Britannia Fish Bar London — Local services in London

I walked in here, ordered a cod fish and chips x 2, i waited about 20minutes. But that was no problem. The problem was that I dismissed all the bad reviews at this place as I like trying things my self and then judging it. The fish looked good, the service was really polite and friendly. What dissapointed me was that, after waiting 20minutes and then a 10minute walk home. I unveiled the surprise meal which was for my wife, whom was craving fish and chips for the past few days. She was excited until she got a whif of the cod. I tried to play it like, cmon babe;i think you're overreacting, but then.... i smelt it my self... i was in an illusion thinking that the fish would be fresh as it was just cooked. Indeed it was just cooked, theres no doubt about that but... the actual fish went bad. It had a strong smell to it and even the skin of the fish remained intact under the batter(which is not common). Whats worse is that, my wife found a fish bone, only 1. But thats a big deal. You dont expect someone to search through the cod, and take every bite of it very cautiously. Its a cod fish and chips, its not supposed to have bones. I understand that some places still do have bones sometimes. But in my experiences, every other place where I did find a bone, they had a DISCLAIMER/WARNING.

So all in all, the environment is friendly, and the chips were good. But the fish was off, and they claim to be halal, but it would be better if they had a halal certificate.

Hope they can acknowledge my concern, and rectify it as it would ultimately increase their revenue and...

I booked Britania Fish Bar in Mile End for a late (1pm) Saturday lunch with the girls. Don’t be fooled by the exterior, this was a fantastic place to get your seafood fix in London and the ambience and classy decorations reminded us of wining and dining on the devon coast during the summer holidays with our families.

THE FOOD We started with salt cod croquettes and some Camembert and for the main shared octopus, crab, mussels and fries x2 which was plenty for the four of us. Octopus was perfectly cooked but the mussels were the star of the show. After finishing them we threw the fries into the mussel sauce , which albeit a little uncivilised for a classy establishment like this, did actually taste quite good. You don’t want all those juices to go to waste!

THE DRINKS We ordered tap water, one glass of sparkling water and a bottle of Chardonnay to wash down all the feesh. The chippy was good to serve it at a cool rather than ferociously chilled temperature. About 11-13 degrees I would say. We went for chardonnay as it’s not too rich or cloying and it’s light minerality and semi sweetness makes it a perfect accompaniment to the light seafood lunch we found ourselves tucking into.

All in all 5 stars thanks for a great lunch bill was slightly more expensive than your regular chippy but cost of living crisis means we expected...

This used to be the best fish and chip shop in East London. The queue would stretch down the road at frying times and perfect fish and chips every time. I was fair heartbroken on my last visit - the batter was soggy and dripping in oil, we ordered scampi as a side and got calamari (not good calamari, far too much batter for a tiny amount of squid). When we pointed this out we were told we had ordered it, no replacement was offered and we were told that cooking scampi would take 20mins! Even the curry sauce was well below average. Seems the new management are cutting corners to make more profit, buying in batter mix with no lift to it and having the oil at a lower temperature leading to soggy fish in a puddle of oil. The chips were okay. Give it a miss and go up the road to Victoria Fish Bar unless you think tepid cooking oil is...