On Friday the 5th of June, staff and customers of The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack came together to celebrate National Fish & Chip Day, while also marking the South Queensferry restaurant’s own first anniversary in business.
Staff wore red bucket hats emblazoned with the National Fish & Chip Day logo, and footballers from the restaurant’s local sponsored team, KSQ’s Galaxy & Rapids, came along to showcase their skills.
The day also saw the year-old restaurant appeal for donations for its adopted charity, Cash for Kids Holiday Hunger.
“This special day, which also happened to be our first anniversary, was an ideal opportunity to raise more money for Cash for Kids,” said owner, Bryan Coghill. “We want to have a special push on the Holiday Hunger initiative which helps children and young people up to eighteen years who are facing food insecurity, and lack access to free school meals, and other assistance, normally available in term time.
“We are asking our customers to donate by ‘buying’ an invisible fish supper,” said Coghill. “We have a live link on the Radio Forth Community Champions website where we are listed. We also have leaflets on the tables in the restaurant, with a QR code that you can scan to donate.
“As an additional incentive, everyone who donates will be entered into a prize draw to win two free fish suppers each month for a year.”
Luckily, the Scottish weather was kind to South Queensferry on Friday and everyone was able to have fun outside, as the local footballers showed off their scoring skills.
“The highlight of the day was some live filming carried out with That’s TV Lothian,” added Coghill. “It was both exciting and nerve wracking at the same time.
“Their roving reporter, Rachel, was able to go behind the scenes and see just what goes into creating the perfect fish supper. Fish and chips is still very much the nation’s favourite, of course, which is what the National Day is all about! It’s a science to cook them perfectly!”
“Rather than cutting a cake for our 1st Birthday, for us, it’s all about our customers. We created a delicious Birthday Sundae which was on our dessert menu. It went down very well, proving that we’re not just about fish and chips, although they will always be the star of the show here!”
