the batter tasted like a waffle last time I went. Awful.

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  • replying to u/petit_aubergine: a salt & battery

    Big, greasy, and expensive

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  • replying to u/petit_aubergine: a salt & battery

    I find the cod there is best. Other fish used does not taste so good.

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  • replying to u/HuckleberryOwn647: I find the cod there is best. Other fish used does not taste so good.

    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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  • replying to u/Successful_Cow435: Fish and chips. Any average local chippie would smash a salt and battery

    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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  • replying to u/Rolandium: The Fish and Chips at A Salt & Battery on Greenwich. The place seemed a bit pricey to me ($6 for a smallish container of curry sauce?) But I can't deny that it's one of my favorite places for that dish.

    It’s def expensive for a mid fish and chips

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  • replying to u/m1a2c2kali: How would you compare it to a salt and battery if you’ve been to both?

    A salt and battery is fine, but the crispness of Dame’s crust put it far above the former.

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  • replying to u/petit_aubergine: a salt & battery

    Place is horrible, food is mediocre, owner is so rude.

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  • replying to u/ToughestDecisionEver: I was just there. They def have malt vinegar in big squeeze bottles. It’s mediocre and you will leave there smelling like you’ve just been dipped in a deep fryer

    The fish and chips is far from the best thing on the menu.

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