Best Fish & Chips
 

Where can I find the best Fish & Chips in The Villages with real French Fries

We like "Aw Shucks".

Sawgrass Tavern in Sawgrass Grove has excellent Fish & Chips, $18.99.

Havana CC

I like Culvers. They serve cod, made fresh to order. Fries also. Others serve haddock.

During Lent, they also have Canadian walleye. Yum.

In the Villages, eh. Everyone gets their frozen breaded fish and french fries from Sysco, it's all pretty much the same.

Fish Camp at Lake Eustis is excellent though. I had their fried shrimp when I went a month ago. The breading was delicate, not too thick, the shrimp itself had that awesome momentary crunch followed by your teeth sinking into the flesh almost like butter. It came with a really delicious kale salad with a ceasar dressing they make from scratch (yes, with egg and anchovy). Reasonable prices, and they get all their fresh-water fish locally, some of them right off the boat (they have their own dock).

Interesting...we just got back about ten days ago from some time in Europe. The hotel we were staying at in London (Tower Hotel) had "The Great British Fish and Chips" advertised on the menu of their main restaurant, so we both decided to try it. I mean, who can turn down the chance to try something world-famous in it's place of origin? On the plus side the fish (Haddock) was so big it hung over both sides of the plate. It was a big plate, and it came piping hot. The "chips" though were like none I had ever seen: like little bricks maybe 1.5 inches long and a bit on the soggy side, and the entire dish was somewhat lacking in seasoning. Price was good, as I recall about 18 pounds per plate.

It was good. But great? Well...

If it didnt come with mushy peas not authentic

I am usually disappointed when I order fish and chips. Personally, I would rather go to Wendy's and order a fish sandwich and fries. The fries are definitely better than most sit down restaurants.

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Fish n Chips
 

O' Shucks Oyster Bar & Grill n Wildwood - excellent

If you are in Sarasota check Florida Brit aka Sarasota Fish $ Chips Guy YouTube
@floridabrit

He found Bonefish grill to be excellent

Let keep the Thread on topic of Fish and Chips. Where those call home is irrelevant

Take a ride to the Clermont Fish House. Clermont Fish House - Google Search

no malt vinegar and peas ?!!!

All the fish and chips I have had in the villages has been bad. But I have not yet tried it at O'Shucks. O'Shucks is my favorite local dive restaurant but I always have raw oysters, and blackened fish plate, which is fantastic. Next visit to O'Shucks its fish and chips for me.

Even though they are both FMK restaurants Bonifay has a nice fish and chips with a generous amount of fish. At Belle Glade it’s three fish fingers and a plate of fries

What is a not real French fry?

No one goes to England for their culinary delights. As they don’t have any.

My husband is Polish and, therefore, and expert on fish fries. 😉 According to him, the only worthwhile fish and chips meal is at Miller’s Ale House.

Clermont fish house (English fish and chips).

Back Porch

Cody’s in Lake Sumter Landing. If you like it crispy as I do, be sure to ask for the beer battered. They also have malt vinegar and good fries.

Little FINS at sawgrass has great fish. The chips are fries... should use steak cut to be better

I like fish camp just a bit far to drive

Coastal Del Mar

Fish and Chips are good over there. I had a decent burger, good italian food, and pizza over there. They are known for sunday roast in England.

Is there any local restaurant that fries the fish fresh instead of Sysco style?

Place looks grubby and dirty to me. I won't go there.

That’s the way REAL British fish and chips should be. That’s what they mean by “chips.” They are NOT French fries. Any place that serves French fries and calls them “chips” is NOT the real thing. The fish portion should be huge like that and about an inch thick. COD is a great fish for fish and chips. £18 was wildly expensive, but you ate in your hotel restaurant. You lucked out and got something good. When I’d buy fish and chips from the local “chippie” run by Pakistanis when I studied at Oxford forty-four years ago, I paid, I think, £2.50 for a huge serving. It was always to go. The chips were dumped on two big sheets of white newsprint paper, then the big delicious slab of fish was placed on top, the server said “salt-and-vinegar?” really fast and shook on salt from a big shaker and dashed on about four ounces of malt vinegar in a couple seconds. Wrapped up the paper. Off you go to find a place to sit and eat, like the church steps down the street or a bench near the river. Heaven! REAL British fish and chips have salt and vinegar for flavorings. NOT “tartar sauce.” Not ketchup. Do not ask!. In Florida, feel free to use tarter sauce with your fish and ketchup with your French fries, but understand that they are fake fish and chips. In the UK, do it right. And don’t complain that the chips aren’t like French fries. That’s sort of like saying that mashed potatoes aren’t much like French fries. Different beast! Learn to appreciate it! The malt vinegar not only goes well with the taste of fish and potatoes, but it cuts through the grease and keeps it from being so cloying and from instantly clogging your arteries. Sort of like Drano.

I often order the “Fish and Chips” from various restaurants in The Villages—not because I’m hoping for the real thing, but because I like my fish fried. While it’s been almost four years since I’ve eaten there, I liked the “fish fingers” at the Tierra del Sol country club restaurant. Big, generous fingers. I hadn’t even realized fish HAD fingers! Worth a try.

I hear from someone with 1st person knowledge that their kitchen is filthy.

I'm active in a group that meets in Tavares once a month at 6:00pm, so I have to pass the restaurant anyway right around suppertime. I definitely plan on going again. But this time I'll bring a thermal bag with ice packs, and get their crab-stuffed flounder. It's too big to eat in one sitting and my meeting is a couple hours long. So I'd need to keep the leftovers cold while I'm at the meeting.
I'm also planning on trying the creme brulee. It's been years since I've enjoyed it.

I love these, "Who has the best ??? in The Villages" teasers. Of course the responses depend on opinions based on so many variables that there can never be one true winner. For example: what day of the week was it; how busy was the restaurant; how attentive was your server; who was working in the kitchen; when was the oil in the fryer last changed; where do you come from; what are you used to; how hungry were you? Just to name a few. You get where I'm coming from.
With regard to the Fish and Chips question, I will provide my "opinion", but I make no claim that my opinion will be anything more than that - just an opinion.
My go-to order in restaurants in and around The Villages has been either fish and chips or pizza. I do this because I am conducting my own, who has the best fish and chips and/or pizza survey. As a result my sample size is considerable.
Context: I spent several decades living and working in Europe with three of those years being in the UK. While there, I had the privilege of eating fish and chips in a "Chippy" in Scotland that has actually been named the winner of the "Best Fish and Chips in Britain" contest. So, my tastes are generally defined by what I consider to be closest to the way those "dishes" are served over there. Since both come from Europe, I think this is a fair comparison.
A bit off topic: To digress for a second, with regard to pizza, for my taste the "best pizza" can only come from a 800-900 degree pizza oven where there is wood actually burning inside to provide the heat and woody taste. Sorry Pieesanos or Sammys or Stavros. No wood fired oven, can't be the best - not even close!
Back to fish and chips: In my 12 years of living in The Villages, the best Fish and Chips (to me) was ONE TIME (the first time) I had it at Miller's Ale House. I say "one time" because the other time I had it there, it was not even close. Wasn't even the same fish. Either something was terribly wrong the second (bad) time or the first time was a "one hit wonder." I'll give them the benefit of doubt and say the second time was an anomaly.
I have also had fish and chips at most of the "country club" restaurants. None of them have been consistent. Glenview has been consistently good and Bonifay has been consistently not-so-good. Haven't tried Lopez or Palmer, but their food (in general) has been consistently very good. Havana does a good job with it, but none of these were anywhere near as good as that first time at Miller's Ale House.
Winner: So, Miller's Ale House comes in first place in my survey and second place goes to - drum roll please...Culver's! Yes Culver's. Their "North Atlantic Cod Dinner" is far and away better than any fish and chips I've had at any of the country clubs in The Villages - or even in any other restaurant in, and around, The Villages except that "one time" at Miller's Ale House.

Obviously my opinion: We like the fish and chips at Glenview CC on Friday (BOGO 1/2 off). Their "chips" are seasoned potato wedges thou... Otherwise, as previously mentioned, Culvers has excellent fish which are well batter Cod fillets, crinkle cut french fries, coleslaw for around $14.00. Miller's Ale house wasn't bad for a sports type bar.

Just looked it up. The Clermont Fish House. It looks great, thank you!

Best Fish and fries or chips
 

I agree Culvers has good fried Cod, how ever the fries are not French fries or British chips.
Cody's has good fried Haddock and again good fried Potatoes, not French fries or British chips, more like Steak fries however they are good.
O' Shucks is always good, however again only good fried Potatoes, not French Fries or Chips.
Most Brits eat their Fish and Chips (cooked in Lard) with Mushy Peas and or Curry sauce, served with a giant Pickle (A wally) and Malt Vinegar.
BTW, The national dish of Great Britain is "Chicken Tikka Masala " ,not Fish and Chips or Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding !!

Most restaurants in or around The Villages serve Haddock. While acceptable, the customary fish has been cod. For those who have not had cod in fish and chips, it is far superior to haddock. Unfortunately, cod was overfished and the limits placed by various governments on the catch has caused an increase in the price of cod and a subsequent decline in its being served in restaurants.

On Fridays only, Cane Garden serves cod. On the other days, it is haddock. The potatoes served are french fries and not the classic English "chips", which are, usually, large and soft. I prefer french fries, of which Cane does a good job.

Cane coats the cod in batter and not breading. Again, the use of batter is traditional. Sometimes Cane gets the batter a little thick.

The supply of cod at Cane Gardens on Friday is limited. You'll be wise to go early. I expect that, next Friday, Cane will have several new customers who have read this post.

I almost forgot, the fish and chips are served with coleslaw. No mushy peas (which really aren't as bad as many people believe).

Best Fish and Chips
 

Orange Blossom Country Club.

Frozen French Fries ruin the dinner 100% of the time. Havana has real ( sort of ) not frozen potatoes ( Fries ).

I can't believe you folks don't know about O Shucks. It's by far the best fish and chips in central Florida. They have a special every Friday.