The Bounty

Takeaway fish & chips in Walton: The Bounty

Located on a corner, on the main road that links Felixstowe & Walton. You can easily miss it if you are driving away from Felixstowe, as it’s almost around the corner & you have to look backwards to see it as you pass it. Outside appearance is nice & clean with big clean windows and a bright interior. 

Friday is the busiest evening for  any chippy so I was happy to see that there were only 2 oldy customers waiting inside when I rocked up. I suspect the owners aren’t very happy with that level of customer numbers, but hey, they may get busy later. 

The menu is pretty big for a chippy, with all the usual fish, chips, pies, saveloy & sausages. Additional items included a selection of burgers (chicken & beef), as well as a small number of veggie food options. A large handwritten sign over the fryers also advertised fried battered halloumi, showing that they’re up with the times, making the most of a current fad. There were a couple of chairs for waiting, spaced out possibly for covid phobics. Other two customers had obviously already ordered, or just liked to loiter in a warm fishy smelling place, so I spoke to one of the two white spotty (actually not at all spotty) teenage girls behind the counter. She pleasantly & efficiently took my order & money. Not as chatty as an owner-operator would be, but not unfriendly. She did ask if I wanted salt & vinegar on any of them. Of course! Yes! How can anyone refuse salt & vinegar on their fish & chips? The owner may have been the dark complexioned guy at the back, speaking with the dark complexioned woman working the fryers. I ordered 3 regular cod & chips, 1 regular haddock & chips, plus 4 gherkins. I popped to the “spar” type convenience shop a few doors along, to buy some deodorant & vinegar. I came back & 5 mins later my order was ready. It took no more than 10mins from ordering to getting my food. I was handed a paper carrier bag containing 5 separately paper wrapped items. I took this nice warm package to the car & within 5 minutes we were sat at the dining table, opening up to find our warm steaming fish & chips. Everything was obviously freshly cooked. Except the gherkins. These were nice & crunchy. I hate it when the gherkins aren’t crunchy, so full makes for these ones. The flavour of the gherkins had a nice sweetness, with just enough sharpness to the vinegar.  The fish sat on top of the chips, which were overflowing out of a small shallow styrofoam tray.  They were smart enough to put a piece of grease proof paper between the chips & the fish, which kept them all separate, but together. The fish was a generous size for a regular and there were more than enough chips too. I didn’t need to order the large options. The chips were cooked perfectly. A nice golden colour. Soft enough centres, to enjoy, but also crispy on the ends, with some small crispy bits here & there. I ate every single chip and only separated out two small bits that were grey on the inside, but not so much grey as to put me off. The batter, of an even thickness & fully covering the fish, with some soft soggy bits too, was perfect. I had to eat every part of that. Underneath the batter the fish was succulent, perfectly cooked and basically faultless. The skin had been left on the bottom, but this had been properly cleaned and I didn’t feel the need to peel it off. Everything went down the hatch that is my mouth, and it was a very nice experience. One that I will probably repeat this coming Friday too. Yummy yum yum. Verdict from the family was all positive. Probably one of the best we’ve had. 

We paid a total of around £37, so this was not a cheap meal, but no more expensive than most other chippys. The gherkins were 60p each, the regular fish was £6.40 and the chips were £2.30 a portion. Yes, I will definitely be going back & also recommending the Bounty to friends & family. Bountiful portions, bountiful flavour.