Sydney Cafe Serves Deconstructed Sandwich For How Much!?

A Sydney cafe has been criticised online over a “deconstructed” sandwich.

The sandwich requires customers to assemble it themselves for a whopping cost of $17.

Reddit user MiloXF shared a picture of the sandwich served in a cardboard box with two slices of bread, some sliced ham, avocado, tomato and a strawberry.

The Reddit user wrote that their cousin ordered the meal from a cafe in Sydney but didn’t state which one.

As one person stated “If I wanted to make a sandwich myself I would have stayed at home and done it.”

My cousin ordered a sandwich and received this.. from r/australia

Would you be happy if you were served this?

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43 Comments

- - Frankiielot said
  - 14 Jul 2023
    9:33 pm
That’s just weird. I’m a foodie but have never heard of anyone receiving something like this (or had the experience) when ordering something called a “sandwich”.
Curious as to which Cafe it was!

- - meedee said
  - 29 Dec 2022
    10:19 am
Im sorry but I dont get the point. No thanks

- - Blossom said
  - 05 Dec 2018
    10:51 pm
Some places don’t have their prices listed properly so it is very easy to get caught the first time it happens. I heard of a similar case that was 2 slices of toast with advocado spread. She was given really cold toast with an advocado partially cut through – not even in halves. She was refused even a partial refund. It was at a place where you paid before they make and serve the food. She was travelling and didn’t know the local area at all. Needless to say the lady told all her friends and work colleagues about her experience. No doubt more people told others too.

- - ella12 said
  - 03 Dec 2018
    4:44 pm
I would take my business elsewhere.

- - Mum2archer said
  - 03 Dec 2018
    9:51 am
hmmmm I wouldn’t be happy with doing it myself if I was expecting it to be made for me, but if it said deconstructed sandwich and they knew then they can’t really complain can they?! I don’t know who would pay that much for a sandwich anyway! That’s just silly

- - Ellen said
  - 03 Dec 2018
    7:28 am
Why buy it when you don’t like it ?
Looking at the picture I wonder what’s with the pickle ? and where is it swimming in ?

- - becstalou said
  - 01 Dec 2018
    10:05 am
If it’s advertised as deconstructed you know what you’re getting but it’s more than I would be willing to pay for a sandwich.

- - rachelvk said
  - 30 Nov 2018
    10:57 pm
Don’t like it – don’t buy it.

- - BellaB said
  - 28 Nov 2018
    7:23 pm
Nope, I would complain. Mind you, that’s a lot for any kind of sandwich.

- - mom111059 said
  - 28 Nov 2018
    11:48 am
It will be a fad for a while, then replaced by something else. I wouldn’t buy it at that price for sure.

- - rovermum said
  - 28 Nov 2018
    11:18 am
Quite simply, I wouldn’t buy it. Let alone pay $17. Who would pay that?

- - rachel1970 said
  - 28 Nov 2018
    6:58 am
That’s just simply ridiculous. I wouldn’t go there. Looks silly too.

- - MuthaNita said
  - 28 Nov 2018
    6:00 am
That’s beyond ridiculous. If the menu didn’t specify it would come like that I’d would have walked out and not paid for it. You ask for a sandwich, pay for a sandwich they’d better give a sandwich not a pile of ingredients. $17 is way too expensive for something you have to assemble yourself.

- - Amanda Holland said
  - 27 Nov 2018
    10:25 pm
I wouldn’t even pay that if they made it for me!

- - mom101628 said
  - 27 Nov 2018
    9:38 pm
No way would I buy a fully made sandwich for this price, let alone have to make it myself.
This takes the modern cooking shows deconstruction of foods – tooooooo far!