Diners outraged as café raises price of smashed avocado to $10.90, a serve of halloumi to $11.90 and bacon to $9.90 before blaming the cost of living but the owner’s defended the new prices
- Sydney beachside cafe increased menu items
- Smashed avocado costs $10.90 and eggs and bacon dish costs $33.90
- Locals are outraged over the ‘overpriced’ menu
A Sydney café has caused a stir among locals after deciding to increase the price of smashed avocado to a staggering $10.90.
Little Jack Horner in the beachside suburb of Coogee raised the cost of a number of menu items amid the cost of living crisis.
A bacon and egg breakfast which includes two eggs, sausage, bacon, tomatoes, roast field mushrooms, crispy smashed chats and baked beans.will set diners back $33.90.
And if you want sides you have to fork out $9.90 for bacon, $11.90 for haloumi and $14.90 for some salmon.
An extra serving of baked beans costs $6.90 while some mushrooms on the side will cost diners $13.90. The cheapest side dish is tomato chutney or aioli for $3.90.
A classic eggs benedict dish costs $29.90 and wild mushrooms and walnuts on toasts costs $31.90. The ‘eggs royale’ option is also expensive, priced at $36.90.
Management told The Daily Telegraph this is the first time the cafe has increased the prices in three years, which came into effect from Christmas.
Little Jack Horner in the beachside suburb of Coogee raised the cost of a number of menu items amid the cost of living crisis
Diners now have to fork out $9.90 for a side of bacon, $5 for haloumi and $33.90 for Jack’s Big Breakfast – which includes two eggs, sausage, bacon, tomatoes, roast field mushrooms, crispy smashed chats and baked beans
The popular cafe has a Google of 4.1 stars out of five with more than 1400 reviews, with customers frothing over the ‘great views and food’
The café has a Google of 4.1 stars out of five with more than 1400 reviews, with customers frothing over the ‘great views and food’.
But several others admitted the menu is ‘grossly overpriced’ and isn’t a good value for money.
‘Went to breakfast over the Easter long weekend. Food was good but we found this place grossly overpriced. For two breakfasts with fruit juices the bill came to nearly $100 (including a holiday surcharge). That is ridiculous,’ one person wrote.
‘I’ll start by saying the food was great … Food prices for breakfast were pushing close to that of what you would expect for dinner,’ another admitted.
Owner BJ McHatton commented on the situation and said: ‘The whole industry is in a course correct.’
‘We are a quality product. Everything we offer is premium, from our location to our chefs. People might not see the value in that, but we are more than food on a plate,’ he told The Daily Telegraph.
The previous breakfast menu (pictured) shows just how much prices have increased by
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