Aussie’s anger over staple item at every pub in the country

A Victorian pub-goer has lashed out at her local venue, calling part of the $31 Aussie classic dish she ordered “pathetic”.

A pub-goer has lashed out at a popular Melbourne venue, calling out a “pathetic” element of the classic Aussie dish she paid $31 for.

Chloe Joyce was at The Hawthorn Hotel when she ordered the $31 chicken parma, which featured a hand-crumbed chicken parmigiana, house salad and fries.

However, when Ms Joyce got her meal, she was less than impressed with the dish.

“I’m so sorry, but is this not the most pathetic house salad you’ve ever seen in a pub?” Chloe asked her followers.

“The Hawthorn Hotel, what are you thinking? If I wanted just lettuce I’d go to Woolworths.”

Chloe slammed The Hawthorn Hotel for her dish. Picture: TikTok@userchloejoyce

She then showed the salad in question, which featured a few pieces of cos lettuce and what appeared to be pickled onion on top.

Social media users had a strong opinions about the side salad.

“The sad onion makes it so much funnier,” one social media user said.

Another added: “That’s an insult to salad.”

“Does anyone actually eat their salad that comes with a pub meal though? Mine always ends up being left on the plate,” another said.

Another rushed into the pub’s corner, saying they “love the Hawthorn Hotel salad” and asked the venue not to change it.

She called the side salad ‘pathetic’. Picture: TikTok@userchloejoyce

One said: “I had one on Friday and thought the same thing. Shameful.”

Others argued that was the state of side salads in every pub across the country right now, which is why they never got salads with their meals.

“This salad is so bad even the onions are trying to escape. I’ve seen better salads in my backyard,” one social media user commented.

News.com.au contacted Australian Venue Co, who owns the Hawthorn Hotel, for comment.

It comes just a week after a New South Wales woman felt hard done by over the cost of a serving of hot chips from a cafe that set her back $10.

This photo of a serving of hot chips has angered Aussies. Picture: Facebook

Potato prices have increased over the past year due to a nationwide shortage of the crop and amid the general rise in the cost of produce in the cost-of-living crisis.

When the unhappy customer called the cafe to complain about the chips, the Aussie was told that due to the current times, the venue had decided to reduce serving sizes.

Unfortunately, the explanation did little to settle her rage and after taking her frustrations out to the public, she realised she wasn’t the only one who experienced this at the same eatery.

“I have been speaking to a few people who have said they have complained about the same thing. Why is nothing being done?” she questioned.

Originally published as Aussie’s anger over staple item at every pub in the country