Price of Fish & Chips - How Much?!?

[dontlookdown]

The Mad Monk said:

jimwilli said:

Maybe but I've heard good reviews and it's run by Greeks. The place I used to go in old house was run by Greek and was quality queue always out the door.

Surely, you've heard of the expression "Beware of Greeks bearing chips"?

Alright Cassandra;)

[C70R]

otolith said:

I went to the chippy at lunchtime - shouldn’t, but was tempted. Fish, chips, mushy peas & gravy, £4.50

I suspect that you probably weren't eating whichever fish was advertised.

[The Mad Monk]

motco said:

Roboticarm said:

No photo by £12.60 last night for large cod, small chips and a can of vimto.
Cooked to order and flipping excellent, small shop in a village near Chester

I remember when a bag of chips was 55p

I remember a bag of chips was 4d ...

I remember when fish and chips was 1s 6d.

[otolith]

C70R said:

otolith said:

I went to the chippy at lunchtime - shouldn’t, but was tempted. Fish, chips, mushy peas & gravy, £4.50

I suspect that you probably weren't eating whichever fish was advertised.

It was clearly cod - and actually if they’d had coalfish or pollock I’d have chosen it, it’s a more sustainable fishery. I would be suspicious down south, but things are just cheaper up here.

[FlyingPanda]

Roboticarm said:

No photo by £12.60 last night for large cod, small chips and a can of vimto.
Cooked to order and flipping excellent, small shop in a village near Chester

Would that be Tarvin by any chance?

Some of the best I’ve ever had - and (as with all things) you get what you pay for so it’s well worth the cost.

[FiF]

The Mad Monk said:

motco said:

Roboticarm said:

No photo by £12.60 last night for large cod, small chips and a can of vimto.
Cooked to order and flipping excellent, small shop in a village near Chester

I remember when a bag of chips was 55p

I remember a bag of chips was 4d ...

I remember when fish and chips was 1s 6d.

For a moment thought my dear old Uncle Sid had posted with tales of how he used to go out, have a pint, a fish supper and a 5 pack of Player's Navy Cut and still get change from a shilling. Or something like that.

[dickymint]

The Mad Monk said:

motco said:

Roboticarm said:

No photo by £12.60 last night for large cod, small chips and a can of vimto.
Cooked to order and flipping excellent, small shop in a village near Chester

I remember when a bag of chips was 55p

I remember a bag of chips was 4d ...

I remember when fish and chips was 1s 6d.

.......and a bag of scrunchies chucked in free

[hotchy]

Fish supper (2 bits of fish) single blackpudding and a single Chipsteak. £12 odds.

Air fryer left over chips for lunch today. Priceless.

[C70R]

otolith said:

C70R said:

otolith said:

I went to the chippy at lunchtime - shouldn’t, but was tempted. Fish, chips, mushy peas & gravy, £4.50

I suspect that you probably weren't eating whichever fish was advertised.

It was clearly cod - and actually if they’d had coalfish or pollock I’d have chosen it, it’s a more sustainable fishery. I would be suspicious down south, but things are just cheaper up here.

I'd say that was really unlikely.

[dickymint]

C70R said:

otolith said:

C70R said:

otolith said:

I went to the chippy at lunchtime - shouldn’t, but was tempted. Fish, chips, mushy peas & gravy, £4.50

I suspect that you probably weren't eating whichever fish was advertised.

It was clearly cod - and actually if they’d had coalfish or pollock I’d have chosen it, it’s a more sustainable fishery. I would be suspicious down south, but things are just cheaper up here.

I'd say that was really unlikely.

Tail end of Codling at best.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

The Mad Monk said:

motco said:

Roboticarm said:

No photo by £12.60 last night for large cod, small chips and a can of vimto.
Cooked to order and flipping excellent, small shop in a village near Chester

I remember when a bag of chips was 55p

I remember a bag of chips was 4d ...

I remember when fish and chips was 1s 6d.

I remember Sir Walter Raleigh bringing back the first potato.

[Stan the Bat]

The Mad Monk said:

motco said:

Roboticarm said:

No photo by £12.60 last night for large cod, small chips and a can of vimto.
Cooked to order and flipping excellent, small shop in a village near Chester

I remember when a bag of chips was 55p

I remember a bag of chips was 4d ...

I remember when fish and chips was 1s 6d.

Luxury.

[otolith]

dickymint said:

Tail end of Codling at best.

Yes, that’s quite likely what it was.

[LuckyThirteen]

Wife decided to bring in food from the chippy last night...

Chicken meat and chips,
3 X small fish'n'chips
I large sausage with a fishcake

Forty quid

That simply won't happen again. Real shame, but that cost, for what you receive simply isn't good value

We've used this chip shop for years but it's been about 6months since the last time. Previous we've not spent more than thirty quid for that order, or even with another small F'n'chips.

[princeperch]

£10 for a large one from the codfather in leytonstone

Enough for two people.

Good value really compared with Indian prices and even Chinese as well (which I've also noticed going up recently too)

[Mobile Chicane]

princeperch said:

£10 for a large one from the codfather in leytonstone

Enough for two people.

Good value really compared with Indian prices and even Chinese as well (which I've also noticed going up recently too)

Is that a cherry tomato for scale?

[JayRidesBikes]

Not had anything from the chippy for well over a year so wasn’t sure what prices are like, but todays tea from the chippy came to £58 for 4 adults and a child.

[Driver101]

Mobile Chicane said:

princeperch said:

£10 for a large one from the codfather in leytonstone

Enough for two people.

Good value really compared with Indian prices and even Chinese as well (which I've also noticed going up recently too)

Is that a cherry tomato for scale?

It doesn't look big to me. That looks closer to a small fish here, but the portion of chips looks big.

[princeperch]

Mobile Chicane said:

Is that a cherry tomato for scale?

Easy peeler

[hungry_hog]

my good local place is Toffs in Muswell Hill (London N10)

GBP13 for a large haddock and chips, prep pandemic was about GBP11.
Expensive, but as people have said on here, much cheaper than other take out
For Chinese (or Indian) of main/starter/rice its £25 for decent places. There are some cheaper ones but to be avoided unless you fancy reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy on the toilet the next day!

The best place I have found is Ollys in Norwood when I lived the other side of the river.

There are some really bad chip shops in London...anywhere that sells other fast food is generally awful. If you ask then to de skin the fish and they refuse, walk away!