Seniors named UK’s best fish and chip shop for 2012

           

                                                                 

Seniors in Thornton, Lancashire, has been named the best British fish and chip shop after battering its rivals in the National Fish and Chip Awards 2012 on Tuesday (17 January 2012).

The shop, run by brothers Alastair and Dominic Horabin, was announced as Independent Takeaway Fish & Chip Shop of the Year 2012 by celebrity chef Richard Corrigan at a glittering awards ceremony in London's Riverbank Park Plaza Hotel.

It's a break out year for the North West chippy, which was also a finalist in the Independent Restaurant of the Year and Good Catch categories.

Ten of the UK's best fish and chip shops fought hard for the top place, with expert judges deliberating well into the night on Monday. Hanburys in Babbacombe, Devon, earned second place, while Quayside in Whitby came third.

Full list of winners:

Independent Takeaway of the Year Award

FIRST:              North West: Seniors, Thornton, Lancashire

SECOND:         South West: Hanbury's, Babbacombe

THIRD:            North East: Quayside, Whitby, North Yorkshire

Runners up: 

  • Scotland: The Bay, Stonehaven
    Wales: Crispy Cod, Mid Glamorga
  • Northern Ireland: Pit Stop, Kilkeel
  • Midlands: The Big Fish, Stratford Upon Avon
  • Eastern: Linfords, Market Deeping
  • London & South East: Seafare, Guildford
  • Central & South: Wigmore Fish & Chips, Luton

 

The Good Catch Award

Winner:          Harbour Lights, Falmouth, Cornwall

Runners up:   

  • The Bay, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
  • Frankie's Fish & Chips, Brae, Shetland  

 

Best Newcomer Award

Winner:          Chamberlains Quality Fish and Chips, Oldbury, Birmingham

Runners up:   

  • Fryday's Fish and Chip Emporium, Old St Mellons, Cardiff
  • Fylde Fish Bar, Marshside, Southport

 

Young Fish Frier of the Year Award

Winner:          Zohaid Hussain, Zero Plus Fish Bar, Cardiff, Wales

Runners up:   

  • Sean Lloyd, Richardson's Fish Bar, Fleetwood, Lancashire
  • Cori Standing, Fish and Chips at 149, Bridlington, East Yorkshire
  • Caryn Johnson, Frankie's Fish and Chips, Brae, Shetland
  •  Dean Chappelhow, Angel Lane Chippie, Penrith, Cumbria

 

Independent Fish and Chip Restaurant of the Year Award

Winner:          McDermott's Fish & Chips, Croydon, Surrey

Runners up:   

  • Hanbury's, Babbacombe, Devon
  • Quayside, Whitby, North Yorkshire
  • Rockfish, Dartmouth, Devon
  • Seniors @ Marsh Mill, Thornton, Lancashire
  • Trenchers Restaurant, Whitby, North Yorkshire

 

Staff Training and Development Award

Winner:          Royal Fisheries, Whitby, North Yorkshire

Runners up:   

  • Fish and Chips at 149, Bridlington, East Yorkshire
  • Frankie's Fish & Chips, Brae, Shetland
  • Pieces Fish & Chips, Fleetwood, Lancashire
  • Richardson's Fish Bar, Fleetwood, Lancashire 

 

Contribution to the Local Community Award

Winner:          The Boundary, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire

Runners up:   

  • Taylor's, Woodley, Greater Manchester
  • Alf's Fish and Chips, Weymouth, Dorset 

 

Best Multiple Fish and Chip Operator Award

Winner:          Fish'n'Chick'n Group, Hertfordshire

Runners up:   

  • The Ashvale Group, Aberdeenshire
  • The Frying Squad, Northern Ireland

 

Best Foodservice Outlet Serving Fish and Chip Award

Winner:          Old English Inns (Greene King plc), Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk

Runners up:   

  • Marston's plc, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
  • Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc, Bradford, West Yorkshire

18 Jan 2012