Milky Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 What happened to it, it won an award two years ago now it is all boarded up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 It was sold to a new owner(no idea why) and I suppose the quality went downhill?? Also a very bad spot for footfall anyway. Chippies need to be in the centre of a community with plenty of housing in walking distance.and the odd pub nearby.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 When it was Papas I used to regularly use the shop and it was always busy. It used to have a restaurant too but it was more expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted August 11, 2019 Report Share Posted August 11, 2019 I went there a couple of months back, on Fathers day actually and the lights were on inside but the sign on the door said closed. Quite like the idea of a sit down fish and chip meal and yes it was a tad more expensive but much better than a take out that ends up being all a bit too soggy. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted August 11, 2019 Report Share Posted August 11, 2019 A sit down fish, chips and mushy peas meal with bread and butter and a nice cup of tea. My mouth is watering just thinking of it. Last had one in Blackpool years ago. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 16 hours ago, Bill said: it was a tad more expensive but much better than a take out that ends up being all a bit too soggy. Bill Can't beat a soggy bag of chips with the vinegar dripping through the newspaper and the salt stinging those tiny cuts on your hand that you didn't know you even had..Seemed to round off a great evening out on darts night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 It's probably a generational thing and I wouldn't be surprised to see even more such establishments going to the wall. We were brought up in an age where the only takeaway food was fish and chips so maybe at some point in the future, our kids will be bemoaning the lack of the good old kebab house or curry shop as food trends change. Then of course there's the ever increasing use of online food delivery, where the only sit down is in front of the telly. Who'd have ever have thought we'd end up getting our food this way and God only knows where it'll end up. BTW, Does Soylent Green come with fries? I suppose I came from a relatively poor family where bought fish and chips were the exception. As a kid I remember my mum would often cook up some fish and chip and even put them in newspaper and tell me to pretend it was from a real chippy. Happy days!! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 28 minutes ago, Bill said: It's probably a generational thing and I wouldn't be surprised to see even more such establishments going to the wall. Happy days!! Bill I think pub hours were the one major factor. When pubs closed at 10.30 (or 11.00 on Friday and Saturday).. It was easy for chippie owners to gauge the sudden surge in customers and the heating racks were ready and full of chips and battered fish.Next door to St Augustines club was (Don Wernhams?) and the Railway had Len Andrews(The Warrington Youth Band leader)Pierpoints and Richmonds Clubs Had The Frying Angels on Nook Lane ...they had queues of drinkers waiting to buy a bag of chips and a tub of soda soaked peas plus a bottle of pop.for the missus back home(small price to pay for a night out with the lads) or for the nice leisurely walk chatting with mates. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh those were wonderful days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Well we all have to look on the bright side and there is a positive from all this if only there's less fish and chip wrappers being discarded by drunks on there way home from a night out I used to live mid way between the Rope and Anchor pub and the chippy on Parksway so it wasn't uncommon for people to get their chips, eat them as they walked and then get just about fed up with them as they passed by our house. I lived there for 25 years and the wife and myself were the unpaid litter collectors for the area, until one day the wife said "That's it I've picked enough chip wrappers up, I want to move". Not quite so Happy days! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Don wernham took over the chippie in grafton street. When he passed away his nieces took it on and its now called uncle dons chippie. 1 hour ago, Bill said: BTW, Does Soylent Green come with fries? Don't think so bill although you may find the odd sausage in it.🤔🤨🤭 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 Had some lovely sit down fish & chips at the Dolphin chipper in Southport yesterday ,Sunday . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted August 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 1:36 PM, Bill said: It's probably a generational thing and I wouldn't be surprised to see even more such establishments going to the wall. We were brought up in an age where the only takeaway food was fish and chips so maybe at some point in the future, our kids will be bemoaning the lack of the good old kebab house or curry shop as food trends change. Then of course there's the ever increasing use of online food delivery, where the only sit down is in front of the telly. Who'd have ever have thought we'd end up getting our food this way and God only knows where it'll end up. BTW, Does Soylent Green come with fries? I suppose I came from a relatively poor family where bought fish and chips were the exception. As a kid I remember my mum would often cook up some fish and chip and even put them in newspaper and tell me to pretend it was from a real chippy. Happy days!! Bill Do you think? There are far greater number of chip shops then in the past and all ages use them, although they seem to shut earlier then ever, my local one shuts at 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchford Locks Posted August 16, 2019 Report Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 3:24 PM, Evil Sid said: Don wernham took over the chippie in grafton street. When he passed away his nieces took it on and its now called uncle dons chippie. When he had the one in Latchford,if you were a regular and could only afford chips midweek(I was in my late teens) he always put a scoop of scratchings on the chips... delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky71 Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 What's all this Chippie lark. True Warrington dialect is Chipper. You lot have been watching too much Corrie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 Or spending too much time in THE Asda 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 I was a regular and it was always busy but then the new owners took over and only took cash payments and took ages to serve the meals. It got less and less popular and then closed. Shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 23 hours ago, T F and the Wire said: What's all this Chippie lark. True Warrington dialect is Chipper. You lot have been watching too much Corrie. don't you mean Correr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milky Posted September 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 I am curious to know why it is not for sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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