Insane price for avocado on toast at Melbourne cafe The Glass Den

A trendy Aussie cafe has come under fire for its exorbitant menu prices after charging almost $30 for sliced ​​avocado on toast.

A restaurant going to The Glass Den in Melbourne was floored by the $27.50 price tag and uploaded a photo of the menu to Reddit.

‘Cafe prices – is this normal? Blew me away,” they wrote.

One respondent who claimed to work in food distribution explained that wholesale prices have “increased by about 25 percent across the board since Covid.”

But they said ‘most of these cafes are jacking up prices by 200 per cent’.

Melbourne’s Glass Den cafe has come under fire for its prices, with one restaurant pointing out that they charge $27.50 for sliced ​​avocado on toast

“Of course they have to cover a lot of things that most citizens forget, BUT overall they scam people and they can sell things for a lower price for a profit,” she added.

Others focused on the chic Melbourne cafe, suggesting on the original poster that they look elsewhere for coffee and food.

‘I live in the apartment building next to the glass study. There are infinitely better cafes within walking distance and at much better prices,” said one user.

Another wrote: ‘I got up from cafes like this…I’m not paying $27 for eggs and bacon on toast..’

“The Glass Den is a rip off and not that good either,” a third commented.

“If you look at the description of each item, you’re clearly paying for the jerkiness too,” another added.

The Glass Den café uploads picturesque photos of its menu items to its social media profiles.

It is known for attracting social media influencers, who use many of these images, and big backers, as noted by some respondents in the Reddit thread.

‘It’s more expensive than normal, but this place isn’t trying to be normal. Look at the photos of their food on Instagram and their menu items and ingredients and you can see why the prices are what they are,” one person commented.

“This place is unusually expensive because they know people will pay for it. “Lots of food bloggers and ‘influencers’ go there to take pictures of the food,” said another.

The Glass Den café uploads picturesque photos of its menu items to its social media profiles

Many Reddit users pointed out that the cafe was a trendy spot for big spenders, social media influencers and food bloggers

A self-styled chef defended the cafe (pictured), arguing the price was ‘actually quite fair considering the ingredients’

One self-styled chef defended the cafe, arguing that the price was “actually quite fair considering the ingredients.”

“Some of the ingredients used (halal bacon, truffle, pomegranate etc.) are not cheap,” they said.

‘Also depends on suppliers and availability, but honestly this is a pretty fair price.’

The crazy cost of avocado on toast comes as Australians struggle to keep up with the cost of living while inflation remains high.

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the annual consumer price index for August was 5.2 percent, up from 4.9 percent in July.

The indicator tracks the cost of purchasing the same package of goods and services over time.

The final result was in line with the market consensus forecast of 5.2 percent.

Although interest rates rose on last month’s figures, ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said inflation was still moderating when volatile items such as fuel, fruit and vegetables and travel were excluded.

Housing, transportation, food and insurance were the biggest drivers of the annual increase.

Food and non-alcoholic drinks rose 4.4 per cent in the 12 months to August, up from an annual increase of 5.6 per cent in July.

However, there was a lot of variation between different grocery products: prices for fruit and vegetables fell after improved growing conditions, but prices for bread, dairy and grain products rose.

Daily Mail Australia contacted The Glass Den for comment.