Should they describe this menu item better

[holidaybubble]

Went to a cafe for the first time it’s not for profit and does stuff for the community. I had been wanting to try it out for a while and finally went to day with my toddler I checked the menu to see if he would eat anything and saw baked beans. I ordered him baked beans on toast with a sausage turns out the beans where homemade and spiced Aibu to think they should state this on the menu as there is a big difference between tinned and home made. I said to the girl behind the counter it was my first time coming she could have said did I know the beans were spiced when ordering for my son. Obviously he refused to eat them.

not linked to my Aibu but my full English came with toast and I got toast for him too. The wait for food was long so they gave me my son’s toast early which I hadn’t asked for. I then didn’t revive my toast with my meal and he then had no toast for his beans. I would have said something but my son was screaming as he was hungry and pushing his pot of beans and spitting them out so I just inhaled mine and left. The person that also works there had gone upstairs and I didn’t want to wait.

He’s 1. It’s not unreasonable that he’s not keen on spicy food

You haven't got a clue what he does/doesn't eat or why. So dont be a judgemental wassack.

Plus, not the point of the thread!

Loving that some people think they've never been served beans from a tin. 🤣🤣🤣

You dont know what all tinned beans taste like at all. Heinz tastes completely different to Branston which tastes completely different to Waitrose which tastes completely different to Asda. And they all taste completely different to bog standard catering vats. I've eaten in B&Bs where they've added some herbs and pepper to the beans to make them look less tinned bean-y but the are still tinned beans.

I have some Bold Beans baked beans in the cupboard. They are just fancy tinned beans (nice though!).

it's perfectly fine for a 1 year old to not have tried or not like spicy food for goodness sake!

Generally baked beans are a fail safe item. And you know what to expect. E.g threads that say ‘my partner got home late and complained we’d already eaten’ the response would be that he/she is capable of baked beans on toast. Or ‘what’s your lazy comfort food?’ A crumpet with Marmite, baked beans & grated cheese’ Everyone knows the baked beans are not something that they’re going to whip up with a jar of cannellini beans,, some smoked garlic a pinch of chilli & a dash of smoked paprika.

😂😂😂

Yeah it’s annoying. Most people wouldn’t think to ask if something described as baked beans on a menu was actually tinned baked beans. They probably thought they were being helpful bringing his toast first but at least he had that to eat.

Knowing what my DS was like at that age - 100% about the beans. He was very specific in his food likes/dislikes and would never have eaten them. He wouldn’t eat pizza with herbs in it so if we went out we had to ask for no herbs (and if we/they forgot we had screaming). I often had to ask for just bread and tinned tuna for him if we went out (rarely did with him). He’s 22 now and eats most things.

It should’ve said ‘homemade spiced beans’. Maybe they’ll change it!

Don’t be ridiculous - a 1 year old has a very different palate to an adult.

Yes, IMO they should have described them as ‘home made spiced baked beans’, otherwise the vast majority of people would assume Heinz or similar.

Lots of cafes / brunch places do homemade beans these days. They are much nicer and healthier!

Not always nicer.

Why are they healthier?

I've read on a bit and it's not getting saner yet.

I hate anything with spice.

And you know because they tell you. Which this place failed to do.

Taste wise- it's personal preference.
Health wise - probably most of the time but not guarenteed

I'd be annoyed too. I would never expect to have spicy beans on beans on toast and definitely wouldn't expect beans on toast to come out in two halves.
I would send a polite email to the cafe, explaining what happened and giving them a change to learn from their mistakes and rectify them.

You need to get a life op

No it should be described if it's a break from the norm.

If not she would have had to say can you describe the baked beans to me? and can you describe the sausage to me? And the toast?

Maybe the beans could have been normal but they use chilli sausages instead or some weird bread.

How old exactly are you

Oh I am coming over all Brokeback about this forbidden deliciousness

@holidaybubble I feel your pain!

When my daughter was 2 or 3 I ordered "fish fingers" off the menu in a posh place. What came was small pieces of fish battered and deep fried - delightful but totally inappropriate for a young child due to the risk of bones. I do feel that they should have told me at the point of ordering.

Upshot was that I ended up eating the "fish fingers" while she got my much more expensive sandwich 😕

Whatever the problems with the beans.
The service was not the best.
Forget about it. Just don't go back there.

Now to be fair, I wouldn't expect a posh place to sell Birds Eye. And if they are home made then yeah, bones are a risk.

Now fish fingers with beans - food of the gods! But would probably cause a ruckus on Mumsnet.

This - it's a non profit community centre so no doubt they don't charge a lot, so put it down to experience and next time ask them it's a spicy and if it's suitable for a 1 year old.

Good grief this thread is laughable!!!
I know some mumsnetters enjoy making the Op feel bad for no real reason but I think some people on here are really reaching to do so!!
Never been served beans out of a tin😆
and
not “allowing” one year olds to spit out foods??

Yes op the cafe really should have a line on the menu describing the beans or at least mention it when you order. They should also bring the food you’ve paid for all together. This is fairly basic customer service and I certainly wouldn’t be going back.
it sounds like a stressful day, you have my sympathy.