THE BAY TRIUMPHANT AT 2013 FISH AND CHIP AWARDS

Below are details of National Award winning businesses in the various award categories of the 2013 National Fish & Chip Awards, who were presented with their awards at the Lancaster London Hotel on the evening of 24 January. 

Independent Takeaway Fish and Chip Shop of the Year   The Winner:  The Bay Fish & Chips, Stonehaven

2nd Place:  Simpsons Fish & Chips Cheltenham3rd Place:  Hanbury’s, Torquay Runners up Best in Wales:  The Crispy Cod Tonyrefail Best in Northern Ireland:  Pit-Stop Fast Food, Kilkeel Best in North East England:  Quayside, Whitby Best in North West England:  Richardson’s Fish Bar, Fleetwood Best in Eastern England:  Burton Road Fish & Chips, Lincoln Best in London & South East England:  Henley’s of Wivenhoe, Wivenhoe Best in Central & South England:  The Wigmore Fish & Chips, Luton

Best Independent Fish and Chip Restaurant  The Winner:  Rockfish Seafood & Chips, Dartmouth Runners up Poppie’s, Spitalfields, London Quayside, Whitby   Best Multiple Fish & Chip Operator Award   The Winner:  Pantrini’s, Whitley Bay Runners up Stuarts of Driffield Superfish, Surrey   Young Fish Frier of the Year   The Winner:  Carlyn Kearney of Frankie^s Fish & Chips, Shetland Islands

2nd Place:  Leigh Foster of Pantrini^s, Whitley Bay

3rd Place:  Dean Chappelhow of Angel Lane Chippie, PenrithRunners up Matthew Martin of Mother Hubbard^s, Swaffham Cem Oktem of Packet Bridge, Carnforth, Lancashire   Best Newcomer Award   The Winner: Salt & Vinegar in Dorset Runners up Fish & Chips @ London Road in Middlesex Frydays Fish & Chips Emporium in Cardiff   Staff Training & Development Award   The Winner:  Frankies Fish & Chips, Shetland Islands Runners up Harbourside Traditional Fish & Chips, Plymouth Taylors, Stockport   Marketing and Innovation Award    The Winner: The Ashvale, Aberdeen
Runners up Holly Tree, Blackburn  Chamberlains Quality Fish & Chips, Birmingham   Contribution to local community Award   The Winner: Alf’s Fish & Chips, Weymouth Runners up Taylor’s, Stockport The Ashvale Fish Restaurant, Aberdeen   Good Catch Award   The Winner: The Bay Fish & Chips, Stonehaven Runners up Frankies Fish & Chips, Shetland  Rockfish Seafood & Chips, Dartmouth    Quality Award Champion Award    The Winner:  The Chippy, Antrim   Runners up Harbour Lights, Falmouth Platten’s, Wells-Next-The-Sea   From Field to Frier Award   The Winner:  Frankies Fish & Chips, Shetland Islands Runners up Superfish , Ashtead, Surrey  The Boundary, Market Deeping    Best Independent Foodservice Outlet Serving Fish and Chips Award    The Winner: The Real Food Café, Main Street, Tyndrum Runners up The Kings Arms, Rotherfield, East Sussex  The Victoria Inn, Salcombe, Devon    Best multiple food service outlet serving fish and chips   The Winner: WM Morrison PLC

Runners upArcadia Group PLC Greene King PLC   Fish & Chip Feast Fundraiser Award   Winner:  Burton Road Fish & Chips, Lincoln Runners up The Quayside, Whitby The Merchant Fish Bar, Bewdley   Amanda Seafood challenge   Winner:  Frankie’s Fish & Chips, Brae, Shetland

Runners upChamberlains Quality Fish & Chips, Birmingham Henley’s of Wivenhoe, Colchester The Real Food Café, Tyndrum, Perthshire   Outstanding Achievement Award   Mark Petrou of Petrou Brothers Fish and Chips, Cambridgeshire