Argyle Restaurant - Kearny, NJ

The Argyle is a neighborhood lunch hall specializing in Scottish food. Fish and chips are hunks of haddock (or cod) battered and deep fried until the exterior is brittle and the inside is a pillowy mound of snow-white, moist, sweet fish. Alongside the fish comes a heap of chips (aka French fries); and on the table is a bottle of malt vinegar – the preferred dressing for deep-fried potatoes among Brits.

61% Approval Rating (13 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

fish & chips ($8.00)

meat pie ($8.00)

clootie dumpling ($3.00)

Written Reviews

Michael Stern

" The Argyle serves beautiful fish and chips. Each platter holds one very large triangular hunk of haddock (or cod) that has been battered and deep fried until the exterior is brittle and the inside, nearly two inches in height, is a pillowy mound of snow-white, moist, ..." [Read More].

roasbief

July 02, 2009

"We went to Argyle for dinner recently. Have been to many New Jersey restaurants, but have not had such bad service before. Took ten minutes to get menus, with waitstaff all around us. Then it went downhill from there. We had the simplest of orders, fried fish and ..." [Read More].

tim Sit

February 16, 2006

"Maybe Argyle has gone downhill, or maybe they had a bad day. I tried the fish and chips and thought they were bland and below average. They looked a lot like the photo in Michael's review, but both the batter and the fish were surprisingly tasteless, and the crust ..." [Read More].

Logbooks

4/9/2001 - Michael Stern, $10

Map & Directions

212 Kearny Ave., Kearny, NJ
201-991-3900

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Lunch
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	Yes
Alcohol Served:	No
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	Yes
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"Beautiful fried fish emerges from the fry kettle at the head of the Argyle dining room. The "chips" on the side are regular French fries, ready to be spritzed with a little malt vinegar."
Michael Stern

"Hard-boiled, wrapped in sausage, breaded and deep fried: Scotch eggs are a dish not found in too many American restaurants we know!"
Michael Stern

"Sweet and spicy, sopped with custard, clootie dumpling is a sort of deconstructed bread pudding."
Michael Stern

"On the wall of the Argyle..."
Michael Stern