Should they describe this menu item better

YANBU I’m pretty certain 99.9% of people ordering beans on toast in
a cafe expect Heinz beans on toast, the cafe should put it on the menu.

Ha, what a funny Mumsnetty topic. They are a community cafe, working with volunteers; I would provide kind feedback so they improve their offering.

Yes, so they messed up, it is not the end of the world. Don't go back there if it upset you. Or maybe try and volunteer with them to help them out, should you have spare time.

I would have expected baked beans from a tin rather than artisan style beans. So YANBU there

but you didn't half get yourself in a right mess over the situation. He could have eaten something from your plate, you coukd have eaten his beans and given him your sausage, you could have chased up your toast...

Anyway, I am sure you will both survive the terrible ordeal.

A 1 year old who eats something that looks like what he usually has, but it tastes very different to what he expected?

its ingrained, it helps with human survival.

as we grow we can rationalise why something tastes 'different' and mostly be able to cope much better. But if it had a taste you couldn't rationalise then spitting it out could save your luge.

Hes 1, he did what our bodies are designed to do.

Yes they should. It’s not unreasonable to assume it meant tinned beans in this example. Annoying about the food timings, too.

The toast came late and P apparently didn't actually have a full englsih, apparently it was easier her for her to lie in their OP than say "eggs and spinach" 🤔

Ooh I love chilli’s, this must be a nightmare

I mean to add - even if the menu didn’t say, if I was a waitress and saw what you were ordering for a baby I would say something just in case

I hate mayo so always check to see if the items contain mayo or mayo based products. The amount of times I’m served mayo on the burger or sandwich or coleslaw, although it’s not as common now as more businesses are aware of allergens.

Also don't forget this is including cafes attached to galleries, museums, tourist attractions, national trust places and the like, golf/member clubs, pubs etc - all of which will used tin beans if they're selling them
as well as schools....
so unless the PP has never been to anywhere like this ever in her entire life - so never been to school, never been to a pub a cafe of any kind .... she's delusional

Any item described as 'baked beans' on a menu, I would not expect any spice in them at all.

But he had his toast quickly - surely a good thing if he was v hungry? And his sausage? And why could he not then have had some of your full English?

I'm with you op. I think everyone would expect a bog standard tin o beans at breakfast time in a cafe.
Anyone who says otherwise is just plain weird 😂

It should say spicy beans or baked beans in a spicy tomato sauce or the like because simple baked beans is a safe go to food for so many people. Wouldn’t bother if it was home made or not but the spice would

Any baked beans I’ve ordered in a cafe have been tinned beans in tomato sauce. That’s what I would expect to be served. If I was eating in a high end restaurant I would ask what the baked beans were as they could be different.

& that's fine if that's what you enjoy.

but a kids 'beans on toast' at a cafe, should be the bog standard version they'd expect. Plenty of opportunity to expand their tastes at home and other things are available if they don't like them

He's ONE...even a bit of spice is a weird flavour if he's not used to it. He's also not going to think "well, this is all I've got so let's just get on with it".

I agree. A relative of mine has a chilli allergy so anything we make if they are eating with us never has chillies in it.

If I saw baked beans & toast on a cafe menu I’d expect a detailed description of it was anything other than standard baked beans, as spices may cause digestive issues as well as customers potentially having allergies as well as just not wanting to eat spicy beans!

😂😂

now i know your chatting shit .... easier to lie about a meal than was to say what meal you actually had? LOL

I think you didn't go to a british cafe that serves 'traditional' british cafe food, and actually it would be reaosnable to expect a bit of spice in the meals 🤔

Because maybe everyone's just left without telling them?

I'm thinking Twat signal too. They've even brought out the forrin angle now 🙄

Most cafes/restaurants, around here at least, all serve tinned baked beans. There are one or two that do homemade ones and both clearly advertise that on their menus. We tried one, but they were not nice, the beans were hard and the sauce was bitter.

YANBU.

Not being ridiculous.

It's odd to assume they'd be tinned instead of homemade - most people would have expected the opposite and possibly complained if they got tinned
Rubbish. I've only ever been served beans that were anything other than tinned in one place and they proudly declare them as their homemade spicy beans on the menu

Don't be ridiculous.
OP, I think you need to realise that you and your son were only two of their customers and the staff were not on standby all morning to attend to your son's every whim