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Calories · American & British

Calories in cheesy chips

A typical restaurant serving of cheesy chips (a chip-shop portion of chips (250 g) with 50 g grated Cheddar, about 300 g) is about 740 calories, usually 550–1,000.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called chips and cheese, chip shop cheesy chips, cheese chips.

~740
Cheesy chips

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein21 g
  • Carbs83 g
  • Fat38 g

One serving

Serving
a chip-shop portion of chips (250 g) with 50 g grated Cheddar
Weight
~300 g
Per 100 g
~248

The dish

About cheesy chips

Cheesy chips are chip-shop chips under a melting layer of grated Cheddar. Chip-shop chips are about 210 per 100 g, so 250 g is about 540, and 50 g of Cheddar adds about 210 — about 740 in all, from UK CoFID values.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Cheesy chips · rough numbers

  • Chips only, no cheese (250 g)~540
  • With gravy (100 ml)~770

What moves the number

Why one plate is 550 and another 1,000

  • Portion of chips
  • Handful of grated cheese
  • Gravy, curry sauce or mayo on top

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Get a small portion of chips
  • Ask for less cheese
  • Share them as a side

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Mimosa~120one 6 oz mimosa: sparkling wine and orange juice · usually 80–150
  • Glass of red wine~130one standard 5 oz pour · usually 100–230
  • Green bean casserole~130one cup of green bean casserole · usually 60–190
  • Yorkshire pudding~130one large pub-style Yorkshire pudding (about 60 g) · usually 60–350
  • Pint of beer~210one 16 oz US pint of regular beer · usually 100–280
  • Scotch egg~270one standard Scotch egg (113 g) · usually 220–450
  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mashed potatoes and gravy~300one cup of restaurant mashed potatoes with gravy · usually 150–450
  • Gumbo~330one restaurant bowl, about 1½ cups, with rice · usually 220–430
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Potato chips, fried in commercial oil, from takeaway fish and chip shops, code 13-485
  2. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Cheese, Cheddar, English, code 12-346
  3. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Gravy instant granules, made up with water, code 17-725

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in cheesy chips?

A typical restaurant serving of cheesy chips (a chip-shop portion of chips (250 g) with 50 g grated Cheddar, about 300 g) is about 740 calories, usually 550–1,000. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories in cheesy chips?

About 740 for 250 g of chip-shop chips with 50 g of Cheddar.

How many calories in chips without the cheese?

About 540 for a 250 g chip-shop portion.

Does gravy add much to cheesy chips?

Gravy made from granules is light, about 30 per 100 ml, so chips, cheese and gravy are about 770.

What changes the calories in cheesy chips?

Portion of chips. Handful of grated cheese.

How can I order cheesy chips lighter?

Get a small portion of chips. Ask for less cheese.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.