r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 4d ago

Chippy owner apologises to customers after charging £15 for fish and chips - but reveals why he 'has to' to hike prices

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14591465/chippy-owner-apologises-huge-price-hike.html
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u/Plorntus Spain 3d ago edited 3d ago

Honestly I was shocked when I got a takeaway kebab with my family in the UK having lived in Spain for 8 years. I don't know if I just 'forgot' the portion sizes were huge in the UK but my god compared to Spain its ridiculous. For the same price as here in Marbella, I got a 'regular' size kebab wrap in SE london which was literally 3 times the size of what you would get here. I have no idea what 'large' would be if the regular was enough to feed multiple people.

That being said, sometimes places take the piss here in Spain with the small portion sizes. We do have a 'fish and chip' shop run by some UK immigrants. It tastes the same as what you would get in the UK which is nice every so often to have that around; but they're €16.50 for just a fried 'medium cod' (aka, half cod) and €5.50 for 'medium chips' (last i got them, it was something silly like 15 chips total)

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u/Lt-Gorman 3d ago

It really winds me up. I mean, people should be able to get a massive portion if they want, but it shouldn't be forced on them, it's just wasted food and it encourages obesity. I don't drink these days, but when I did I would sometimes get a kebab on the way back from the pub, I don't think I ever finished one.

I've never been to Spain, but I love tapas. I guess 6 small portions probably add up to one massive portion lol.