Winter On The Farm
We were thrilled to feature on Channel 5’s Winter On The Farm, when Cannon Hall farms Head Chef Timothy Bilton, came to visit us at our Grimsby smokehouse.
Over 100 Years of tradition & experience have carefully refined our cold smoking method, producing beautiful smoked fish, that stands the test of time.
Our traditional brick built smokehouse, with it's distinctive ornate iron cowls is roughly a century old, it gives our smoked fish it’s unique flavour, it comes from the layers of tar that have built up within the smokehouse.
A building on the Grimsby docks, originally constructed as a smithy is converted to a fish curers through the insertion of ten traditional tall chimneys.
A young Alfred Enderby joins J W Stookes, one of many fish curing houses in Grimsby. His long career would be interrupted only by the Second World War, where he met his wife Maria Olga.
After years working as Managing Director of J W Stookes, Alfred Enderby buys the business. Two years later his son, George Enderby joins the family business.
Enderby’s survives the “Cod Wars” of the 1970s by experimenting with different fish species. In 1974 George’s younger brother Richard Enderby joins the company.
As fish supplies improve and salmon becomes ever more available, George adapts and perfects the art of traditional smoking to salmon. Alfred Enderby’s have smoked salmon successfully ever since.
After over 40 years of service and a long 10 year process, Enderby’s is awarded PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status for our Grimsby Traditional Smoked Haddock.
Alfred Enderby Ltd celebrates 50 years of traditional Grimsby fish smoking.
Alfred Enderby Ltd wins runner-up for “Best Individual Product” in the Slow Food London Awards for its renowned Grimsby Traditional Smoked Haddock.
Loyal customer Patrick Salmon takes over Alfred Enderby Ltd from Richard Enderby who calls time on his 42-year career.
Alfred Enderby Ltd wins the Producer of the Year award in the 2017 Lincolnshire Life Magazine Taste of Excellence Awards.
Alfred Enderby Ltd receive two Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Food – A three star ‘exquisite’ award for their smoked salmon and a two star “outstanding” award for their smoked haddock.
Alfred Enderby launch their new e-commerce website so you can now experience the taste of traditional smoked Grimsby fish delivered to your door.
Two generations of the Enderby family have been custodians of the smokehouse, hand crafted skills have been passed down through generations.
Alfred Enderby pride themselves on the high quality of skill & craftsmanship that goes into their award winning smoked fish.
It was a proud day when our Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish was recognised as a delicacy worthy of PGI Certification.
PGI status, enforced by law, is designed to protect and celebrate traditional regional foods similar to Champagne, Parma ham, Melton Mowbray Pork Pies and Wensleydale Cheese to name just a few... you can be sure our fish is the finest fish on the market.
Alfred Enderby has been consistently winning year on year a variety of prestigious awards for it’s artisan smoked fish, achieving 3 stars for smoked salmon and 2 stars for smoked haddock in the ‘Great Taste Awards’, with such wonderful judges comments as “Absolutely Stunning”, “Unbelievable Texture, Supple & Tender”, “Melts In The Mouth”, “Excellent Salmon, Obviously Fresh, Well Prepared And Of Fine quality”.
Overall winner of the Fish & Seafood category in the Great British Food Awards 2020 again with excellent judges comments; “Smoked haddock of this quality deserves its recognition, breakfast, brunch, lunch & dinner, it suits them all“. Taste the best, taste Alfred Enderby’s Smoked Fish...
To this day the the smokery continues to be an artisan family businesses, now run by husband & wife team Patrick & Toni Salmon (yes that’s their real name).
Their driving force has been to offer customers the best value and service, sourcing the finest fish, smoking them to perfection and delivering them to your meal table, the beating heart of every home...
We were thrilled to feature on Channel 5’s Winter On The Farm, when Cannon Hall farms Head Chef Timothy Bilton, came to visit us at our Grimsby smokehouse.
Here at Alfred Enderby we sell most of our fish in recyclable card board boxes and avoid using polystyrene and plastic where ever possible.