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On 2/23/2019 at 10:09 PM, WyattSheepMask said:

Who the fuck sees £14.25 and thinks “ooh, that’s reasonable”

Tourists around South Bank who want to try 'real fish and chips' while they're visiting London.

It's round the corner from where I work and overlooks the Thames - not a bad pub, actually (I've been there for some events), but I don't know anyone who'd think 'lets eat there!'.

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Likewise. I wouldn't eat there for those prices, at least not a pub lunch - it's because it's in central London that they're so high, and, as Chris B says, it's basically a tourist trap. Hop on the tube, travel fifteen minutes outwards, and the prices drop to at least half that (yes, still expensive, I know, but that's London).

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2 hours ago, PunkStep said:

With 'jous' drizzled onto an empty part of the plate, like a Karl Kani signature

Worse, "served with au jus" .... the redundancy of the "au" going through me like a sharp knife through unsalted vegan butter.

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8 minutes ago, Carbomb said:

 Hop on the tube, travel fifteen minutes outwards, and the prices drop to at least half that (yes, still expensive, I know, but that's London).

Unfortunately the price of a single tube journey will pretty much obliterate your saving.

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Just now, Chest Rockwell said:

Unfortunately the price of a single tube journey will pretty much obliterate your saving.

Ugh, yeah; that's true. 

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Talking of the £14.25 fish and chips, it's reminded me that a fair few of my Indian colleagues have gone to places like that while visiting London for work-related stuff. They've been so excited about trying fish and chips each time, as they've always heard it's this staple British thing. And without fail, they're always disappointed. They're used to flavour and spice on pretty much everything, so they find a lot of our food really bland - and nothing more than fish and chips, especially the first time they have it. 

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2 minutes ago, Chris B said:

They're used to flavour and spice on pretty much everything, so they find a lot of our food really bland - and nothing more than fish and chips, especially the first time they have it. 

There's a shock. Give them cottage pie or corned beef hash and they'll probably die of beige on the spot.

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13 minutes ago, air_raid said:

There's a shock. Give them cottage pie or corned beef hash and they'll probably die of beige on the spot.

They actually dealt slightly better with roasted stuff, as it had a more full flavour - but they couldn't believe how much salt so much European food has (especially one girl who we took for Greek food). Fish and chips were the real shocker though, although a couple insisted on trying it again and again, convinced they'd missed something, and ended up quite liking it.

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18 hours ago, Chris B said:

Talking of the £14.25 fish and chips, it's reminded me that a fair few of my Indian colleagues have gone to places like that while visiting London for work-related stuff. They've been so excited about trying fish and chips each time, as they've always heard it's this staple British thing. And without fail, they're always disappointed. They're used to flavour and spice on pretty much everything, so they find a lot of our food really bland - and nothing more than fish and chips, especially the first time they have it. 

Didn't know salt, vinegar and bread covered in salted butter was banned in india.#they're doing it wrong

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Huge piece of fish, but those chips look well soggy.

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1 hour ago, Loki said:

Huge piece of fish, but those chips look well soggy.

Actually they they were about 40% crispy, 60% soggy. They are a good balance and nice a fluffy inside

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