A dad from Yorkshire was left in absolute shock after forking out £54 for chippy teas in the capital.
Lee Jones, from Yorkshire, was visiting his son in Ilford, London, and had insisted he wanted to foot the bill for the group – until he saw the cost.
The four portions of fish and chips with mushy peas totalled an eye-watering £54 – leaving the 84-year-old in ‘need of therapy’ to recover from the shock.
His son Gareth shared the story to his Twitter account, writing: “Dad wanted to buy fish and chips last night. We let him and he gave me his card to pay for them delivered.
“He’s now trying to access therapy as he’s realised 4 rounds of fish, chips and mushy peas cost him £54.
“Welcome to London, Yorkshireman.”
The post has garnered a lot of engagement on social media, attracting over 12,000 likes and 532 comments at the time of writing, with many sharing similar stories of similarly staggering bills received in the Big Smoke.
One said: “We had fish and chips and peas for 5 adults on Thursday and it cost £20.20. Best fish and chips in the world in Yorkshire.”
Another said: “Bet they don’t charge that at the best fish and chip shop in Whitby. #fondmemories.”
In a follow-up post, Gareth revealed his old man was very tickled by people’s reactions on Twitter.
He wrote: “Dad is slowly recovering, helped by some red wine and reassuring words.
“He’s tickled that this post generated so much fun.”
