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Has it really come to this . £17 for one portion of fish n chips at the chippie .

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hattie43 · 23/08/2026 22:21

Seriously shocked at the cost of a fish and small chips supper in our local takeaway . £12 for a haddock and £4.50 for small chips . Hampshire based but even so 😩.

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ALevelBNotLevel · 23/08/2026 22:23

It's £21 for a large cod and chips in our London favourite.
Admittedly it does feed 2 people.

bitontheobtuse · 23/08/2026 22:24

It isn't the general cost of living. Decades of overfishing has caused a shortage of fish and that is what has put the price up. Our local fish & chip shop has had to stop selling cod altogether because the wholesale price was ridiculous.

hahabahbag · 23/08/2026 22:26

£16 at ours but it’s enough for 2 very generous portions. £8 a head really isn’t bad and it’s excellent quality, proper fish restaurant

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Jk987 · 23/08/2026 22:26

Most of the time 1 portion of fish and chips is enough for two so it works out good value. Small portions of chips are massive.

sciaticaffs · 23/08/2026 22:26

cod and regular chips near me is £8.10! Large chips makes it an extra £1

fumingrightnow1 · 23/08/2026 22:27

Our is £6.50 for cod and £1.50 for chips

hattie43 · 23/08/2026 22:28

fumingrightnow1 · 23/08/2026 22:27

Our is £6.50 for cod and £1.50 for chips

Wow that is really cheap , where abouts are you .

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hattie43 · 23/08/2026 22:29

hahabahbag · 23/08/2026 22:26

£16 at ours but it’s enough for 2 very generous portions. £8 a head really isn’t bad and it’s excellent quality, proper fish restaurant

See ours looks big but take the batter and the tail off and there’s not much left , not enough for two certainly .

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sciaticaffs · 23/08/2026 22:31

Just checked the rest of the menu and a paper special of small fish chips and peas is £6

Pasithean · 23/08/2026 22:34

3 fish sippers at a coastal town over 60 quid

summater · 23/08/2026 22:37

It's £11-£12 where I live

aintnothinbutagstring · 23/08/2026 22:39

Not sure I'd want to make a habit of eating fish from UK waters - too polluted.

JenRummy · 23/08/2026 22:40

Was at a 4star Hotel recently. Haddock and Chips £21 and Scampi and Chips £16. Both lovely with sea views and table service. World gone mad.

JenRummy · 23/08/2026 22:41

Pasithean · 23/08/2026 22:34

3 fish sippers at a coastal town over 60 quid

That’s insane 😧

ShetlandishMum · 23/08/2026 22:41

One portion fed 2 then we ordered in summer so not too bad.

dustabsorber · 23/08/2026 22:43

Fish and chips not cod - 9.99. Not sure what type of fish a not cod is.

whippersnapper55 · 23/08/2026 22:51

DH and I like to share a fish & chip supper occasionally on a Friday night but it has got so expensive! So instead I bought some nice oven chips and 2 Young's beer battered pollock from tesco. Also got a tin of mushy peas! Much cheaper and it was yummy 😋

PollyannaWhittier · 23/08/2026 22:58

Our local fish&chip van has swapped to hake because cod was getting too expensive.

beaglescurleduplikebagels · 23/08/2026 23:12

Small cod and chips is £8.50 here in Cumbria. It’s a huge portion though!

DustyMaiden · 24/08/2026 00:00

Fish chips, bread and butter and a cup of tea £10.

Gingerkittykat · 24/08/2026 02:35

Two pieces of haddock and chips are £12.49 and a single piece of fish and chips is £9.49. This take away always has 25% off on a food app so they are even cheaper.

JustMeSimply · 24/08/2026 03:12

Large cod and chips peas and gravy £10.80 now I'm hungry lol

sashh · 24/08/2026 03:27

It varies a lot around here, but the best is a pub in town. Monday to Friday 2 fish and chips for £14. Optional peas and tartar sauce.

whirlyhead · 24/08/2026 07:16

I live in Spain, and had fish and chips from a British run place recently. It was 19 € for a large fish, regular chips and garden peas. So I guess it’s just expensive everywhere.

scaredysquiggle · 24/08/2026 07:18

£16.50 for regular cod and chips in a non coastal Somerset town. I get Hoki and chips which is £10.50