Birmingham Mail - Food & Drink - Takeaway Reviews

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.

Cheap as Chips: Hot Spot, 798 Alcester Road, Maypole B14 5EZ

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:25:00 GMT

THIS shop used to be a hearing and mobility centre – now it’s the most brightly lit chippy I’ve been in to date.

Cheap as Chips: The Pot and Fin, 48 Brook St, Warwick CV34 4BL

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:24:00 GMT

NOT since May 27 have I awarded five stars to a high street palace.

Cheap as Chips: JK's Sandwich Bar, Union Passage, New ST, B’Ham B2 4RX

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:42:00 GMT

THERE was no sign of Harry Potter when I called at JK’s – nor, in fact, any chips.

Cheap as Chips: Mambo's Fast Food, 23a Hurst St, Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 13:38:00 GMT

ONCE upon a time this was a famous flower shop.

Cheap as Chips: The Radley's Fish Bar, 486 Brays Road, Sheldon B26 2RT

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:42:00 GMT

NOW that the peripheral areas of this pleasant shopping parade next to a busy roundabout have been redeveloped, there are more places to park.

Cheap as Chips: Frydays, Martineau Square, Birmingham B2 4UH

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:00:00 GMT

NEW eatery Frydays claims to be ‘‘the city centre’s only traditional fish and chip shop’’.

Cheap as Chips: The One Elm Pop-up Pub, at Stratford Food Fest CV37 6BB

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:44:00 GMT

LAST weekend’s Stratford Food Festival proved the attractive riverside event, now in its second year, is maturing quickly.

Chip Shop review: Arches Fish and Chips, Slade Road, Erdington

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:13:00 GMT

WHAT are the odds of finding a chippy called the Arches (pronounced like the fake 60s Sugar Sugar pop stars The Archies) at the corner of Abbey Road and Slade Road.

Cheap As Chips: Golden Fry Fish & Chips, Westward Ho! EX39 1LH

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:44:00 GMT

NAMED after the 1855 novel by John Kingsley, Westward Ho! is a pretty little bay town in north Devon.

Cheap As Chips: King Kebab, 85 High Street, Kings Heath B14 7BH

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:18:00 GMT

KING Kebab is a great name for a fast food shop in Kings Heath.

Cheap as Chips: West Midlands Safari Park, Bewdley, Dy12 1LF

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:26:00 GMT

AFTER finishing the animal tour, this micro-chippy is your first chance of food at West Midland Safari Park.

Cheap as Chips: St John's Fish Bar, 31 Saint John's, Warwick, CV34 4NE

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:25:00 GMT

IF YOU are going to Warwick Castle or any of the many other nearby attractions this forthcoming holiday weekend you might care to pop into St John’s for a few fingers of golden goodness.