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So on that note.

1)Where is the best fish and chips you have ever had

2)Where is the best local chippy for fish and chips

1. Anstruther in Scotland
2. Bennies up towards Clapham old town.

1) The one opposite the County Ground. (Is it still there?)
2) Offshore bar on Soi Cowboy.

I'm not a fish and chip aficionado.

Always thought York Rd. was the pick of the chippies in Swindon. Best I've had was at Southend away I think, somewhere near Roots Hall. One of the few redeeming features of Southend was the proliferation of decent chippies.

1. Townhead Cafe in Biggar in Scotland, loads of awards for best chippy and rightly so.

2. Dannys Garden here in Chard, fantastic.

I'll have to check out the Biggar chippy. We've been to Anstruther twice as it also has one loads of awards and always is a big queue to get in.

Salt and chippy sauce or salt and vinegar?

Its very very good, we go there every time we go to Edinburgh, it is just outside of the salt n sauce area....just.

Went to a chippy near the Bescot a couple of years ago - chips were almost fluorescent! Decent though.

Best fish and chips I ever had were in Aldeburgh in Norfolk. The queue to get them was huge, but they were brilliant.

Best local one (in Swindon) has to be York Road. Used to go there religiously pre match growing up!

 Generally, I reckon that fish and chips taste better at the seaside. With that in mind my vote for best ever would go to Waterville, a seaside village in RoI. Fish straight out of Dingle Bay.

 Swindon chippies can never really get above OK, which is fair enough, York Road probabaly being the best I ever use.

I may have to forgo my sarnies for lunch and grab some fish and chips form the canteen.

1) Some fish and chip shop off the great ocean road near Melbourne. Pick your own fish from lots of varieties, watch them cook it.

2) Petemoor Fish and chip shop, though Greenmeadow was good too.

York Road

Phillips in Gorse Hill - used to run the one by the CG. York Road had gone a bit downhill last couple of times I went there.

1. Forgotten the name but it's at the harbour in Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire

2. Not found a decent one locally, best so far is on Upper Richmond Road near East Putney station

Northern chippies are better.

The one by Leeds Elland Road where the queue is massive but moves like clockwork and one near Hulls new ground. Always use Haddock up north too, rather than bland cod.

Don't live in Swindon and Calne fish n chips are shite....ok for pie or sausage but the fish int good.

That one in Basset isn't bad.

The 'World famous' Jacks is opposite my head office. Very nice but fucking steep.....Surrey and all that!

Question for everybody: Batter or breadcrumbs?

I'll give you a clue, the correct answer is batter.

Got to agree with that, Phillips is ace - his old one opposite the fire station is crap now.  York Road is not as good as it was two or three years ago.  If in town Superfry is ok - don't go to North Star by the traffic lights on Ferndale Road, made that mistake a couple of years ago, since got a big fat zero on hygiene!

I know the one Nemo is referring to, very good and there was one on Cleethorpes Road adjacent to Blundell Park that is first class - worst i have ever had away was at Burnley, but they were wrapped in newspaper!

Chips at York Road are a bit hit and miss now. The fish is always great though

You know when you have a good chippy when people are prepared to queue out of the shop in the pouring rain.

I go to Robin's regularly. The best, and reasonably priced, chippy in Swindon.

And amazing portions as well - one portion of chips is more than enough for me and my "advisor"!  His haddock hardly fits on the plate!!

The one in accrington was alright, until they fucking put gravy on it

Where is that?

Gravy on chips is the fucking bollocks. With a spring roll as well (also smothered in gravy), you've basically achieved Nirvana in a poly tray. Oh and yes you DO put salt and vinegar on to finish it off as well, obviously

Phillips in Gorse Hill, opposite the old people's place that used to be a police station.

Ah, cheers, yeah I know that one, used to be by the County Ground didn't he? It was the name that confused me.

Yes same man - was the Frying Fish (?) but they wouldn't renew his lease so he moved to Gorse Hill.  Bet the people who took it over cannot believe how trade has dropped off!