The price of a plate of baked beans on toast at an Auckland cafe is causing a stir, with people calling the price “outrageous”.
The $15.90 (approx. $14.40) beans on toast were being sold at the Jamaica Blue cafe at the Greenlane Clinical Centre, and were being marketed as a special.
However, members of the Brits in Auckland Facebook page have been questioning the price, claiming it is too expensive.
One person said “that’s outrageous for beans on toast”, while another said “I saw that today too and exclaimed ‘how much!?!'”
Others commented on the quality of the beans, with one saying “did they fly the beans in direct from a Tesco”, and another saying “were they Watties or ‘English beans'”.
Another person said you could find a full English breakfast cheaper than this in Nottingham.
The $15.90 beans on toast were not the most expensive in Auckland, however, with Beach Cafe Maraetai selling them for $19.
Would you pay $15.90 for baked beans on toast?
A slightly cheaper option was being sold at Heartland Hotel near Auckland Airport with a price of $14.50.
At Woolworths you can buy a can of Watties baked beans for $2.80, while a loaf of bread retails as low as $1.19. But then you would have to make it yourself.
Stuff has reached out to Jamaica Blue cafe for comment.
