Parklands Takeaways

   REVIEW LOCATION:

New Plymouth

Store: Parklands Takeaways
Price: $8.00

Amount of chips:     5/5
Chip quality:        5/5
Size of fish:        5/5
Fish quality:        3/5

Total Score:         18

Well drained of oil?: Like a pro.
Satisfied?: Very. Very.

Comments: 

We had the pleasure of sharing the table with my brother in-law this week arriving fresh from London via the mandatory 2 week quarantine stint. I had initially planned to visit a hit or miss place this week as a sort of fish and chip equivalent of panning for gold, but this risky approach probably isn't the best way to welcome someone back into the country. We chose instead to go with a place with an above average rating on Google maps which granted can be just as risky but I'm pleased to announce that in this case Google reviews didn't disappoint.

It's your typical small town New Zealand branding nightmare of a fish and chip shop. At one stage it probably offered smorgasbord "Chinese food" but now the bain marie is used as a divider between staff and customers. There was a milkshake zone which was taken over by a home stereo playing some very forgettable soft rock. We phoned ahead and our order was waiting for us in a pie warmer which was a detail I lingered on well after leaving the store. I was also drawn to a printed picture of a burger in the window and their almost tasteful use of comic sans around the shop.
The chips were brilliant. Thicker than usual Mr Chip's brand chips, I'd say probably 15-18mm thick cut. Cooked, seasoned, banged and hanged to perfection. The scoop was massive and I kept eating them after feeling full.
The fish was a real thick slab of Warehou. It was almost set up to be a perfect 5 but was unfortunately let down by just 2 undesirable mouthfuls and the thick application of batter was steering me dangerously close to a wall of batter fatigue.
Though not a perfect score, I still enjoyed these and felt great after eating them. It will be joining my very small list of places to recommend in New Plymouth.