Bas Peri Peri

Bas Peri Peri is a small peri-peri chicken takeaway on Chapel Street in central Ripley, sat in the same parade as Oriental Wok and Wan's Garden but pitched at an entirely different market — flame-grilled chicken, marinated wings and strips done to four or five heat levels rather than the curry-and-chow-mein neighbourhood. The shop runs online ordering for collection and a delivery radius across central Ripley and the nearer estates.

The menu is short and focused — peri wings and strips, whole and half flame-grilled chicken, chicken burgers, peri fries, rice, salads and pitta wraps — with the heat scale running from lemon and herb through to extra hot for those who want it. Sides cover the usual coleslaw, corn on the cob and chips. It is a clear alternative to the Nottingham Road pizza-and-kebab houses for anyone who wants a lighter, char-grilled meal rather than the standard takeaway carb-load.

Within the wider Ripley takeaway picture, it is one of the few independent peri-peri operations and trades to that gap in the market.