The size of this steak at a trendy inner-city pub has sparked outrage - but not everyone agrees
Aussies have erupted over the price of a steak after an angry diner unleashed on social media about their meal at a gastropub.
A Reddit user took to the platform on Wednesday to share a photo of their dinner at Four in Hand Hotel in the ritzy inner-city Sydney suburb of Paddington.
The plate consisted of three cherry tomatoes, two sauces and a steak with a field mushroom, both appearing to be the same size.
'This is a $49 Eye Fillet from the Four in Hand, Paddington - the mushroom is larger than the steak,' they said.
'(It) ended up being a very expensive night without much to show for it.
'I just wanted a nice pub steak with chips (It didn't come with chips either).'
The post sparked a divided response on Reddit.
Some were horrified by the price while others believed it was fair in the current economic climate.
'What is this? A steak for ants? It needs to be at least… 3 times as big,' one wrote.
Another sarcastically commented: 'I for one can't believe an expensive cut of meat in the eastern suburbs is so pricey.'
A third added: 'Has no one in this sub ever bought an eye fillet before?'
Others also offered insight into why the price may not have been unreasonable.
'A few things to remember. Mushrooms can be huge. Eye fillet steaks typically have a smaller footprint compared to, say, a T-bone steak,' one wrote.
'The one in your photo is not smaller than typical footprints of these steaks (and) eye fillet steaks are more expensive.'
There were also references to the skyrocketing cost of beef in Australia, with one person saying: 'Beef pricing is f***ed at the moment.'
Farmers warned in April that Aussies could end up paying more than $50 a kilo for steak at the supermarket due to Donald Trump's tariffs on agriculture exports.
Organic beef cattle producer and Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance's spokeswoman Tammi Jonas said there has been high demand for Australian beef across the world.
The fillet steak at Four in the Hand Hotel (pictured) sits in the middle of price ranges for surrounding Paddington venues
She warned the appetite for Australian beef would increase which would subsequently impact domestic prices.
Four in Hand Hotel owner Colin Parras defended the meal price.
'Fillet steak prices are through the roof at the moment,' he told Daily Mail Australia in a statement.
'The steak in question is $49 for a 200g steak plus sides including the mushroom. This was priced lower than most similar venues in the area.
'Most venues in the area have actually taken it off menu at the moment due to the pricing.'
Research into other venues in Paddington revealed Mr Parras' pub is within the area's price range for a fillet steak.
While 180g of fillet steak with sides at The London Hotel would cost a diner $38, Ursula's Paddington offers a 180g grasslands beef fillet with sides for $61.
Mr Parras also pointed out that eye fillet steaks are 'proportionately thicker' than they are wide and that the photo on Reddit was taken from above.
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