Chips Watch
A small at one brand can outweigh a large at another, so we price chips the fair way: per 100 grams, using each brand's own serving weights.
Pickup prices at 4,374 restaurants in the UK, checked . Prices are in pounds sterling.
Key findings
- Greggs has the cheapest chips in the UK by weight: its potato wedges (150 g, typically £1.50) works out at £1.00 per 100 g.
- LEON has the dearest: £2.86 per 100 g even at its best-value size (large, 150 g).
- At Five Guys, the large chips cost 28% less per gram than the little (£1.70 down to £1.23 per 100 g).
Price per 100 g, cheapest first
Each brand's best-value size: the one with the lowest typical price per 100 g.
| Rank | Brand | Best-value size | Weight | Typical price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greggs | Southern Fried Potato Wedges (New Recipe) | 150 g | £1.50 | £1.00 |
| 2 | Five Guys | Large Salted Fries | 550 g | £6.75 | £1.23 |
| 3 | Wendy's | Small Fries | 81 g | £1.59 | £1.96 |
| 4 | Burger King | Large Fries | 159 g | £3.29 | £2.07 |
| 5 | LEON | Large Leon Baked Fries | 150 g | £4.29 | £2.86 |
Every size
| Brand | Size | Weight | Typical | Range | Per 100 g | Restaurants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | Small Fries | 90 g | £1.99 | £1.49 to £2.55 | £2.21 | 349 |
| Burger King | Regular Fries | 116 g | £2.79 | £2.39 to £2.99 | £2.40 | 349 |
| Burger King | Large Fries | 159 g | £3.29 | £2.59 to £3.99 | £2.07 | 349 |
| KFC | Regular Signature Fries | — | £2.29 | £2.29 to £2.59 | — | 977 |
| KFC | Large Signature Fries | — | £2.99 | £2.99 to £3.09 | — | 971 |
| Nando's | Chips (Regular) | — | £4.50 | £4.50 to £4.75 | — | 489 |
| Nando's | PERi-Salted Chips (Regular) | — | £4.50 | £4.50 to £4.75 | — | 489 |
| Nando's | Tombstone Chips (Regular) | — | £4.50 | £4.50 to £4.75 | — | 489 |
| Nando's | Sweet Potato Wedges | — | £5.25 | £5.25 to £5.75 | — | 489 |
| Nando's | Chips (Large) | — | £7.50 | £7.50 to £7.75 | — | 489 |
| Nando's | PERi-Salted Chips (Large) | — | £7.50 | £7.50 to £7.75 | — | 489 |
| Nando's | Tombstone Chips (Large) | — | £7.50 | £7.50 to £7.75 | — | 489 |
| Greggs | Southern Fried Potato Wedges (New Recipe) | 150 g | £1.50 | £1.50 to £1.90 | £1.00 | 2,191 |
| Popeyes | Regular Fries | — | £2.19 | £2.09 to £2.29 | — | 120 |
| Popeyes | Cajun Fries | — | £3.19 | £3.09 to £3.29 | — | 121 |
| Popeyes | Large fries | — | £3.19 | £2.99 to £3.29 | — | 120 |
| Popeyes | Large Cajun Fries | — | £4.19 | £3.99 to £4.29 | — | 120 |
| Five Guys | Little Salted Fries | 256 g | £4.35 | £4.25 to £4.95 | £1.70 | 176 |
| Five Guys | Little Cajun Fries | — | £4.35 | £4.25 to £4.95 | — | 176 |
| Five Guys | Regular Salted Fries | 414 g | £5.95 | £5.95 to £6.65 | £1.44 | 176 |
| Five Guys | Regular Cajun Fries | — | £5.95 | £5.95 to £6.65 | — | 176 |
| Five Guys | Large Salted Fries | 550 g | £6.75 | £6.65 to £7.55 | £1.23 | 176 |
| Five Guys | Large Cajun Fries | — | £6.75 | £6.65 to £7.55 | — | 176 |
| Wendy's | Small Fries | 81 g | £1.59 | £1.59 to £1.59 | £1.96 | 45 |
| Wendy's | Medium Fries | 98 g | £2.19 | £2.19 to £2.29 | £2.24 | 45 |
| Wendy's | Large Fries | 138 g | £2.99 | £2.99 to £2.99 | £2.17 | 45 |
| LEON | Leon Baked Fries | 100 g | £2.99 | £2.99 to £3.49 | £2.99 | 26 |
| LEON | Large Leon Baked Fries | 150 g | £4.29 | £4.29 to £4.29 | £2.86 | 6 |
Cheapest chips by weight in each nation
| Nation | Brand | Size | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | Greggs | Potato Wedges | £1.00 |
| Northern Ireland | Greggs | Potato Wedges | £1.00 |
| Scotland | Greggs | Potato Wedges | £1.00 |
| Wales | Greggs | Potato Wedges | £1.00 |
The cheapest chips by weight in the UK
| Brand | Restaurant | Where | Size | Price | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greggs | 32 Station Road | Ashington, ENG | Potato Wedges | £1.50 | £1.00 |
| Greggs | 387/389 Benton Road | Benton, ENG | Potato Wedges | £1.50 | £1.00 |
| Greggs | 37 Durham Road | Birtley, ENG | Potato Wedges | £1.50 | £1.00 |
| Greggs | U15 The Precinct | Blaydon, ENG | Potato Wedges | £1.50 | £1.00 |
| Greggs | U8 The Beacon Centre 40 Bedford Street | North Shields, ENG | Potato Wedges | £1.50 | £1.00 |
| Five Guys | Unit 5a, Parrs Wood Entertainment Centre, East Didsbury, Manchester,, Manchester | Manchester, ENG | Large | £6.65 | £1.21 |
| Five Guys | 142 Oxford Road, Manchester | Manchester, ENG | Large | £6.65 | £1.21 |
| Five Guys | 40 Midsummer Place, Intu Milton Keynes, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire, ENG | Large | £6.65 | £1.21 |
| Five Guys | Unit 6b, Xscape Mk, 602 Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, Mk9 3xs, 602 Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes | Milton Keynes, ENG | Large | £6.65 | £1.21 |
| Five Guys | 2/4 Northumberland Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne | Newcastle Upon Tyne, ENG | Large | £6.65 | £1.21 |
| Burger King | 31a Northend Road | London, ENG | Large | £2.59 | £1.63 |
| Burger King | 27-29 Euston Road | London, ENG | Large | £2.59 | £1.63 |
Weights are the serving sizes each brand publishes in its nutrition information: Burger King (czqk28jt.apicdn.sanity.io), Five Guys (media.fiveguys.com), Greggs (a.storyblok.com), KFC (brand-uk.assets.kfc.co.uk), LEON (leon.co), LEON (leon.vmos.io), Nando's (www.nandos.co.uk), Popeyes (allergensandnutritions.popeyesuk.com), Wendy's (www.wendys.com). Prices are each restaurant's pickup price; "typical" is the median restaurant. KFC, Nando's and Popeyes do not publish serving weights, so they are listed by price only.
Questions people ask
- Who has the cheapest chips?
- By weight, Greggs: its potato wedges chips (150 g) are typically £1.50, or £1.00 per 100 g (Drive Thru Index, 2026-10-05).
- Why compare chips by weight?
- Size names mean different things at different brands: one brand's small can outweigh another's large. Price per 100 g, from each brand's own published serving weights, compares like with like.