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Saturday 28 July 2012

BOWENS FISH & CHIPS




1 x Handy Welsh Picnic Blanket



1 x Cardigan Bay Estuary



1 x St. Dogmaels Potting Shed


1 x St Dogmaels Car Park Mosaic


1 x The House Of Bowens


1 x Five Star Rating


4 x Saturday Night Table Reservations


2 x Catch Of The Day


1 x Under Starting Orders



1 x En Route


1 x Making Clear Headway



1 x Landed
 Colloquialism from Rhos, North Wales



1 x Bowens Unwrapped 

#33 Dirty Knees

Wales Finest Fish And Chipped Potatoes.

This is the 5th and last post in the mini series of 'Wales Favourite Places To Eat' and I have a feeling this one will prove popular with the foodies.

What happens when you go in search of the tastiest Sgod a Sglod in Wales ?

Well... it is a helpful head start if you can ask a local insider for a tip off - especially if they are big participators in the local Do Lectures scene.

David & Clare Hieatt thought about it - for two seconds - and  recommended Bowens Fish & Chip Shop in St Dogmaels, located at the sea end of the winding estuary running into Cardigan Bay along the B4546. Even any Tokyo resident worth their salt, who knows the taste of fresh fish and sushi would call this place........."an excellent chippie."

The journey out of town from Cardigan to Bowens, sumps up Wales with winding, picturesque, leafy, relaxed, clean air and an active community spirit. Just a mile or two from Poppit Sands we found the institution of Bowens the pride of St Dogmaels. After skipping lunch our eyes started spinning like the winning fruit on a one-arm bandit.

For those who favour TripAdvisor for a ratings run down, you will see there is one happy Bowens punter who describes it : "As good as Rick Steins fish but with tastier chips"

Who are we to argue? Certainly judging by the fully booked reservation cards on the four tables inside Bowens on the Saturday night we dropped by, even Rick Stein wouldn't get a walk in table here.

If you ever found yourself as online secretary of the UK's "Love Chips!" group, you would certainly make a personal visit to this Welsh chip landmark.  We ordered 2 x Haddock and Chips, 1 x Mushy Peas, 2 x Red Ketchup cartons and asked for our treasure bounty to be lightly salted and a dash of vinegar. The 2 slices of lemon were kindly thrown in free.

Bowens embraces Wales enterprising new law, which helps to reduce the number of carrier bags circulating in Wales. A charge of 5p is made for every carrier bag requested in every shop in Wales and the money is donated to charitable environmental projects. Da iawn Cymru !

We headed out to the very edge of the estuary and plonked our catch on our Welsh Melin Trefin blanket on the grass, with a view out to the Peninsula. You can always tell the signs of a good feed when everyone goes silent and smiles broadly through rosy cheeks.

If you are ever lucky enough to find yourself in deepest west Wales, you might like to ring this number: 01239 613814 and the tiny team of two at Bowens will have a round of F&C ready for your personal collection.

100% Welsh Fish & Chips. 100% Quality Of Life.  One Hundred Per Cent Wales.

This brings a close to this mini blog series on Wales. And if you fancy sampling this wonderful country's authentic food but prefer it with the blazing sun, you could of course always consider a trip to Welsh Patagonia .





 

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