The Ashvale is a chain of fish and chip restaurants and takeaways in the north-east of Scotland

Scotland

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The main restaurant is on Aberdeen

Aberdeen

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's Great Western Road and was first opened in 1979, while there are other restaurants and takeaways in Banchory

Banchory

Banchory is a burgh or town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, lying approximately 18 miles west of Aberdeen, near where the Feugh River meets the River Dee.- Overview :...

, Portlethen

Portlethen

Portlethen is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland along the A90. The estimated population is currently 7,327.To the east of Portlethen lie three fishing villages: Findon, Downies and Portlethen Village .Although Portlethen has been granted official town status, it...

, Brechin

Brechin

Brechin is a former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin is often described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese , but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era...

, Dundee

Dundee

Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

, Elgin

Elgin, Moray

Elgin is a former cathedral city and Royal Burgh in Moray, Scotland. It is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray. The town originated to the south of the River Lossie on the higher ground above the flood plain. Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190...

, Ellon

Ellon, Aberdeenshire

Ellon is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north of Aberdeen, lying on the River Ythan which has one of the few undeveloped river estuaries on the Eastern coast of Scotland. It is in the ancient region of Formartine...

 and Inverurie

Inverurie

Inverurie is a Royal Burgh and town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately north west of Aberdeen on the A96 road and is served by Inverurie railway station on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line...

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The Ashvale won many awards around the early nineties before it retired from competing:

• Scotland's Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 1989/1990
• Scotland's Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 1990/1991
• Scotland's Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 1993/1994
• UK's Fish and Chip Shop of the Year 1990/1991
• UK Enterprise Award 1989/1990
• UK Enterprise Award 1990/1991
• UK Enterprise Award 1996/1997

The Whale

• One of The Ashvale's most famous dishes is The Ashvale Whale. The Whale in this case is a 1lb haddock fillet and comes with another 'Whale' or a dessert free of charge if completed. A certificate
  Academic certificate
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  is also given to those who have successfully managed 'The Ashvale Challenge' of eating the 'Whale'.

External links

• Official Website