"We stumbled across The Chip Shed in Bourton on the Water when the Italian restaurant that we wanted to visit was fully booked up. Personally, British fish and chips is just fish and chips to me; it 's either good quality, mediocre or disappointing, and the best I 've had has been from coastal resorts and also one particular restaurant in North London. I wasn 't really expecting much from this restaurant apart from the standard, but I was pleasantly surprised. What I ordered: Starter Battered Scampi. Main Battered Haddock, Chips and Mushy Peas. Pudding Sticky Toffee Pudding. I was a little disappointed in the starter size, but that 's an issue I have and really need to reduce my portion sizes. This didn 't matter, however, when I tried the scampi. It tasted very fresh and I 'm sure that the scampi itself couldn 't have been battered more than a few minutes before it was served. Possibly the best scampi I 've had! The main was a very generous helping of chips and a good size haddock. Again, everything tasted fresh. The batter on the fish was very light and fluffy (as described , and the main meal itself didn 't leave me feeling 'heavy ' as a meal of this size (in carbs can. The mushy peas tasted like they had been fresh mushed. They weren 't overly salty and had a nice mild taste to them. The pudding was also delicious. I don 't have a sweet tooth and would usually struggle to finish a pudding this size; this one, however, wasn 't overly sweet... I left the plate clean : The service from the staff was excellent : I would definitely visit again."
