Oh my cod! Yorkshire dad, 83, is left 'needing therapy' after forking out £54 for four 部分s of fish and 半導体素子s in London

  • Gareth Jones explained how dad, Les, 83, was visiting London from Yorkshire
  • Took to Twitter and said Les 申し込む／申し出d to 扱う／治療する family to meal in Ilford, east London
  • Was shocked when four 部分s of fish and 半導体素子s （機の）カム to a staggering £54?

By Chloe Morgan For Mailonline

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A dad from Yorkshire was left 'needing therapy' after forking out a whopping £54 on four 部分s of fish and 半導体素子s at a pricey London restaurant.

Gareth Jones took to Twitter to explain how his dad, Les, 83, who was visiting the 資本／首都 from Yorkshire, generously 申し込む／申し出d to 扱う／治療する the family to a meal in Ilford, east London on Saturday night.

However, he was left in shock when the total at the chippy - which he did not 指名する - （機の）カム to a whopping £54 and his son Gareth, a vicar, decided to 株 his dad's experience in a 一連の amusing tweets.

He penned: 'Dad 手配中の，お尋ね者 to buy fish and 半導体素子s last night. We let him and he gave me his card to 支払う／賃金 for them 配達するd.

'He's now trying to 接近 therapy as he's realised 4 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs of fish, 半導体素子s and mushy peas cost him £54.?Welcome to London, Yorkshireman.'?

Les, 83, from Yorkshire, was left 'needing therapy' after forking out a whopping £54 on four portions of fish and chips at a pricey London restaurant in Ilford, east London on Saturday night

Les, 83, from Yorkshire, was left 'needing therapy' after forking out a whopping £54 on four 部分s of fish and 半導体素子s at a pricey London restaurant in Ilford, east London on Saturday night

Les'?amused son Gareth, a vicar, decided to share his dad's experience in a series of hilarious tweets. Pictured, stock image

Les'?amused son Gareth, a vicar, decided to 株 his dad's experience in a 一連の hilarious tweets. Pictured, 在庫／株 image

Gareth joked his dad is now 'trying to access therapy as he’s realised 4 rounds of fish, chips and mushy peas cost him £54. Welcome to London, Yorkshireman' (pictured)

Gareth joked his dad is now 'trying to 接近 therapy as he's realised 4 一連の会議、交渉／完成するs of fish, 半導体素子s and mushy peas cost him £54. Welcome to London, Yorkshireman' (pictured)

The 初期の tweet has since 獲得するd over 12,100 likes and has received over 500 comments from amused social マスコミ 使用者s.

Many were quick to mock the extortionate price by comparing it to the 取引 cost of their 地元の chippies.

'£7 for a large cod and 半導体素子s in North 保護物，者s tonight (I did ask for small). Straight from the fish quay into the fryer. Lovely it was,' joked one.

A second tried to explain?why the cost of Les' fish and 半導体素子s was so expensive and wrote: £155 続けざまに猛撃する for box cod fillet used to be 90 続けざまに猛撃するs not long ago.

'Rapeseed oil, litre now 22 続けざまに猛撃するs up from 18 続けざまに猛撃するs last year. If you used online 配達／演説／出産 they take 35% give restaurant 65%. Out of that restaurant 支払う／賃金 vat.'

Others told how Les wasn't the only one in shock after discovering the high price - with many 辞退するing to return to their 地元の chippies for tea.?

A graphic showing the average price of fish and chips across the UK (pictured)

A graphic showing the 普通の／平均（する） price of fish and 半導体素子s across the UK (pictured)

Many were quick to mock the extorti onate price by comparing it to the bargain cost of their local chippies (pictured)

Many were quick to mock the extortionate price by comparing it to the 取引 cost of their 地元の chippies (pictured)

'My grandparents 地元の pub has stopped 存在 one of those '2 meals for a tenner place' since 再開するing. They recently paid £9 each for fish and 半導体素子s and have 結論するd they will not be eating there again,' 明らかにする／漏らすd one.?

A second joked: 'I was once shouted at in a fish and 半導体素子 shop in Farnham for splitting my fish and 半導体素子s into two 部分s so as to 減ずる cost. Also, my Yorkshire dad would check there was no 肌 on his fish. Gave many a shop a swerve 負かす／撃墜する south,' while a third wrote:

'In 逆転する, buying a large 一連の会議、交渉／完成する in Houghton le Spring, checking with the barmaid that she got the cost 権利 because it was so cheap, she laughed and said, 正確に, that I must be from London. Gobsmacking it was.'

どこかよそで, another 追加するd: 'Reminds me of a friend who （機の）カム from London and thought his pint was cheap. Then he realised he had paid for the 一連の会議、交渉／完成する.'??

Gareth said Les (pictured) spent the day reading all the responses to the viral thread and th e interaction has boosted his father's mood

Gareth said Les (pictured) spent the day reading all the 返答s to the viral thread and the interaction has 上げるd his father's mood?

Asked in another 地位，任命する whether it was enjoyable in the end, Gareth replied: 'It was delicious. Always is from my 地元の. And they 支払う／賃金 their staff a London Living 行う, so happy to 支払う／賃金 it.'?????

In a その上の 地位，任命する, the vicar said his dad was left amused by the social マスコミ and wrote:?'Dad is slowly 回復するing, helped by some red ワイン and 安心させるing words.?He's tickled that this 地位，任命する 生成するd so much fun. Here he is looking much more content and very good for 83!'??

A few hours later, he joked: 'I drove him 支援する to Yorkshire this morning. His 血 圧力 is 減少（する）ing, and after two cups of @YorkshireTea and a long lay 負かす／撃墜する, he’s 回復するing equilibrium. I’ve generously 申し込む／申し出d to him buy fish & 半導体素子s from the village tonight - £4.95.'

Gareth told The Sun Online how the viral thread had 上げるd his father's mood after recently losing his wife of 46 years, 説: 'He doesn’t own a smartphone and can’t use a computer. So Twitter is 外国人 to him - but he’s sat reading all the comments today!'

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