Before I drill on with my oversea posts (Far from done with them!), let's take a look at some of the local finds!
I have never been to Britain, yet ironically I was a British 3rd-class citizen. All I could gather from Discovery TLC about their fast food culture was that they loved their fish & chips and deep fried mars bar, which the latter had been made popular by Chippy in Singapore. So when so many others had blogged about how authentically British Smiths was for their fish n chips, its time to check it out!
Located further down Punggol Nasi Lemak at Tanjong Katong Road, Smiths had been making quite a wave since it opened late last year. The place was very casual with an order counter and back-lit signboard menu, as several tables were put at the shopfront and outdoor area. There was also a counter bar for those in a hurry. Good that we came early as it was easily full house!
Being British styled, its common to see salt and vinegar as condiments for fish & chips, and I was pleasantly surprised that they had HP sauce to dip my fries in too!
By the way, anyone notices that Botak Jones doesn't automatically gives HP sauce for your fries anymore? Though they will still gladly oblige when you ask for it.
Mushy Peas ($2.00)
This was a first for me! The texture was almost like mashed potato, albeit more coarse and with the occasional skin bits. I knew of people who couldn't stand the taste of green peas, but this turned out alright for me, though I did had to sprinkle a little salt for more flavour.
Cod & Chips ($17.00)
The one that we were eagerly waiting for! Made fresh upon order, the batter was delightfully crispy while the firm and moist cod meat was really good as well. Sprinkled with more vinegar, it just became more appetising as we ate!
I'm not quite sure if the fries were meant to turn out this way. Personally, I didn't mind thick, mushy fries as it gave a different feeling from the crisp, shoestring type. Perhaps the fries wasn't prepared on the spot, or wrapping it with paper sheets had caused condensation to make them soggy. I guess this was really up to your tastebuds to like it or not!
Sausage & Chips ($11.00)
The girlfriend and I also shared this out of curiosity, but we both liked how the pork sausage was meaty and very flavourful, as the batter gave an extra crunch to it.
Though they had nett pricing here, it definitely wasn't cheap by fast food standards. Portions could have been a little bigger too. Like I said, I didn't know how authentic this is, but the next time a fish & chips craving hits, I'm sure to know where to find a good one!
Smiths Authentic British Fish And Chips
230 Tanjong Katong Rd
Tel: 9639 8348
Check out their website for updated menu, now with desserts too!
Taken with Nikon D70
8 comments:
I don't think chips that come with authentic British fish & chips are meant to be crispy. These are not crispy, but I wouldn't classify Smiths chips to be soggy either. I actually prefer soggy fries & Smiths chips did perfectly fine for me.
haha I realize it's been almost 1/2 a year, 5 months to be exact, since I went Smiths & you commented on my photos. Now you finally blogged about it lolx.
Haha I've read many comments from the various food blogs that Smith's is bad and over-priced. Those definitely aren't takeaway prices there. Strangely, I still want to at least try Smith's out at least once. The sausage and chips looks good. Authentic or not I would prefer mine to be crispy fries. I still remember the 1st time I tried fish and chips in the UK 15 years ago, the amount of mushy peas given was the same size as the humongous fish on the plate! All for 4 pounds only.
ice: Yup, sometimes I got the craving to stuff a bunch of mushy fries into my mouth and slowly chew. lolx
Shh.. its not 5 months actually. This post is, erm, about 3 months late. =D
365days2play: Wow, must have been great to try the real stuff huh! Overpriced maybe, but I guess its still worth the effort to check it out!
wow..looks great. yea. i think their fries are meant to be that way.
When im studying in Uk, their fish are way bigger...it reached the measurement of 2 palms of mine (fingers pointing fingers position) and their fries are thick..very different from mc donalds fries...but i love it..
The great deal is, they offer another plate of fish&chips if you are able to finish the 1st plate. so u can imagine how big plate they offer...haha...
Hey Velix!
Haha ya I saw your UK photos on facebook, you sure had plenty of fun eh! Haha I will expect the British to be generous with their portions. Hope I can try the real stuff soon!
hi boss, the sausage looks like our hokkien 五香ngoh hiang.
btw i am back from china as you can tell...
I am originally from Manchester and I can confirm the fish and chips are authentic in particular the mushy peas which are actually just as good and in most cases better then what is available back home the only problem is eating fish and chips in 32C but that is another story.
Hi Blue Moon!
Its good to know that we have authentic British fish n chips in SG! Haha, there's really nothing much we can do about the weather though!
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