Birmingham Mail - Food & Drink - Takeaway Reviews

Cheap As Chips: Chamberlains in Oldbury

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

I ENJOYED the restaurant here a year ago just after it had opened and since then the business has won the fish and chip shop award for best UK newcomer.

Cheap as Chips: McDonald's on Warwick Road, Olton

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

I MUST be really thick – because at least three people will arrive behind me before I’ve grasped Maccy D’s menu.

Cheap as Chips: Urban Feast on Navigation Street, Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

I HAD to double-check the name of this eatery on my way out after the friendly server flash-cooked some quarter-inch square fries so quickly I thought I must have been to a shop called Urban Fast.

Cheap as Chips: The Cod Pot in Cotteridge

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 03 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

YOU learn something new every day – I never realised the route between Pershore Road and Linden Road was called, er, Watford Road. Why would you?

Cheap as Chips: Frydays in Acocks Green

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:00:00 GMT

IF YOU don’t know the area between the Warwick Road and Coventry Road, then this chippy might be hard to find.

Cheap as Chips: The Big Fish in Stratford-upon-Avon

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

MIDLANDS Seafish Industry Training Association training manager Michael Pili discovered an “incorrect practice” was at the root of my one-star review here in January last year.

Cheap as Chips: Beeches Walk Takeway in Sutton Colfield

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:00:00 GMT

WAITING to walk into this tidy shop in a prime position next to the main road into Sutton Coldfield, I was surprised by how quiet trade was.

Cheap as Chips: The Drome on Kingsbury Road, Castle Vale

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:00:00 GMT

FASHIONS come and fashions go...

Cheap as Chips: The Frying Pan in Winson Green

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:07:00 GMT

WHEN we published my top ten chippies last week, some shop owners might have felt hard done by when I highlighted my last ten great portions.

Cheap as Chips: George & Helen's in Harborne

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:41:00 GMT

LAST visited in March 2006, George & Helen’s price for a cone of chips has only gone up from 85p to 95p in that time.

Cheap as Chips: Silver Hake in Acocks Green

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:07:00 GMT

NOW with different owners since my last visit in 2007, I was pleased to note the outdoor fascia sign has been fixed, but sad to see the parade with so much litter.

Cheap as Chips: St George's Plaice on Charter Avenue in Coventry

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:33:00 GMT

IF YOU are going to the Warwick Arts Centre and fancy some chips to set you up for the night, divert off the A45/ Sir Henry Parkes Road campus route and keep going up Charter Avenue.

Cheap as Chips: Frydays on Pershore Road, Selly Park

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:24:00 GMT

I HAD two phone calls while I was in this shop – both from my wife outside in the car wondering why it was taking so long (14 minutes!) for chips.

Cheap As Chips: Perfect Fryer, 8 King Edwards Road, Ladywood, B1 2PZ

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:08:00 GMT

FOLLOWING the demise of the award-winning Great British Eatery on Francis Road last autumn, it’s reassuring to know that Ladywood is still home to some mighty fine chips.

Cheap as Chips: Deep Sea Fish, 99 Drews Lane, Birmingham B8 2QE

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:52:00 GMT

YOU’VE got to feel sorry for some shops when a giant like LDV shuts down across the road.

Cheap as Chips: Big Fish, 708 Chester Road, Erdington B23 5TE

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:15:00 GMT

I’VE HAD some experiences in chip shops in my time, but have never been beaten to the doorstep by a crafty pigeon.

Cheap as Chips: KFC, Star City, Watson Road, Nechells B7 5SA

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:19:00 GMT

YOU might like to know that KFC is trialling mechanically slaughtered halal meat in 100 UK stores like this one.

Cheap as Chips: Chequers, A34 Robin Hood Island, Hall Green B28 9JA

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:14:00 GMT

THE return of this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions suggested it would be an appropriate time to revisit Chequers.

Cheap as Chips: Sliced potatoes from Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas market

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

THOUSANDS are drawn inexorably towards the heart of town in December and the chance to slowly shuffle along a street jam packed with even more food stalls than previous markets.

Cheap as Chips: Leamington Fish Bar, 54 Tavis Tock St CV32 5PW

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:24:00 GMT

EVERY now and then it’s nice to break new ground with this column and visit new territory.