The restaurant has been serving up fresh fish and chips since the 1970s - and it's just been named in the Fry Awards' top 10 dine-in restaurants across the UK for 202608:40, 16 Jun 2026Lincolnshire boasts one of the finest fish and chip restaurants in the country, dishing up fresh fare that wins over diners — not on a tranquil seafront, but within a busy retail park.‌As it happens, you don't need to be situated in a seaside town to deliver some of the nation's best fish and chips, as this eatery secured a place in the top 10 list of restaurants across the entire UK.‌Every year The Fry Awards hand out their coveted honours for fish and chips throughout the nation, and for 2026 they've released their definitive top 50 list. Accompanying it was an exclusive rundown of the top 10 dine-in establishments spread across counties and cities nationwide, and one of them happens to be in Lincoln.‌These rankings follow months of undercover assessments by judges and careful deliberations as they sample offerings from chippies across the country and evaluate them on several criteria. These include food quality, cleanliness, staff, and value for money.Receiving particular acclaim among them was The Elite Fish and Chip Company on Tritton Road in Lincoln. Located on the edge of Lindis Retail Park, this establishment first opened its doors in the 1970s and has been welcoming customers from a traditional, no-nonsense dining area ever since.‌Its convenient location near several supermarkets within the retail park means many visitors choose to pop in for a bite after — or before — doing their weekly shop. And while fish and chips remains their award-winning speciality, the menu also boasts a range of other dishes, including options that will keep the little ones happy.One recent diner took to TripAdvisor to share their verdict, writing: "The fish and chips were very good – fresh, well cooked, and generous portions. We ordered a large fish and chips, a regular fish and chips, and the light bites fish and chips for our daughter, which was a great option for a smaller appetite.‌"Everything came out quickly and was nicely presented. The restaurant itself has a relaxed, clean setting, and the service was fast and efficient. There's also a good selection of drinks available, which was a nice bonus."Another regular customer added: "We visit this restaurant 2-3 times a month, a handy interlude to shopping at nearby MandS and Sainsbury's off Tritton Road in Lincoln. The premises are clean and comfortable; the service is prompt, friendly and efficient even when they are very busy."The menu is centred around fish and chips, but there is a good and varied choice of other dishes to suit all tastes, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options."Article continues belowThe top ten list includes:Anstruther Fish Bar, Anstruther, FifeFish City, BelfastFishy Delishy, Cheshunt, HertfordshireHarbour Lights, Falmouth, CornwallPier Point Bar and Restaurant, Torquay, DevonQuayside Restaurant and Fish Bar, Gourdon, Montrose, AberdeenshireShap Chippy, Penrith, CumbriaThe Elite Fish and Chip Company, Tritton Road, Lincoln, LincolnshireTrenchers of Whitby, Whitby, YorkshireTrenchers Spanish City, Whitley Bay, Tyne & WearThe top 50 list of the UK's best Fish and chip shops are as follows:Ainsworth’s Fish & Chips, Caernarfon, GwyneddAuckley Friery, Auckley, DoncasterBatterfly Fish & Chips, Surbiton, SurreyBeedle’s Chippy, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham,Callaway’s Fish & Chips, Dorchester, DorsetCatch, Netherlee, GlasgowChurchill’s Fish & Chips, Bar Hill, CambridgeshireChurchill’s Fish & Chips, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, BuckinghamshireChurchill’s Fish & Chips, Langney, Eastbourne, East SussexCountry Fried, Ribble Valley, LancashireDavid’s Fish & Chips, Brixham, DevonFiddlers Elbow Fish & Chips, Leintwardine, HerefordshireFinney’s Fish and Chips, Benllech, AngleseyFintans Fish & Chip Co, Llanishen, CardiffFish N Fry, Easton, BristolGarioch Fish Bar, Inverurie, AberdeenshireGreg & Lou’s, Redruth, CornwallHarley’s Fish Bar, Great Barr, BirminghamHikary’s Fish Bar, Neath, Neath Port TalbotHiks, Brynhyfryd, SwanseaHird’s Family Fisheries, Halifax, West YorkshireKirbys of Horsforth, Horsforth, LeedsKirbys of Meanwood, Meanwood, LeedsLighthouse Fisheries of Flamborough, Flamborough, East YorkshireLinfords Traditional Fish and Chips, Market Deeping, LincolnshireLows Traditional Fish and Chips, Berryden Business Park, AberdeenshireMonster Fish & Chips Co, Fort Augustus, Inverness-shireMoore’s Fish and Chips, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & GallowayMy Plaice Fish & Chips, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, NorfolkPortside Fish & Chips, Starbeck, North YorkshirePortside Fish & Chips, Kirkstall Road, LeedsQuintiliani’s Fast Food, Larkhall, South LanarkshireRedcloak Fish Bar, Stonehaven, AberdeenshireSandgate Chippie, Penrith, CumbriaScott’s Plaice, Gosport, HampshireSea Salt + Sole, Dyce, Aberdeen, AberdeenshireShappy Wheels, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CumbriaSykes Fish and Chips, Pendlebury, ManchesterThe Big Chippy, Dudley, West MidlandsThe Cafe Royal, Annan, Dumfries and GallowayThe Chippie Van, Eden Valley and Carlisle, CumbriaThe Codfather, Wakefield, West YorkshireThe Corner Plaice, Croxley Green, HertfordshireThe Fish Bank, Sherburn in Elemet, North YorkshireThe Fish Works, Largs, North AyrshireThe Hook of Clacton, Clacton on Sea, EssexThe Oyster Shell, Bath, SomersetThe Proper Fish and Chips Co, Honiton, DevonThe Trawler, Golspie, HighlandThe Village Fish & Chips, Orpington, KentTown Street Fryer , Stockport, ManchesterWestend Fish and Chips, Oswaldtwistle, LancashireWestend Fish and Chips, Carmarthen, CarmarthenshireYour Plaice or Mine Mobile Van, Thorne, South Yorkshire