Kerbisher & Malt aims to offer the best fish and chips in town. With a focus on fresh food (from sustainable sources)and hand-prepared dishes, they serve the traditional classic fish, chips and mushy peas as well as less traditional options of grilled fish and a selection of sides salads including fennel & dill salad and crushed potato salad or modern favourites of crispy calamari and whitebait. An ever-changing specials board also allows Saul and his team to explore their creativity and work with the daily market produce. Typical daily changing specials will include mackerel baps, fish finger wraps, grilled salmon and ho memade fishcakes.
Kerbisher & Malt
Fish & Chip Shop at 164 Shepherds Bush Road
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Opening Times
| Monday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30 Open 16:30 - Closes 22:00 |
| Tuesday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30 Open 16:30 - Closes 22:00 |
| Wednesday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30 Open 16:30 - Closes 22:00 |
| Thursday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30 Open 16:30 - Closes 22:00 |
| Friday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 14:30 Open 16:30 - Closes 22:00 |
| Saturday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 22:00 |
| Sunday |
Open 12:00 - Closes 21:00 |
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All In London Review
Good ol’ fish and chips without the need for gimmicks
Kerbisher & Malt opened in May last year, on the affluent end of Shepherds Bush Road. The menu is simple enough: five types of fish (cod, plaice, haddock, coley and Pollock), fried in batter, grilled or fried in matzo breadcrumbs; fish butties and burgers, and well-portioned, tempting sides like creamy mushy peas, calamari rings and fried whitebait. Food is available to go, or alternatively there are a few tables and benches for eating in, currently populated by a family, two men in suits, and a group of impossibly handsome young locals. If you do opt for dining in there is a small but well-formed selection of wine and beer, with Corbieres, Riesling, Muscadet and even a Spanish sherry on offer.
When the food arrives it looks and smells delicious. A hunk of plaice is covered in wispy golden batter, one that crunches as you eat it, and the fish flakes away beautifully when prodded. The chunky chips are crispy on the outside, floury and soft on the inside, at their best when smothered in malt vinegar and salt. The dressings are homemade, including a citrusy, gloopy lemon mayo and tartare sauce with capers; a pickled gherkin is as plump as a melon and vinegary enough to make your tongue tingle.
Fortunately it’s cheap too. Cod is the most expensive fish at 6.90, while coley is a mere £5.80, add another £1.80 for a generous portion of chips.
Kerbisher & Malt’s selling point is good ol’ fish and chips without the need for gimmicks. It’s little wonder there seems to be a permanent queue at the counter.
Reviewed by Leila
Published on Jan 17, 2012
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The menu has traditional chip shop fare, and the fish, chips and sides like whitebait and calamari are exceptional. Despite styling itself as an old fashioned chippy it has a distinctly upmarket feel; their first branch in Ravenscourt Park was so successful with critics and the public that they've since opened another in nearby Ealing.
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This posh chippy is one of the capital’s best places to eat fish and chips. Haddock, coley, cod, pollock and plaice are grilled, battered or baked in matzo breadcrumbs, and their chunky chips are divinely moreish. The premises’ are licenced, and the surroundings are agreeable enough for you to turn your fast food dinner into a pleasant sit-down meal.
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