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Weymouth Chip Shop in the Top 10

Fish ‘n’ Fritz, Weymouth have been awarded two more awards to add to their collection.

They have been named one of the UK’s 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants and were also announced as one of the UK’s 50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways 2021/2022 at the same time. Fish ‘n’ Fritz are the only chippy in the Weymouth to make the prestigious list for takeaways and the only restaurant to make the 10 Best list in Dorset. The accolade follows an extensive search by leading trade publication Fry Magazine to find those chippies serving up the finest fish & Chips in the UK.

After several rounds of mystery dining by Fry Magazine. An anonymous judge sampled the food and assessed key aspects of the business, from the cleanliness of the premises to staff knowledge and professionalism to social media presence

With the pass mark set high, Fish ‘n’ Fritz scored impressively with the mystery diners for both awards, particularly praising their chips and the size of their fish.

Paul Hay, owner of Fish ‘ n’ Fritz, on receiving the news, commented: “We must once again thank Fry Magazine for the opportunity to allow Fish ‘n’ Fritz and many, many other fish and chip shops around the country to take part in such a prestigious annual award such as this. After being mystery shopped twice earlier this year, we now find ourselves within the 10 Best Restaurants and 50 Best Takeaways in the UK. Over 40 aspects of our business were marked, from the quality of the food, customer service to our social media presence and, more importantly, our COVID safe practices.

“I am immensely proud of my staff for all their hard work and our customers for their continued support over these last 12 months.”

Reece Head, competition organiser, comments: “Making the UK’s 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants and 50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways is no easy feat, there are a lot of factors we take into consideration but these restaurants and takeaways have proved that, despite the recent challenges, they have what it takes to survive. From friendly, knowledgeable team members, to top quality value for money fish and chips, they are pushing the fish and chip industry forwards. We congratulate them on being one of the UK’s Best.”
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