To all the UK-ers out there!!

[disneymomof2boyz]

Or actually anyone that has had traditional fish and chips...how do the fish and chips at WDW add up?? Are they any good, and would you recommend it??
Thanks!

 

[Cinders Mum]

don't think I am going to help much, but here goes.
DH loves them.
I hate it, and won't eat them.

My biggest issue, is that they use frozen chips, and they taste like frozen chips. No chippie here uses frozen chips for their fish suppers.

 

[wifey]

We prefer our fish batter crispy but not greasy, we've often been able to guess by the smell from the other side of the bridge if it's been a really greasy batch before we even reach the Yorkshire Fish Shop. I don't mind a nice piece of meaty frozen fish but hate the thin stuff you know all batter hardly any fish That said fresh fish is better we like cod but realise it's not being helped along by overfishing so we do try other types.. Alaskan Pollock isn't bad or Haddock. The chips (or as americans think of them fries) are often very much like the frozen ones sold here in supermarkets. Personally we prefer "proper" chips peeled that day and cut in nice long chunky slices and rinsed off before deep frying the way we do them here tends to be in beef fat (traditional) or vegetable oil depending on the shop owner they usually use unsaturated non hydrogenated fats (more modern).
BTW got to say we love your catfish very yummy
We sometimes grab some F&C in Epcot if we're in the mood for them.

 

[tinkandonaldfans]

they are part of Harry Ramsdens from looking at their signage but they are definitely not Harry Ramsdens that you get in the uk. I found the chips to be like the frozen kind you get in supermarkets rather than chip shops chips. and from what i saw as we only had chips the fish looked like little strips instead of one big piece.

the chips were ok but just wasn't what we thought they would be like. i think i would try one of the other outlets as there is so much to choose from in epcot

 

[Cyrano]

Glad I have come across this thread as living near the largest white fish port in Europe would mean I was disappointed with anything other than very fresh fish

 

[tink too]

We tend not to eat the fish and chips in Epcot as we live in the largest white fish port in Europe!

Plus the Harry Ramsden chain tends to serve cod and that's not very popular here in Scotland - it's more of a favourite of our neighbours in England.

 

[wilma-bride]

Whilst I do like the fish and chips at Epcot, from Harry Ramsden's, I agree with others that it isn't really representative of proper British fish and chips.

The fish and chips at Raglan Road, though, and Cooke's of Dublin are much more like traditional fish and chips from 'the chippy'

 

[PoohsFan1]

This is an interesting thread because I made an ADR at R&C solely because I have been wanting to try their Fish and Chips. I have seen the Fish and Chips on the Travel Channel and they looked SO good (I am a sucker for fish). Since I am from the U.S., would I be dissappointed, is this something that I should try at least once?

 

[tink too]

The fish and chips at Raglan Road, though, and Cooke's of Dublin are much more like traditional fish and chips from 'the chippy'

I am really looking forward to trying the fish and chips at Raglan Road next month as I've read good things about it. Glad to see that they get a from a fellow Brit.

 

[tink too]

Since I am from the U.S., would I be dissappointed, is this something that I should try at least once?

Go ahead and give it a try. The R&C fish isn't bad, it's just a bit different from what we get here at home. FWIW, my DBIL loved his fish 'n' chips from there a few years ago. I think I am just a bit spoiled because I get fish fresh off the fishing boats - often caught just that day.

 

[luv2plan]

I'm american & I love the Fish at Epcot WS. But, I just get it at the walk up counter for lunch. Very good!

Of course I understand the dissapointment about the frozen "chippy", but I'm sure the volume that WS goes through, it's really the only way.

Happy planning & Have a great week!

 

[~Fisharefriends~]

we have found it really poor quality and nothing like the fish and chips we get at home. just doesnt taste right and the fish was just to greasy for our liking.

 

[misscrossbee]

My other half said the fish and chips from Raglan Road was spot on, but neither of us were particularly fussed with the ones from the takeaway counter in Epcot. They just didn't taste the same somehow.

 

[msmouse]

Just my opinion, but coming from South Louisiana, I say they could use ALOT of Tony Chachere's.(cajun seasoning)

 

[Katieinwonderland]

I'll see if I can help...I used to be a server at the Rose and Crown so have a lot of memories of fish and chips (and went home smelling like them most days!)

It sort of depends on the day to be honest. The batter they use for the fish is Harry Ramsdens batter, and I really liked it, although it could be a little greasy on some days (not sure why it differed ) The chips really aren't like UK chips...I don't know how to describe it, but English chips are different somehow...go to Raglan Road and try the chips there, they are EXACTLY like English chips!

I liked the fish and chips and no one I ever served complained, but from this thread it's obviously not for everyone. My best advice is to give it a try and see what you think...but IMHO, Raglan Road fish and chips (or better yet, the battered sausages and chips!) are much nicer, and more traditional.