To ask when your local chippy is open?

It used to be for the really small ones run by a couple that if they limited the hours they could stay under the VAT threshold so be a bit cheaper and still make a decent living. Possibly combined with other work elsewhere.

I don't know if it still works like this, but is one explanation.

I'm not particularly surprised by those opening hours, although I'd expect them to open at lunchtime Thursday to Saturday too, but maybe they've decided it's not worth it to them.

But 4 until 8 seems normal opening times for evening meals. They might not sell much before 5 but they'll be able to use the time to prepare fish and chips ready to cook later in the evening.

Our nearest one is open 11am-10pm Sun- Wed, 11am-11pm Thu-Sat. London zone 2, it's part of a small chain and has a good reputation so lots of people travel to go there. After 11pm I expect there are other places to get chips like kebab shops, there are tons of takeaways around here.

The only time mine isn't open if Sunday lunch - it opens for dinner still.

not uk
closest closes when sold out of fish, which can be as early as 4:30
not open sunday and mondays.

It's illegal to sell a fried fish on a Sunday.

We've got a fish and chip shop and a Chinese takeaway. Sunday is traditionally the day that chip shops are closed because it was (and still is) against the law to sell a fried fish on a Sunday although nobody takes any notice of that any more.

Then many of the smaller shops decide to close on a Monday as well so they can get two consecutive days off.

Chinese takeaways traditionally close on a Tuesday.

Our local is open tues-sat 4pm-8pm. Ridiculous hours and I’ve no idea how they make enough money to bother with it!

For people wanting after pub chips, that's what kebab shops are for!

Proper ones (i.e the ones that only sell fish and chips as opposed to burgers, kebabs etc) open at ridiculously inconvenient times in Yorkshire.

I just don’t get it. I’ve been here nearly thirty years and it still frustrates me.

Seaside town south east

Sunday Closed
Monday 11:30 am–2 pm
4:30–9 pm
Tuesday 11:30 am–2 pm
4:30–9 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am–2 pm
4:30–9 pm
Thursday 11:30 am–2 pm
4:30–9 pm
Friday 11:30 am–2:30 pm
4–9 pm
Saturday 11:30 am–9 pm

This is our closest one, but the ones on the seafront about a twenty minute walk away are open 11:30-9/10 all week this time of year. Winter time they usually only open in the late afternoon/evenings and close a couple of days in the week.

West Yorkshire. The one I use most is open until 10pm every day.

I'm in a greater Manchester town next to Stockport, 5-10 every day except Tuesday it's a Chinese chippy though

Sounds like Yorkshire mine is shut Sunday and Monday and open lunch time and 4 to 8 but shuts earlier if they run out of fish got s shock when I moved here as used to thrm opening until about midnight

Most near me are open every day from 11.30 to 1.30pm then 4.15pm till about half 11 at night.There are 2 that are closed on Tuesdays but that's rare.

I knew this would be Yorkshire! I've live in S & W Yorks for nearly 30 years, and i've long said that the chip shops are never open at useful times. I wish I could tell you when our local chippy was open, but the two nearest me have closed for good recently. The next nearest has these helpful times. There's another one locally that opens to order, but only if they receive x number (12 maybe?) telephone orders beforehand !

There is a really good chippy about 7 miles away /15 min drive that is open from mid morning to late evening every day, and is constantly busy. It's just too far to get the food home warm and it's really difficult to park.

Ours is very popular and in a busy seaside town. It's open 11.30 am to 9.30 pm every day.

East Anglia and ours is closed all day Sunday and Monday and all other days opens lunchtime for a couple of hours, then 5pm until about 9pm.

Merseyside. Ours are open lunchtime till 11.30/12pm Mon-Sat. You’ll find the odd one open on Sunday.

Similarly, I remember staying Derbyshire/South Yorkshire for work and went into the nearest pub to get food. I tried to order at the bar and the landlord said they’d finished serving food for the day. I asked which other pubs locally would still be serving and he said “Oh no, you won’t find anywhere to eat round here. Not at this time”. It was 6pm on a weeknight!

Same here, 2nd biggest night -Friday is the biggest. Ours is closed all day Sunday and Monday lunch but does Monday night. Does close too early l think -830 or 900pm

Sunday 4–10:30 pm
Monday 4–11 pm
Tuesday 3–10:30 pm
Wednesday 3–11 pm
Thursday 3:30–11:30 pm
Friday 12–11 pm
Saturday 11:30 am–11 pm

Copied and pasted obviously! 🤣

We don't have a chip shop in the village but a van that comes one day a week from 12-7pm. I thought packing up at 7 was early as by the time we are home from work/kids evening clubs, they've gone! If they stayed even an extra hour we'd probably use most weeks 🤣 Maybe best for the waistline that they do pack up early!

The opening hours thing has blown my tiny mind a bit - I never realised it was a regional thing

Wait until you find out what our fish cakes are like, should you still be here to find an open chippy. And the scallops.