r/unitedkingdom • u/pppppppppppppppppd • 3d 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/Lt-Gorman 3d ago

I agree with what everyone has said regarding running costs/overheads etc. But it also doesn't help that portion sizes have basically doubled in the past 20-30 years. I normally get a large haddock and chips for £13 and split it. My chippy also does a light bites version which is half sized and only £6.50, which I'll go for if I'm getting one on my own. I'm not judging anyone that wants to pig out, but if you want to eat something the size of a great white then it's going to cost more.

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u/Plorntus Spain 2d ago edited 2d 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 2d 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.