stuey Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 As title, wondering if anyone runs a chippy? Any things to look out for, useful suppliers , pitfalls etc. Feel free to pm if you prefer. Cheers Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Location location location!! Also think it'll have an "off season" as there's lots in the seaside town I'm from, owners I know of one saying how quiet it's been this winter, really bad apparently! Ontop of that make sure the food is actually good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 One local chippy recently changed hands. The previous owner sold a lot of Hake 'n' chips at about a pound cheaper than Cod 'n' chips. The new owner only does it to order and you have to wait for it to be cooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Friend of mine used to own one, made a VERY good living from it...... Hard work and long hours if you're starting from scratch but it's a cash business so you get your money back straight away, no waiting 30/60 days for bills to be paid, Get your product/prices and location right and you can't lose..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Dont trust a "sleeping" partner cost my m8 and his mrs their house as the trusted man didn,t pay them there taxes and as the chippy was all in Alan,s name they took him to the cleaner,s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 The busiest chippys I pass (im a builder) are in the most down at heel areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Use good produce, father in law used to own one he always used good potatoes, he sold it and new owners used cheap rubbish and wasn't open very long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Maris piper potatoes? What's best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 open on sundays when all the other chippies (at least round here) are closed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 I love a punning chippy. "The Rock & Sole Plaice" is probably my favourite LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 With all the healthy eating and no to consuming fat. I've noticed chippy's are not busy anymore. Far to much competition from burger joints and pizza and kebab shops. Unless it was somewhere like Whitby where people flock to for fish and chips I wouldn't bother. Fella I worked with made his money from a chippy and sold up when the tax relief changed on potato chips wastage. He said the wastage you could claim made it worthwhile as who knows how many chips you get from a bag of potatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 With all the healthy eating and no to consuming fat. I've noticed chippy's are not busy anymore. Far to much competition from burger joints and pizza and kebab shops. . You should see the one at the end of my street. It doesn`t open every night but when it does it`s always packed around 5pm. It`s just your basic chippy too, no kebabs or anything like that. For me it`s the best chippy in the area, the chips are really good and the fish, which is cooked to order, is always nice too. To the op I`d say good quality produce sold at a reasonable price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 The Salt and Malt just opened (just over a year ago) the other side of the lake. £6.95 fish and chips the attached restaurant has a three week waiting list for weekends. Place is rammed. Quality product at a premium price. Staff are mostly students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1440 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Buy a run down wreck where the owners have lost interest in it. preferably in an area where theres not much competition or where it is coasting. Get the place refurbished to a high standard, produce good food with one or 2 specialities relevant to a chippy. Proce it at the level to attract customers and do whatever is needed to get noticed. It will take lots of hours and hard work. Never leave staff to run it while away as standards will drop amd money go missing from the till. (Guaranteed) Once the books look good. Sell it ASAP, def before it starts to look tired again and interest in the new kid on the block effect starts to wear off .Take a break. Look for another and repeat until you have enough to retire altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Buy a run down wreck where the owners have lost interest in it. preferably in an area where theres not much competition or where it is coasting. Get the place refurbished to a high standard, produce good food with one or 2 specialities relevant to a chippy. Proce it at the level to attract customers and do whatever is needed to get noticed. It will take lots of hours and hard work. Never leave staff to run it while away as standards will drop amd money go missing from the till. (Guaranteed) Once the books look good. Sell it ASAP, def before it starts to look tired again and interest in the new kid on the block effect starts to wear off .Take a break. Look for another and repeat until you have enough to retire altogether. Excellent advice. We have a few round our way and all the clean, well decorated ones are very busy, one with a sit down restaurant part is extremely busy despite a tired looking decor because they make up for it with good fish and chips. The ones that seem to struggle a bit are invariably those that have seen better days and generally don't even look clean enough, amazing really how dense some business owners can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Use beef dripping rather than the usual rubbish vegetable oil. Far healthier at cooking temperatures. You will stand out from the others producing tasteless fish and chips. We travel to Yorkshire, most weeks, for proper fish and chips. You can't get any decent ones our side of the Pennines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Use beef dripping rather than the usual rubbish vegetable oil. Far healthier at cooking temperatures. You will stand out from the others producing tasteless fish and chips. We travel to Yorkshire, most weeks, for proper fish and chips. You can't get any decent ones our side of the Pennines. you talking about this lot http://harpersfishandchips.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Never tried this company. Corner Fishery at Carr Street Huddersfield is the best we have ever visited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Our local Chippy started doing Kebab's about 2 years ago - he reckons that it has doubled his takings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 There is always a queue outside a GOOD chip shop. Good food + good portions + sensible prices = high turnover, the chips don't have time to go soggy and the batter has to be crisp. And always go out of your way to be friendly to everybody. That's most important of all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Use beef dripping rather than the usual rubbish vegetable oil. Far healthier at cooking temperatures. You will stand out from the others producing tasteless fish and chips. We travel to Yorkshire, most weeks, for proper fish and chips. You can't get any decent ones our side of the Pennines. Where do you go? I've not seen many places that use dripping. I want to try some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Or rapeseed oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 There was a chippy that I used Walsall way that did chips in batter. Not fish batter but I think some weak mix so the chips came with an orangy colour and flakes of batter with them they were outstanding. The chips from the shop in the Black Country Museum I think are cooked in lard and they are also at the top end of delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 There was a chippy that I used Walsall way that did chips in batter. Not fish batter but I think some weak mix so the chips came with an orangy colour and flakes of batter with them they were outstanding. The chips from the shop in the Black Country Museum I think are cooked in lard and they are also at the top end of delicious. There's a chippy local that does battered chips ........... ace Black Country museum chips are also good. The sad thing is I can remember going in their new chip shop (there's two now, one up the top and one over the bridge) when it was still trading up the road in Hall St, does that make me old Try the lardy cake from the BCLM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 There's a chippy local that does battered chips ........... ace Black Country museum chips are also good. The sad thing is I can remember going in their new chip shop (there's two now, one up the top and one over the bridge) when it was still trading up the road in Hall St, does that make me old Try the lardy cake from the BCLM Is chippy local a brand? I only remember it as I was going out with a girl over that way and used to pass it on my way home. Not sure I could ever find it again. The first few times i bought them I did not know they were in batter just a funny colour but some of the best I have had anywhere. In another life i did some of the funding for BCLM its an impressive attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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