Australians express fury over the state of fish and chips

An Australian woman has expressed her annoyance after spending $50 on a classic dish only to be disappointed with what she got.

An Australian woman has expressed her annoyance after spending $50 on a classic dish only to be disappointed with what she got.

The woman shared an image of her fish and chips order, which consisted on chips, two battered pieces of fish, calamari rings, a seafood stick and potato scallops, to popular Facebook group Meanwhile in Australia.

However, the woman was less than impressed with what she got — specifically when it came to the chips.

“This is $50 worth of fish and chips, and a horrible lot it was,” she captioned the image of her food.
“The chips were yellow and the spring roll and calamari were burnt, the old school fish and chips shops are sorely missed.”

Hot chips can become yellow due to the oil they are fried in.

An Australian woman was furious about her $50 food order. Picture: Meanwhile in Australia

Other Australians also expressed their disappointment at the state of fish and chips shops around the country.

“What the heck do they cook the chips in these days, last lot I bought were very yellow,” one social media user commented.

Another said: “Hard to find a decent one now.”

“Yep. The old milk bar fish and chips were always the best. Now it’s hit and miss and pretty gross,” one social media user commented.

One added: “When I lived in Oz many years ago, my mum and dad swore that Aussie fish and chips were the best they’d ever had. I’m sure they were too! I was only little but visited the chippy regularly.”

“Welcome to the majority of Australian fish and chips. You have to go close to the sea where it’s fresh and cooked right hopefully,” another said.

It’s not the first time Australians have complained about the quality and price of hot chips, with one woman complaining about her experience at a New South Wales cafe after paying $10 for the salty treat.

When she called the cafe to complain, the Aussie was told that due to the current times, they had made a decision to reduce serving sizes.

Unfortunately, the explanation did little to settle her rage and after taking her frustrations out to the public, she realised she wasn’t the only one who experienced this at the same eatery.

Another woman had a bad experience at a NSW cafe. Picture: Facebook

One frustrated Sydney diner took to Reddit to complaint after buying a bowl of “sauce-less” hot chippies in a pub that had set him back $16.10.

“No sauce, yes on a Sunday [so possible weekend surcharge], but what has happened?” the man questioned.

Without a presumed 15 per cent surcharge, the chips would’ve cost roughly $13.70 – which sadly is on par with prices across a lot of Sydney venues.

Richard Forbes, the chief executive of independent Food Distributors Australia, whose members provide food to 60,000 cafes, restaurants, pubs and clubs, said distributors have experienced a 30 per cent increase in the cost of food over the last three years.

“We’ve all seen the price of beverages and food rise over the last two or three years. That’s not going to get any better until we start doing something to rein in the costs of business,” Mr Forbes told news.com.au.

“We can see it getting to a point of a $10 cup of coffee if things don’t improve … and if things aren’t done to stabilise the cost of business.”

Originally published as Australians express fury over the state of fish and chips