Award-winning Birmingham fish and chip shop to close its doors due to 'rising costs'
The fish and chip shop will close on Sunday, July 5.
The Cod's Scallops is a chain of fish and chip restaurants based in the Midlands, with multiple locations in the region - primarily Nottingham.
The owners expanded to Birmingham a couple of years ago, opening a store on Harborne High Street in September 2023, where eat-in diners were able to enjoy a wide range of fine wines, gins, beers and cocktails with their meals.
The multi-award-winning fish and chip restaurant concept won the highly coveted ‘Best Fish and Chip shop of the Year’ at The National Fish and Chips Awards 2020, and with 11,000 fish and chip shops across the UK, it’s the highest accolade in the industry.
But in a post on Facebook, the owner of the Cod’s Scallops said the Birmingham shop is closing due to rising costs.
The post read: “Dear customers and friends, after more than three and a half years of serving the wonderful people of Harborne we have made the difficult decision to close our High Street shop with our final service taking place on Saturday 5th July.
“This wasn’t easy. The challenges we’ve faced with rising costs have made it tough to keep going, despite our teams best efforts. To everyone who’s dined with us or grabbed a takeaway and been part of our journey-thank you.
“Until the 5th we are frying on all cylinders so pop down and see us. It remains business as usual at our other sites.”