"I want to 'COMMEND' you on the FANTASTIC fish & chips I had at your restaurant. Perhaps there is no word that describes how delicious your fish & chips were and I am not exaggerating on this. That is why I thought I should write and say thank-you!! Thanks! Sincerely," J M, Victoria, BC

"Even though I only visit my family in Vancouver once a year, after years of sampling other fish 'n chips places in the area, yours are still the best. I'll even admit that yours are better than the fish 'n chips in my home town. I'm looking forward to the next time I can dine on your halibut fish 'n chips. Thank You," JJM, San Francisco

"Mr. Pickwick's Fish & Chips is definitely the best fish n' chips I have ever had." Sharon K.

"These are the BEST fish & chips I've ever had! And if you like mushy peas - you must try Mr. Pickwick's, they are fantastic!"

"Yummy! I'll be making the drive often!" Pam, Ladner, B.C.

"Food of Champions and worthy of the drive from Whistler."Jacqui Cooper, World Freestyle Aerialist, Australia, Training in Whistler BC

Homestyle soup, tartar and seafood sauce, Kevin's Lemon Dill and Helen's coleslaw dressing. British foods, pub pies, bangers and mash and chicken

HomeStyle wheat-free soups, Tartar & Seafood Sauce, HomeStyle Lemon Dill Sauce and Coleslaw Dressing. Meals are custom perpared allowing mix/match and healthy substitions. (mash potatoes, ceasar salad or Tossed Salad) Remember the pub pies, bangers & mash and chicken meals. No MSG

If you have deitary concerns Mr. Pickwick want to hear about them so he can look after your needs.

So good and so good for you.

What we do best is seafood and the menus that follow are mostly fish and shell fish from local waters made up fun and delicious. We also have a lot of experience with dietary concerns and allergies, so we can accommodate almost everyone. Speaking of experience, we have a ton of cooking experience, so if you have something in mind that you don't see here talk to us and we'll probably know what it is and how to do it.

So, as Mr. Pickwick loves to say, dig in! Look through our menus and get some ideas for your event and talk to us. We love this stuff and so will you.

That's great value for any budget!

We use enviormantly friendly paper products that DO NOT use CFCs and desolve quickly in landfills.

Mr. Pickwick's is enviromently friendly as we recycle newspapers, cardboard, plastics and pop cans with the tabs going to wheel chair purchases and repairs. Also Mr. Pickwick's recycles oil drums and oil. Mr. Pickwick now has enough cell phones for the heart program so we pass extra phones onto other programs ie. Women at Risk

Humble Beginnings

But where did this famous culinary delight originate?

The simple answer is that no one really knows. We do know that fish & chips developed separately - the French invented chips or "chipped pommes de terre a la mode" ( from the humble potato commonly believed to have been brought to Europe by Sir Walter Raleigh in the 17th century and in 1836 Charles Dickens referred to fried fish warehouse" in Oliver Twist. The great British fish & chips trade grew out of these existing small businesses which sold fish and chips separately in the streets and alleys of London and some of Britain's industrial towns in the 1850's

Both Lancashire and London stake a clam to the origin of our most famous meal , chips were the staple of the industrial north whilst fried fish was introduced in London's East End.

Marriage of Taste

The public soon realized that fish and potatoes were rather tasty combination and over the course of the next 100 years, fish and chips became not only a national institution, but a vital source of nutrition for families - helping to fuel the workforce of the industrial revolution.

Long Live the Fish & Chip Shop

Along with the history of fish & chips comes the colourful history of the fish & chip shop. The first fish & chips shop in the North of England is thought to have opened in Mossely, near Oldham, Lancs, around 1863. Mr. Lees sold fish & chips from a wooden hut in the market and later he transferred the business to a permanent shop across the road which had the following inscription in the window, "this is the first fish & chip shop in the world". But in London, Joseph Malin opened a fish & chip shop in Cleveland Street within the sound of Bow Bells in 1860. There are now around 8,500 fish & chip shops across the U.K. - that's twelve for every one McDonald's outlet.

Fish & chips became so essential to the diet of the ordinary man and woman that one shop in Bedford had to employ a doorman to control the queue at busy times during 1931.

Fish & Chip Facts

• Nearly 20% protein eaten outside the home is fish.
• 1 in 3 potatoes consumed is eaten as chips.
• Nearly 25% of all meals eaten outside the home are fish & chips
• Fish & Chips is still top of the league for British food favorites around the world.
• Fish & Chips shops account for the greatest volume of fish in the food service market
• During the 2nd World War, Lord Woolton, Minster of food, declared the Fish & Chips were the only takeaway food that was not to be rationed.
• The record number of portions sold in one day by an independent Fish & Chip shop is 4000.
• It's the Fish & Chip shop that tax-exiles like Tom Jones & Rod Stewart claim to miss about Britain.

10 Outstanding Reasons to Choose Mr. Pickwick's Fish & Chips

• Fresh, cut daily Fish & Chips
• Cholesterol & Trans Fat Free Canola Oil
• Delicious, Light, Crispy Batter
• Dairy, Egg and Beer FREE
• More Fish Than Batter
• Organic Sea Salt
• Organic Greens
• Wheat Free Homestyle Chowders
• Pub Pies
• Famous Homestyle Tartar Sauce & Seafood Sauce
• Dedicated, Exceptional Service
• No MSG

...More than Fish & Chips

Health Benefits of Eating Fish

Fish are nutritious and good to eat. When properly prepared, fish provide numerous health benefits, especially for the heart. The American Heart Association recommends eating two to three fish meals each week. The benefits of eating fish include:

1. Fish offer high-quality protein with fewer calories than a similar-sized portion of meat. For example, both catfish and ground beef are about 18% protein. But, for an 8-ounce meal, the catfish will have only about 232 calories, while the regular ground beef will have about 640 calories.
2. Fish are low in sodium and are good sources of potassium, vitamins, and other minerals.
3. Fish are generally low in cholesterol and saturated fats, which have been associated with high blood pressure and heart disease.
4. While the benefits of fish on nutrition are still being studied, much of the current research is focused on various kinds of beneficial fats in fish, particularly a kind called omega-3 fatty acids which are in some fish and fish oils. Some studies have indicated that these fatty acids have favorable effects on health conditions such as hardening of the arteries, high levels of cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Health Benefits of Eating Seafood

Fish diets have been associated with a reduced cardiovascular risk, as well as better vision and cognitive development in foetuses.

Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, lead author of the Harvard study and cardiologist at the university's schools of public health and medicine, and colleagues concluded eating one or two servings a week of fish rich with omega-3 fatty acids reduces the risk of dying from a heart attack by 36 percent; it cuts the rate of death overall by 17 percent.

Since heart attacks are the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States, the role of fish consumption could be a "huge health benefit," he said.

Seafood is a good source of protein, vitamins such as selenium, and omega-3 fatty acids such as EPA and DHA. Fish consumption has increased in recent decades, prompting a shift from catching seafood in the oceans to raising the animals in aquaculture. Among the most commonly consumed seafood species in the United States are shrimp, canned tuna, salmon, pollock and catfish, according to 2004 data from the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Taking supplements of fish oil seem to produce the same effects as eating fish, Mozaffarian said, although the consumer would miss out on the protein and vitamins.

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