Nash’s Fish & Chip Restaurant and Takeaway

I’ve heard about this chippy for ages and with a fish and chip panging I went one late Saturday afternoon. I had my apprehensions upon arrival as it looked old, dark and worn, but when entering the restaurant area was pleasantly surprised.
Although it was particularly quiet the décor was that of a decent chippy restaurant you would find by the sea with some contemporary sofas in the mix and the place was allot bigger than I thought it would be.
I hate doing this but seriously the waitress acted like her dog had just died and I had run over it she was really moody and unpleasant and basically looked like she would rather be else where.
So the nitty gritty being the fish and chips, these were really good I don’t know why I thought they would be bad but I did prepare myself for it. Now I’m comparing this place to Wetherby Whaler which is the only other fish and chip place I’ve been to in Leeds and this was quite a bit better as for the food! The fish was really light and crisp and the peas were acers. I even ate all the chips which is a first! All washed down with a half decent bottle of wine I was really pleasantly surprised and wasn’t left feeling as bloated as a full camel hump. It was overall a little pricey in my opinion, you can generally get decent fish and chips in allot of places with the additional bonus of being able to order something else if you fancy but its definitely worth a trip. I can’t get my head around the waitress mind, she didn’t ask how things were, didn’t ask if we needed anything and basically snatched the plates from the table when we had finished without a single murmur just a seriously disgraced look. She needs sacking!

Nash’s Fish n Chips in Leeds city centre summed up in one hash tag #BITW Best in the World well ok Leeds. The portion size, prices and standard of food is awesome. I think a trip to Nash’s in the new year is a must.

We had a group dinner at this out-​of-​the-​way but still central fish and chips place. The milkshake I ordered was great, everyone was pleased with the taste of and amount of their food. The portions are generous and the mushy peas are tasty. I had a sample platter with a little bit of everything and it did not disappoint. All in all, it was a decent fish and chips choice, definitely not for the non-​fish eater (peas, ice cream, soup, and chips are pretty much the only non-​fish items).

A well ventilated restaurant for a hot day. The catch of the day can quickly sell out but the cod and chips wont disapoint. Be sure to ask for garden peas instead of mushy and the staff are kindly attentive.

Average. The fish I had was way too watery and not very big, the chips were pretty good, although I’ve had better. I think it’s overpriced for what you get.

Harrumph.
I am rather unhealthily going through a fish and chip craving phase at the moment and this means I’ve had fish and chips for tea once a week for the last three weeks. I know it’s bad but I also eat salads and boring good-​for-​me-​stuff sometimes too.
Why the harrumph? Because everyone at work’s been banging on about this Nash’s and how I should try it because my last Nash’s experience (with the one in Chapel Apple) wasn’t up to much in my opinion, and so I badgered Hot Steve into Orange Wednesdaying it in town and thought ‘Nash’s is only down the road, let’s go there!’. And I went online and there was a 2−4−1 offer just about to run out so I was all like ‘it’s fate! We get to try Nash’s and get it a bit cheaper AND get cheaper cinema tickets!’ and it was all great.
I should have realised when I met Steve there and he told me the queue had been so long at the cinema that by the time he got to the till his phone battery had died and he had to pay for two tickets that it wasn’t going to go as swimmingly as I’d hoped.
Our waitress wasn’t exactly surly, just not overly friendly. I gave her my voucher as instructed, and we knew already that the offer only applied to the haddock and chips meal, which was fine, because the menu said it included bread and butter and peas, nommy. I was even allowed brown bread to make it a tiny bit better for me.
And then our meals arrived in a beautiful halo of light and golden batter and perfectly cooked (for me) chips. And homemade tartare sauce with dill in it, and a wedge of lemon, and a parsley sprig, and… no peas. I thought the waiter was fetching us some but he wasn’t. I asked him where our peas were and he told us they weren’t included in the offer. Apparently peas are excluded. He offered to add some onto the bill and get some for us but it sort of defeated the purpose so we said no (although I regretted it instantly). I couldn’t check the voucher because I’d given it to the waitress, which made me think perhaps that’s a sneaky tactic they use — hand in voucher when ordering, then get something other than you ordered. Clever.
Anyway. As light as the batter was, there was too much of it. I left a lot. And there were a lot of bones in my fish. Which I’ve never noticed before. And it took ten minutes of waiting for our finished plates to be cleared away before I got fed up and did that ‘can we have the bill please?’ gesture at the waiter (who incidentally wasn’t busy or anything, there were only 5 covers in — he was just stood next to the bar with the waitress). We didn’t tip and instead went next door to Lounge for a beer to mull over our disappointing Nash’s experience.
Sigh. And harrumph.

While someone who doesn’t eat fish probably isn’t the best person to review a fish and chip restaurant, the spasms of delight that this place seems to send my fish-​eating friends into seem to indicate that it’s rather good. Set in an old, oak-​beamed building Nash’s is a step up from your average chippy, something which is reflecting in the menu, replete with wonderfully Seventies-​sounding delights such as Melon and Pink Grapefruit Cocktail and Lobster Bisque flamed with Cognac. The takeaway menu is a more reserved affair, featuring a typical selection of butties, pies and battered goods, and prices range from a reasonable £1.30 for a takeaway portion of deliciously fat, salty chips to £14.95 for grilled lemon sole in the restaurant. I can only vouch for the tastiness of the chips and the quiche — the solitary vegetarian option — but I am assured the fish is as fresh and tasty as any you’d find in a seaside resort. As an added bonus, all the fish is hook and line caught from sustainable sources.