best fish and chips in the north

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:08

reccomendations please

teatime


Joined: 20/10/2008
Posts: 852

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:11

Tumba does a mean fish and chips!

Fishermans Inn was always very good as well, altough not been in for a while.

the2ofus


Joined: 13/02/2008
Posts: 637

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:15

Tumba - is that in Esenteppe ? Is fish and chips everynight or just one eve ?

Ta

mrcyprus


Joined: 26/06/2009
Posts: 270

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:22

Rivada in Alsancak has to be the best ive had. Here and in the UK!

fatboy



Joined: 05/11/2008
Posts: 244

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:22

fishermans inn behind the harbour in girne.No frills just good.

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:25

any one tried flippers or the codbabba

wackyjim



Joined: 04/06/2007
Posts: 760

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:26

The Ravine is hard to beat

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:30

Codbaba's not too good, been twice and wife's fish had bones in both times, didn't care much for Rivada either. Liked Ravine and Jessic at Lapta are ok.

Ballyboffin


Joined: 25/08/2007
Posts: 903

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:30

Ravida, excellant. Have to admit that we haven't tried Flipper's or Cod Baba.

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:33

Rivada we have been here 5 years and the best we have had.

MaggieAndBernie



Joined: 26/07/2008
Posts: 2012

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:39

Rivada are great and you get a lovely salad, bread & dips while you're waiting for your fish & chips - be careful though - I'm usually full by the time the main course comes!

teatime


Joined: 20/10/2008
Posts: 852

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 21:46

the2ofus

Yes, the Tumba's in Esentepe, he has battered fish and chips on his menu, so it's any night.

ToShakeYrLa2


Joined: 04/03/2009
Posts: 26

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 22:18

Only eaten english style battered fish and chunky chips with mushy peas here once.

Moon Over the Water, Bogaz Road, Iskele. Couldn't be faulted.

Think I'm right in saying this is a special that's only on the menu at certain times.

cooper


Joined: 23/10/2007
Posts: 3386

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 22:25

The Ravine "all these people cant be wrong" - http://www.cyprus44.com/forums/18403.asp



Cooper

Sideways



Joined: 21/01/2009
Posts: 529

Message Posted:
22/07/2009 23:20

You must try "The Old Mill" ozankoy on a wedneday.



Pete.

exnavalperson


Joined: 22/07/2009
Posts: 224

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 07:14

Oh dear, Cooper, cant they. Anyone who thinks Rivada is good, has never been to Cod Baba.

keithr


Joined: 20/08/2008
Posts: 720

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 07:22

Flippers ok,service slow,owner miserable.



Fish well cooked,crispy batter,chips good as well. For some crazy reason,they had no mushy peas when we went ???? Why,they are only out of a tin from bloody lemar for gods sake !!!



Not worth a visit.



Better to try Happy Valley instead,faster service and mushy peas or proper curry sauce.

PaulW



Joined: 20/07/2009
Posts: 651

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 07:40

I don't know if they still do it but "The Fez" used to have a fish & chip night on a Friday & the food was really good.



Paul

goonerstan



Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 07:46

cod baba every time, minerator suprise suprise fish with bones maybe to much sun

kazbo


Joined: 05/04/2009
Posts: 208

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 08:59

4 of us went to flippers yesterday. All had cod and chips, very nice fish white, with no bones. 4 beers, peas and curry sauce and pickled onions and it came to 60 TL



we were served in 15 minutes - excellent food

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 09:12

Went to Flippers when it first opened - rubbish, fish not cooked well enough (still a bit on the runny clear side) and chips were hard as nails.



Went to Flippers last week for second try - excellent for the North! Good fish, well cooked with nice chips and reasonable fast service considering I was there on my on.



Tried Cod Baba once - will have to try again as I was not impressed at all.



Al Shaheen is not bad if you can get over the very brown batter.



Sorry, not found anything to compare with the South yet and I am a Northern Lad who knows his fish and chips!

loulou



Joined: 14/05/2008
Posts: 785

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 09:59

ravine and allso the green palace

Lambousa Gordon


Joined: 03/11/2007
Posts: 1992

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 10:20

To declare an interest - I am a partner in The Waterfront in Lapta.



Tony at the Waterfront prepares excellent Fish and Chips. Extremely crispy batter, fantastic chips.

HAPPY FEET


Joined: 18/07/2008
Posts: 416

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 11:16

No chance of any good Pie Mash then !

jax47


Joined: 03/10/2008
Posts: 102

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 12:59

Rafters at Ozankoy do yummy fish and chips on a Friday - I'm a Northern lass and also know good fish and chips - look at my waistline and you'll know

minertor



Joined: 14/02/2009
Posts: 1238

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 13:09

hi goonerstan, bones in fish don't bother me, it's the wife that can't stand 'em. She claims filleted fish means bones taken out.

ps we spend five months each year on E Yorks coast, Bridlington, and she works in a fish shop so considers herself summat of and expert. Y'know, like they do.

pps are you an Arsenal supporter? worst fish 'n chips I ever had was when I worked in London

mahdel


Joined: 28/05/2009
Posts: 255

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 14:02

i went to codbaba last week. The chips were great, and the fish was pretty good as well. Our waiter was very helpful but it took FOREVER to get our meal. I think we waited over 30 minutes and we were the only people in the restaurant at the time.

kathy1


Joined: 02/12/2008
Posts: 39

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 14:29

We usualy go to ravines.its great but dont eat too much bread ,because you wont finish your meal,the fish is fantastic and the chips are to die for.

scoobydoo


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 2434

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 14:29

The old mill, Ozankoy..... do great fish and chips

crofter


Joined: 16/12/2008
Posts: 1035

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 14:53

Flippers everytime. The miserable 'owner' is not the owner he only works there.



Cod Baba not as good as when the previous owners had it.

Carndi


Joined: 12/06/2009
Posts: 613

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 14:55

Have tried them all and think that The Ravine is the best but the Old Mill,Ozankoy is also very good

Grapevine


Joined: 11/08/2008
Posts: 108

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 17:13

We do yummy fish n chips at the Old Grapevine, with a nice beer batter.

Godzilla


Joined: 23/07/2009
Posts: 24

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 17:26

Best fish and chips is The Waterfront. Fantastic

Godzilla


Joined: 23/07/2009
Posts: 24

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 17:28

The Waterfront

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 18:22

MUSSELBURGH High street,the best ever... )) then again the sea front a Portabello..now thats nice.!!





Spider,X Well ya said North.!!

jax47


Joined: 03/10/2008
Posts: 102

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 18:29

where is Ravines and Flippers please?

Checkmate


Joined: 31/08/2008
Posts: 140

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 18:30

Kings Bar Esentepe, Turquise Bay. On a Friday Night the Fish and Chips Mushy Peas are to die for, the fish is huge!!!

maningi pusa


Joined: 07/09/2008
Posts: 120

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 18:34

If you want a proper fish supper you would have to go to any of the fishing ports in the North east of scotland where the fish (haddock) is landed fresh every day and cooked as you wait. What is left over is sent to England!

waddo


Joined: 29/11/2008
Posts: 1966

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 18:48

Aye, but the kippers from Whitby are sent all over the world! The fish and chips there are not bad either.

maningi pusa


Joined: 07/09/2008
Posts: 120

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 20:30

And the Loch Fyne and the Shetland and the Manx. mmmm

airy____fairy


Joined: 14/06/2008
Posts: 813

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 20:42

I am in agreement with Ravada Alsancak - main road ! absolutely delicious fish and chips - big portion ( we shared 1 portion between 2 of us as were not overly hungry and it was plenty ) and at a great price!!!!!

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 22:23

little britain

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 22:39

Richard,closer to home the Kings bar is good and also the Antique bar.Further afield you cannot beat Dhekelia forces base.

wackyjim



Joined: 04/06/2007
Posts: 760

Message Posted:
23/07/2009 22:52

The best fish and chips....no question!!



http://www.anstrutherfishbar.co.uk/

spider


Joined: 03/01/2009
Posts: 5527

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 00:36

Now that looks a grand place ta eat..wish i could..



Spider,X

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 08:06

i found the bar 13 to be excellent/ batter was perfect a little pricie at 20 tl for the fish and chips and the drinks were expensive as well but the place is worth a visit just for the decor alone

ladylittle


Joined: 09/03/2008
Posts: 498

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 13:36

Just a reminder, wednesday special at the old mill, 20tl for 2 courses, fish and chips being our main dish on a wednesday..3/4 choices.... booking essential.



0533 8446647

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 13:50

the pier at harwich is the best fish and chips and the restaurant has a sea view!

RickF64


Joined: 07/01/2009
Posts: 173

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 15:59

We had cod and chips last night at Flippers, Karakum, opposite Credit West and the 'new' Lemar + speed camera. Food was excellent and very well priced. Recommended.

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 16:07

Would have said Ravine, but recently moved over to Rivada! Am not a big f and c person, (big in size maybe!) but husband likes it there!

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
24/07/2009 20:45

thanks for the recomendations if i try them all ill need a holiday to recover

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
25/07/2009 15:31

msg 32. Yes I agree fish and chips at the grapevine are yummy. Also Sele do nice fish and chips aswell.

loulou



Joined: 14/05/2008
Posts: 785

Message Posted:
25/07/2009 17:22

try jessic bar lapta strip as good as ravine same chef i think related to ravine ????

mixie


Joined: 16/05/2009
Posts: 302

Message Posted:
25/07/2009 18:24

By the sounds of most of the posts, the fish and chips everyone is referring to are sit down affairs.



Is there anywhere you can get fish suppers to take away?

North Cyprus that is.



I know all the haunts in Scotland and I agree that Anstruther has very good fish and chips but the best I have ever fish supper I have tasted came from Lerwick in Shetland.



Mixie

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
25/07/2009 18:26

Hi mixie I think all mentioned does takeaway. I know Codbaba and Rivera do at least also Ravine xx

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
25/07/2009 18:30

The best fish & chips we have had here was 2½ years ago on a wet January day at Stroll Inn ..

We have been back many times & never been disappointed ..

mixie


Joined: 16/05/2009
Posts: 302

Message Posted:
25/07/2009 19:04

Dear Lilli,

Hope Harold's not on but I will see you soon . Have money to drop off for Nurseawful and some babygrows for the lady who takes these.

Mx

rowlo



Joined: 12/10/2008
Posts: 4796

Message Posted:
25/07/2009 22:02

flippers is the best all cooked fresh ,they do takeaway also.

CyprusChill


Joined: 08/05/2009
Posts: 666

Message Posted:
26/07/2009 05:46

Catch a fish ... then cook it .... awesome.

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
26/07/2009 09:52

good advise there cyprus chill or you could hang it up and eat it later like my wife does

maningi pusa


Joined: 07/09/2008
Posts: 120

Message Posted:
26/07/2009 10:27

Re. Msg. 54. Thanks Mixie, I couldn't agree more as Lerwick is my home town. Happy days--sitting on the Victoria Pier eating a freshly cooked fish supper mmmm

roxie


Joined: 24/08/2007
Posts: 31

Message Posted:
26/07/2009 13:23

Flippers at Catalkoy is probably the worst fish and chips I have ever had anywhere.



Fish over-cooked, chips under-cooked, service dire.



When we mentioned to the frier about the state of the fish and chips, he just shrugged his shoulders and obviously didn't care at all !!!

frankedad


Joined: 21/11/2008
Posts: 346

Message Posted:
26/07/2009 13:40

must have been a bad night . flippers for take away cod and chips great .. . best fish and chips sit down and great restaurant the old mill. sit on the roof . lovely

angels


Joined: 07/05/2009
Posts: 347

Message Posted:
27/07/2009 11:35

Fish and Chips at Joya Kucuk Erenkoy recommended

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
31/07/2009 21:34

just had the fish at the codbabba and i am sure it wasnt cod the batter was so dark and as for the price ill think twice

goonerstan



Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 00:32

racoonchic message65



did you complaine to the owners, as for price ,it is on the menue, dont make complaints on this forum speak to the owners who served you , i just had fish supper from cod babba excellent, very good value, so the batter was dark, does that tell you that it wasnt cod?

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 07:00

no but 4 years of working on a fishing boat in portavogie in the irish sea and eating it fresh most days gave me a bit of a head start stan lol

Hippo


Joined: 02/02/2007
Posts: 2070

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 07:18

Rivada is good, so is the Ravine, wasn't that impressed with cod baba but to be fair that was when the old owners had it.

haven't tried the fish and chips in the Waterfront but did when they had the farmhouse and they were excellent.

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 09:22

appologies to the cod babba i didnt mean to use the word just as it was the first owners when i had a meal there

Ballyboffin


Joined: 25/08/2007
Posts: 903

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 12:11

racoonchic,



I had the fish and chips from the wee chippy oposite the harbour yesterday, now that was cod. Just to make your mouth water, I also bought some herrings to pot and some of Gary Young's smoked Lythe. Proper fresh fish.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 12:58

Not being a great fish & chip fan I cannot pass comment on whose the best however, Dad Cafe opposite Astro, Girne had advertised F & C for 10 TL on their A board until today, priced changed to 15 TL. Quite a price hike in a day! That will get the punters queuing!



Richard

ustwo


Joined: 08/12/2008
Posts: 67

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 14:03

Have Fish and Chips at Codbaba quite regularly and always found it to be excellent,suggest ,racoonchic you keep up as the 'new owners' have been there over two years.

firebreathing


Joined: 20/05/2009
Posts: 47

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 15:59

We took our daughter and grandson to the Rivada last night the chips were obviously re-heated,the fish was very dry and the pie had been microwaved but was still very mushy in the middle.But besides that it was a lovely meal.We did complain but to no avail.Will definitely use the Ravine in future.

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 16:15

Harry Ramsdens, that should keep any would be World Trekker happily UK bound!



Richard

Goonerboy


Joined: 01/04/2009
Posts: 723

Message Posted:
01/08/2009 21:26

Goonerstan Message 66



"dont make complaints on this forum"



The basic premise behind having a forum such as this is for members to discuss both the good and the bad, to recommend or congratulate or to complain where necessary.



p.s. right click on a word that's underlined in red, it will correct your spelling for you. :D

goonerstan



Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
02/08/2009 08:35

gooner boy message,75



business hear is difficult enough, without people comeing on this forum, complaining about bad meals ect, nameing and shameing, without getting they facts right see reply to my missive, 2yrs ago had a bad meal now complaining its so easy to hide behind pc and slate someone off ,



p.s when i require your help in useing spellcheck, i will ask for it

Chegwin


Joined: 24/03/2009
Posts: 775

Message Posted:
02/08/2009 08:37

Is there a recipe for Fish and Chips so as those who can’t get it right, can?

Just a thought.



Chegs

Rottolover



Joined: 21/06/2009
Posts: 519

Message Posted:
02/08/2009 09:01

Hey Stan, while you're asking him about spellcheck, why don't you put in an extra request for grammarcheck too...?

StevieF


Joined: 11/06/2009
Posts: 153

Message Posted:
02/08/2009 10:18

From a Grimsby lad,



Efendi, in Girne serve up the best fish & chips I have ever tasted, yummy.

goonerstan



Joined: 14/04/2008
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
02/08/2009 11:51

rottolover message78



whats spellcheck/ grammarcheck, got to do with thread, of fish and chips getting bored please dont reply.

fatboy



Joined: 05/11/2008
Posts: 244

Message Posted:
02/08/2009 12:27

the fishermans behind the harbour is still the best.

racoonchic



Joined: 17/11/2008
Posts: 3223

Message Posted:
03/08/2009 13:59

again i must offer my sincere appologies to the codbabba i hope you can forgive me

dynamicduo


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
23/08/2009 20:17

There are many opinions as to who in the TRNC serve the best fish and chips etc. From our past experience, dining at various establishments without naming or shaming, we have to say that THE COD BABA always comes out tops! Probably because your meal is cooked while you wait. There is nothing being kept warm for hours on end waiting for someone to buy, so surely it's better to have food freshly cooked guaranteeing a crisp batter on the fish and freshly cooked local potato chips (never frozen), rather than luke warm chips and greasy batter. Apart from the super size portions of fish that are served, the savaloys and pies are certainly some of the best money can buy. If you are like us these days, on a restricted budget, between 12noon and 5pm its fish and chips for just 9TL!!! BEAT THAT!!!! We have been eating at The Cod Baba for nearly 2 years and can honestly say it is one of the best, if not the best fish and chip shop on the island.

teatime


Joined: 20/10/2008
Posts: 852

Message Posted:
23/08/2009 20:36

Dynamicduo, to save me going all the way back through the posts, where is the Cod Baba please?

dynamicduo


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 66

Message Posted:
23/08/2009 20:47

Hi teatime! The Cod Baba is on the main road in Karaoglanoglu, next to the Turk Bank, opposite Autumn Rent A Car. Happy to oblige - Enjoy!!!!!

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
23/08/2009 20:51

Karagolango (spelling?)



Next to turkbank, coming from girne you have Lemar on the left and its about 500meters on the right.



The owner is a london turk and worked in fish and chip shops for years so knows what people expect.



Gets my vote and i used to live 20 mile away from Grimsby in Lincolnshire.

Says something when Grimsby used to be one of the biggest fish dock/markets in UK and Lincolshire produse more potatoes than anywhere else in the UK. But the codbaba is as good as my old local chippy in UK!



The way to make the best fish and chips is to fry in LARD!!! But doubt you'll find that here.



Tootie

littlejohn


Joined: 09/03/2009
Posts: 316

Message Posted:
24/08/2009 00:51

Message76 - Quite right goonerstan - some idiot did just that about the Fisherman in Kyrenia some months ago. They don't realise they are messing with peoples livelihood. Send them all back to the UK - they've ruined the place now anyway - as they did the south!!! - and Spain!!!!

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
24/08/2009 11:38

Message 87 .. littlejohn .. Send them all back to the UK ..

They already live there ..

LaptaMike


Joined: 07/10/2009
Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 07:36

Codbaba is my fav. Always been really good chips, crispy batter on the succulent fish and they do curry sauce or gravy, mushy peas. Been in Ravine a few times now and always been very disapointed. Not tried Rivada (spelling?) but from reading the forum I will do.

Whistler


Joined: 28/07/2008
Posts: 1332

Message Posted:
08/10/2009 09:48

Sidways. Could not agree with you more. We were taken to The Old Mill by our friends. We`d never been there before because we live Lapta end. I am still dreaming about the fish and chips, absolutely mouth watering and very nice people.



Exnavalperson - Rivada is far superior to Cod Baba where I will never go again. They gave me fish that was orangy brown right through the middle and not tasting very nice and had the cheek to tell me it was because the fish was defrosted too fast!!!!