On our TikTok we run a project cataloguing the steepest (and cheapest) chips in London. At every place we visit we score the chips on taste, size and value for money – with our all-important ppc(Price-per-chip) measurement.
Claridge’s Bar, W1K
92p per chip
The Princess of Prussia, E1
5p per chip
The Wee Sister, SW10
9.1/10
Price: £9.01 (including service) for 19 chips
Taste: 7.9 – nice chips, but £2 service charge!?
ppc
47p
The Atlas, Fulham SW6
Price: £6.00 for 15 chips
Taste: 8.0
ppc
40p
The Dartmouth Castle, Hammersmith W6
Price: £6.00 for 16 chips
Taste: 6.0 – Nice spicy mayo, but not super memorable.
ppc
38p
The Blue Anchor, Hammersmith W6
Price: £5.00 for 14 chips
Taste: 4.3 – definitely frozen chips
ppc
36p
Fortnum & Mason @ The Royal Exchange, City EC3V
Price: £6.75 for 19 chips
Taste: 7.4 – Nice chips just not many, with béarnaise sauce.
ppc
35p
The Fox and Pheasant, Chelsea SW10
Price: £6.50 for 19 chips
Taste: 8.7 – Really good big fresh chunky chips.
ppc
34p
The Crown Tavern, Clerkenwell EC1
Price: £6.00 for 18 chips
Taste: 7.7 – good length but not very warm.
ppc
33p
The Anglesea Arms, Hammersmith W6
Price: £6.00 for 20 chips
Taste: 7.1 – Solid chips, quite crunchy.
ppc
30p
The Trinity Arms, Brixton SW9
Price: £6.00 for 21 chips
Taste: 7.3 – OK, very hot
ppc
29p
The Crabtree, Fulham W6
Price: £5.70 for 20 chips
Taste: 7.1 – hand cut but undercooked
ppc
29p
The Island Queen, Islington N1
Price: £5.50 for 21 chips
Taste: 6.1 – hot and salty
ppc
26p
Price: £6.75 for 26 chips
Taste: 8.0 – Slightly small on average, really nice and homemade.
ppc
26p
New Moon, Leadenhall Market EC3V
Price: £5.00 for 20 chips
Taste: 4.0 – undercooked
ppc
25p
The Earl of Essex, Islington N1
Price: £5.50 for 22 chips
Taste: 7.2 – quite a big portion!
ppc
25p
The Black Friar, Blackfriars EC4
Price: £5.50 for 22 chips
Taste: 5.0 – Very average frozen chips
ppc
25p
Price: £4.50 for 22 chips
Taste: 5.0 – Pretty average frozen chips, but bountiful.
ppc
20p
Price: £6.00 for 31 chips
Taste: 9.0 – Super nice, hand made and came with a hollandaise sauce.
ppc
19p
The Henry Addington, Canary Wharf E14
Price: £5.50 for 30 chips
Taste: 7.0 – No notes
ppc
18p
The Terrace Restaurant at London Zoo, Camden NW1
Price: £4.95 for 30 chips
Taste: 6.0 – A solid but uninspiring chip
ppc
17p
The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping E1
Price: £6.00 for 31 chips
Taste: 7.2 – a decent chip
ppc
16p
The Shaston Arms, Carnaby W1
Price: £4.50 for 35 chips
Taste: 8.7 – freshly fried and crispy
ppc
13p
The Sheephaven Bay, Camden NW1
Price: £4.25 for 34 chips
Taste: 8.8 – tasty but bad sauce selection
ppc
13p
The Horseshoe Inn, Southwark SE1
Price: £5.00 for 43 chips
Taste: 6.8 – Very average chips, packets of sauce
ppc
12p
Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park W1
Price: £5.00 for 43 chips
Taste: 6.7 – crispy but a bit cold
ppc
12p
Price: £6 for 65 chips
Taste: 9.1 – super crispy, comes with tarragon sauce. Chunky enough?
ppc
11p
The Princess of Prussia, Whitechapel E1
Price: £4.50 for 69 chips
Taste: 5.2 – Bountiful, but frozen chips. Maybe too thin…!?
ppc
5p
Oddities
Price: £6.00 for 6 chips
Rosti chips made from shredded potato – do not count as chunky chips
ppc
£1
Beyond London
The Bear Inn, Oxford
Price: £5.50 for 24 chips
ppc
23p
