An ordinary town known for its rich history and green spaces is home to the UK’s “best” fish and chips, despite being dozens of miles from the coast. Prestwich in Bury, Greater Manchester , is around 50 miles from Southport Beach and the Merseyside Coast. However, Chips @ No 8 in Prestwich has been named among the top 20 fish and chip shops in the UK - and it's also a restaurant.
A review in The Guardian read: “Until recently, this well-regarded shop was a corner site, known for a giant mural of Mark E Smith, and frying in dripping (veg oil on request). “Now, they have reopened next door in order to serve more people more efficiently, though the name’s the same.” The restaurant is extremely popular among the foodies who have shared their experiences on TripAdvisor travel forum.
One person wrote: "The service was excellent, we were very well looked after, and the portions (aside from the ice cream) were excellent. We shared prawns in garlic to start, 5 delicious garlic king prawns with homemade croutons, and then had haddock and chips and moules and fritte, all fabulous. The ice cream on the other hand, whilst delicious was very small, I’d rather have paid a bit more for decent-sized scoops.
" Another one wrote: "We ate in the upstairs restaurant which has recently opened as an extension to the takeaway downstairs. The food was amazing as always (we usually purchase the takeaway fish and chips) and the staff was really kind, helpful, and attentive. The restauran.