A fish and chip restaurant in Gloucestershire could be the poshest chippy in the UK - giving people the chance to wash down their supper with a £200 bottle of champagne.
Our sister title Gloucestershire Live visited The Malt and Anchor , in Cirencester, to see how just how good the traditional fish and chip supper is at the restaurant which serves quails eggs pickled in champagne.
The nautical-themed 'chippy' was named one of the best restaurants in the UK in 2019 and also has upmarket dishes such as bouilabaisse and king prawn gnocchi on the menu.
The drinks menu offers a full selection of red, white, and sparkling wines, including a £200 bottle of Dom Perignon champagne, as well as a list of cocktails.
But all the usual chip-shop favourites are on the menu, including battered sausage and chips, available to take away for just £5.50.
From the moment you walk through the Castle Street shop's door, it is clear that this isn't like most other chippys.
The modern decor includes a number of nautical elements, including wood panneling on the walls, ropes strung across the ceiling, and aqua-blue seating.
It offers a full takeaway menu, but diners can enjoy their favourite dishes in-house with both seating downstairs and upstairs.
The menu includes posh versions of chip shop favourites - the pickled eggs are quails eggs, preserved in champagne.
Starters include monkfish salad, smoked salmon fishcakes, and panko-coated prawn and calamari.
The main menu offers favourites such as cod, haddock, or plaice, as well as a range of pies - including venison pie, wild boar and chorizo pie, and a vegan, spiced chickpea option.
Alongside the classic ketchup, mushy pea and curry sauce side options there's garlic aioli and sweet chilli sauce - and even ham hock and leek mushy peas.
All of Malt & Anchor's fish is sustainably caught, with the cod and the haddock all cooked to order.
And there is an option to upgrade to a fancier beer batter for an extra 50p per portion.
The sausages come from local butchers Jesse Smith's and are made from locally sourced meat.
This relaxed and welcoming restaurant is perfect for a sit-down family fish and chips without the fuss of a posh restaurant.
Read Gloucestershire Live's full review here .
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