Brockley’s Rock

Great Fish and chip shop where your fish is cooked to order. I have to scooter past one fish and chip shop to get there but it’s worth going the extra distance.

Ordered me two mackerel baps and regular chips to takeaway.
Served in either a white or a granary roll. The server asked if I wanted salad for an extra £1. I agreed. It’s those fancy leaves you get in those posh salads at restaurants, or you can find them marked in the supermarket as ‘four leaf salad’.
So everything gets cooked and all wrapped in lovely greaseproof paper, except the chips, now those come in a box.
First thing’s first — do not order the salad in your roll. The bap is pretty thick and with the salad and the generous sauce (not a bad thing), you can barely taste the loveliness of the mackerel, albeit it a slightly greasy battered mackerel. A real shame in my eyes. Plus turns out that it is actually an extra £1 EACH for salad in the two rolls, and if you want anything other than salt and vinegar you’ll have to pay 30 pence for takeaway sauces of Heinz ketchup and mayo which I thought was a bit much.
I did enjoy the chips however, and a decent size for £1.60 for a regular portion.
Now I do get that their unique selling point is to perhaps offer something beyond the traditional fish and chip establishment, and I actually adore the fact that they even sell mackerel in the first place as it is a hugely underrated fish in my opinion, but the place is a bit too pretentious for me (call me old fashioned!), and with the additional little charges, doesn’t make it any more endearing.

A very, very decent fish and chip in Brockley.
They have the take-​away section up front, as soon as you walk in. You’ll find an intriguing selection of fish, including East London’s very own Rock. I haven’t tried it myself, but ought to.
Further back you’ll find tables for eat-​in waiter service. It’s BYO alcohol too, which they’ll keep cool for you in their fridge. Friendly staff and what look to be very commendable standards with regards to cleanliness in the kitchen etc. This isn’t your average grimy fish bar.
I really enjoyed the cod, which came with a hearty portion of chips. Even ventured for a gherkin, which made me very happy.
This place is over the road from my mate’s new place. Dangerous.

Disappointing. Arrived home to find take-​Away calamari and chips swamped with 3 tons of salt I didn’t ask for. Calamari also came with some kind of tumeric spiced batter which was awful and unecessary and ruined what would have been a well cooked and tasty fresh fish dish. keep it simple!