Reviewing the OLDEST FISH and CHIP SHOP in IRELAND!

The alarm went off with the celebrity list. Who cares about which celebrity has eaten there.
Just serve good food to your local customers. They are your backbone.

Let's be honest, food shops shouldn't have 'bad days'. Sounds like they are trading on their past reputation. That is a slippery slope for a food shop to tread. Anyway, thanks for taking us along. Appreciated.

They’ve been resting on their laurels a long time. Thank you for your honest review. People in Dublin are in denial about how bad they’ve gotten.

Yep as an Irish person, I think it's becoming much harder to find quality places that justify the prices, when eating out. Your videos are brilliant very honest and authentic 👍

Bless you Gary for apologising for “losing your temper” on the Rick Stein review! I don’t recall that. You are always a true gentleman - proved by the fact you moved your filming spot to protect the privacy of either diners. Never change.

You know you're in trouble when the mass-produced sauces get the most praise!

The pigeons gave it an 11!
Great review. When a business relies on a list of famous people as a selling point, RUN!

Leo Burdocks is a chain of chippers in Dublin. They have, (and that one especially has) been trading on the back of lazy reviews from people afraid to go against the flow for years now. . They just got very lazy on the back of recommendations in guide books.
Locals don't go in there as it's a bit shit and very expensive. That's all you need to know. What you got from them is standard fare.

Thanks for the very open and honest review on them (as per usual).

There are loads of good chippers in Dublin, any of the italian family owned ones are usually excellent.

McDonnells curry sauce is the biggest selling brand here by far, it's different to English curry sauce, but we like it. The tartar sauce is Blenders, used to be made about 300m away from where you were eating.

Try a spice burger before you leave, available in most chippers and unique to Ireland. It's not spicy, but I'm curious as to what you think.

Love to honesty of Gary's reviews. Unlike other food vloggers that get paid to hype up certain establishments

I live in Dublin gary.leo burdocks went down hill many years ago.Glad to see you over in Ireland ❤.

Undoubtedly the best food reviewer on the net and if it were a choice between your reviews and any of the so called ' top chefs', I would choose you every time. Excellent.

Leo Burdock's has gone drastically down hill big time, especially over the last few years. More of a tourist trap now living off it's legacy of being the oldest chipper. You can probably go to most other chippers around Dublin and get a much better fish and chips.

Wouldn't be a Saturday without an upload of GaryEats! Mr Gary is so brilliant in his presentation and mannerisms that he can easily do primetime Television 📺

Gary is the most accomplished and unpretentious you-tube vlogger I've seen. Always a pleasant experience to see the reviews. Dublin is a very interesting city. Enjoy your stay.

Burdocks was once good. What you got there is the norm rather that a bad day.

Thank you, Gary. The flabby batter, and anaemic chips, more than justified your rating. Excellent scampi saved the day. Let's hope the legendary Leo Burdock sees your review, and up their game.

Burdocks is a very pale reflection of what it was when I first arrived in Dublin (1984). I'll never forget how good it used to be. Now it's mediocre, as I'm afraid you've discovered. One thing though: they had a technique of double-cooking (?) the batter, so it was always thick, but in a good way.

As soon as that paper opened it was clear the batter wasn't cooked properly, a shame for a place with such history.

I actually don't do much negative myself and understand you focusing on the positive. But sometimes, when things are really poor, I respectfully inform the vendor when I am not happy. It works for me.

Love the crunch of the Scampi aswell as the look of it but that Cod. Absolutely shocking.