Kings Fish - Rushmoor

I was here to get a takeaway, Kings fish and chips are among the best in the area and we travel several miles to obtain our fish and chips from Kings, despite there being several fish and chip outlets much closer. Kings also provide Chinese takeaway food, I've not tried that yet.

Very nice fish and chips from here. Freshly cooked to order and well cooked tender white fish in light batter and nice crisp chips. The fish and the chips were wrapped separately which kept the chips from going soggy on the drive home. Cod, small chips and mushy peas cost £11.50 which is a bit pricey but the portions were absolutely massive especially the chips which could have easily fed two people. I imagine the large could comfortably feed a whole family. The standard size of cod here would be a large in most chip shops these days. I would really have preferred at least the option of smaller portions and a lower price. It was a nice touch including a slice of lemon and a sachet of tartare sauce with the fish.

We have used this takeaway for over 30 years, both for Chinese and Fish and Chips meals. The food has always been great. Tonight, however, we have had the worst meal we have ever had from there. We had Gong Bao beef the flavour of which was lovely, but the beef pieces were too big, and some were gristly. We also had Sweet and Sour mixed vegetables. The sauce was weak and runny and looked as if it had been watered down. There was no flavour at all. We will give this takeaway a miss for a while and try other local takeaways. Such a disappointment.

I've tried quite a few Chinese takeaways in the 40 years plus that I've lived in the Farnborough area but this is the first time I've tried Kings, in Kings Road Aldershot, and by comparison with others I'd rate Kings the highest. The overall quality of the food was exceptional and easily on a par with far pricier eat-in restaurants in central London. Soft slices of beef, lightly cooked prawns (not overcooked and rubbery prawns) which, surprisingly for the dish I ordered, were not covered in an oily batter coating, and a lovely selection of fresh vegetables, just slightly crunchy as they should be and covered in a a tangy and only slightly sweet sauce, not tasteless gloop. There were distinctive flavours to every dish. Add to all this the fact that there were generous portions and what more could you want?

Dont get me wrong the food here is superb, but............ the days of fish and chips being a staple meal for the masses has well passed, this is now a luxury the cost has become prohibitive to many in our area, a piece of fish is now in excess of £7 and chips over £3 per portion, not too bad if you're on your own, but a family of 4 the cost is over £40, prices have dramatically increase over the past few months around 30% we used to use them regularly, but now it works out more affordable to go elsewhere, like many others in the area have