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Being ripped off by Takeaways
Should takeaways display the quantity of each meal on their menus?
My favourite takeaway is Indian. However there is one Indian takeaway I have gone to whose portion sizes vary. I use this one because their lamb madras curry tastes phenomenal When I first started going a few years ago the curry when poured on the rice would almost spill over the side of my plate. I went recently and paid the same amount for the same meal and the amount of curry was less than half what it normally is when poured onto the rice it barely filled the centre of the plate. About the diameter of a tea mug. It was barely a child's portion. I was still hungry afterwards ![]() The problem is that without stating the amount on the menu they can get away with giving you as little as possible, there's nothing to stop them just giving you a few spoon fulls in a container! I mean when you buy a ready meal in the supermarket it says 350g or whatever so you can be sure how much you're getting. Should trading standards require that takeaways display the quantity in grams on their menus to ensure people always get standard amounts and are not given short measures? I know its difficult to get it accurate but a good chef should be able to judge a standard size portion weighing x amount. Maybe the requirement that its plus or minus 10 grams. Or maybe they could have scales to weight the filled container. |
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If you're not happy with their service then complain or stop using them.
If they're giving smaller portions it's probably down to cost management. |
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If you're not happy with their service then complain or stop using them.
If they're giving smaller portions it's probably down to cost management. |
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Mars Bars are smaller than they used to be also
![]() I agree with the OP on this btw; the restaurant should change the menu and have large and small portion sizes with respective pricing. |
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Mars Bars are smaller than they used to be also
![]() I agree with the OP on this btw; the restaurant should change the menu and have large and small portion sizes with respective pricing.
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There's a lady at work who gives the smallest portions in the work canteen. The person before used to pile it high but this one is meticulous and will even put some back if she thinks you have too much.
On top of that, as a vegetarian, I then get charged the same as those who get meat with their meals and if I query it I'm told I got extra chips, peas etc! Like hell did! >: ( |
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There's a lady at work who gives the smallest portions in the work canteen. The person before used to pile it high but this one is meticulous and will even put some back from if she thinks you have too much.
On top of that, as a vegetarian, I then get charged the same as those who get meat with their meals and if I query I'm told I got extra chips, peas etc! Like hell did! >: ( Last time I went there were about 3 slices of pepperoni, 2 jalapeños, a few peppers sprinkled on and just a little chilli beef. I asked why so little and was told that was the regular amount of topping. Without any stated minimum for topping I couldn't argue
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I've noticed when I used to get a pizza made up at my local Asda, they used to pile it high with chilli beef, jalapeños, peppers and about 15 slices of pepperoni. After about 6 weeks of going the topping got less and less each time.
Last time I went there were about 3 slices of pepperoni, 2 jalapeños, a few peppers sprinkled on and just a little chilli beef. I asked why so little and was told that was the regular amount of topping. Without any stated minimum for topping I couldn't argue ![]()
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Should takeaways display the quantity of each meal on their menus?
My favourite takeaway is Indian. However there is one Indian takeaway I have gone to whose portion sizes vary. I use this one because their lamb madras curry tastes phenomenal When I first started going a few years ago the curry when poured on the rice would almost spill over the side of my plate. Just check that upon purchase and if it's not full to the brim tell them you want it filled for your money. |
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Isn't there a plan to make restaurants provide nutritional information for their meals? Ignoring the PITA this would be, presumably that would have to show typical portion size to show calories etc.
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Isn't there a plan to make restaurants provide nutritional information for their meals? Ignoring the PITA this would be, presumably that would have to show typical portion size to show calories etc.
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Of course takeaways are a rip off. £9.95 for a pizza? A PIZZA? £9.95 for some bread and cheese. £9.95????? £7.95 for 4 bits of tasteless chicken in a curry sauce? £3.95 for a bowl of boiled rice?
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Of course takeaways are a rip off. £9.95 for a pizza? A PIZZA? £9.95 for some bread and cheese. £9.95????? £7.95 for 4 bits of tasteless chicken in a curry sauce? £3.95 for a bowl of boiled rice?
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I automatically stop reading any post that describes a pizza as 'bread and cheese'.
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Just tell them you're Anne Robinson from Watchdog when you order your food.
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Of course takeaways are a rip off. £9.95 for a pizza? A PIZZA? £9.95 for some bread and cheese. £9.95????? £7.95 for 4 bits of tasteless chicken in a curry sauce? £3.95 for a bowl of boiled rice?
Also if I asked for pizza and someone gave me bread and cheese I'd take it back and ask for an actual pizza. |
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pizza is the number 1 rip off food ! how so many buy it amazes me too ! it's bread and cheese mostly walterwhite
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I've noticed when I used to get a pizza made up at my local Asda, they used to pile it high with chilli beef, jalapeños, peppers and about 15 slices of pepperoni. After about 6 weeks of going the topping got less and less each time.
Last time I went there were about 3 slices of pepperoni, 2 jalapeños, a few peppers sprinkled on and just a little chilli beef. I asked why so little and was told that was the regular amount of topping. Without any stated minimum for topping I couldn't argue ![]() |
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pizza is the number 1 rip off food ! how so many buy it amazes me too ! it's bread and cheese mostly walterwhite
![]() I can have an amazing pizza from a restaurant near me cooked in a wood fired oven for less than a tenner. Don't see how that is a rip off personally. |
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Yes it's exactly that.
I can have an amazing pizza from a restaurant near me cooked in a wood fired oven for less than a tenner. Don't see how that is a rip off personally. |
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Mars Bars are smaller than they used to be also
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Doesn't takeaway come in those sturdy little plastic containers?
Just check that upon purchase and if it's not full to the brim tell them you want it filled for your money. Quote:
It was proposed but it's a fairly ridiculous idea. The cost of doing it would be prohibitive to thousands of small restaurants and takeaways.
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Considering I can buy an excellent deep pan pizza from Tesco for £1.50 that just needs 25 minutes in the oven, how is £9.95 not a rip-off?
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Why would printing nutritional information on their menus be so expensive? |
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When I first started going a few years ago the curry when poured on the rice would almost spill over the side of my plate. 


