A WARRINGTON fish and chip shop has been listed in the top eight in the North West as part of next year’s Fish and Chip Awards.
Papa’s Fish and Chips will “batter” it out with the other seven as they vie to become the regional winner and go forward to the national finals and a chance of being name Fish and Chip Shop of the Year.
The shortlisted shops in the North West are: Hodgson’s Chippy, Lancaster, Pisces, Fleetwood, The Fish & Chip Plaice, Garstang, Papa’s Fish & Chips, Warrington, The Big Fish, Wilmslow, Tony’s Chippy, Ancoats, and Fosters Fish & Chips in Alderley Edge.
To get to this stage and secure a place in the coveted shortlist, shops have been appraised across a variety of judging criteria including responsible sourcing policies, marketing and promotional practices and staff training policies.
Over the coming weeks, they will be subjected to further judging as they receive mystery shopping assessments by industry experts. The next stage of the competition will whittle down the line up, establishing a UK top 20 which will compete for the prestigious regional titles.
Paul Williams, chief executive of organisers Seafish, said: “The aim of the awards has always been to showcase the very best fish and chip businesses in the UK while setting incredibly high standards for the industry to aspire to.
“It’s great to see so many excellent shops through to this stage of the competition. I’d like to offer up my congratulations and wish them the best as they prepare to continue their quest towards winning a regional title, but also thank them for consistently helping us to reinforce the UK’s reputation as the home of the world’s best fish and chips.”
In October, Seafish will announce the top 10 regional winners and the finals will be in January.
Winners will be invited on an all-expense paid study trip to Ålesund, Norway, organised by award sponsor the Norwegian Seafood Council, to witness first-hand why the country is regarded as one of the world’s most sustainable fishing nations.
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As much as I am happy to see Papas chippy up for this award I have to say that the criteria listed leave me disappointed. Responsible sourcing policies, marketing and promotional practices and staff training policies. Whilst I am sure these are very important aspects of a business I would much rather see a chip shop judged on food quality, value for money and staff freindliness.
“The Big Fish Wilmslow” is in fact in Handforth, 2 miles away, it is good
Today (purely for research purposes you understand lol) me and Mr Dizzy decided to go and get fish and chips from this chippy having never been there before.
WOW best ones we’ve ever had. Absolutely delicious and the prices are great too !! We will definitely be going there again and have already told all out family to go too.
We are spoilt for choice here in Warrington – plenty of good fish n chip shops – although the quality sometimes fluctuates depending on who is frying and how busy the premises are.