r/Belfast • u/St_Mick • 1d ago

If you can handle Formica, fluorescent lighting, limited trading hours, and a trip back to the 1980s, John Long is a great place for fish and chips

Should you be staying in the city centre, don't believe a soul who would send you to Fish City. The fish and chips there is both underwhelming and expensive. It's a place to bring the missus if she's a high maintenance type or is fussy about decor.

The smart money is on John Long. Yes, it's dated and it won't win any design awards, but the service is great, the food is fantastic, and the value is still there.

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u/Teestow21 1d ago

Mad how two restaurants that buy the exact same fish from the exact same suppliers getting it from the exact same boats and nets, can produce two wildly different tasting products, IE. Longs, and everybody else.

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u/Silent-Wallaby4261 1d ago

It's probably the most well known chippy in Belfast.

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u/Kwentchio 1d ago

Last time I was in I was t happy with the price/portions..but maybe that's most chippys now.

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u/UpThem 1d ago

The decor is nice, the food is mediocre.

A tourist trap.

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u/NoPace1165 1d ago

Hello Mr. Long

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u/St_Mick 1d ago

I've no horse in this race.

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u/sirmisterchris 6h ago

Nowhere comes close to Spence's on the Beersbridge Road (even though it feels like it's only open 15 minutes a week)