A young Anglesey cook has been shortlisted for a 2025 National Fish & Chip Award.

Organisers of the National Fish & Chip Awards 2025 have announced the shortlist for the Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year category.

This category recognises the "best upcoming talent" aged 25 or under with a minimum of six months’ frying experience. 

The 12 candidates shortlisted for the award all caught the attention of the judging panel for their "sound understanding of how to cook fish and chips consistently well".

Andrew Crook, president of the National Federation of Fish Friers (NFFF), and awards organiser, comments: “The Drywite Young Fish Frier of the Year is such an amazing category as we get to witness the candidates blossoming in confidence and coming into their own.

"They are the future of the industry and it’s our responsibility to provide opportunities for people to receive individual feedback and encouragement from those that know the business inside out.

"We’re excited to see how they put their knowledge into practice for the live frying task.”

Young Fish Frier of the Year Award shortlist

  • Abigail Barker – Millers Fish & Chips in Haxby (near York), Yorkshire
  • Kieran Bulpit – Linfords Traditional Fish & Chips in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
  • Courtney Clifford – St Annes Fish Restaurant in St Annes-on-the-Sea, Lancashire
  • James Ellams - Fish & Chips @ Weston Grove in Chester, Cheshire
  • Sebastian Harding Crook – Squires in Braunton, Devon
  • Charlie James – Pier Point Fish & Chips in Torquay, Devon
  • Charlotte Jones – Finney's Amlwch, Anglesey
  • Scott Kendrew – Millers Fish & Chips in Haxby (near York), Yorkshire
  • Charlie Knox – The Carron in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  • Georgia Lye – Seafare Guilford in Surrey
  • Sebastian Miller – Linfords Traditional Fish & Chips in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
  • Glen Morrison – Garioch Fish Bar in Inverurie, Scotland

Award sponsor Kelvin Lee, Managing Director of Drywite Ltd, said: “We always find the calibre of young talent coming through the industry amazing and all twelve of those shortlisted this year have the potential to really drive their fish and chip careers forward in the future."

The candidates shortlisted for the Young Fish Frier of the Year Award will next face a live video call where they will put their skills in action while being assessed by experts.

They will be graded on criteria including their fish and batter preparation, oil temperature control and frying technique.

The young friers who impress the panel will progress to the final round of judging where they will then face an in-depth judging visit at their place of work. 

Finney's Amlwch

Finney's in Amlwch has previously been named among the best fish and chip takeaways in the UK by Fry Magazine.

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While at the the 2024 National Fish & Chip Awards, Finney's finished:

  • Inside the top 10 in the Fish and Chip Takeaway of the Year category
  • Inside the top three in the From Field to Frier category

The Amlwch fish and chip shop boasts a rating of 4 (out of 5) on Tripadvisor from 84 reviews.

One person, commenting about their visit, said: "Highly recommended, great service, friendly staff and fantastic food with gf options. Really easy to order online and collect."

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While another visitor, describing the chippy as "the best", added: "Food and service were top notch.

"The burger was lip smacking ly delicious and the onion fries omg wow I have had fish x as no chips here before which were Devine and such great value for money."

The National Fish & Chip Awards 2025 will take place on February 26 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London.