The Codfather Chip Shop

The Codfather on Central Avenue in the Shortlees area of south Kilmarnock is a fish and chip shop that has carved its own niche with a spicy chicken pizza loaded with jalapeños — an unusual combination for a chip shop, and one that has become a point of difference for the kitchen. Facebook reviewers specifically call it out as a standout. The classic fish supper remains the backbone of the menu, with batter praised consistently for its quality. Menu.Reviews rates it 5 out of 5 from close to 500 responses. Central Avenue is a residential through-road on the Shortlees estate, making The Codfather a proper neighbourhood chippy for the KA1 southern fringe — the kind of local that people in the surrounding streets trust for a Friday-night supper.