Morrisons shoppers are fuming about cafe menu change that's a ‘rip-off'
MORRISONS shoppers have been left fuming over a "rip-off" cafe menu change.
The supermarket has launched a new limited edition Birds Eye Chicken Shop menu which is available until July 20.
Shoppers can choose from three options including a Chicken Shop Ultimate Burger plate, which comes with an Ultimate Fillet chicken burger, chips, baked beans and drink for £8.
There is also a similar option with Salt and Pepper Chicken Goujons instead for £8.
Customers can double up the Chicken Goujons plate which comes with a pot of gravy as well for £15.
The new limited edition options qualify for the Kids Eat Free deal, offering families a free kids menu meal with any one adult meal priced at £4.50 or over.
However, the menu shake-up has been slammed by shoppers who have branded it overpriced.
Shoppers can buy two-packs of the Ultimate Fillet burgers on Morrisons ' website for £4 - equivalent to £2 per patty.
Meanwhile, the Salt and Pepper Chicken Goujons cost £4 when bought online.
One shopper said on Facebook: "So you take from the shop floor and charge double in (the) restaurant."
Another joked: "Is that Birds Eye being flogged in the cafe at KFC prices."
Meanwhile a third added: "Surely it's cheaper to buy the frozen chicken bits and cook them at home."
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Some shoppers are more understanding of the new menu prices though.
One commented: "Yeah it's a rip-off but I suppose if you've got two kids who eat for free it makes it slightly better.."
Another chipped in: "Fiver for meal and £3 for drink is really good price don't know why people are complaining."
A Morrisons spokesperson said its new Chicken Shop menu was a "great value meal that doesn't compromise on quality or flavour".
They added: "With our ongoing Kids Eat Free deal, when purchasing one adult meal, a family of four can dine for as little as £15."
OTHER MORRISONS NEWS
It comes after a major cafe shake-up at Morrisons stores, with the retailer shutting 52.
Morrisons confirmed it would close the cafes in March, alongside 17 stores, 18 Market Kitchens, 13 florists, 35 meat counters, 35 fish counters and four pharmacies.
The 17 Daily convenience stores, located across the UK, closed in April and May.
Post Office branches inside Daily stores were also forced to shut down between April 9 and May 14.
Branches in Birmingham, Poole, Bath and Croydon, as well as Whickham, Brentwood and Kilmarnock shut over the roughly four week period.
Chief executive Rami Baitiéh said the closures would "reinvigorate" the company and allow money to be invested in other areas.
He added: "In most locations the Morrisons Café has a bright future, but a minority have specific local challenges and in those locations, regrettably, closure and re-allocation of the space is the only sensible option."
Morrisons has also quietly hiked menu prices in its cafes recently, with increases of up to 6.25%.
The most up to date menu, published in October 2024, shows the price of its Ultimate Breakfast fry-up has increased from £8 to £8.50.
Full list of Morrisons Cafe closures
Bradford Thornbury
Paisley Falside Rd
London Queensbury
Portsmouth Great Park
Banchory North Deeside Rd
Failsworth Poplar Street
Blackburn Railway Road
Leeds Swinnow Rd
London Wood Green
Kirkham Poulton St
Lutterworth Bitteswell Rd
Stirchley
Leeds Horsforth
London Erith
Crowborough
Bellshill John St
Dumbarton Glasgow Rd
East Kilbride Lindsayfield
East Kilbride Stewartfield
Glasgow Newlands
Largs Irvine Rd
Troon Academy St
Wishaw Kirk Rd
Newcastle UT Cowgate
Northampton Kettering Road
Solihull Warwick Rd
Brecon Free St
Caernarfon North Rd
Hadleigh
London - Harrow - Hatch End
High Wycombe Temple End
Leighton Buzzard Lake St
London Stratford
Sidcup Westwood Lane
Welwyn Garden City Black Fan Rd
Warminster Weymouth St
Oxted Station Yard
Reigate Bell St
Borehamwood
Weybridge - Monument Hill
Bathgate
Erskine Bridgewater SC
Gorleston Blackwell Road
Connah's Quay
Mansfield Woodhouse
Elland
Gloucester - Metz Way
Watford - Ascot Road
Littlehampton - Wick
Helensburgh
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