The Great Malaysian Fish and Chips Hunt

 Emily's steakhouse  Primarily regarded as a steakhouse (the name gives it away, eh?), Emily's is widely seen as one of the best places to go for a fine bit of meat in the Klang Valley. I have no opinion on that, as we're not here for their fine steaks, but rather for their take on a traditional British fish and chips. Located on Jalan Inai, just off Bukit Bintang, Emily's is housed in a grand two-storey bungalow, which has ample parking facilities around it. We arrived just after opening hours, so aside from another couple, the place was essentially empty. We sat down and got to ordering. They have only one choice of fish — barramundi — so that made things easy. Two orders of fish and chips, please, my good man. Right off the bat, things didn’t start well. The chips were only single-fried, which makes it nearly impossible to cook them properly, as the outsides will be done while the insides remain raw or undercooked — and that was exactly the case here. I also don’t th...

 W1: Bangsar Well then, since Magnificent Fish and Chips in Changkat closed — which we regarded as the best and most authentic fish and chip shop in Malaysia — we’ve been on the hunt for the next best thing. And we may have just found it. Located on Jalan Telawi 2 in Bangsar, W1 has just served up one of the best we’ve tried so far. There are two options for your fish and chips; one is a classic recipe, which I suspect uses a standard beer batter, and the other features a Guinness beer batter; both are served with Seabass as the fish of choice. Naturally, we ordered one of each to give it a fair shot, and sat back to await our meals. Straight off the bat, things were looking good. The chips were homemade and fresh, and the batter on each fish came in various shades of golden brown. My Guinness beer batter was very, very crispy and full of flavour — though I’d take a few marks off for it being  slightly  too crispy. The fish, however, was perfectly cooked and flaked apart ...