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According to the menu at Rock & Sole Plaice, London's third ever chippy opened on this site in 1871. Today, a jolly fish with Union Jack bib and entertainer's cane presides over a green and white frontage with several benches outside.
At lunchtimes, office workers and tourists tussle for custody of the couple of tables on the ground floor, while takeaway customers place their orders at the fryer. Below, the walls of a stuffy basement are decorated with a fading submarine mural of strange smiling dolphins and teeth-gnashing sharks.
Any minor lack of comfort is worth enduring, though, as the food is good - especially the fish. Delicate, flaky cod arrived encapsulated in a light, crisp batter and was served with oversized, golden chips; other options (pies and sausages) and sides (mushy peas, pickled onions) are at least equal to the standard fare normally found in chip shops.
Prices exceed the norm, however, being pretty steep for food that is simply plated up from the fryer.
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What is 'following'?020 7836 3785
Meals served 11.30am-10.30pm Mon-Sat; noon-9.30pm Sun
Main courses £9-£12
Credit cards MC, V
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Tables outdoors ( 7, pavement ), Babies and children welcome ( high chairs ), Separate room for parties ( seats 40 ), Takeaway serviceRock & Sole Plaice map
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