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To think without a key part of breakfast the price should be discounted

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HangryBrickShark · 08/02/2026 09:50

Just come to a local carvery chain to have breakfast. Its an unlimited breakfast -£11.48.

But they've got no bacon! Tbf they do tell you when you arrive, something to do with their supply chain. But bacon is a big part of breakfast! It's £11.45, that includes sausage, hash browns, mushrooms, tomatoes, fried eggs and cubes potatoes. Unlimited tea/coffee and toast. It's not put me off but would it put you off? Would you expect a discount?

To think without a key part of breakfast the price should be discounted
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FiftyShadesOfPurple · 08/02/2026 10:49

If you'd already ordered when you found out, then yes. Not if you ordered knowing there was no bacon.

I was once in a restaurant where someone ordered pate with an artisan bread roll as a starter. When they brought it out they apologised that there was no pate. So that would a bread roll, then, for £.8.95 🙄He did get them to take it off the bill but only after involving the manager

Egglio · 08/02/2026 10:49

I would not expect a discount for no bacon.

But that is hands down the worst breakfast I have ever seen. Why does it have gravy?? WHY IS EVERYTHING ON TOP OF EACH OTHER!!

You would have to pay me to eat this.

DuchessofStaffordshire · 08/02/2026 10:44

The cost should be the least of your worries with that plate load.

MrsPerfect12 · 08/02/2026 10:44

No you sat down regardless knowing the score so that is acceptance.

HeadyLamarr · 08/02/2026 10:43

Sausage or bacon, not necessarily both. But eggs are the non-negotiable.

AzureRose · 08/02/2026 10:39

79Beastie · 08/02/2026 09:57

I wouldn't pay for that anyway. It looks horrible. What's all the brown juice? Looks very unappetising. I wouldn't eat it even with bacon

They've probably covered it in HP sauce.

It does look disgusting. I dont see how you can discount an all you can eat breakfast.

KimberleyClark · 08/02/2026 10:37

Hash browns and cubed potatoes??

Ilovemychocolate · 08/02/2026 10:36

Did you honestly look at that plate of slop and think “oh joy!”
😆

JacknDiane · 08/02/2026 10:35

Honestly that looks minging

Even McDonald's would have been better

JacknDiane · 08/02/2026 10:34

Nah that looks awful

GeorgeMichaelsCat · 08/02/2026 10:31

Sorry OP, that looks disgusting.

IzzyStardust · 08/02/2026 10:29

dailyconniptions · 08/02/2026 10:25

Really? You have never seen brown sauce before??Confused

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I thought it was tinned tomatoes- it's not brown sauce.

Wholelottawoman · 08/02/2026 10:28

An extra sausage might have helped with the disappointment x

dailyconniptions · 08/02/2026 10:25

79Beastie · 08/02/2026 09:57

I wouldn't pay for that anyway. It looks horrible. What's all the brown juice? Looks very unappetising. I wouldn't eat it even with bacon

Really? You have never seen brown sauce before??Confused

Tempodrom · 08/02/2026 10:25

Those eggs look snotty. No black pudding or fried slice either 😱

Iwontbethere · 08/02/2026 10:24

Raw egg whites like that make me queasy to see.

All you can eat for £11 to contribute to costs of staff, electric, rates etc.is cheap.

Anewuser · 08/02/2026 10:18

You should only expect a refund if you asked for a bacon sandwich.

There was plenty of other food considering it was unlimited.

Eggs don’t looked cooked enough though, and tinned tomatoes? I think you could have got a better breakfast (with bacon) somewhere else.

IzzyStardust · 08/02/2026 10:17

Those eggs look poached and undercooked. The yolks look raw.

Itsmetheflamingo · 08/02/2026 10:17

Not at all. Restaurants run out of food on the menu all the time.

BauhausOfEliott · 08/02/2026 10:16

If it’s an unlimited breakfast, then of course it shouldn’t be discounted. It’s only bacon and you can eat as much of anything else as you want.

DoAWheelie · 08/02/2026 10:16

No discount because it's all you can eat.

If it was a set breakfast with a fixed number of items and something was missing I would expect a discount as I am getting less than I paid for.

But when it's all you can eat you can take more of other items to fill in the gap and ensure you just as full/satiated as if they did have bacon. You have slightly less choice but it's not unusual for carveries to have a fluctuating level of choice depending on the time and day and there is often a wait as an item runs out and needs replenishing.

IzzyStardust · 08/02/2026 10:16

No. Because you can eat more of the other items.

I'd not eat any of that anyway

Are you aware of the health risks with bacon and sausage- processed meats and nitrites?

BloomsburyBelgravia · 08/02/2026 10:15

I wouldn't expect a discount as I don't think you're paying an unreasonable amount when you take all their overheads into account. Staff, bills, food, taxes, etc

Simonjt · 08/02/2026 10:14

HangryBrickShark · 08/02/2026 10:01

Ok. Just interested in people's viewpoint. It was a lovely breakfast and very filling, left half a sausage. Just trying to kill a bit of time so thought it would be nice to have breakfast but wondered what others thought.

If you think the food in that photo was lovely then the lack of bacon is the least of your problems. How could undercooked eggs and hashbrowns ever be lovely?

Purplefoalfoot · 08/02/2026 10:11

Surely you have enough cruelty on that plate. How much suffering do you expect to be able to pay for and then eat for £11.48?