[MUSIC - JADED, "PANCAKE"] Hey, welcome to Sorted. We're a bunch of
mates in London, looking for the exceptional
things in food that'll help make our and your
lives a little bit better, in amongst constantly
ribbing each other. Some of us are chefs. The rest of us,
well, we're normal. But every video we make always
starts with a suggestion from you guys. (SINGING) --take the cake. I'm gooey in the middle, baby. Let me bake. Hi, I'm Barry. He's Mike. And he's got a craving for
fish, chips, a road trip, and sleeping in a sweaty
floating box with three of his mates. I do. A couple of weeks ago, Mike and
I went to watch the football, and I ordered a standard--
fish and chips and mushy peas. And they were awful. Yeah, it was minging. He wouldn't stop
talking about it. And Bas was telling us
this the very next day. And it turns out there are
actual National Fish and Chip Awards. Just no winners in London. Nothing. It's not exactly coastal. However, the UK's 2017 best
takeaway fish and chips are in Plymouth. 240 miles away. And there are another two
award-winning fish and chips en route from here
in East London. And it would be a crime if we
didn't go and try some, right? [MUSIC PLAYING] That's the best. Yeah, I'm going to say right
now, that is the best one. [LAUGHING] We drove all the way from
East London to come here. So we need to get
from here to there. Plympton, don't you. In that direction, looky there. Our first challenge is
getting out of London. I just want some lunch. Mike, get a car. We're ready to go. It is very pretty, isn't it? And that's it. There it is. So a National Fish and
Chip Award's a big deal. This place was the winner
in 2016 for independent fish and chip restaurants. So obviously, we've ordered
their cod and chips. What do I look for in
a good fish and chips? Crispy batter, flaky
fish that is still moist. Look at the size. You need oil that's been
reused a few times to get the real good stuff, you know? Steam coming off it. It's flaking well. Good, chunky, fleshy white fish. It was very meaty when I cut
into it, which is very nice. The batters like not crispy. But it's got a good-- it's got
texture, but it's not crispy. Sometimes I like to eat the
little bits that fall off in the fryer, when they fish out
the scraps, also the best bet. Well, this fish is a meaty bite. The chips are delicious,
and potatoey, and fluffy. But they're not my favorite
fish and chip shop chips. The sacks they've got over there
is today's choice of potato. And it changes weekly, monthly,
depending on the season. That, to me, is at the very top
end of the best you can get. The only thing that dish really
misses for me is the view. I'm not getting atmosphere. There's no seaside. Yeah, like Poppies in
Spitalfields Market in London, yeah. It probably is one of the best
fish and chips I've had, yeah. I don't think I've had
better, sat in, on a plate, for the price we paid. Absolutely. --for the price we paid. There's a few more
recommendations for tomorrow, which I think
could knock this one out of the park. If we leave right now, if
we get the bill right now, we can get out and go. I can do this. Go, go, go, go. Bristol, here we come. Where are we going to stay? Barry found something. He got very excited. And we all got excited
because we thought it's probably quite cool. And it turned out
that he actually got excited because
it was a great thing for the storyline of the video. And do you want
to stay on a boat? What? Come on. Let's [INAUDIBLE] 500%, yes. We have to get
there in 10 minutes. Otherwise they close. What? Run, run, run, run,
run, run, run, run. Can you explain what's going on. I was googling hostels,
and there's a place-- there's a hostel boat I saw. [INAUDIBLE] Oh, no, I want to sleep. It'll be fine. Oh, and I didn't classify that
we were four singletons wanting to have separate beds. Yo, mate, you need
to find about that. Well, we'll be there
in two minutes. We'll ask her in person. Where are we? Is this a Barry two minutes,
or is it actually six because your thing says six. We're turning right at this one. It's red now. Red now. You're going to do her a lot of
asking on your way in the car. I'm on the train tracks. Here it comes. Here it comes. What? I'm still on the train tracks. I can't get off them. [INAUDIBLE] What? There's our ship. That's the basic. Is that our boat? That's it. [LAUGH] We made it by the
skin of our teeth. The place was just
about to shut. It was clean. It was a boat, and
it had full beds. A tiny boat with a tiny room
that fits four grown men, not comfortably. [LAUGHTER] Happy? Guys, we can go in. [INAUDIBLE] our happy guests. Happy is relative. Hey, we're on a boat. [? Mother fucker. ?] Been a day, in't it? [MUSIC PLAYING] We have arrived, Plymouth. What's the time? 12 o'clock! And how are we feeling, guys? You come all this way. We made it. I can smell it. I'm quite nervous. Why are you nervous? Because it's been a journey. Quite right. I mean-- A long way to come for average
fish and chips, isn't it? It is, isn't it? If I've Instagram storied this
whole journey, and this is bad, what does that say about me? It better be good. So Rockfish is one of the most
successful fish and chip shops down here in the Southwest. And they catch all their
fish from this local area. You can see the fishing
boats coming and going from this port. They're bought here and served
through the restaurants. And it is some of the best
fish and chips in the UK, but is it the best? It's cool. It's very nautical, isn't it? Nautical colors and nautical
feel, right on the harbor. It's good the fish
and chip menu is called [INAUDIBLE] simple as. And I think there's some fresh
catch of the day stuff as well, so-- Today, hake, [? Lurgan ?]
sole, plaice, skate wing, or whiting on offer, and that's
what fresh [? about it. ?] I've got a good
feeling about this. Firstly, seafood
ketchup, that is a must. Ooh, it's quite different
to the other one. Is it? Aww, it's amazing the fishes. So hake gives it a
much finer flesh. It kind of is softer
than the cod that was much meatier yesterday. But I'd say the
batter is on par. It's a little bit crispier. I think it's a
little bit lighter. It's picked up a little bit
more of the oil, I think, which is nice. Speaking for me,
Mike, is they're more your type of chips. They're a little bit squidgy. Some are soft. Some are crisp. You've got a variety in front
of you, so you can't lose. We also got the
sole, which has just been grilled with lots of
batter and herbs-- still fish and chips. Well, that is good. I may just suggest
less batter on it, but there's absolutely
nothing wrong with something like this with chips. So I think it's so good. They always have a takeout. But here's the
place that I always lose when eating out
for chips, because you can have restaurant quality
fish, and fish and chip shop chips at home. I mean, that's like-- That is great. This is the thing
about fish and chips for me is still
bits of the skin, whereas at the other
place you have nothing. Anyone, who's scared
about fish on the bone, it just falls off it. The [INAUDIBLE]
fish are the best. It's done well. That I think is the best
fish we've had so far. And chips. Those chips are halfway
between the chips that we had yesterday, and the
chips that I want to be having. I need them soggier. I need them soggier. Cider, an interesting
take on fish and chips. Yeah? I've never assoc-- I would
always go ale, probably, or white wine. 'Cause the beer batter. Cheers. Cider is great. Cheers. It goes with the beer batter. Cheers. Go. These might-- Did you-- Did we get it? This is it. Did you get it? Did you get it? That can't be it. This is nuts. It's on-- It's next to a-- Dragon City and Domino's. Officially, the UK's number
one fish and chip shop 2017. Chip shop, not chip restaurant. No way. This is takeaway fish
and chips, specifically. That's what they were
awarded the award for. The food has to be good. I mean, yeah,
that's a good point. Because you can't
rely on the setting. No. [LAUGHING] We drove all the way from
East London to come here. This was the place
that we looked up. This is amazing. It's not going to get voted the
UK's number one fish and chips shop, unless it's bloody
good because no one's going to come here for the view. We got a nice [INAUDIBLE]
chips, three deep fried Oreos-- What? --and a pickled egg. Do you know what? I'm looking forward
to fish and chips from a takeaway
fish and chips shop because I think it's
going to give us a really different experience. The childhood classic fish and
chips shop takeaway restaurant, and I'll tell you why. Look, every single great UK fish
and chip shop has one of these. [? Oh, ?] [? hats off. ?] Oh, it doesn't fit
the new pound coin. He jimmied it. I'm excited for this. Are you trying to take out one,
while we're pulling my mirrors. Shut up, [INAUDIBLE]. Crispiest batter yet. Really? Oh, yeah. And fish-- huge,
great big flakes. That's the best. Really? Yeah, I'm going to
say it right now. That is the best one. I've only-- I've just had
one mouthful, and I know. Very good. It's like a mix between
the two previous ones, so it packs a punch. It's got loads of flavor,
but it's also really light, crispier than both the others. The fish is really flaky,
and sweet, and juicy. That is what I want
in fish and chips. It's a [INAUDIBLE]. This was six quid. I wanted to kind of
[INAUDIBLE] into this, but that is the
best fish and chips we've had in the last 24 hours. Hey. You're doing this on purpose. I'm not. I'm driving a car. They're slightly flourier
potatoes in the middle. But it's still got a good
golden color, and a good crisp, and a bit of sog. There are thousands of fish
and chip shops in the UK. And we haven't tried a
fraction of a percent of them. So we can't tell you
this is the best. What I'm telling you
is, this is the best of the food we've had
in the last 24 hours. And these are really
good fish and chips. I'm not sure I'd drive five and
a half hours for it, for this. But if you're here-- You did. --it's bloody good. [INAUDIBLE] Southwest England,
we have a contender. Where are we finding
our next contender from? Up North, East. We've been West. Southwest, Northwest. Now, that was part of a
much longer road trip. 550 miles we went
from London down to-- not Padstow. Plymouth. Plymouth, the
other P. You can go watch the entire thing because
we filmed it all as part of our lost and hungry trip. Yeah, you can go and watch
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