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A Salt and Battery LLC

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Citysearch | The British empire on Greenwich Street expands--and so will your gut.

Expats and curious Americans have been popping into Tea and Sympathy to sample the curiosities of British cuisine for years. Now they only have to go next door to find authentic fish 'n' chips, wrapped in a...
citysearch.com - expert review - 03/26/2004
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AOL CityGuide

cleverly named fish and chips joint...
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New York Times

better than decent fish and chips, as well as working-class british shockers like batter-fried sausage, deep-fried mars bars and chip butties (french-fry sandwiches and pride of the english midlands). o...
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Wcities

this takeout shop, located next door to tea & sympathy and sharing the same owners, features some of the best fish-and-chips in town; in addition to cod, the store offers haddock, sole and more. a salt &...
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User Reviews of A Salt and Battery LLC

cool place

I went with two friends on a Thursday evening. Prices were much more...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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nice to visit, wouldn't live there

the cod is excellent. i find the chips a bit too soggy for my liking. the place is small and cramped with very little eating space (bar & stool only) but there is a bench outside which is nice to eat at in the...
menupages.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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The best fish n chips this side of the Atlantic

The most authentic fish and chips in New York. The cod is just like as it should be. Light and very tasty, with the batter done to perfection. Try the home made tarter sauce and add plenty of salt and vinegar....
citysearch.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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A disappointment

Honestly, the food was OK but overall it was truly overpriced. I went with my boyfriend and we basically paid $10 for a piece of fish that didn't even include fries. In total, we paid $30 for fried fish, fries...
menupages.com - user review - 09/03/2007
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Good chips, ok cod

The chips were great... thick but fairly crispy on the outside. The cod, on the other hand, seemed to have been left in the fryer a bit too long... some parts of the fish underneath the batter were brown and...
menupages.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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Pros & Cons

The Cons: overpriced, rude, not fresh, the inside of thie place is so hot, I broke out into a sweat. The Pros: none.
menupages.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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Great Fish & Chips

This was the best fish and chips I've ever had. The mars bar was ok - nothing special. The prices were a little too high for me ($30 for 2 small orders, 2 mars vars and 2 cans of soda). They need to turn on...
menupages.com - user review - 07/21/2007
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nothing to write home about

the cod was ok, not the worst i have had and not the best. i could live the rest of my life without eating another deep fried candy bar. the food would have been better if i had had a real table with a chair...
menupages.com - user review - 07/17/2007
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Bet you wont go twice

Much like the previous reviewer, my wife and I came down here after watching the Food Network throwdown. Fish n chips are one of my favorite food in the world and I was very excited. We shared the large cod...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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Where's the salt?!

After watching Bobby Flay go up against A salt & battery on the food network, I couldn'-t wait to try it for myself. So, on an excersion downtown, my boyfriend & I made our way over for a late lunch. A little...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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Wow orgasmic

This place is so good i seen it on food network and had to try it. So when i went their w/ a friend it was packed and the cashier even told us eever since they been on tv they have been getting a lot of...
menupages.com - user review - 04/09/2007
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A Touch of England in the West Village

A Salt and Battery succeeds at being one of the best, authentic British chippies in Manhattan. Prospective diners who are looking for just such an authentic experience will be most satisfied. Whether you're...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/04/2007
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User Review

If you have a taste for British food, this is the place for you. Their fish and chips are fantastic and worth the trek to ...
gusto.com - user review - 12/07/2006
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Great food

Good food, paying for quality, great to order in. Deep fried beets and the mars bar is excellent.
menupages.com - user review - 11/05/2006
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Great!

I have been to A Salt and Battery amny times and I got to say that the food is great. I am originally from the UK and I grew up eating fish and chips. The salt and battery really know how to make the food the...
menupages.com - user review - 11/01/2006
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You gotta go and try it...

I am a huge fish and chips fan and I have to say that this place had the best I tried so far. My boyfriend and I ordered the fish (cod) and shrimp combo and they ROCKED!!! We are definitely going back to try...
menupages.com - user review - 08/26/2006
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If it has to be fish and chips and you happen to be nearby

I'll recommend it, just. I've been to many better fish n chip places and will probably go to just as many better ones in the future. First of all, stick to the cod which is excellent and prepared as it should...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/06/2006
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once bitten, twice shy

Fish and chips shop...fish not fresh...criminal. Tried twice now and gave the benefit of the doubt, but worse second time. Skip it...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/20/2006
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Fish and chips that stick to the ribs

You have been warned: leave room in your stomach for A Salt and Battery. Even if you order the smal...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/13/2006
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Great Fish

On a beautiful day in nyc great to eat on outdoors me and my husband got fries and fish our fish was delicious great as always but our fries it was a another story very dark and burn...Best fish in nyc BIG...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/18/2006
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Loved It!

My 67 year old mom and I walked from SoHo to find this place. I was determined to try it after seeing Rachel Ray's $40/day feature on it. I was a bit surprised to see that it was such a small eat-in/take-out...
menupages.com - user review - 04/05/2006
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british. fish. chips. beer.

At first, I wanted to try this place because of its cute store name; but now, I want to go to the pl...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/05/2006
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Excellent Fish and Chips!

Great fish and chips. I head to this place everytime I'm in the city. The fish is always piping hot and fresh, and the chips are authentic and perfect (and yes, that means "soggy" as some have complained...
menupages.com - user review - 03/22/2006
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Best Name Award

It just doesn't get more humorous.This chippie is run by the Tea & Sympathy gang and does its be...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/15/2006
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Great British fish & chip shop

I've been in the US for 3 years, and this is the first place I've found that makes (what I as a Kiwi) would call genuine fish & chips. A bit pricey, but that's to be expected in NY. Only a small waiting/eating...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/08/2006
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Not what it was...

When they first opened i used to frequent at least weekly for quite a long spell...loved the soggy fries and the generous fish portions...but they've since reduced the fish portion sizes AND increased the...
menupages.com - user review - 01/05/2006
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Best Fish & Chips in NYC

I go at least once a week to fulfill my fried haddock craving...their fish is the FRESHEST i've had in any of the city's chip shops/English pubs etc. The fish is crisp and hot right out of the fryer and...
menupages.com - user review - 12/16/2005
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I got played

Braveheart thought he got pillaged... he hasn't seen nothing! The $11 portion was small, the breading was soggy, and fries cost extra. The irony of it all is that I tried the fish and chips at a sports bar...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/19/2005
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Assault and battery to my Englsih Pride

This has to be one of the worst Fish n Chips meals I have ever had. The fish was OK, at best, and the large is more like a small, but the chips were thoroughly disgusting. The potatoes they used were old,...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/07/2005
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Disappointing Fish and Chips, twice now.

When this place opened a few years ago, it actually was very good. Now they just give you a single piece of fish, and the "chips" were soggy. Cafe Topsy has much, much better fish and chips -- and that isn't...
menupages.com - user review - 12/19/2004
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Satisfies a Craving

When you're craving fish and chips, this place definitely hits the spot. It will probably run about $12 but this is NY (and whoever stated that a portion of fish and chips in England runs about $2 is certianly...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/09/2004
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Authentic British hours

The fish is delicious, the prices are slightly too high, the service is fun and authentic. My biggest gripe with this American chipper is their crazy-early closing time. This is the kind of food you crave...
menupages.com - user review - 08/26/2004
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Forget your diet and dive in!

The fish is the freshest, the onion rings ring my chimes. I could not believe that pinapple could be fried but it was a winner. And the deep fried mars bar was a religious experience! The food is not over...
menupages.com - user review - 08/17/2004
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England in New York

I love London and I love this place. The fish and chips are the best this side of the Atlantic. The cod is crunchy and flaky. I just wish the portions were a little bigger. To complete the mood, they have a...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/15/2004
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Good to go

We got an order to go and thought it was very good. Definitely will go again.
menupages.com - user review - 06/25/2004
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A Salt & Battery

My take away fish and chips took so long, I was convinced it must have been freshly prepared, but when I got home, the fish seemed to have been through the fryer at least once before.
menupages.com - user review - 06/15/2004
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Helppp!!! I've just been assaulted!!!

From all the other reviews posted you can prolly get a good read of the place. On the downside: the food can be a bit pricey (an order of cod and chips will run you $7), the portions are 'merely adequate', the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/09/2004
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Hmmm ...

Want to love the place ... but hate going there as you come out STINKING of frying. (Extractor fan?). Extremely expensive too - a 400% premium over Beale's Plaice on Eastenders for example! Have always had...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/20/2004
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Delivery

Great delivery!!!! The food even came wrapped in a newspaper from the U.K.!!!! Subtle but nice touch. I will order again and again.
menupages.com - user review - 11/12/2003
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Fish & Chips joint

Nothing fancy, english style fish & chips. Satisfying. I'd go again.
menupages.com - user review - 05/29/2003
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bad bad bad

overpriced even by ny standards. poor food rude staff not worth the effort, go to park slope or the chipper its closer and better any way
citysearch.com - user review - 02/19/2003
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An Insult and Badfood!

Plain english......SUCKED, SUCKED, AND SUCKED! You're better off fishing in the East river and frying fish than hitting up this hell hole or buying a fish o let value meal from Mickey D's! To sum it up...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/25/2003
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Absolute Crap

I think my title sums it up nicely, tastes bad, overpriced, etc...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/15/2002
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Speedy Delivery

Dying for some fish and chips one night, my boyfriend and I called in a delivery to this place. I swear the bell rung as we were hanging up the phone. This alone impressed me so much that I would definitely...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/22/2002
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A Rated Chip Shop

One of the best places in the city for fish and chips that's served to you as it should taste. The fish always tastes fresh, and the chips are tasty. Appreciate their bow to American tastes with the serving of...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/04/2002
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bloody terrible

Being a brit in NYC I was happy to hear that chip shop was opening, alas A Salt and Battery did not live up to my hopes. The chips were terrible, I had a saveloy that was deep fried (??), and it was just...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/03/2002
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The Dog's Bollocks!

Fresh fried Cod! Deep Fried Mars Bar! Boddington's Ale! It's simply the best in fast-food British cuisine. The prices aren't cheap, but the food is delicious.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/24/2002
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Great Fish (cheap?--even better)

Great Fish!!! Very English (that's a good thing). Very helpful Staff (East Villiage Location).
citysearch.com - user review - 09/20/2002
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A Fried Lover's Paradise

Oh boy what a GREAT hangover spot. This place is FRIED HEAVEN. Try the cod and chips...the basic, but it's delish. Especially doused with salt and vinegar. Order the side of curry and it's even better....
citysearch.com - user review - 09/16/2002
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Mmmmm... fattening...

In a word: excellent. I think the best fish and chips I've had in the city, or maybe tied with Telephone Bar & Grill. Excellent English atmosphere, and good clean food. Pricey, but come on, this is New York....
citysearch.com - user review - 08/15/2002
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Flying Fish

Fresh from the fryer, juicey & moist. This also includes the chips. Overall a top gaff. Don't listen to the whiners, going on about the price, & even worse, comparing it to English prices. Get real i live in a...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/09/2002
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Something's fishy here

I've always loved fish and chips and when I saw that A Salt and Battery opened a branch in the East Village, I decided to check it out. What a disappointment! The prices were obnoxiously high and the fish had...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/18/2002
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yum

Yes it is pricy but its the best fish and chips I've found in the states. The ONLY place I've ever tried that gets it right. Makes me feel like I'm back in London. As for the complaints about no tables...Its a...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/28/2002
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Fish Fest

Great for takeout fried fish and big old fries. A wide variety of seafood (and other things) available, battered and fried. Service is on the slow side for takeout, but more than made up for by the staff's...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/09/2002
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