Rainbow 2000

Reviews

• John P.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 25 June 2026

  I'm not totally sure of the significance of the title of this chippy in Birkdale.  Having been going here for at least the past five or six years sporadically, I can only suspect that 2000 is when they opened but why they bothered putting that on the end, I don't know.  And calling it Rainbow just makes it sound like some kind of children's nursery, not a fish and chip shop.
  
  Anyway, onto the good stuff - how is the food?  Well, to be honest with you, not great.  My trips there have usually been after a night's drinking in my mate's house down the road and as it was the only place around that was open at that time for some quick scran, we would always head in here.  I generally find all food is pretty good when you've had a skinful, but I've always been left more than a little disappointed when we've gone here.
  
  My main gripe with them is the quality of their chips.  Their portions are generally quite small and the chips themselves are either too crispy or you end up with big massive round ones that haven't even been cut up properly before being put in the fryer.  They have the usual accompaniments (pies, sausages, fish) on offer as well but it's just generally all a bit crap.
  
  They do offer several Chinese dishes which could very well be delicious but to be honest, I've never risked going for any of them because if they can't even get chips right, then what's the point?