Fish and chips is a British family favourite equally enjoyed around the table on a Friday night or out of the paper on an often overcast beach.
But the deep fried delicacy has seen the biggest price increase of some of the UK’s most popular takeaways, according to new figures.
The average price for a portion of fish and chips rose more than 50% to nearly £10 in the five years to July – while the cost of a kebab went up 44% and pizza 30%.
Chip shop owners cite a “perfect storm” of costs in recent years, including soaring energy bills, tariffs on seafood imports and extreme weather hammering potato harvests.
This all means a family of four won’t get much change out of a £50 note once they’ve forked out for their tea and added some mushy peas and cans of pop.
My favourite local Chinese takeaway has stickers on the menu saying the prices aren’t accurate, presumably because they got a big batch printed and don’t fancy binning them. As they don’t have an online presence, you have to order by phone or in person, so you never know how much it’s going to cost. Despite this, they are always run off their feet as the food is a level above the competitions - the salt and pepper siu mai are divine.
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Nah ask for the total on the phone, no point in the food getting to you and not don’t having enough cash on hand
They don’t do deliveries either and only take cash.