British Chip Shop

We had a nice experience at British Chip Shop. Hubby ordered the vegetable curry and I ordered the fish and chips. Both were good. I wouldn’t say it was the best fish and chips I ever had, but it was tasty and the fries were hand cut. I also got one of their fruit turnovers (pies) for dessert and it was very rustic and obviously made from scratch, although perhaps a tad bland (fruit filling could benefit from a little more sweetener and maybe a splash of lemon juice). The restaurant is clean and attractive and a little «pub» looking (although this is a BYOB) and service was friendly and attentive. All in all a good visit.

As someone who lived in England growing up, this restaurant’s food truly took me back there. I went there with my family and we ordered a bunch of dishes to share: 2 8 oz. fish and chips (one with curry chips for an extra $ 2), bangers and mash with an extra banger, a sausage roll, and a side salad.
The fish and chips were sooo good. If you want to share with someone, it’s plenty of food. Each dish comes out with 2 pieces of fish on top of the chips (fries). The batter on the fish was excellent and crisp. The fish was fresh and flaky. We got tarter sauce on the side, and that was great for dipping the fish and chips into. The chips were just ok in my opinion. Texture wise I think they could have been a little more crisp — they were a little on the dry side. the curry chips had a lot of flavor and are worth a try.
The bangers and mash were amazing. The banger has a nice savory, rich flavor, and mashed potatoes have caramelized onions with them and taste like beer and butter. So, very good. You can get the sausage roll either hot or cold, and we got ours hot. The sausage roll was excellent and had a great flaky pastry. It comes with a mustard to dip in. I preferred it without the mustard, honestly.
The side salad was a little disappointing. There wasn’t much dressing, and there was no choice for the dressing either. It comes with a lemon vinaigrette. The only reason I got it was to break up the fried and heavy food. If you go there there are other salad options which I might try next time.
They also have mugs for sale and different sauces as well as pastries and scones to take home.

Really liked the fish and chips! Generous portion! Light, flaky, buttery tasting fish. Highly recommend it!
Also liked the ambiance. Will definitely be back. And as soon as I find out when exactly the English Premier League starts and stops, will visit to watch a match or two!

Fish and chips cravings are satisfied here. Things come out hot and crispy. Thick battered white fish but that’s what makes it crispy right? Chicken and mushroom pie was so salty. Tasted like canned cream soup with baked flaky top. The flaky dough was so bland. Would not get this again. Overall I feel that the food is a bit overpriced. Will go back when I want fish and chips. Mmmm.

Went there to have brunch with my wife and some of her siblings. Experience left something to be desired.
Their brunch menu is limited and doesn’t have a burger on it. Which is disappointing because their burger looked really good when I’ve been there before. What kind of place doesn’t have a burger on their brunch menu? I ordered the chicken salad, which was very mayo-​y. There’s many other awesome brunch places in the area that I would go to or try for the first time before I’ll come back here for any meal.

Oh my what a spot! If you want real British food look no further! Get your English shop on across the street and then grab some nosh here! Mushroom soup is dynamite when they have it, killer rarebit, beet salad, fish and chips… can’t go wrong. But no really get the rarebit.

I’ve given this place a few tries. Each time, everything was deep fried, but soggy and tasteless. I really wanted to like this place, gave it three tries over the years, but just don’t.

We had dinner here for a girls night out. Asked for a table for 3 but we had to wait 10 – 15 minutes even though 6 – 7 tables were open and they have a weird rule about pushing tables together. Fine the whole party wasn’t there at that exact moment anyway. We get seated and takes another 15 minutes or so until someone shows up just to get our drink order. Another 15 – 20 minutes pass by and another person shows up to take our food order. Took about 25 minutes just for our meals to come out. All ordered sandwiches nothing complicated– veggie, roast beef, and chip shop sandwich. I was given the wrong order but luckily my sandwich was just waiting in the kitchen. Nothing special, service was lack luster, never asked if we needed anything else or dessert or anymore drinks, we had to request refills. Definitely not impressed enough to return.

We went out with dear friends to an impromptu lunch at the Chip Shop today in Haddonfield. What a great lunch we had! The Fish and Chips was so authentic — the light super crispy batter, the flaky delicate fish, MAN IT WAS GOOD. My wife had the Mushroom and Roasted Chicken Pot pie and it was very good too.
The staff was very polite regarding our allergy concerns, and the atmosphere was very pleasing as well. Bonus — we got a groupon prior to going. -$ 60 of food for $ 30! We will be back often

On a freezing afternoon with Mom she gave me free range on where we should have lunch. I know her likes and I knew I wanted some type of soup. I remembered this spot had an Irish stew I’d been dying to try.
Found quick parking, rushed inside and we sat on the right side near the electric fire place. Cute and cozy, but the photo above the fireplace sorta disturbed me. If you’ve seen it, you know what I’m talking about.
I got the stew and she got the Fish & Chips. Let’s start with this stew. It was more soup consistency– I like to think hearty when I hear stew, but the flavor was spot on. I noticed that they called this an Irish Stew and not an Irish Beef Stew, because that would have been a lie. About 3 chunks of beef, tons of giant chunks of carrots, onions not cut properly and some potatoes. I would have called it a Carrot Stew if nothing else.
The Fish was nicely cooked and the batter used was slightly sweeter but very tasty. The chips were less french-​fry style and more potatoes wedges which were delicious. Mom loved every bite.
Service was fine and the food came out quickly. I would come back if I were in the area, but not rush here. It was all in all OK.

I was craving fish and chips and thought this place would satiate my appetite. Mission partially accomplished :) The fried fish was made perfectly crisp and delicious. However, the fries were a bit dry, even with the vinegar to dip them with. Kinda bummed about that since it made up half the entrée.
I had come with friends and we started off with the cheddar mac&cheese as an appetizer. It was kind of bland, but I was hungry so that was devoured. Also, I did try a bit of what my friends had ordered. The mushroom and chicken pie and the Irish stew were both pretty tasty from a cursory taste.
This restaurant is a BYOB so that is always a plus in my book.
I might try this place again and see if the other dishes move me more.

Groupon + Chip Shop = 4 stars, Chip Shop alone = 3.5 stars. To put it another way, get your groupon before planning a visit here, or if you live in Philly get one for the associated restaurant, Victoria Freehouse.
On the Saturday night that we visited the place was almost full. They kindly took our reservation for 4 and a very nice table was waiting for our arrival. It is a fairly small space of about 15 tables, with one tiny section featuring a gas fireplace. The décor somewhat resembles a British pub, with a casual and clean vibe.
We ordered across the menu, with a child’s meal included. That was perhaps the bargain of our visit, for $ 6 some kid sized pieces of cod and more than a kid sized portion of fries. I also ordered a small serving of the fish, with a choice of fries or salad. I really didn’t want either but you can’t order a single piece of fish here. The restaurant should consider changing this policy, but the fries were good and not salted at all, I brought them home to eat later. The fish was good, definitely fresh and with a decent batter, not oily either.
I was very curious about the chicken and mushroom pie so I had that as well. It comes with a salad of spring mix, and a small ramekin topped with puff pastry. The flavor was good, and contained lots of shrooms and even some leeks I believe. Sadly there was almost no chicken, perhaps 2 or 3 bites. I enjoyed the flavor but was searching for more protein, to no avail. Trish ordered the vegetable curry, it consisted of root veggies, mainly carrots and with the odd pea thrown in. This was a mild curry, surely Indian influenced but without the umph a true Indian restaurant would hopefully impart. She did enjoy it however. Rounding out our meal was a burger that had mixed reviews among the tasters, its primary recipient did not like it, his Mom and sister deemed it ok. Lastly to appease him, a small portion of Mac n cheese was added at the last minute, he loved this, even though it was a more adult version of the dish, topped off with bacon bits.
We will probably return again if groupons are still available, this time just sticking to their forte, the fish and chips and M&C. There is also a dessert case with items made in house, a chocolate peanut butter tart caught my eye and we both loved it, we’d gladly get another. Overall I would say 3.75 keep calm and chip on Unilocal

We came for a late dinner. I really like the understated British décor and high & HUGE wood tables. Lots of photos to enjoy too. There’s also a cozy gas fireplace towards the small back area.
Their fries, or chips, are really good and I usually don’t like fries or any potatoes, except sweet potatoes!
I had their vegetable (root ones) curry over jasmine rice and it was really quite good — lots of big carrot slices througout. I’m not big on overly spicy food and for me, this was borderline. Still and all, very good and a great winter’s meal!
Vince and my guys had the fish and a burger. The fish is sooooo good! Fluffy and not too greasy or overly fried at all. Nom, nom, nom!
My son wasn’t too keen on the burger, which I’m not sure why as they taste sooo much like my mom’s! He then got their macaroni and cheese w/​bacon crumbles and was a happy camper for sure!
Vince was just meh on his chicken pot pie (w/​pastry puffed top) but loved the fish as all of us did.
My girl ate her brother’s leftover burger, in addition to trying mine, which she liked too.
My plan when going back, because I am!, is to get their fish and chips and a side of the mac and cheese!
The owner (nice guy) circulated alot from what I saw. Our server, nice, but not attentive enough and forgot our app — oops!
Lastly, we got a goodie to go (a surprise one :) that was sheer HEAVEN! It looked like a pretty chocolate w/​peanut butter drizzle cookie but when I picked it up, it was a thicker and a tart. The chocolate was super great quality RICH fudgy goodness and the peanut butter taste was really good as well. I wanted about 3 more ;)

This is the third time I have been here to eat and it was as wonderful as the first. The fish and chips are the best that I have ever tasted. The gentleman who waited on us remembered us from before, and brought out the drinks that we liked without prompting. Love the atmosphere.

After passing this restaurant dozens of times while walking around Haddonfield, a few months ago I finally went in for lunch. Since then I’ve been here two times and each visit has been better than the last! Outside of the U.K. this is the only place I go for fish and chips; it’s just that good. As added bonuses, the décor is fun and the servers are attentive!

Fun British themed décor. Located in downtown Haddonfield, the restaurant has a nice atmosphere and good service. We ordered the fish and chips and the shepherd’s pie. I haven’t had shepherd’s pie many times but I thought this one was extremely mediocre. It lacked flavor and the hearty feeling a pie is supposed to give you. The fish and chips were tasty. The fish was good but some of the fried elements were burned slightly. The oil they used to fry it in probably wasn’t too fresh. Overall, a pleasant restaurant. Go there if you are craving British food but don’t expect too much.
correction– slow service

I got the fish and chips. The fries were great, but… My experience has stuck with me for days. There was something overly chewy in my fish. I don’t even want to think about it, but I can’t get it out of my head.
It wasn’t skin, it was in the middle of the fish. I put it to the side and asked the waiter who asked in the kitchen and nobody was able to tell me what it was.
I think it was part of the fish, but not a part I should have gotten…
I just can’t get it out of my mind. And I really want to.
I also had the welsh rarebit. That was really good.
I am not sure if I would go back.

We decided to try this place out on a very rainy Saturday night. The service was great and the food was great. There were only like 4 other tables there so it’s hard to determine what the service would be like when it’s crowded but we will definitely be back to find out.
My wife and I shared the fish and chips and the chicken pie. Both were very, very good. My sons had the Mac and Cheese and the sausage and chips, also both very good.
Definitely give this place a shot. Well worth it.

I was here recently and I was fairly impressed with the food. The atmosphere is nice, that of a good café but it certainly isn’t that of an actual British pub, far too clean and bright for that. When you walk in you will see a nice selection of baked goods to greet you at the server station, I did not end up having any of these but they looked pretty good. One glaring omission that is largely the reason for the missing star is the lack of beer. As this is a British pub grub you would expect to be able to grab a pubs most essential ingredient while you are there: a nice pint. Unfortunately they are in Haddonfield which is rather strict on liquor laws.
For food I got the bangers and mash and my wife got the fish and chips. We both decided that since they were claiming to be an authentic British eatery we should go with some classics. Both dishes were very good, certainly not the best we have everything had but the best in the area.
We would go back again and I would be there the day they started serving a nice pint, if that ever happens

Update:
I’ve returned twice since my undercooked first visit YEARS ago and was much happier with food and service. Upgrade!

This place seriously NEEDS a liquor license. I realize now that’s it’s BYOB, but you really need to be able to order a stiff pint here to accompany your scotch eggs and pub grub. If they served beer here, I would often be nursing a stout and munching on curry fries. If I lived nearby it would be nearly every day. So I’m going to hold not serving alcohol against them.
That being said all the food I had there was good. The curried chips are an amazing idea and an almost near perfect execution. To make them better I’d say ditch the cheese and just add more curry. The cheese didn’t add much flavor wise. I felt silly raving about fries with curry on top but they were seriously amazing. I’m craving some just thinking about them.
The fish and chips were good, about on par with what you’ll find most other places, with the exception of their pricing-​by-​weight system. My boyfriend and I split a 4 oz. but realistically probably should’ve spring for the 8 oz. The smaller portion is only one cut of fish, I’m assuming the higher the weight the more cuts.
I would like to return and try some more off the menu, specifically their drink menu which is full of interesting UK inspired drinks (all nonalcoholic obviously). Also their pastry display looks exceptional.
If only they’d brighten up the interior with some more overhead lighting and add a bar, it would be perfect. So close.

Eh. Me thinks I had better. For the prices they charge, you would think their fish and chips would be phenomenal. It is not. Too much batter and very little taste. The ‘chips’ were soggy. I had better in an airport restaurant. We tried the curry fries which was ok. The BF had the roast beef sandwich and it was nothing like he expected. Glad I had a Groupon and paid half price.
Service is ok and wasn’t very attentive. We had to grab other servers who paid attention to their tables around us in order to get our server. Multiple times.