The Mad Sailors is a North Bridge Road fish and chip shop, run under the banner "The Galley," bringing proper British-style fish and chips to Singapore. It's a concept by The Black Hole Group, and like the group's other concepts, it's halal-friendly.
The menu centres on classic fish and chips, hand-cut, triple-cooked chips paired with sustainably caught fish cooked to order in a golden batter, served with tartar sauce. Beyond the fish, the kitchen turns out British chip-shop sides like a clam chowder, crispy Brussels sprouts, onion rings and a pickle platter, plus a dessert menu anchored by a banana custard pudding. Drinks range from playful creations like a butterscotch Butter Beer and a Ribena-inspired Berry Bena slushy to a proper tea and coffee list.
Set at 778 North Bridge Road, a short walk from Lavender MRT, The Mad Sailors welcomes both walk-ins and reservations, and can also host larger group bookings and events.
Tucked into 778 North Bridge Road, The Mad Sailors is Singapore's take on a proper British fish and chip shop, run under the name "The Galley" and built by The Black Hole Group. It's a straightforward proposition done with care: hand-cut, triple-cooked chips, quality fish cooked to order, and a menu of chip-shop classics reimagined with a bit of personality.
At the centre of the menu are two fish options. The Hoki is a deep-sea catch from the cold waters of New Zealand, prized for its clean, mild flavour and moist, tender flake, sustainably caught and cooked to order so it disappears into the shop's golden batter. For something a touch more refined, the Halibut offers delicate, sweet white flesh and a fine, firm flake, lighter than cod, with a subtly buttery flavour that lets the crisp batter shine through. Both come with the shop's hand-cut, triple-cooked chips and a side of tartar sauce as standard.
Beyond the classic tartar sauce, with its buttery richness and whisper of anchovy, The Mad Sailors offers a warmly spiced curry sauce straight out of the great British chip shop tradition. On the sides menu, a pickle platter of briny gherkins, sharp pickled onions and quail eggs makes a good starter, while crispy Brussels sprouts finished with a balsamic glaze and thick-cut onion rings with Worcestershire mayo round out the savoury options. For something heartier, the clam chowder, a slow-cooked bowl of tender clams, sweet leeks and potato, is a proper stand-alone dish in its own right.
Dessert comes in the form of a banana custard pudding, ripe bananas and silky custard cream layered between crisp milk biscuits and finished with a butterscotch drizzle, the kind of nostalgic pud that's genuinely hard to leave unfinished.
The drinks list leans into a bit of fun alongside the classics. The Butter Beer is a creamy butterscotch soda topped with silky cold foam, while the Berry Bena is a deep, icy, Ribena-inspired three-berry slushy that plays on a very local kind of nostalgia. For something calmer, a cold brew tea steeped with Earl Grey, rosemary and mint rounds out the specialty drinks. Beyond that, there's a proper tea selection of English Breakfast, Earl Grey and Chamomile, and a simple coffee menu of black or white.
Like the other concepts under The Black Hole Group, The Mad Sailors is halal-friendly. It's an easy stop by MRT, roughly a 7-minute walk south from Lavender station (EW11), or a slightly longer walk from Bugis (EW12/DT14). Several bus services run along North Bridge Road and stop close by, and for those driving, street parking is available along the side roads, with a nearby carpark as a backup, though Grab is the easiest way to avoid parking hassle altogether.
The Mad Sailors is open Sunday to Thursday from 12pm to 9pm (last order 8.30pm) and Friday and Saturday from 12pm to 10pm (last order 9.30pm), and is closed on Tuesdays. Reservations are accepted on certain days, though walk-ins are always welcome, and the team can also arrange larger group bookings and events on request.