Foodies outraged over $46 burger – as restaurant insists there’s a reason for the ‘ridiculous’ cost
- Gluten free ‘signature’ chicken burger costs $41
- But restaurant owner said he had no option amid rising costs
A restaurant has outraged customers after charging $46 for a burger bought through delivery – but the owner says he has been left with no option as the cost of living crisis bites.
Drasko’s Hot Chicken restaurant in Mount Hawthorn, Perth, has outraged customers after it hiked the price of its popular gluten free ‘signature sando’ chicken burger bought through Uber Eats to $41.
Once a service and delivery fee is added customers can expect to pay over $46 – almost double the eat-in price of $24.
Drasko’s Hot Chicken restaurant in Mount Hawthorn has outraged customers after it hiked the price of its popular gluten free ‘signature sando’ chicken burger (pictured) bought through Uber Eats to $41
But Drasko’s owner Drasko Jankovic (pictured) justified the price rise, saying it was the only way they could break even amid spiralling costs
One reddit user reportedly said they would rather eat toast and Vegemite than shell out over $40 for a ‘cold, squashed burger’.
‘$35 for a chicken burger is bs,’ one wrote.
Another added: ‘Hipster tax is real’.
But the restaurant’s owner Drasko Jankovic said the last thing he wanted to do was price their burger so high.
‘With the cost of goods constantly going up, increasing the price of our foods has unfortunately become our reality in order to break even,’ he told the West Australian.
‘Uber Eats takes 30 per cent of every item we sell. Although we (the vendor) have full control and decide the final price listed, we also have to pay for the packaging, boxes, napkins, stickers etc, which I would safely say across the entire industry has increased 15-20 per cent over the past 12 months.’
Mr Jankovic said he was worried his restaurant might go under as people tighten their belts.
‘When we think of things that people are first to give up in a cost-of-living crisis — eating out is one of them,’ he said.
Almost half of Australians have reported feeling increased pressure as the cost of living crisis deepens, according to data compiled by Suicide Prevention.
Almost half of Australians claim they cannot afford to fill their trolleys under current groceries prices, while four in five are actively working to reduce their food costs, according to recent Suncorp research
Last week, the Reserve Bank increased the cash rate for the twelfth time in almost as many months bringing more mortgage misery for families across the country.
Last week, it was revealed the cost of food at Australia’s two supermarkets has surged with groceries at Coles increasing by 10.4 per cent in April and Woolworths rising by 8.7 per cent over the same period.
The research, which was conducted by investment bank UBS and involved the analysis of over 60,000 supermarket products, found that the prices for fresh food leapt by almost 10 per cent.
It comes as inflation has risen to just under seven per cent, forcing families to trim their already-stretched budgets.
Almost half of Australians claim they cannot afford to fill their trolleys under current groceries prices, while four in five are actively working to reduce their food costs, according to recent Suncorp research.
