Ciao! Aug/Sept 2016 Digital Issue | Page 30

ciao! reviews enormous portions of halibut, haddock and cod hide beneath a crunchy exterior that gives way to flaky, tender meat. Firm, slightly sweet halibut is ideal for a generous slather of housemade tartar sauce, while mild and delicate cod falls away at even the merest nudge of a fork. The menu moves beyond the titular fish and chips with seafood offerings like jumbo shrimp cloaked in batter and buttery scallops on a heaping bed of fries. A Ducky's meal may be an indulgence, but there's no need to stop before sampling a decadent and gooey deep fried Mars bar served over a chocolate fudge sundae. While the fish at this establishment doesn't come with a walk along a pier or swaddled in the daily paper, bottles of malt vinegar and ketchup are poised at each table for a liberal dousing. Sometimes unfussy, 28 ciao! / aug/sep / two thousand sixteen uncomplicated food can be the most transportive m