You can't go far wrong with fish and chips from most Yorkshire chippies. Just travel a bit north, up to Saltburn by the Sea and Middlesborough, and they're not a patch on true Yorkshire fish and chips. So you were bound to get good fare from both places. Magpie is not the only decent place in Whitby to get an excellent example of fish and chips, but I don't go there because I don't like the skin being left on the fish. I live in a North Yorkshire village at present, and on Friday, I was charged over £10.00 for haddock and small bag of chips. They are now too expensive to eat on a regular basis, and I will now only have them once a month. It's not that I can't afford to have them once a week, it's the principle that they have continued to go up in price for months now. Why? To find the breaking point of people?, well, they've found mine. Can you do a curry comparison in the future? Yorkshire boasts fantastic, value for money, curry eateries too, I think the fish and chip places have been done to death now dear. XX
Scarborough hands down....£16 is still expensive but Whitby taking the proverbial at £22 . Fish and chips was a working class man's weekend affordable treat for the family and now places like Whitby turning it into some sort of pretentious upper class tourist delicacy. I personally avoid places like Magpie's and find a back street chippy selling the same meal at half the price , then go find a bench quayside and share it with the gulls 🤣
Scarborough meal looks much nicer to me and about 6 quid cheaper, win win! Curry sauce is not something I'd want with fish though (ketchup all the way), that's a side I'd prefer with a pie or sausage in batter.
I think it’s hard to differentiate between the two, both looked good, although I think I preferred the look of the fish in the Scarborough chippy. I quite like to put a bit of vinegar in my mushy peas, or even occasionally a tiny bit of mint sauce.
Having been to The Magpie a few times I admit their fish n chips are good.the batter is lovely. However, they are very expensive and for a family of 4 the cost is prohibitive. For that reason I’d go for the cheaper ones. I am a Yorkshire girl after all 😂
Just judging the fish and chips, since I'm not keen on mushy peas and hate curry sauce (!) the Scarborough one wins for me even if they were a similar price, but £22 for one portion at Whitby is just ridiculous.
most north east beach towns have a great place for this kind of meal... youll usually pay about £15 for that with a drink and a side of peas or curry... cant go wrong with a lot of them to be honest... "i think "the lifeboat" won this ,,, that steak of fish looked incredible
I’m at work at the moment so will watch this once I’ve finished. It has to be Whitby though surely! Magpie cafe is the best fish and chips I have ever had!
They both look amazing, but I think Whitby takes it for quality. In fact, I’d love to see you return to The Magpie and try some more items on the menu. It all looked delicious!
I remember in my younger days..(80s) fish always having skin on which I really like,these days most folk don't like for some reason.Both look amazing but I'm choosing second one,lovely looking batter and beautiful fillet of fish. Great video my man👍
Vinegar first because it helps the salt stick, other way round and the vinegar can "wash" some salt off 😂 that's the way I've always done it and no one can convince me otherwise haha
They both looked amazing!!! I’ve been to Magpie so I will be bias and say Whitby. The Lifeboat Chippy looks a true hidden gem though!! Great video …. Smithy
An extra pot of hot water with the teapot has been a standard feature of British cafés and B&Bs since well before I was born (1951) and since. It is certainly not recent.
Another great video. I think the Whitby chips looked perfect and the Scarborough fish 👌. I found myself saying ‘let’s have a combo bite’ yesterday in KFC!
Have been both destinations in distant past as not a local and lucky enough enjoy first class Cod chips in Magpie as queues were not so manic. Next visit not as lucky as you say queues head along the harbour front so couldn't try haddock. Were fortunate find another in town which were very nice too. Scarboro establishment what pity opens just three days as it looked up there for quality with many chippies. I guess maybe it's a town with high volume fish, chip shops which all produce quality standard. However queues aside Magpie is up there with best eat in/ take away in Country that I've visited over the years. Service and friendly staff added to enjoyment on that occasion. Enjoy your videos, alway s something to comment on. 👍
Hadley's is my go to chippy in Whitby,Fish Pan in Scarborough.Ive not been to the Lifeboat,but looks worth a visit. Just outside Scarborough,Seamer Fisheries chippy is probably the best in the area,at the moment.
I've eaten at both in the past and both are great! The prices shocked me though since I've been living in Thailand but it can cost as much here or even more as the Fish and decent potatoes are imported. Lovely to see and brought back lots of memories of visiting my parents when they were still with us up in the north east. Cheers
A pot of tea and a pot of hot water has been around certainly since the sixties and probably since the Edwardian and Victorian era! It was taught in certain Catering colleges on the waitering side of them. At afternoon High Tea the pot of Hot Water will usually be offered. Finally some places might not offer hot water initially but if asked they will provide it.
The Pot of Tea with separate Hot Water is pretty Standard in most places now. I've eaten Fish & Chips in Several places in Whitby, the Magpie however, is very much overated!!! If You do another Review in Whitby I'd personally Recommend The Fisherman's Wife on the Kyber Pass theirs are 1st Class!! I've not had Fish & Chips in Scarborough in Years, but these looked beautiful, well presented the Fish Wow!! & the Curry Sauce was better here. So overall I preferred Scarborough on this occasion!! Take Care, Thank You for Sharing.
I used to live n Whitby. Whenever I went out to eat, I'd visit every eatery in my mind, but nearly always go to Magpie. It really is the best. I'd still go for the cod though... Or halibut or monk fish if I'm feeling flush; or cod goujons/chunks if I'm feeling thrifty, or double cod chunks+chips if I'm feeling greedy. Now I live in Tenerife, so next time you feel like flying somewhere for a meal, why not come here and I'll take you for fish & chips here for comparison!
Got to say its been 25 years since I had Fish n Chips in Whitby (It was then about £9.00).. But I've never found better! I was living in Scarborough at the time and visited Whitby several times generally by Bus or, better the coastal Walk. The Kippers were lovely as well🍟
When seasoning chips with salt and vinegar I put the vinegar on first it adds moisture for the salt to adhere to however if you add the salt first then add vinegar, the vinegar will wash some of the salt away, a personal hate of mine is battered fish with skin on the moisture in the fish steams the skin making it slimy and giving it an unpleasant texture for me.
Good fair review of what must be two great chippies. I would go with the Scarborough one. It just seems that little bit special with its limited opening hours, it’s one I would plan for and make a detour for. Both places looked great.
Imagine if you could take certain items from each place and combine it into one orgasmic ultimate fish and chips. But in all seriousness both looked so tasty, however i think cost does make all the difference, especially if you wanted a fish and chip shop to eat at more often. Whitby would be more a one off, now and again thing. So i would say Scarborough.
The pot of hot water is incase you prefer a weaker tea, so can pour half tea, half hot water in your cup before adding milk. It was a regular thing at one time in the past, good to see cafes and restaurants are bringing it back.. You and your curry sauce! I notice you never have ketchup? Goes nicely on the mushy peas. I liked the look of the Fish & Chips more at Scarborough but the restaurant decor looked more appealing at Whitby. Either way, I am so jealous! 😅😋
@larhumba4233 actually, fish chips and curry sauce is my favourite way to enjoy it, but it has to be the hot curry sauce, I can't stand the fruity british sweet style stuff.
I remember well when pots of tea came with a pot (covered) of hot water. Nobody I knew used the hot water to dilute the tea, rather it was used to top up the teapot (maybe a East Riding thing where I'm from)
Salt, vinegar and then more salt. If I'm gonna break my keto diet with those delicious chips and sugar in the sauces. I wouldn't want to scrimp, just go the whole hog. Great review TYVM
The tea in Whitby looked fantastic, before you even got on to the fish and chips. Hot water used to come in its own pot, the jug is a new one on me. Chip shop curry sause is always mundane unless it's from a Chinese chippie. The Whitby fish looked better to me.
All the food looked really nice, I'd love to try them both! I just done my first review on fish and chips so will definitely be trying more.. Great reviews!
@@everydayimeating3407 I was going to say, while I am no expert on the subject, the mushy peas at Whitby looked better than most I've seen on here. And the chips looked better. Probably a push on the curry sauce though.
I think the main show is the fish and chips and the lifeboat in my opinion won hands down! The peas might of tasted slightly better at the magpie but £6 more I don’t think so ! Vinegar first then the salt is the way to go
The vinegar has to added first. Its only common sense. If you add the salt first you just wash it off when you add the vinegar. There is no debate as you stated.
I love eating fish with tartar sauce, however I do like it with ketchup too. Actually I can on occasion be a bit of a heathen with my fish . I sometimes take in my own bottle of Tabasco or sweet chilli and mix it up with ketchup and a little malt vinegar for a nice subtle kick to the fish. I can hear people crying into their tea, but hey don't knock it till you try it hahahaha 😅😅😅. Try it on fishfingers first before attempting it on cod or haddock 🎉🎉🎉😅😅😅
The batter on the fish at Whitby looks gorgeous but the chips looked better in Scarborough. Whitby just nudged it for the overall experience. Every other reviewer I have seen loved the curry sauce at Whitby. A slice of bread would have been nice too.
Have you done a proper Chinese or Indian restaurant comparison yet mate?, I do enjoy your videos, no gimmicks or clickbait, which seems to be norm for some food review RU-vidrs!
Both looked really good but £23 for a chippy for one at Whitby is ridiculous, at least Dick Turpin wore a mask. Every chippy uses a pre made curry mix, just add water so not a lot of control over the flavour with them.
Regarding the salt Vs vinegar first, it's a bit pedantic really, just slather both on, there's no difference, have a taste and if you want more of either then both are still there on the table lol.
