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The shortlist for the UK's best chippies has been announced but how does it cost for a portion of top-rated fish and chips at your favourite restaurant?

It comes ahead of this year's National Fish and Chip Awards, to take place next month with comedian Jason Manford hosting the glitzy occasion.

Running for more than 30 years, the annual awards celebrate Britain's top chippies across 10 categories including best takeaways, newcomers, restaurants and suppliers. 

Organised by The National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF), this year's awards will be take place on February 23 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. 

But how much does the nation's beloved fish and chip supper cost at each of the shortlisted businesses? 

MailOnline reveals the results for the shortlisted best takeaway of the year, best restaurant of the year and best newcomer...

Fish and Chip Takeaway of the Year - top 10 shortlisted

Fisherman's Bay in Whitley Bay - £10

Run by the Dhillon family, Fisherman's Bay has been serving the local community in Tyne and Wear for the last 25 years.

Its cod is sustainably sourced and the chippy prides itself on using local source where it can.

On its takeaway menu, a cod and chips will set you back £10, haddock and chips £10.20 and a battered sausage £2.80.

Fish Kitchen 1854, Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly - £9.45

This traditional family-run business sells freshly caught fish and chips. The 1854 in its name comes from being close to the Viaduct in Maesycwmmer.

It previously won in the Food Awards Wales 2022.

The takeaway was launched by Colin Newbery originally from Ystrad Mynach, a keen cyclist and railway enthusiast.

Its menu includes a regular cod supper for £9.45, a steak and kidney pie supper for £5.95 and ten pieces of wholetail scampi for £6.50.

Whitehead's Fish and Chips, Hornsea, East Yorkshire - £10.25

Whitehead's Fish & Chips has been run by the Whitehead family since 1997 with their takeaway a stone's throw from the East Yorkshire coast.

A regular cod is £8.15, while a regular portion of chips costs £2.10. They have a range of pies including steak and kidney, beef and onion and chicken and mushroom. Or a regular sausage will set you back £1.25.

Customers have praised Whitehead's Fish and Chips for its 'freshly cooked food to order' and 'excellent service'.

Ship Deck, Trethomas, Caerphilly - £10.70

Partners Ryan and Kimberly Hughes opened Ship Deck three years ago after working in various chip shops in Rhondda Cynon Taff.

Mr Hughes won Young Fish Frier of the Year in 2019. He has been in the industry since the age of 15 and is described by his wife as the 'bread and butter' of the business. 

A regular cod supper costs £10.70, a large battered sausage is £2 while an open cone of chips will set you back £2.15.

Reviews praise Ship Deck for its 'excellent service and exceptionally good  food' as well as 'plentiful' portion sizes and good value for money.

The Bearded Sailor, Pudsey, Yorkshire - £9

The Bearded Sailor prides itself on sourcing sustainable produce, only selling fish from Icelandic Responsible Fisheries. It also uses sausages from a local supplier in Ilkley.

A regular fish and chips (haddock) will set you back £9, while a regular chips costs £3.15. There's also a battered jumbo sausage for £2.75, and a range of specialty sandwiches served in a brioche bun.

Sandwich selections include battered halloumi, battered haddock strips and a Filet O'Sailor (haddock filet, cheese and homemade tartare sauce), all costing under £6.

Customers praise the 'piping hot' and 'best quality' food, with one commenting that the fish was 'chunky and lightly battered that it just melt in your mouth'.

The Fish Bank, Elmet, West Yorkshire - £8.50

Located in a former bank in the heart of Sherburn-in-Elmet's Low Street, The Fish Bank is a family-owned chippy which serves certified sustainable fish, locally-sourced potatoes and breadcakes, homemade fish cakes and other delicious treats. 

Its fish and chips (haddock) is £8.50, 12 pieces of Scampi are £5.30 and a battered sausage is £2.20.

It customers said it was 'the fish is beautifully cooked and very fresh and the portions are very good'

Low's Traditional Fish & Chips, Westhill, Aberdeenshire - £10.70

Lows Traditional Fish & Chips was founded 30 years ago by Clifford Low, who has spent his entire life in the fish industry and 17 years ago was taken over by his son, David Low.

The family-run business has received numerous gongs including the Best Fish and Chip Shop in Scotland in 2019. 

Its menu includes a standard haddock supper for £10.79, homemade chicken fillets at £6.59 and a range of pies including steak and macaroni with Spanish chorizo. A standard chips costs £3.

The Oyster Shell, Bath, Somerset - £11.95

The Oyster Shell, founded in 2019, is an award-winning fish and chip shop takeaway in the heart of Bath.

Driven by a life-long love for seafood, The Oyster Shell is a family business run by Dan Rosser along with parents Lisa and Garry, who have 30 years' industry experience.

A medium cod loin and chips is £11.95, or go large with fishcake and chips for £9.50. Their vegan option of chickpea fitters and chips also costs £9.50.

Auckley Friery, Auckley, Doncaster - £10.90

Auckley Friery has been run by second-generation fish fryer David Nicolaou since 2003.

His father Theo ran a fish and chip shop in Sheffield in 1979, named the Friery and so grew up around the industry.

After a brief career in software engineering, Mr Nicolaou took over the shop in Auckley to get it back up and running after its previous owner 'let things slip'.

He has been running it ever since, and prides itself on sustainable produce.

A medium cod or haddock costs £7.80, while medium chips are £3.10.  A large battered sausage is £2.20, while 12 pieces of wholetail scampi cost

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