Morleys Fried Chicken

Look, there comes a time when you just need some spicy wings, late at night, ideally at a bargain basement price. (In my normal life I toe the whole free-​range, bird welfare line conscientiously, but these are moments of weakness I’m talking about). So anyway, I find said wings are best savoured from a paper bag, walking up Camberwell Grove late at night. Something about juxtaposition perhaps? You can of course sit in and eat at Morleys, if you have nowhere better to be. I have actually done this, and ended up deep in conversation with some Ugandan coffee dudes, who I think were trying to involve me in some kind of business venture. I got a free sample out of them, anyway. Haven’t tried it yet.
On one of these late-​night chicken runs, my girlfriend once went down the more established KFC route, but having been charged more and been left less satisfied, she conceded that she had, in her own words, «done a wrong ‘un». As for Chicken Coop, well, I’ve never tried Chicken Coop. I mean, it’s called «Chicken Coop»!! (Not «Co-​op», which some people actually have thought). I’m a Morleys man. Sometimes you have to have some loyalty in life.

Morley’s serve a selection of burgers, chicken and chips to take away. But the only downside to this place is that the food is not that great and you get a bellyache after a few hours, trust me I will know. Overall the service is fast but I guess that’s down to the food being old or made already. The staff are ok, can’t really speak english but they do provide an okay service. The place can get full of young people, and get quite noisy. I only ate here when I was skint, but I make sure that don’t happen no-​more as I don’t want to risk my stomach again. Should you eat here? Well you decide, if it’s worth getting a bellyache.