Can someone tell me why Fish & Chips food is so expensive compared to you eat chicken as your meal?

I checked price at Fish & Co and Manhattan Fish Market restaurants; the price of the fish & chips is really expensive.
Same goes with other restaurants that sells Fish & Chips.

Even when I went to frozen section at grocery stores, I saw some of the frozen fish & chips are quite expensive.

The cheapest fish & chip that I saw usually around RM15-RM18, but most of the time the price would be RM28 and above.

It's cuz you poor

And they only give you doly fish. kesian.

but we must plotek them yo, because they give us jobs and pay tax

Got angmoh name ma. Import direct from UK kut

Cos raw material aka fish is expensive in the first place

TS tak pernah beli ikan di pasar.

frozen or fresh fish?

dory vs pollock

Fish n chip is probably one of cheapest options when eating out in amdk countries. Go hawker centre that sell western food maybe cheaper. Forget about fish n co and Manhattan.

Gimme haddock anyday

Fish > Beef > Pork > Lamb > Chicken ... ngam not ?

the higher the price mean the meat is able to run freely, you nampak chicken harga murah krn ayam tu come from cage. lu tengok harga babi dan harga lembu mahal nak mampus. Ikan pula tingal di kawasan luas itu sebab mahal.

boleh makan sayur kalau nak murah, pihak farmer in cameron nanti kasi buang juga sayur say tak ada org nak makan sayur

Because need to import from UK

Yes exactly.

That's why I don't understand why they sell it so expensive here in our country.

It's freaking cheap at amdk countries.

I can afford to pay expensive food, but I don't see the justification of paying so much for a fish & chip.

This post has been edited by Alternate Gabriel: May 12 2025, 01:19 PM

Fish aka seafood already expensive in WM
And don't think those fish are locally sourced too

But depending on price lah
If price comparable to chicken...always opt for fish or seafood

ts doesn't know price of fish.

If ts couldn't afford better quality fish could choose McDonald's fillet o fish.

I like this one...for the chip shop feels


https://www.corblimeymy.com/


Eating on paper by the beach...simply the best! 😁

So, boycotte?

Nak murah, make it urself. What white fish is cheap these days?

Mostly use cheap frozen dory fish…

only expensive in Malaysia.
in white man place, it is the cheapest menu.

Piece of fish that being used are fillets. Local fish if do fillet, how small the fillet going to be? Summore, local here cook fish in whole rather than cut it out to fillet.

Big fish, which is rare here are more easier to be cut to fillets. Hence, the bigger the fish, the more expensive it is.

I think S&S cheaper there.

dun like fish and chip, oily and soggy

try compare ayam goreng tepi jalan, vs Kepci vs high end restaurant.
you tell me apa beza dia

i try this cheap fish and chip one that went viral in kajang, just street store and my god it taste so good and crispy. i think almost 2 year already and still lot of people queuing when i go there. those sos also yummy. way delicious and chipper than manhattan

Cor Blimey! nyum nyum!!!

Fish & Co
Sedappp though only dory fish

Fry food sux

The fish needs to be flaky but not oily, not dense and dry (which you will get if the wrong type of fish is used).

Manhattan is not bad in terms of quality and price.

In London, a good F&C will cost you around 15-20 pounds these days.

ikang en kentang murah skit

Eat fish chip muak

Stop eating fish like me and senile and you will find out why.

Mana ?

Dunno why I don't like marrybrowm fish and chips, the fish got one kind of smell one.

Is their fish frozen? Since I think it will affect the texture and flavor….

fried fish, typically cod or haddock, served with chips,

Because those fish are flown from UK - Cod and Haddock.
If you go UK eat fish and chip, it's only 1-2 pounds and they consider as street food.
For local fish, opt for Seabass/Barramundi. That is Ikan Siakap. I find this fish also nice to make fish and chip. They are not as flaky as cod but they offer firm fish texture.

where

When was the last time you visited UK?

Why?

To be honest, ayam goreng tepi jalan taste miless better than KFC.
KFC taste already bad and went downhill.
Taste worse than tepi jalan.

High end restaurant chicken taste also not that different

Ang moh named it cheap.

10 years ago LOL
now berapa?

Its not expesnive dude. Its because your currency is weak

Yes, I know the price of the fish. But the thing is that I don't see it's worth to pay is because they will cook the fish using oil

While for chicken, you can justify paying high price due to the way they cook their chicken. Some of the restaurants cook the chicken using charcoal grill and it taste way way better than you cook it using oil.

Not really sure, I think dory fish is farmed so it could be fresh. If cod or pollock, I'm pretty sure it's fresh frozen, air flown from somewhere.

Barramundi the minimum can eat

Dory taste like shit, how the fuck people eat that

Sea bass also nice

If TS can accept ikan kembong or ikan keli used for Fish and chip, then can cheap la.

KEK

You think fish is cheap?

You think oil is cheap?

You think running a deep fryer with proper ventilation and grease trap is cheap?

Maybe you should stick to eating fish cake.

Uhhh mate, this is one of the top-rated fish & chips in London, check the prices on the menu .....

https://www.opentable.co.uk/the-seashell-of-lisson-grove

Traditional Fresh Fish & Chips
Cooked in your choice of batter: Traditional batter, Panko, Matzo, or Gluten-free*. All our fish can be fried** or grilled and is served with your choice of side. Please note: Fish may contain some small bones.

Cod
£25.00
Mild, delicate flavour; firm and flaky

Haddock
£24.00
White lean flesh with flakes

Plaice Fillet
£25.00
Mild sweet flavour with a tender texture

Newlyn Bay Dover Sole 20/24
£47.00
Flatfish, mild and sweet, the royalty of the sea

Salmon Fillet
£27.00
Rich distinctive flavour

Seabass 6/800
£30.00
Served whole or Filleted

Fish of the day
Price varies based on daily availability

have you tried to compare durian in overseas country vs malaysia already or not?

unless you want ikan kembung or siakap or tilapia fish n chips.

apart from the cursed vietnam dory fish.

UK / Europe / AMDK dory is not the dory that we eat fyi.

This post has been edited by a13solut3: May 12 2025, 02:53 PM

I dem fussy when eating F&C, almost never had it back home.

Even in Blighty, I choose with care cos there’s a wide spectrum to its taste/quality.

My two fav places are in Whitley Bay.

Or a non fanciful F&C truck that used to park in our friends’ caravan park in North Yorkshire.

Like eating nasi lemak mahhh. When asked where is the best nasi lemak, my answer would be the nondescript stall set up by some makcik in the local neighbourhood. Sometimes bukak, sometimes no bukak one.

This post has been edited by overthemoon: May 12 2025, 03:05 PM

dory most often is imported vietnamese basa rubbish

barramundi cannot overcooked, else taste very rough, dory over cook no difference

Not every batter is the same. Besides fish species, batter is important to a good quality fish and chips.

How chips is cooked contribute to the overall experience also.

Arthur's at Shangri-la serve a jolly good fish and chips.

Pangasius aka Basa/dory belongs to the same catfish family as Patin, may be affordable but is not inferior. In blind rest, few if any could tell the difference between patin and dory fish fillet.

Small size e.g 500g barramundi aka siakap or seabass may be affordable but big size e.g >5kg is a lot more expensive. Few places in kl use big size barramundi for fish and chips.

i cannot than the smell of dory, patin and tilapia

they have this smell/taste, dunno how to say

very fishy taste? makes me nauseous when eating them

maybe i am just allergic to them

fish is generally more expensive than chicken.

Kesian TS never know that chicken is the cheapest protein available in Malaysia.

where got expensive??? price reasonable mah.. cor blimey fish and chips is the best and price is affordable..

Depends on the type of fish. Raw haddock fillet already about 80/kg. Cod will be 100+.

Chicken only 15/kg for drumstick and thigh. Might even be lower sometimes.

Check baramudi price .

I cook my own fish n chip

fried or grillz u suka

cheap restaurant gives dorry fish, lousy crap fish

soodaap fish & chips, the cheff who own the store basically just comeback from dublin. those tartar source with the batter is really gooding



This post has been edited by Lord_froz: May 12 2025, 07:42 PM

India fish n chip maybe rm5 ..
U dare to eat?

i dont think you understand how a restaurant works in first place if you complain stuff like "cook fish with just oil only mah". youre paying way more for beyond ingredient itself.

anyway back to topic why its expensive, its simple to sum up as below;

1. "angmor food" branding
2. actual fish and chips are using expensive imported fish (cod, haddock, pollock etc)

in general a fried battered fish with chips isnt expensive if you use local ingredients. but try cooking fish and chips with our local fishes and tell me same anot in taste and flavor

bruh still living in year 1980s maybe to get that price for fish and chips in UK. nowadays averaging 10 pounds for fish and chips or more ed eventho its supposed to be commoner's food

Recently i saw a roadside seller defending her price by saying “bukan rasa & kualiti bahan punca mahal tapi idea”
Kimak

Dory fish kum from engrand?

To me, if a place can't get their mushy peas right, then don't bother about the fish whatever species it is.

RM15-RM18 is what year price? now what year?

Wokay, I go try. Thanks ya.

Saveloy with pickle onion from Chippy is 👍

This post has been edited by icemanfx: May 12 2025, 10:12 PM

Soodaap selling RM13.90 per Jan 2025 tiktok...
But Kajang is too damn far for me just for F&C 😁

coz fish and chips don't use local fish.

hnnngggghh

most of the time you eat the batter more than the fish, and in the end your stomach not full compare to having chicken or other meat

medium sized bawal already RM35 for 2 ekor here.
Imagine how much is a cod fish?

KFC maintains their taste, when I first eat in 1990, still taste the same yesterday
Ayam Goreng tepi jalan hit and miss, taste changes after a year
Some stall closed, new one opens.

Depends where you go, just like here in M`sia you can get good nasi lemak and shiet nasi lemak at different price points.

If you go to nasi lemak shops overseas, the price sure more expensive than here with subpar taste, mostly due to sourcing of ingredients and cooking techniques.

The same fish they use is much cheaper in UK than it is in Malaysia. 125g of Cod would cost you about RM32 (frozen), the same weight in UK is 3.75GBP/RM21 (fresh).

FIsh & Co you can choose haddock, red snapper and pollock also.

First of all, the 2 company you mentioned food is "gross" .. I will never go there unless extremely crave for one which usually happened once in 6 mths to 1 yrs ..

Secondly, those "cheap" Dory fish they use as standard food meal I ate at home like COD and Salmon is just unbearable for my taste bud .. worst coming from cheap frozen fish ..

I can't fathom ppl will go for such low quality food TBH but hey .. that IMO anyway ..

Forget to add on they dont even have proper condiment for it .. I'm talking Malt vinegar specifically ..

I only pay rm11, sedap beb
Got fries, salad and lemon squeeze

Yeah agree, I remember being in London during early-80's.

Price was between 2 - 4 quid for fish & chips (wrapped in paper), big portion, will be very full and satisfied.

Can still find something < 10 quid now, but that will be for the fish only. Chips / mash / peas / sauce etc will be charged extra.

This post has been edited by laksamana: May 13 2025, 10:17 AM

Its quite cheap in Europe...but it can be also expensive..I have eaten expensive fish and chips coz the fish are not harvested..It is caught from the sea and the chips are hand made or hand crafted....(not salty or filled with MSG)

the money you pay for the fisherman, vendor and the restaurant staff salary

if you think is expensive then you go pancing and cook yourself, much much cheaper