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Old 28-11-2012, 22:58
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It appears that the days of a cheap takeway are long gone. Chippies near me (Edinburgh) are all charging about £1.80 for a regular sized bag of chips and £6.50 for Haddock and Chips. It would be interesting to know how this compares with other parts of the country?
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Old 28-11-2012, 22:59
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That does seen a bit expensive. I get pie and chips and don't pay that
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Old 28-11-2012, 23:01
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Local chipper sells small fish and chips for 3.30

That's a lot cheaper than a mickey mouse mcdonalds extra value meal
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Old 28-11-2012, 23:18
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Chip shops are pricing themselves out of the game.
Most people are buying Birds Eye fish.Trayful of oven chips.Job done for half the price.Pizza places are going the same way.
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Old 28-11-2012, 23:53
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I'd be more interested in the quality than the price.
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Old 28-11-2012, 23:54
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I'd be more interested in the quality than the price.
I'm with you bro
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Old 29-11-2012, 00:07
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Chip shops are pricing themselves out of the game.
Most people are buying Birds Eye fish.Trayful of oven chips.Job done for half the price.Pizza places are going the same way.
You're trying to compare this to Fish & Chips?
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Old 29-11-2012, 00:09
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You're trying to compare this to Fish & Chips?
Yes.I find Birds Eye Cod in batter and a trayful of Tescos Finest oven chips are just as good(if not better) than anything from my local chippy.
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Old 29-11-2012, 00:09
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One near us does lunchtime deals - small F&C for £2, normal for £3 and large for £4; As a fat 4x year old bloke I can honestly say a small is perfect for lunch.

Chippy around the corner does some stupidly priced F&C for the last-order brigade. Many people complain about his prices but he's run the same shop for... dunno... 40+ years. The shop is a local navigation mark ('turn left when you get to Umberto's")
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Old 29-11-2012, 00:22
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My Chippie's prices in Derbyshire


Chips- Large Box £2.00
Chips- £0.80 £1.00 £1.60
Haddock-£2.50- £4.00 Large ones two people can share
Cod - £2.50-£4.00
Cod Bites £0.60
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Old 29-11-2012, 00:37
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Yes.I find Birds Eye Cod in batter and a trayful of Tescos Finest oven chips are just as good(if not better) than anything from my local chippy.

Your local chippy must be dire. I cant see how a birds eye fish & oven chips come close to a real chippy serving.
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Old 29-11-2012, 08:51
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Chips in our local chippy are £1 but a fish is £4.70 for a cod or haddock or £5.40 for a large fish. So minimum £5.70 for fish and chips. Too expensive.
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Old 29-11-2012, 09:36
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Cod or haddock and chips (very large portions, you really can share one between two people) are £5

Now to me that seems a good deal no cooking at home, no washing up if you eat out the paper and miles better than oven chips.


Oh and if I ring them and tell them before I go to get them they put me a vegetable pie to heat. Lovely people really hope they stay in the village for many years but they keep talking about going back to Hong Kong
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Old 29-11-2012, 09:40
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Ours is

Chips - Large £1.50 (enough for 2 easy)
Chips - Small £1.20 (more than enough for 1)
Haddock-£3.70 (lovely as well)
Jumbo Cod - £4.00 (enough for 2 easy + the cat)
7" Pizza £2 - £3.50

busy every afternoon and night.
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Old 29-11-2012, 09:49
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This thread is pointless if people are going to just put "Round here, fish and chips cost £x"
Where do you live ??
I don't want your address, just your area !
I live in Birkenhead, and a fish cost £2.40 and chips cost £1.20
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Old 29-11-2012, 10:36
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This thread is pointless if people are going to just put "Round here, fish and chips cost £x"
Where do you live ??
I don't want your address, just your area !
I live in Birkenhead, and a fish cost £2.40 and chips cost £1.20
My area is woking, surrey as it says just to the left of my post
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Old 29-11-2012, 11:19
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Blackheath London, Cod N Chips £8.50.
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Old 29-11-2012, 12:06
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If you are interested then have a look at Just Eat who have loads of chippies menus online.
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Old 29-11-2012, 12:23
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If you get the Asda frozen battered haddock, defrost and then deep fry it, some maris piper chips and frozen mushy peas it's pretty close to chippy quality.
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Old 29-11-2012, 13:12
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It appears that the days of a cheap takeway are long gone. Chippies near me (Edinburgh) are all charging about £1.80 for a regular sized bag of chips and £6.50 for Haddock and Chips. It would be interesting to know how this compares with other parts of the country?
Same rip off prices down here in Brighton! They even charge £1 for a bread roll! I rarely buy take out chips now.
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Old 29-11-2012, 13:16
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If you get the Asda frozen battered haddock, defrost and then deep fry it, some maris piper chips and frozen mushy peas it's pretty close to chippy quality.
Not close to ours it isn't. The fish in our chip shop is thicker than any you will find in the supermarkets and chips well they just don't compare either.
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Old 29-11-2012, 16:45
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Same rip off prices down here in Brighton! They even charge £1 for a bread roll! I rarely buy take out chips now.
Our's charge 40p for a bread roll..
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Old 29-11-2012, 16:57
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Our's charge 40p for a bread roll..
£1 for a portion of mushy peas at Bankers in Brighton.
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Old 29-11-2012, 17:44
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There are about 3 or 4 chippies that I use. Which I use will depend on location and they type of fish & chips they do. Some have extra cripsy batter, some have more soggyish. Some have chunky chips, some have thinner ones. Also price comes in.


In most of them
Half lot = £2.50 / £2.80
A half lot is supposed to be a small fish and chips but believe me the portions they give can easily fill an adult. Some even throw in a tub of peas/gravy/curry for free in a "splash" deal.

On the cost they are more expensive as I guess that's were they get some tourists and families on days out.
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Old 29-11-2012, 17:44
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5.50 for a large cod and chips near me, but the size of a large cod has shrunk over the years...
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