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Friday night, a fiver in your pocket and a hunger that needs answering. We pit the local chicken shop bucket against the supermarket hot counter on price per piece, crunch, sauces and overall feed value.
Midweek curry-house deals look like a steal until the sides, drinks and service charge land. We break down the real cost per person, the portion-size traps and the questions worth asking before you book.
The jacket potato deserves better than its sad-lunch reputation. We rank the high street's cheapest comfort spud, from proper baked potato shops to pub lunches and chain cafés, on crispness, filling generosity, topping creativity and whether the cheese is actually melted.