new chipper rathfarnham village main street

Went here tonight, looked nice and the menu was solid. My google review:

Where is the sauce?

This is a new place so I'm happy to come back and revisit this review. Overall the food was pretty good, about the same as another funky fish&chip takeaway I've frequented in Dun Laoghaire.

We ordered a fish and chips and a scampi and chips. The scampi and fish were excellent, the chips were so-so.

I'd rate this as a 4-star if it weren't for the tartare sauce. 2 euro each for the smallest tub of sauce. I was pretty light with it and still couldn't get enough for all the scampi, let alone the chips. 2 euro for a 50ml pot. Think about that, that's 40 euro/Litre. That pushed a 29 euro meal for 2 to 33 euro, and still not enough sauce.

For comparison, Colman's is 8.76/Litre from Supervalu.

I honestly hope they do well and I would like to reassess this review at some point, but I would expect twice the amount of tartare sauce at that price. Or I should just buy it from Colman's in advance.

I realise that this sounds like I get really upset over sauce. Not normally, no. But 4 euro for 2 x 50 ml pots and still not having enough sauce to enjoy the meal pushed the right buttons. I don't mind there being a markup on things that probably come out of a caterer's vat bought from the cash&carry, but I expect it to be reasonable. 40 euro/Litre is just extortionate and had I known it would be only 50ml pots I wouldn't have bothered with the sauce!

Would I go back? Unlikely. We have Chutni nearby which is all the fast food I need and at a reasonable price.

Oh no, nothing like a chipper in fairness. Batter was very tender and the fish wasn't dry or flaky. The scampi had a very thin coat of batter but they were big juicy prawns underneath. The quality of the fish was worth the price. The chips were just a bit forgettable, I'm more of a "frittes" fan but these were more like chipper chips from a bag. A pretty mixed bag!

My main issue was just the sauce. As an extra it should be a decent size and not something that I can only dip 4 or 5 scampi in before its exhausted.

I'd be slow to go back, I'd put it that way. They seem really nice and you want places like that to succeed, but they aren't making it easy to recommend them. Some really good stuff mixed with some really poor stuff.

i bet it's not a patch on Franco Saccos old place

Forgot about that. I wonder how VW is doing now

I was more of a Cascarinos man myself.

We ordered two fish and chips and got 1 free sauce. If thats the post size then Im not surprised you are annoyed, its unsuitable for anything other than a couple of scampi or gougons.

Any idea what happened to this place? Closed down fairly quick

They were pretentious. Who wants to pay over the odds for fish and chips when there's a well established chipper a few doors away not ripping people off?

My guess is that poster hasn't been in rathfarnham for a few years.

Nearest chippy is probably Silvio's on nutgrove avenue.

I apologise, I didnt know the chipper (now Casanova's) was gone. I do live locally but clearly I walk around with my eyes closed!