Eggs Benedict spark fury from customers as shrinkage strikes again – how much would YOU pay for it?
A customer raged over a plate of dark-looking eggs Benedict served at a Melbourne cafe for the eye-watering price of $22.
The lackluster meal included a slice of toast topped with half a slice of ham, two eggs, Hollandaise sauce and a dusting of paprika.
Shared in the Reddit group “Shrinkflation”, the poster raged that the unnamed cafe had decreased its portion sizes over the past three months.
“Three months ago there was a lot more for the same price,” they wrote.
A customer raged over a plate of dark-looking eggs Benedict served at a Melbourne cafe for the eye-watering price of $22.
People whipped up the coffee in the comments, with one savage poster calling it “the culinary equivalent of a manila wrap.”
“These are the saddest and least appetizing eggs benedict I have ever seen,” another user shared.
In another review, a Reddit user wrote, “I would pay to not have to eat this.”
Others criticized the restaurant for its extreme profit margin considering the total cost of the items.
“I’ve lived in Australia all my life so I’m not surprised when I see bullshit like this, but come on… Eggs maybe 50p each. Piece of sourdough toast probably 25c. Slice of ham, let’s just say 50c, and Hollandaise sauce? I don’t know maybe between 50c and $1? they wrote.
“It literally cost them maybe $1.09 to make,” another shared.
As Australians grapple with the rising cost of living, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that restaurant meal prices rose 6.3% in the June quarter.
According to CreditorWatch’s May economic update, Australians continued to cut back on spending in cafes, restaurants and take-out food services – a trend that began in February.
In July, CreditorWatch said food and beverage companies were most at risk of default due to lower discretionary spending, amid rising costs for food, electricity, debt and labor. The news agency said the trend is likely to continue as households abandon fixed mortgage lending rates established before the Reserve Bank of Australia began raising rates.
Over the past 15 months, Australia’s official exchange rate has fallen from an all-time low of 0.1% in April 2022 to a current 11-year high of 4.1%.
