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Fish and Chips - not a cheap meal anymore

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Oopsadaisy1 Fri 01-Dec-23 12:17:51

It’s very good around here, we share a pensioners portion of fish and chips as it’s so large for just one. It’s £8.00

We went down South yesterday and had cod and chips for 8 people, and one steak and kidney pie it cost £52.00. Too much to eat, so lots of leftovers.

So still reasonable to me.

silverlining48 Fri 01-Dec-23 12:14:51

In some pubs fish and chips can
Be £20 plus. Everything has gone up, just double it and maybe even add a nought. Why not?
Wine in a pub £40.? What sort of markup is that, then they add 12% service to the bill. Making more on a bottle costing a fraction of £40. Double bubble, .
Apparently inflation is down to 4% If only,

sweetcakes Fri 01-Dec-23 12:00:29

My fish and chip shop must be making a fortune then. We worked it out that for a family of 4 it could cost upwards of £40 to £50.00p and they have a Q every Friday night!

Grandmabatty Fri 01-Dec-23 11:45:58

Where I live it's around about £10 for a large portion of haddock and chips. It's my local chippy and it's won awards so I'm happy with that

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 01-Dec-23 11:43:18

The prices of fish, cooking oil and fuel have risen so much lately - apparently many fish and chip shops have closed because people can’t afford the prices except as a treat.

Dee1012 Fri 01-Dec-23 11:42:09

It's around £10.00 locally for a smallish portion...a large fish and chips would cost around £13.00 although to be fair, the large portion is more than enough for two people.

Charleygirl5 Fri 01-Dec-23 11:31:24

The prices, certainly in my region of London have shot up. The average here is over £12 and once I was scammed for £18. As my Dad would have said "he saw you coming".

Unfortunately my local has closed down and it is over 2 miles to the next decent one but there is rarely any parking so I have given up.

Desdemona Fri 01-Dec-23 11:28:45

As you say, it used to be a cheap and substantial meal. The chippy near me now charges £11 for cod and chips, and it isn't a huge portion by any means.
I do enjoy it, but limit it to once a month nowadays.

nanna8 Fri 01-Dec-23 11:10:59

I was thinking how cheap it used to be to buy a portion of fish and chips but now, for us, it is around $15. I think that is around £8. We used to be able to get good fish for much less than half this not very long ago. What is happening in the UK, is it the same? Where have all the fishes gone ?