A customer has slammed a cafe for the price of its avocado toast, calling it “basic”.
The Hervey Bay Boat Club in Queensland recently served the dish to a member, who paid $14.90 for what was described on the menu as “smashed avocado served on toasted sourdough”.
The cafeteria charges non-members $16.90 for the exact same meal.
The unhappy diner shared a photo on Facebook showing two slices of white toast placed on a plate next to a small pot of avocado and a slice of lemon.
“Wow… avocado toast for $14.90,” the customer said. ‘I’ve never seen such a basic version in any other cafe.
The unhappy diner shared a photo on Facebook showing two slices of white toast placed on a plate next to a small pot of avocado and a slice of lemon.
Social media users were scathing after seeing the photo online, including one who said he had visited the Boat Club and paid $38 for “some pureed beef.”
“Pretty poor, just missing a little,” one person wrote.
“They should be ashamed of charging such prices, let alone serving something so pathetic,” said another.
Shoppers can purchase a similar loaf of bread at a supermarket for as little as $2.40, while avocados currently sell for around $1.20 each.
University of the Sunshine Coast retail expert Roberta Crouch said customers have every right to expect quality for what they pay, but admitted cafe owners are struggling to cope with cost of living pressures.
The Hervey Bay Boat Club in Queensland recently served the dish to a member, who paid $14.90 for what was described on the menu as “smashed avocado served on toasted sourdough”.
‘The cost of that avocado on toast is not just for the avocado on toast. “It’s rent, it’s rates and taxes, it’s electricity, it’s your insurance and it’s your wages,” he said. Yahoo Finance.
‘People just like to know where the $16.90 goes. And I think small businesses, especially small restaurants and sole traders, are making tough decisions these days based on what they think their revenue would be, versus what they might have to charge.
‘So it is up to consumers to vote with their feet a little more often. Demand a certain quality for what they are getting.
WhatsNew2Day Australia has contacted Hervey Bay Boat Club for comment.