We'd add
Rock
Rock, also called huss, in the same dripping-fried batter. The old London chip-shop fish.
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Our dish — the plate we'd order here firstHaddock
- TechniqueBeef dripping
Haddock battered and fried in beef dripping, chips on the side. The fish we'd have every time.
From The Fryer's Delight's own menu and pages, as we read them in September 2026.
The Fryer's Delight
Fish & chips · Holborn
19 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8SL
A chip shop on Theobalds Road that still fries its fish and chips in beef dripping, the old way. Haddock or rock, with pickled onions.
Same plate, other kitchens
Fish and chips: which one?
The Fryer's Delight and 3 others in London all lead with it. What sets each apart, and who it suits:
The Fryer's Delight
This kitchenBeef drippingHolborn · Menu checked Sep 2026
The old London chippy at a Theobalds Road counter, pickled onions on the side.
Pick it if you want a quick central lunch from the counter.
Muswell Hill · Menu checked Sep 2026
A sit-down room on Muswell Hill Broadway, with the matzo fry on request.
Pick it if you want a north London fish dinner at a table, booked by phone.
Lisson Grove · Menu checked Sep 2026
Battered cod in a seated fish room, with sole from Cornwall when someone wants the bigger plate.
Pick it if you want a sit-down fish supper near Marylebone; worth booking.
Greenwich · Menu checked Sep 2026
Cod in the shop's own light batter, with whole-tail scampi in breadcrumbs, on Greenwich High Road.
Pick it if you're finishing a walk in Greenwich and want fish on the way home.
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