Thistle — Restaurant in Lyndhurst

Last night Kit and I were invited to attend a Fund Raiser for the Knights of Columbus that was a Fish Fry for $20 a person.

Not knowing what type of meal it would be, we arrived around 16:00 as the gathering began and the crowd's arrived.

As we sat waiting for the food with our friends, Francine and Bob Yamello, we enjoyed our relaxed conversations with them and other's from the surrounding communities...

The food was catered by The Thistle Fish & Chip Restaurant from Northern New Jersey...

When our food was brought to us, my eyes glazed over with joy as the presentation was reminiscent of what I consider to be the best Fish & Chips...

It brought back memories of Argyle's, Stewart's and Thompson's Fish & Chips Restaurants in Kearny, NJ.

The food is Old Country Style, large piece of cod deep fried to perfection with the families secret batter, french fries aka chips with a side of coleslaw and the always present malt vinegar that pleases the taste buds.

Now in addition to my wanderings of New Jersey's premier Pizza offerings, I have another mission!!!

To see if and where there might be other hidden Gems here throughout our state that we can find to reach the bar set by Thistle...

The fish was delicious, moist with a hard crunchy, not oily outer crust, matched with tasty fries and a coleslaw that brought back memories...

Those memories of my Grandfather's New England style coleslaw recipe that he brought back from Nana & Pop Pop's Summer Vacations in Vermont.

The pictures are of the second meal that I brought home for Lunch on Friday...

They have Food Trucks and a Trailer that they come to your location for gathering's and Social Functions throughout New Jersey.

It would be great if there was a schedule of public events they were...

Thistle has been a place that I have family memories at as a child. It used to be on Kearny Avenue in Kearny and moved several years ago to Lyndhurst, New Jersey. The food has always been top choice and still is. It’s a family run business that has been here for years. I came here with some friends are and 2 ordered fish and chips, my other friends ordered softshell crabs, and I ordered fried scallops and shrimp. Everyone was very satisfied with their meal, and as usual the service was great. We also shared fried clam strips as an appetizer. At the end of the day, we all share a dessert, strawberry and rhubarb pie à la mode with vanilla ice cream. That’s my favorite dessert there. The atmosphere is very homey and peaceful. You feel like you’re in your dining room at home. Also, the place is very clean and you can see how they OK really care for their customers. I highly recommend coming to this restaurant is a local gem...

This place was way over priced. I went there for a specific item that I saw on the menu online that I was looking forward to and to my disappointment they said " oh we don't have that on our menu anymore"& I told her that's why I came here to eat! Then I just got "sorry". If I wasn't so hungry I would have left. They should update their online menu's- so disappointing & unfair!. Very small place and uncomfortable seats. Fish was way too thick for my taste. A fillet of flounder should be light , and not so thick that it couldn't help to be a little fishy. No parking available- street parking & good luck with that. I won't be returning, one of my tuna fish sandwiches would have been more appetising and much cheaper! Even if I was offered a free meal there I'd pass on it. (Sorry, but that was my...