The Great Malaysian Fish and Chips Hunt

 Lad and Dad It's 2026, and the Fish and Chips Wars are in full effect at Wisma Cosway. For those in the know, there are two competing fish and chip cafés at Wisma Cosway: Boys Don't Fry and Lad and Dad. What is less well known is that they were once business partners before the owner of Lad and Dad split away from Boys Don't Fry to open his own shop. Today, it's this challenger that we're reviewing. There are no frills at Lad and Dad. It's here to serve fish and chips, and that's exactly what it does. Once seated, we got straight to work ordering. My first point of complaint, however, is the ordering system. Everything is done via QR code, which I absolutely hate. Fish and chip shops should be community places where you interact with the staff—they're part and parcel of the experience. QR codes just feel detached and cold. Anyway, rant over. We ordered the classic perch fish and chips, with mushy peas for her and curry sauce for me. Haddock is also avai...

  Battered @REXKL It’s been far too long since we reviewed a fish and chips shop, and in that period no place has been suggested to me more than Battered at REXKL; so finally we’ve made it here to try them out. Owned and operated by a British family, Battered styles itself on traditional British fish and chips, and prides itself on giving the Malaysian punter exactly that. There is only one choice of fish at Battered, which is perch, so we ordered two helpings of fish and chips, and I added their curry sauce to see if it was what I was expecting. Then we waited for our orders. The first thing to get out of the way is the chips. They are the usual frozen fare that we’ve become accustomed to here in Malaysia, and normally this would send me into a spiral of ranting and blaspheming. However, after a conversation with the owners, they are aware of this issue and simply don’t have the space to add a second prep room that would be required to peel, cut, and store fresh chips on a daily b...