The Rock & Sole Plaice – The Fish & Chips Restaurant for the British

This post was originally published on Wanderlust Women Travel.

When people talk about authentic British food, they will think of Fish & Chips naturally. British loves chips. They also love battered fried fish. So when putting both together, Fish & Chips becomes their traditional dish, for lunch, and for dinner. Not only in the UK, it has also become many people’s favorite around the world, including me.

Naturally, when travelers come to London for a visit, they will sure wish to try the original recipe of this local food. There are too many restaurants offering Fish & Chips in London. As a tourist, where should you go to try the authentic taste of Fish & Chips when you are in London? I would recommend this little corner restaurant in Covent Garden called The Rock & Sole Plaice. Not only for the tourists, it is also the favorite Fish & Chips restaurant for local British.

One our 3rd and final evening of our London travel, we went there for our dinner. It is located at No.47, Endell Street, London WC2H 9AJ, in the neighborhood of Covent Garden and not far away from SOHO. There are outside seating area with a few rows of wooden bench which is the best seats during Summer. We chose the lower floor tables since it was too cold sitting outside that night and the upper floor was full. Majority were local patrons. We actually sat next to 2 local policemen who were off duty, I presumed?

How is the quality of its Fish & Chips? They have like 10 varieties of fish to choose from. We ordered 2 Cods, 1 Halibut, 1 Haddock and 1 Plaice. The portions were generous and the chips are chunky. The fish is battered nicely in a thick cornmeal batter and being fried to perfectly crisp while the meat is still juicy. They taste terrific! Squeezed a slice of lemon onto the fish, added some vinegar and homemade tartar sauce onto the chips and there I go! 🙂

Other than Fish & Chips, The Rock & Sole Plaice also offers pies, chicken nuggets, cakes and some other snacks. For beverage, you can choose drinks from soft drinks, juice to beers. Average price for a plate of Fish & Chips is around £11 which is still acceptable for an authentic British main course.

If you really love to taste what the local British is eating everyday, The Rock & Sole Plaice is the restaurant to go. – Travel Feeder, your ultimate travel photo guide

What’s my verdict?

• Authenticity: Excellent √  √  √ √ √
• Environment: Good √ √  √ √
• Quality of Food: Good √  √  √ √
• Customer Service: Good √  √  √  √
  
• Affordability: Average √  √  √

• Overall Travel Score : 80%

About The Author

Cecil Lee

The author is an avid traveler and photography hobbyist who loves to share with others his travel and photo-taking experience in many popular tourist destinations around Europe, Asia and Australasia. Read the exciting stories with many photos captured on his journeys.