Maltings Fish and Chips — Restaurant in North Hertfordshire

Forty years ago, when this was Taylor's chip shop and restaurant, it was a really decent reasonably priced (for the 80s) chip shop and brilliant restaurant, with good hot portions, crispy battered fish and excellent service. I'm so sorry to say, now that it's the Maltings, it has become a very overpriced mediocre chip shop and not a very good restaurant. I have been here 3 times over the last 3 years (always with others, who say they like it). Today, I was in a party of 16. When I finally got my (so called large cod and chips), 20 mins after receiving the mushy peas (they had also forgot my order and the staff didn't even check everybody had their order!). So when I eventually received my order, it really did disappoint. £16.95 for a small piece of (soggy) battered lukewarm cod, a few lukewarm soggy chips, and (by that time) an egg cup of cold mushy peas, for an additional £2.25. I asked the waiter to warm the peas as they had been on the table for 20 mins. She bought an even colder pot of mushy peas out. By this time, I had given up expecting a nice meal. And to top this, they had the nerve to charge a 10% service charge on top (no mention of this at all on the menu). Compared to the other fish and chip shops I've eaten in around the country, this is in the bottom two. I was not going to complain at the time, as I was in a large party and I did not want to upset others in the party, who say they like the retaurant. However, I have eaten in far better chip ship restaurants at much lower prices. Had I been on my own, I just would have left and not eaten the rest after the first taste and gone to the fabulous Indian restaurant along the road (which I rate as 5*). The owners need to reduce their over inflated prices, ensure waiters are properly trained to check everyone has their order and is happy. And if something is returned asking to heat it up, then just do as requested - don't bring back a colder item! When serving large cod, ensure it is a large piece and not soggy small/medium, but most of all, serve the food piping hot, not lukewarm. A lot of improvement needed to come up to the standard of many other chip shops around the country. Needless to say, I'm not going to be returning. The best chippy restaurant so far has been in Nik's in Belper, Derbyshire. I suggest the owners take a visit to see how good and fairly priced a chip shop...

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So a little birdy told me about a chippy that was apparently good enough to rival the homelands offering... queue a 50 odd mile round trip! (Nothing to do with an excuse for a ride 😉 )

On arrival I have to admit I was impressed (first question being do you have Gravy?), lovely gent and ladies working there, and what seemed quite a family friendly establishment.

Biker friendly with a fair amount of parking nearby. COVID check in, with more than adequate sanitiser for your (rather warm) reviewer on arrival.

Made my order and grabbed a pew outside. Now... Did angels descend from the heavens on eating my food, bracketed by signs of the apocalypse at a Southern establishment being a close second to my usual?! Ermmm, well no actually but I have to admit my stomach went to a very happy place ☺

Chips were lovely, not greasy and just enough to go with the sausage, Gravy and coke. Definitely would recommend a visit as if even the basic stuff I ordered was this good, well, I might pop back to try the other offerings 😄

Definitely worth a visit if you're close by or in the area- for me personally the trip length means it won't be a regular, but like in most movies "I will never forget the time we...

We were favoured with another very nice meal of perfectly cooked best quality Cod and Chips last Wednesday. So pleased Malting Restaurant in Baldock is now back up to the excellent standards that Paul Taylor worked to. Now also the whole shop is improved to a very high standard, with the very good practical layout. The Proprietor has a very clear desire to see his customer's well fed and fully satisfied, his team of assistant's are all very kindly respectful and nice people.

A few days later we had take away of Regular Cod and Chips which we enjoyed eating them in our car. They were perfectly cooked highest quality and presented in a most convenient box, so we could eat from it as it sat nicely on our car seat tables.

(Update) we continue enjoy. Yesterday when the Proprietor kindly as we were leaving asked "how was your meal" my answere was excellent!

Maltings Restaurant is the best, even better now than the very high standard that Paul Taylor worked to, which is to...