Royal visit for South Shields fish and chip shop
The Princess Royal has been served fish, chips and tartare sauce at a popular restaurant which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
The Princess Royal has been served fish, chips and tartare sauce at a popular restaurant which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
She was at the popular Colmans Seafood Temple, a converted bandstand with views over the seafront at South Shields, South Tyneside.
The family business, in its fifth generation and an institution in the North East of England, was set up in 1926 on Ocean Road, where it still operates, opening the seafood temple in 2017.
Over the years it has served Hilary Clinton, Tony Blair, film director Sam Mendes and singer Sting, but this was the first visit by royalty.
Director Richard Colman Ord said: “In 2021 the Princess Royal presented our father Richard Ord Snr with his MBE for services to hospitality and regeneration in South Tyneside.
“This feels like a full circle moment and it’s a very proud day for the Colman family and for the people of South Shields.”
Anne was told about the Colmans Foundation, a charitable trust, which is due to launch within weeks.
Mr Colman Ord said it was an honour to serve the princess fish, chips and tartare sauce, adding: “You can’t come to South Shields without having our fish and chips.”
After the visit, a spokesman for the restaurant said The Princess Royal enjoyed her meal and was particularly interested in the sustainability of the produce, such as where the fish was caught and the potatoes were grown.
He said the fish was caught in the North Sea on Tuesday night and the potatoes were grown locally.