Staggering price this ham and cheese toastie costs at a Perth cafe
A restaurant patron spotted a ham and cheese toastie at an Australian cafe for over $30, sparking an online outcry among Australians.
On Tuesday, a photo was uploaded to Reddit of the Gourmet Ham Toastie being sold for a whopping $31.20 at a Perth cafe.
The image from a delivery service app shows the grilled sandwich cut in half, with a garnish on the side consisting of a few lettuce leaves and strips of pickled red onion.
The guest was surprised at the price.
“Anyone up for a $32 ham sandwich?” the guest captioned the post.
‘I know delivery apps charge a fee and make everything more expensive, but Jesus Christ, it’s a ham and cheese meal.
“I think this is the moment where I will stop using these apps for good.”
The post was flooded with hundreds of responses from fellow Australians, who were equally outraged.
Australians were outraged by the high price of the Gourmet Ham Toastie (pictured) after a guest spotted the meal at a Perth cafe for a whopping $31.20
‘[People] need to stop paying these ridiculous prices. Just take the absolute p***,’ one person wrote.
Another added: “There is no universe in which I would pay $32 for a ham sandwich.”
A third commented: ‘For that amount you could buy half a kilo of ham, a small wheel of camembert and a whole loaf of bread with a crispy crust and for that price you could make about 8 of them!’
Others accused delivery apps of inflating the price of takeaway meals through their service.
“Ripping off customers, restaurants and delivery people is a ridiculous business model,” one person wrote.
Some argued that it is not the fault of cafes and restaurants that they sell meals at a high price.
“If you or someone else bought it, then they are the problem, not part of the problem,” one person wrote.
Others came to the cafe’s defense because of the expensive meal.
“Honestly, it looks damn good,” one person wrote.
Diners said they would never pay $32 for the meal, while some accused delivery services of inflating the cost of the food (stock image)
According to Richard Forbes, CEO of Independent Food Distributors Australia, hospitality businesses have been hit by a 30 per cent increase in food costs.
“We’ve all seen the prices of beverages and food go up over the last two or three years,” Forbes told news.com.au
“That won’t improve until we do something about the costs to businesses.”
The latest complaint about the cost of the popular meal comes after cafe owners claim the average price of a flat white could soon rise to $7.
Hospitality companies are considering raising the price of coffee because the cost of living is so low that they are in trouble.
Figures from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission show that a staggering 1,667 hospitality businesses went bust in the 12 months to 30 June 2024.
Leading Australian business analysis firm CreditorWatch predicts that one in 13 hospitality businesses will go bust in the next year.