Meet Liverpool FC fan selling fish & chips from his living room since 1987

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Step inside, however, and you find yourself standing in a fish & chips shop thats in the living room itselfMost of us have a soft spot for a local chippy. Yet one North West man barely needs to leave home for his fish and chips, as he serves them straight from his front room.

Robbins J Chippy is a historic, family-run takeaway in Leigh, Greater Manchester, operating directly out of the living room of an ordinary terraced house. Situated at 95 Gordon Street (WN7 1RU), it is a cherished local institution that has been serving the community as a chip shop since 1893.From the outside, the building appears to be a typical red-brick terraced home.

Step inside, however, and you find yourself standing in a fish & chips shop thats in the living room itself, complete with wood-panelled walls, retro felt pegboard menus, and flyers for local businesses.The shop is operated by John Robbins, who took over the business in 1987 when he was just 23 years old. Indeed, it's a well-known local joke that customers would be wise not to walk in wearing a Manchester United shirt.Influencer Robbie Thompson, renowned for 'championing British food', recently shared a video filmed inside the fish and chip shop during a visit there.Content cannot be displayed without consentHe could be heard saying in the clip: "This is the man who has a fish and chip shop inside his living room."John, who lives alone, took over the chippy in the 1980s when he was 23-years-old and has changed almost nothing in the shop."It has the original 1970s decor and many of the items, like the menu board are original."Robbie heaped praise on the fish and chip shop as he disclosed he ordered the super super barm – comprising half a sausage, half a fish, mushy peas and chips – for merely £2.50.He also sampled fish and chips (£6) and John's homemade steak pudding (£2).Robbie highlighted the chips in particular were "stupendously good" and "tasted like your mum or grandma made them".He also mentioned that when he rang the shop to enquire about its opening hours, he spoke to John's "lovely mum" next door, due to the shared telephone line.Regarding its opening hours, the shop can be remarkably unpredictable.