Poppies Fish and Chips

Poppies kind of confuses me. I get that it's meant to be the most tourist-friendly place to consistently serve delicious fish and chips in London, but the retro 1950s decor goes right over my head. I know the owners claim that the decor harkens back to post-World War II East London, but it creates a discongruence for me because I feel like I'm dining in a kitschy American diner. It even looks... more

Would definitely recommend this place for a real Fish n' Chips experience! I never heard of this place until I watched a YouTube video about "Places to Eat in London". My sister and I came on a Tuesday evening and there was still a wait for about 30+ mins.

It was definitely worth the wait! I normally don't eat chips, but I made a consideration of course being in a famous Fish n' Chips joint.... more

This is not like fish and chips in the U.S. more emphasis on the fish and less on the batter. I tried both the Cod and Haddock. Similar I'm taste in my opinion. Preferred the Haddock.

Very good. Worth the trip out of the way. more

Delicious fish and chips with the best staff.

Got the haddock and the cod fish and chips and they were both good! Haddock has more fish flavour so it was our favourite. Crisp is thinner than what I'm used to so there's more fish in every bite. A very touristy place to eat yet the staff were so friendly. There was a 10 min wait to get seated and the host assured me ever so often I'd be seated... more

Went to Poppie's during our East End Food Tour last week and it did NOT disappoint! I've only ever had fish & chips in the US and I've never felt like it was "right". Poppie's gave us a small sample and it was amazing. The batter was perfectly light and crispy and it actually stuck to the cod! Usually, every fish & chips I've had, the batter was too thick and it fell off the fish, which is a... more