A diner has been left dumbfounded after being charged $42.50 for a glass of rosé and a pint of beer.
TV personality Andrew Costello, known for his Channel Seven program ‘South Aussie with Cosi’, had gone out for a drink with his wife on Sunday night.
The pair were dining in an unnamed venue in South Australia when they were charged the exorbitant amount.
‘You gotta feel for bars competing with wage increases, product increases and taxes,’ Costello wrote in an Instagram post.
‘But $42.50? I just told my wife drink slowly cause there’s no second round!’
TV personality Andrew Costello, known for his Channel Seven program South Aussie with Cosi, had gone out for a drink with his wife on Sunday night and was charged $42.50 for a beer and glass of rose
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Costello chose not to name the venue with the exorbitant prices
While Costello didn’t name the venue, some commenters questioned if he was at the airport which may explain the hefty prices.
Others said people were better off dining at home amid the nation’s cost of living crisis.
‘Ripped off…stay home with friends….bbq and drinks with tunes always will be a better night in….change my mind….’ one commented.
‘To be fair that looks like the world’s biggest glass of rosé,’ said another.
‘You could have bought a six pack and a bottle of wine for that price and enjoyed an afternoon at home,’ another wrote.
‘I would have said where is the rest of the bottle for that price,’ one said.
It comes after an Aussie was forced to fork out $8.18 for a medium almond milk cappuccino on Monday’s public holiday in east Melbourne.
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The TV personality said he understood retailers had their own costs to keep up with, $42.50 for two drinks was excessive
The Melburnian told Yahoo he was expecting a public holiday surcharge, but had been slugged with a 15 per cent increase – as well as a fee for using his card.
‘Don’t get me wrong I know almond milk costs extra but I think 15 per cent is excessive,’ he said.
‘The café was full! People were outside. And there weren’t that many staff. So whilst I acknowledge they need to pay penalty rates I thought it was excessive.’
Aussies were quick to share their disgust at the public holiday surcharge, with one even saying they paid a whopping ‘$9.50 in Canberra’.