Price of Fish & Chips - How Much?!?

[Wheel Turned Out]

Always think price alone is not enough to judge, it has to go hand in hand with quality.

Even if the price creeps up, if it's good stuff you'll still justify it. If the price is going up for a pile of soggy beige sh*te wrapped in paper, you won't.

[juice]

I'd love it if the chippy started serving Mahi Mahi....it's bloody lovely

[vaud]

There are other ways to control prices.

Fish type and portion sizes will adjust. Hake is quite nice.

[21TonyK]

rallye101 said:

I just think the business rates are going to be horrendous....uncapped rates will kill all takeaways etc

Not so sure about that, how many are rates exempt or reduced?

[Export56]

Stopped off in Skegness last week to collect some fish and chips, 8.25 for a large cod and chips that was huge and fed two of us no problem. I did have to avoid the droves of mobility scooters though.

[BoRED S2upid]

21TonyK said:

soad said:

BoRED S2upid said:

£9 for a fish is a bit steep.

I agree.

Cheap frozen cod is over £10 a kilo wholesale so before anything else a bit of raw fish is over £2 a time.

I expect to see more un-named "fish", i.e. bassa being used more commonly to keep prices down.

£2 a time plus batter and a minute of heat. £9 is steep!

[peter tdci]

BoRED S2upid said:

£2 a time plus batter and a minute of heat. £9 is steep!

It does seem to me that chippies are energy intensive. They are keeping their deep fryers hot for hours to fry your fish for a minute - and keeping stuff hot (like chips) that they've already fried and that customers want 'on demand'.

[The Mad Monk]

£9.20 for medium cod and chips at my favourite place in Esher area.

Very nice, but I think it's expensive.

[the tribester]

A few months ago my local chippy even stopped listing haddock because it got so expensive from the wholesalers, that the price they'd have to then sell it for would have been too much. It's back on the menu now though, so wholesale prices must have dropped down, although power bills haven't.

[soad]

jimwilli said:

Does anyone else expect a full size fish and chips to feed 2 that's what me and my missus have always done. Maybe with some bits on the side or a butty.

Only if it’s a special, even then would share it with the dog…especially after a few beers.
Chips would feed two though (need mushy peas and a curry sauce).

Perhaps I have a large appetite?

[fttm]

Great thread , I’d donate one of my nuts for a decent chippy ,no such thing in the Canadian Prairies.

[Rider007]

£10 for large cod and small chips, does two of us more than ample . In fact we may have to order childs chips portions next. Price gone up about 20 p over last year. West Sussex

[Pistom]

£7.50 for cod and chips at my favourite chippy in Lancashire. They advertise that fish is fresh, not frozen.

Considering how good they taste, I feel they're great value.

Even at £10, I wouldn't complain.

I find takeaway food, if good quality is great value.

If it's not good quality, not worth having at any price.

For us, takeaway is an infrequent treat so I don't really care about the price as long as the quality is there.

[cml24]

Whilst more expensive than they used, I still find fish and chips one of the cheapest takeaways.

I'd be more than happy to eat a cheaper variety of fish as well, don't think I can tell the difference between haddock and cod anyway...

My partner came home recently with one small portion of chips (for my five year old) and two portions of fish. She assumed the nine quid for the fish included chips...

[bristolracer]

Compare it to the price of other take aways.
Big Mac and fries £7?
Kebab £8?
Pizza £10?

£10 for fish and chips seems good value in comparison.

[toasty]

£10-12 here for cod and chips. About the same for a pizza from the local Napoli on wheels.

We tend to share either now.

[curvature]

I was speaking to a guy I know that runs a bakery that supply local shops and he is getting to the point of actually shutting up until energy/material prices stabilise.

In terms of F&C he knows a business who is predicting £13 a portion of fish in 2023 which in turn would probably force th3, to close.

[RC1807]

rallye101 said:

Jiebo said:

In London its at least £10 for fish plus £3-4 for chips. With some sides and a drink it's a £20 meal.

I've got a much higher disposable income than most, but even I'm stopping eating it. There is a price that the market just cannot accept, and it's reach it for me, and I suspect my level is higher than others.
All these places will either have pivot as 'premium' offering to justify their prices, or go under. Who on earth is going to spend £15-20 on meal that was £6 not that long a go.

My limits £50, I'm significantly richer than yaw

Yep, beware the stair dominating, powerfully built director, etc.

[Driver101]

bristolracer said:

Compare it to the price of other take aways.
Big Mac and fries £7?
Kebab £8?
Pizza £10?

£10 for fish and chips seems good value in comparison.

A large Big Mac meal is closer to £6 and includes a drink.

It's around £10 here for fish and chips. Prices have jumped a lot recently and more places are offering discounts to OAP.

[cml24]

bristolracer said:

Compare it to the price of other take aways.
Big Mac and fries £7?
Kebab £8?
Pizza £10?

£10 for fish and chips seems good value in comparison.

I agree.

I think I spend at least fifteen quid per person on pizza, probably more with half a garlic bread or something else. I have just checked and a medium mixed donner is 10.90 here.

My normal order from the Indian is £32 for just me.

Large cod and chips locally is 11.40, and that's cheaper or very close to every other type of take away.