Elmwood Fish & Chips is a neighbourhood fish and chip takeaway on Normans Road in Strowan, Christchurch, with a 4.0 Google rating.
A good fish and chip shop is judged on freshness: fish cooked to order so the batter stays crisp, and chips fried in oil changed often enough to keep them pale and clean-tasting. Ask what is fresh — most New Zealand takeaways run a fresh line alongside the frozen staples, with hoki and gurnard the usual battered suspects — and don't be shy about requesting your chips well cooked. Friday and Saturday nights bring the queues, which is why regulars phone their order through ahead. Then eat quickly, because fish and chips peak in the first ten minutes after the paper is folded.
For Strowan locals after a paper-wrapped feed, Elmwood Fish & Chips sits right on Normans Road.