Barden Lane Chippy, Dingledom.
We have waited around 3 years for the latest incarnation of the local Chip Shop to finally open.
Gone are the halcyon days of Ronnie (who, legend has it, used to spit into the fat to test that it was hot enough to fry the fish).
There was a brief reign of 'Bo Shin' (following Ronnie's retirement/death) whose Chinese takeaway meals were undoubtedly better than their attempts at the staple English Fish and Chips.
The 'Min Hui' was the next replacement and fared better on both types of menu, (but memory fades as to which establishment had the guy with the extra little finger who served up the food. In either case it turns out to have been an inbreeding omen of future ownership...)
The Min Hui closed and the shop was idle for many years.
Eager excitement was stirred when the SOLD sign finally went up after years on the market.
Fish & Chips for dinner again! Thank goodness it wasn't going to be a curry house!!
But over 2 years then passed as much refurbishment was undertaken (transforming the inside at seemingly great cost into being exactly the same as it always has been).
What a blow, therefore, to discover the new colour scheme and signage to be vomit inducing.... Shite & light blue are a worrying and nauseating combination in any circumstance.
Worst fears were confirmed when it finally opened this week... It IS a Dinglefest.
Unfortunately the new owners appear to be linking themselves to the Bastard Football Club of Dingledom.
So after all the waiting and anticipation, it turns out that we will never actually buy anything from there after all.
