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Kingfisher Fish & Chip Restaurant

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Skipton Road
Cross Hills
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 7BQ

tel: 01535 959652


1st July 2013

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When dining in a place like Kingfisher, one can’t help but compare it to similar fish restaurants, Mother Hubbard’s, Bizzie Lizzie's, Harry Ramsden’s, Banny’s; and, for me, Kingfisher just fell short of its competitors. Yes, the staff were attentive and efficient, though it must be said that there were only about half-a-dozen people eating, including ourselves, so we never got the chance to see them under pressure, so to speak; the tables and cutlery were clean, so no problem there; which, as ever, brings it right down to the food.

As you can see from the photo, it looked like a well-stacked plate, yet the Kingfisher Special (Haddock) at £9.90, was rather like a whippet wearing a duffle coat. One only had to peel back the batter to feel awash with disappointment, being as the thickness of fillet was, in places, around 5mm in thickness, at best. At the opposite end of the catch, it improved to around a centimeter, but even that couldn’t rescue HMS anticipation from being sunk by a torpedo of realisation.


The Kingfisher Menu

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My co-diners had the fish goujons, golden fried scampi, and the calamari rings, all of which they seemed reasonably pleased with; but it was that kind of meal, nice, but nothing to write home about.

Would I recommend it? Only if the above mentioned competitors were closed.

Rating (out of 10): 7

Review by Tom


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