Queensland woman calls out price of cafe staple

A woman has lashed out at a small business for charging $9 for a staple cafe item.

A woman has lashed out at a small business for charging $9 for a staple cafe item.

The woman took to a Queensland community social media page to vent over a $9 serving of chips in a now-deleted post.

She shared a snap of the chips and tomato sauce, saying: “Everyone carries on about supporting local businesses but they are also the ones who are taking the p***.”

The woman said that another customer in front of her bought herself a kids meal as she “clearly thought the main was too expensive”.

“And when she asked to swap the tomato sauce on her meal for tartare she was charged extra. What a joke,” the woman said.

She said she brought it up with the owner, who shrugged it off, but she said $9 was “excessive”.

A woman was furious over a $9 chip order. Picture: Facebook

The post sparked a lot of debate.

However, it’s not the first time Australians have expressed frustration over the price of takeaway items, with one woman calling out a $50 fish and chip meal.

The woman shared an image of her fish and chips order, which consisted on chips, two battered pieces of fish, calamari rings, a seafood stick and potato scallops, to popular Facebook group Meanwhile in Australia.

However, the woman was less than impressed with what she got — specifically when it came to the chips.

“This is $50 worth of fish and chips, and a horrible lot it was,” she captioned the image of her food.

“The chips were yellow and the spring roll and calamari were burnt, the old school fish and chips shops are sorely missed.”

Hot chips can become yellow due to the oil they are fried in.

Other Australians also expressed their disappointment at the state of fish and chips shops around the country.

An Australian woman was furious about her $50 food order. Picture: Meanwhile in Australia

“What the heck do they cook the chips in these days, last lot I bought were very yellow,” one social media user commented.

Another said: “Hard to find a decent one now.”

“Yep. The old milk bar fish and chips were always the best. Now it’s hit and miss and pretty gross,” one social media user commented.

Another woman complained about her experience at a NSW cafe after paying $10 for the salty treat.

When she called the cafe to complain, the Aussie was told that due to the current times, they had made a decision to reduce serving sizes.

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

One frustrated Sydney diner took to Reddit to complain after buying a bowl of “sauce-less” hot chippies in a pub that had set him back $16.10.

Another woman had a bad experience at a NSW cafe. Picture: Facebook

“No sauce, yes on a Sunday [so possible weekend surcharge], but what has happened?” the man questioned.

Without a presumed 15 per cent surcharge, the chips would’ve cost roughly $13.70 – which sadly is on par with prices across a lot of Sydney venues.

Richard Forbes, the chief executive of independent Food Distributors Australia, whose members provide food to 60,000 cafes, restaurants, pubs and clubs, said distributors have experienced a 30 per cent increase in the cost of food over the last three years.

“We’ve all seen the price of beverages and food rise over the last two or three years. That’s not going to get any better until we start doing something to rein in the costs of business,” Mr Forbes told news.com.au.

“We can see it getting to a point of a $10 cup of coffee if things don’t improve … and if things aren’t done to stabilise the cost of business.”