Not keen on F & C it's all a heart attack in instalments

Each to their own.
I'll have it if nothing else is available though.
Nothing wrong with F & C unless you eat the batter, which of course is just there to encase the fish whilst it is cooking. The chips should be almost grease free.
The plates we have eaten them off tell a different story, it's swimming in fat..
I suspect you have chosen the wrong chip shop.
There are very few really good chip shops. Eric’s in Thornham (Norfolk) is one. Our house is another - my chip recipe remains a secret. Until Mrs F snitches but she knows which way her bread is buttered.