Fish & Chip Takeaway of the Year final 10 announced

The much anticipated final line-up for the Fish & Chip Takeaway of the Year award has been revealed with four chippies from Yorkshire making the cut.

They final 10 are:

Bells Fish and Chips (Framwellgate), Durham, County Durham

The Fish Inn, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex

Brockley’s Rock, Brockley, London

Harrison’s Fish & Chip Co., Oxford, Oxfordshire

Mister C’s, Selby, Yorkshire

Shaws Fish and Chips of Dodworth, Barnsley, Yorkshire

The Fish Bank, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire

The Scrap Box, York, Yorkshire

Garioch Fish Bar, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire

The Fish Works, Largs, Ayrshire

As the competition reaches its final stages, entrants now face an unannounced visit by an industry specialist, as well as taking part in an in-depth interview with a panel of respected judges from across the trade. This will decide the two runners-up and the overall winner.

Andrew Crook, president of the National Federation of Fish Friers, shares his thoughts on this year’s contenders, saying: “The 38^th instalment of the National Fish & Chip Awards is one of the most amazing competitions we’ve had the pleasure of running. The industry is filled with many incredible fish and chip shops and there’s a smaller group within that which operate at a highly advanced level, and we have the honour of paying tribute to 10 of them in the Takeaway of Year final.

“Fish and chips is a national treasure, and the skill, passion, resilience and desire to serve communities with the best food shown by the takeaways we’ve announced today is a great representation of what makes our industry so special. We can’t wait to reveal the winner in a few months’ time!”

Seafood from Norway’s Bjørn-Erik Stabell, UK Country director for the Norwegian Seafood Council, added:“It’s brilliant to see these top operators reach the final line-up for the highly revered Takeaway of the Year category, each of them a shining inspiration to the rest of the industry. Their pursuit of excellence drives further motivation for us in Norway to continue to match that dedication, working meticulously to supply the fish and chips industry with the best possible and sustainable cod, haddock and emerging species like saithe.”

The winner will be announced at the National Fish & Chip Awards on 25th February at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel in London.