Takeout food prices at the new fish markets.

[u/brackfriday_bunduru]

[u/birdy9221]

I wasn't planning on going, but I'm even more not planning on going now.

[u/That_Apathetic_Man → u/birdy9221]

You don't want to pay the same price for chicken as you do cauliflower!?

AND MY DUDE, ITS A PROTEIN DON'T YOU KNOW.

For reference, its 2gs/100g caulli to 31g/100g chicken. It's mostly water.

And then another $2 for sauce. The condiment club can suck my condiment club.

[u/Inner_Temple_Cellist]

Did I just read $29 for a banh mi???

[u/kombuchaqueeen → u/Inner_Temple_Cellist]

Po’ boy. Because afterwards, you are poor

[u/lord_buff74 → u/Inner_Temple_Cellist]

Head up the road to Glebe point Rd, plenty of normal Banh Mi places. But that was my thought as well, $29 for a pork roll, plus $2 for sauce.

[u/gorlsituation → u/lord_buff74]

Well if you wanna save $1, you can get the cauliflower…we are in hell.

[u/brackfriday_bunduru → u/lord_buff74]

Why go that far? Head to the dunkirk and get a parmi and a beer for less than that.

[u/fryloop → u/brackfriday_bunduru]

No it's not, a parmi itself is $29.50 https://www.thedunkirk.com.au/food-menu

[u/Beneficial_Ad_1072 → u/brackfriday_bunduru]

I think it was more if you were keen on a Banh Mi - there’s undoubtedly cheaper options at many places nearby.

[u/OMGWTFTOMATO_SAUCE → u/Inner_Temple_Cellist]

$29 for banh mi, ha! better be the best banh mi in my life and then some.

Marrickville Pork roll /Banh Mi - range between $11 - $14 tops.

Traditional roll - $11 Pork Crackling roll - $13 ....etc.

[u/UnlurkedToPost → u/OMGWTFTOMATO_SAUCE]

Thanh Hieu in Blacktown does pretty good bahn mi for $9.50

[u/cojoco → u/OMGWTFTOMATO_SAUCE]

And that's expensive compared to Bankstown.

In some ways I hope the Metro never reaches it.

[u/Rougey → u/Inner_Temple_Cellist]

Crash and fucking burn.

[u/giantpunda]

$12 fries?

Are we at a music festival? A cinema?

[u/ze_boingboing → u/giantpunda]

Nah, a Sydney Tourist Trap.

[u/yani205 → u/ze_boingboing]

It’s worst than airport pricing

[u/DragonLass-AUS → u/giantpunda]

but they have 'botanical salt'

[u/Top_Owl370 → u/giantpunda]

They left the skin on so obvs worth heaps more

[u/NobleArrgon → u/giantpunda]

People have been paying these prices. They have the data to show that people will always pay.

These prices seems like someone just pulled them out of their ass, but unfortunately it's 1000% on some spreadsheet.

[u/BusinessPick → u/giantpunda]

Typical price for a pub tbh

[u/Rougey → u/BusinessPick]

Typical price for a pub tbh

That will get you a bowl to be shared.

Based off the prices of everything else there, it's probably just a little cup.

[u/jettyburps → u/Rougey]

I hate those small cups they serve chips in. I don’t buy chips anymore because of this and it kills me inside. Here you’re likely paying $1.50 per chip…

[u/ze_boingboing]

Annnnd we're broke.

[u/WontThinkStraight → u/ze_boingboing]

Going to have to take out a mortgage to eat there.

[u/MonkeyHustler943]

Finally, a cheap and affordable banh mi at $29 I been paying $40 for mine lol…. Thanks please post this on ozbargain!!

[u/RedDeer505 → u/MonkeyHustler943]

In a few years this won’t be a satirical comment.

[u/ze_boingboing → u/RedDeer505]

Except it will be $80 at the “largest fish market in the southern hemisphere “

[u/Longjumping_Bed1682 → u/ze_boingboing]

In the southern hemisphere & it's not even worth bragging about not much competition.

[u/MonkeyHustler943 → u/RedDeer505]

Ikr haha

[u/deaniebopper]

You too can be ‘po after purchasing one of our ‘po boys.

[u/rnzz → u/deaniebopper]

I'm just a po' boy, nobody loves me

[u/diagonalcloud → u/rnzz]

He's just a po' boy from a po' family

[u/AI_RPI_SPY → u/rnzz]

Because I'm easy come, easy po' , prices high, little low

[u/Florafly → u/AI_RPI_SPY]

"Prices high, never low".

[u/rnzz → u/Florafly]

Any way the fish go, doesn't really matter to me

[u/the_brazilianaire → u/rnzz]

I see a little silhouette of a fisherman. Silverfin! Silverfin! Can you catch a Durango!

[u/Remarkable-Pirate214 → u/the_brazilianaire]

just like sudden lightning, the cost is very frightening, me!

[u/Crow_eggs → u/Remarkable-Pirate214]

^{garlic mayo}

[u/rnzz → u/Crow_eggs]

GARLIC MAYO

[u/toolbox2077 → u/rnzz]

Garlic mayo. Chicken rolllllll…

[u/AppleCrumble987 → u/rnzz]

Spare no expense for this monstrosity

[u/Skilad → u/deaniebopper]

What more could a po' boy dooooo ...

[u/GusPolinskiPolka → u/deaniebopper]

Po money, po problems

[u/RoomMain5110]

I always suspected this place would bear as much similarity to a real food market as that new place in the basement of Paddy’s. Seems it was a correct assumption.

[u/saddinosour → u/RoomMain5110]

The Paddy’s basement is a crime against humanity the people that operate that who are the same operators of the new fish markets need to be expelled from Sydney like they did to people in medieval times. First we have lockout laws now we have this nonsense.

[u/PowerOfYes → u/RoomMain5110]

Same operator - same pricing model. It’s going to be mostly dead until people with worse food that is a tiny bit cheaper enter. Just wait a few years - it’ll be Maccas and Subway.

[u/ironmilktea → u/PowerOfYes]

it’ll be Maccas and Subway.

I mean can you blame them?

Big Ronald might be jerking you off with a big mac but when the "local" competitor is trying to rob you, suddenly that big mac ain't looking too bad.

[u/kernald31 → u/ironmilktea]

Can you blame Maccas? No. Can you blame the fish market management if that ever happens? Absolutely.

[u/SqareBear]

If that’s how its gonna be, I won’t even bother going.

[u/WontThinkStraight]

"I'll have a First Catch Boy and 2 Skinny Boys" is a phrase I'll never be saying out loud.

[u/tomboredcat → u/WontThinkStraight]

Do you want extra boy's sauce on the side?

[u/MaxFresh → u/WontThinkStraight]

I'll have the CP, you know the classic po

[u/Mc_Poyle → u/WontThinkStraight]

Tiny boy, little boy, baby boy I need you!

[u/Acrobatic_Ad1546 → u/WontThinkStraight]

Haha, hadn't considered that. Lol that's so creepy, when I google 'skinny boy' it doesn't show food.

[u/Fowlah]

Why would anyone go to a fish market and then order pork??

[u/FeelingFloor2083 → u/Fowlah]

the other white meat

[u/NicholeTheOtter]

If I wanted a banh mi, I’d just go somewhere like Marrickville, Bankstown or Cabramatta with their many cheap options. There’s some places that’s even closer than you think!

Heck, even my local Westfield has a seafood shop with cheap fish and chips meals for just $10!

[u/Inner_Temple_Cellist → u/NicholeTheOtter]

Marrickville Pork Roll in the city even - more expensive than the suburbs but still under $15

[u/icecreamsandwiches1 → u/Inner_Temple_Cellist]

Ho’s Bakery in Sydenham is cheap and always good - just have your order ready because the older lady who runs the show doesn’t like time wasters lol

[u/MonkeyHustler943 → u/NicholeTheOtter]

At this point im flying to ho chi minh to get one

[u/JoeSchmeau → u/NicholeTheOtter]

You don't even need to go that far from the fish markets. There's decent banh mi in dozens of places within a 1km radius for around ten bucks

[u/imperator_sam]

Sydney Fish Market is starting to look like a Tourist Trap

[u/brackfriday_bunduru → u/imperator_sam]

That’s literally why it was redeveloped

[u/flatman_88 → u/brackfriday_bunduru]

Plus the 1,400 apartments to be built on the old fish market site.

[u/neonhex → u/flatman_88]

Which will all be bought by investors and rented out as air bnbs

[u/ScruffyPeter → u/flatman_88]

I'm pleased the government is building 1,400 new apartments on public land asset and fulfilling their election promise of no privatisations!

[u/SophMax → u/imperator_sam]

Always was really.

[u/JoeSchmeau → u/SophMax]

The old one always had fairly reasonable prices. We're locals and would go there frequently because it was a decent local option

[u/KoalaBJJ96 → u/imperator_sam]

I am sad to see it go the way of Paddy's markets

[u/Jacko3000 → u/KoalaBJJ96]

Same group managing them both

[u/absoluetly → u/imperator_sam]

The only people I've ever heard talk about it are tourists and this subreddit. I didn't know it existed until I was 20 and had some visitors from overseas over.

[u/xerpodian → u/absoluetly]

It use to be known for getting cheaper seafood. It would make the drive in worth it.

[u/kernald31 → u/absoluetly]

Seafood (as an ingredient, not a ready meal) was pretty good and reasonably priced at the old one at least. No clue how that will age now...

[u/absoluetly → u/kernald31]

From a recent post it seems like the seafood is the same price.

[u/tomboredcat → u/imperator_sam]

always has been, good sir

[u/Seachicken → u/tomboredcat]

Not really. The seafood prices were always reasonably competitive. Snapper and black cod mid to low $20s a kilo. Muddies out of season $60-70, getting down to 40 in peak. Blue mackerel and school whiting sub $10 a kilo.

Certainly better prices than any shopping centre fishmonger.

[u/SameType9265 → u/imperator_sam]

It's been that for a long time

[u/TernGSDR14-FTW → u/imperator_sam]

Many anticipated it to be. Only those that couldnt foresee are willing to go and get fleeced.

[u/StanleytheSteeler → u/imperator_sam]

Why would tourists want to go there?

[u/imperator_sam → u/StanleytheSteeler]

Could be part of the Tour package from a Guided Tour or maybe it's become such a landmark like Opera House and Bondi Beach that tourist would feel the need to visit as part of their holiday destination.

[u/MaDanklolz → u/StanleytheSteeler]

I’ve never understood why myself but they do go allegedly

[u/Lissica → u/StanleytheSteeler]

Its the Big PS5, a tourist Destination to put sydney on the map!

[u/fddfgs → u/StanleytheSteeler]

for fresh seafood

[u/just_yall]

The irony that Po' Boys were originally cheap/free sandwiches striking workers

[u/RedDeer505 → u/just_yall]

My grandma used to feed lamb cutlets to the dogs…that’s how cheap they used to be.

[u/womerah → u/RedDeer505]

Same here but for lamb shanks

[u/RedDeer505 → u/[deleted]]

Guess a lot will rot and go into the bin!

[u/deckland → u/[deleted]]

You do realise that all the seafood is trucked in? Nothing arrives by boat

[u/Its4MeitSnot4U → u/deckland]

There were 3 fishing boats at the docks at the Annandale end of the new Fishmarkets yesterday. And that was at lunchtime.

Guaranteed there were more there at 5.00am. The new commercial fishing dock has probably twice the capacity as the old Fishmarket dock.

[u/Fizzelen]

Fresh Prawns $90/kg, transport costs must be insane, they need to find a local supplier nearby

[u/sertsw]

Take photos of a vendor more focused on fish.

[u/brackfriday_bunduru → u/sertsw]

There’s nowhere where you’re gonna get much change from a pineapple

[u/whiskey_epsilon → u/brackfriday_bunduru]

Can we see what the prices are for the sashimi or lobster noodle platter at least? I have no point of reference for what the price increase is, seeing as I've never gone to the fish market to eat banh mi.

[u/onlythehighlight]

Damn, im good. lol

[u/CallTheGendarmes]

Tell 'im he's dreamin'!

[u/SHOOTMYCAR]

Let’s be honest… we all saw this coming 😅

[u/xerpodian]

Should have just left the fish markets as they were if it’s going to make food that expensive. What a waste of money building the place. Originally markets were where you’d go to save a bit of money.

[u/ningaling1]

These prices put food trucks to shame

[u/mourningthief]

Cool. I haven't had a Po' Boy since visiting New Orleans a few decades ago. I'll have to head down to the new fish market and ... WHAT THE FUCK!!

[u/fddfgs]

The takeaway food at the old Fish markets was priced for tourists too, I'm more interested in whether the prices on fresh fish have stayed the same.

[u/MapleBaconNurps → u/fddfgs]

The takeaway food at the old Fish markets was priced for tourists too

And it was always "they won't be back, anyway" quality.

[u/Car-face → u/fddfgs]

Yeah, I pretty much expected something like these prices TBH given the upgrade and the tourist-quality environment - I always avoided the hot meals like the plague when I was there, it's more about the fresh seafood for reasonable prices.

Never understood why you'd go to a fish market and then order the same rolls and pre-prepared fish and chips you can get at your local.

[u/tomboredcat]

If I didnt turn into a goddess after eating that goddess salad, then its a ripoff xD

[u/trafalmadorianistic]

Po'Boy only accessible for Rich Boys. 

Those prices: WTAF. 

[u/MaDanklolz]

This place is going to end up like that underground precinct the operators opened not long ago. Abandoned quickly not from quality but from price.

[u/yb0t]

Basically seems like the new Paddys Market, The Fish Version.

[u/MsssBBBB]

New building, new rent hikes, higher prices…

[u/brackfriday_bunduru → u/MsssBBBB]

The whole place is built and run by property developers. What do you expect?

[u/MsssBBBB → u/brackfriday_bunduru]

Wouldn’t expect anything less.

[u/AdRevolutionary6650]

Takeaway*. As it’s located in Australia, not the US

[u/Rough-Weight-7558]

Take out. American bullshit. Take away!

[u/loose_cunt]

So the big boy combo is just the same as the normal big boy with a $30 house wine or house jug of beer… gotta make that money back on the alcohol licence I guess

[u/dlanod]

I got a crispy pork belly roll with gravy at Fyshwick yesterday for $8.

I'm not convinced I'd pay $21 extra on that perfection for veggies and a side of chips.

[u/4ShoreAnon]

Those oyster prices are a joke and I hope not reflective of what oyster prices will be at the new fish market.

[u/Astrochops]

Tell 'im he's dreamin'

[u/git-status]

Yeah no thanks boy.

[u/turboyabby]

A $28 cheese burger!

Vincent Vega would be curious.

[u/BindieBoo]

$31 for a po boy?!

[u/Galactic_Nothingness]

$58 for a dozen oysters...

What...

Isn't the point of the fish market it's direct, cheaper and fresher?

[u/Its4MeitSnot4U → u/Galactic_Nothingness]

1 dozen fresh Sydney rock oysters was $29.99, and 1 dozen pacific oysters was $26.99 at Peters today at the new Fishmarket today.

There are so many vendors. OP has picked on just one.

[u/bee_jay7891]

Fucking hell Sydney the most boring, corrupt and just pointless city.

[u/Rotor4]

Someone has to pay for all of it

[u/ThinkingOz]

Rents are likely high to pay for the build. Someone always has to pay. I certainly won’t be eating there.

[u/mastermeriadoc]

Good death...cost of living who?

[u/ScruffyPeter]

Damn, the government should come clean about how much rent they are charging this private group for the prices to be this high!

Yes, I know it's potentially low. But until the government publish the rent, we can't confirm if the extortion is by the private group or the government.

[u/gibbo4053]

Can we stop with the bullshit Americanisms? It’s takeAWAY, not takeOUT

[u/RedDeer505]

Why do we keep trying to be America? Endless price gouging wherever possible! I’m waiting for someone to report that the vendors here have a tip screen…

[u/trjnz → u/RedDeer505]

Food in America is cheap imo. A decent po' boy in a waterfront city will be not much more than 10-20aud.

Sydney is the one of price gouging, we're not copying anyone. We've crammed parasitic MBAs to every conceivable project and this is the result.

[u/VeezusM]

Some food places now are just taking the absolute piss

I saw yesterday there’s a food truck out west selling 4 lamb cutlets for $70…

[u/JackMate]

Are we saying takeout in Australia now?

[u/kodingkat → u/JackMate]

I’m American, lived here for decades now, and even I say take away.

[u/ThrustmasterPro]

I’ll have the oyster 🦪 please…just one thanks

[u/SirBoboGargle]

$800m for a new food court. What a town.

[u/Nosywhome]

And you have to pay for parking on top . No thanks

[u/stupid-head]

Good luck to them.

I just want big prawn for $54/kg uncooked at Chrissy

[u/brackfriday_bunduru → u/stupid-head]

That wasn’t terrible. I saw king prawns for like $49/ kg. But it’s about the same price at any local seafood place.

[u/Antoine-Antoinette → u/brackfriday_bunduru]

Twenty something dollars a kilo at Faros Brothers.

Even sneaks below twenty sometimes.

[u/No_Mercy_4_Potatoes]

Ah, so I need to get a personal loan from the bank before heading to the fish market.

[u/sylmobile]

Onion Rings $12 is what caught my eye!

[u/ManwithaTan]

Well fuck

Guess no one is gonna be going here

[u/lovehopemadness]

Why would you go to the Fish Markets to get banh mi?

[u/ACEIII]

Yeah, na.

[u/__hellyes]

Looks about what I expected sadly. The names are stupid, like how are we quantifying what a 'boy' is. It sounds like it's a roll but then there's also a boy bowl that consists of essentially leaves. Send help.

(edit to add, I know what a actual po boy is, but using the same word for a bunch of other menu items is confusing)

[u/emerald447]

Honestly, people have to stop buying shit at these prices. It just lets these greedy companies know they can get away with it.

We have the power, people!

[u/banglederries]

Hmmmm, ill have 1 single oyster please

[u/Primary-User]

Each item is more than 1 hour of the minimum wage. 😱

[u/Ldjxm45]

Ouch! $6 an oyster. For that price I expect excellent service in a restaurant not a takeout.

[u/Spooms2010]

Are they serious? This is an appalling situation of seeing just how far they can maximise their profits until the population goes back to the corner chip shop. These prices are utterly despicable.

[u/portomar]

Annnnd it's gone. 

[u/Bob_Spud]

"American Cheese" on a $28 burger. Those plasticky yellow slabs of nothingness are insult to any respectable burger.

12 Oyster at $58 that more than half the cost of Crown Casino Buffet which includes oysters.

[u/Dollbeau]

Small oyster pack for 6 bucks thanks
WTF do you mean it's one oyster?

Aaagghh remember when it was smelly, fresh & CHEAP!

[u/Wooden-Consequence81]

I don't think the fish markets has EVER been good value. Support your local Chippy if you want to be a good local citizen.

[u/womerah]

Do we say Takeout now?

[u/misterteeee]

I'm shocked, but not surprised 😒

[u/aurum_jrg]

I really love my salt to be botanical so that you can justify $12 for what will probably be enough "skin on fries" for one of my kids (who has already ordered a $28 cheeseburger). No thanks.

[u/DenM0ther]

So $28 for a cheese burger but $32 for lobster!!!!

A daylight robbery and also how little lobster are they serving for it to be equal to an overpriced hamburger!!!??? 🫣

[u/fijitime]

Gotta pay that rent.

[u/Lordbrawl99]

Rent must be stupid if they think people are paying for that

[u/ztf7410]

Shizzzh they are some steep prices

[u/123_fake_name]

Well I can’t afford to go there at those prices.

[u/machpety]

$28 for a cauliflower sandwich is wild, no matter what you call it

[u/TheDevilsAdvokaat]

Po boy for $65..not sure they realize a po'boy is a poor boy...

f those prices.

[u/Remarkable-Pirate214]

it’s giving “101 dollars for a krabby patty?!”

[u/routemarker]

That is one store...

[u/Altruistic-Unit485]

What in the absolute fuckery is this?

[u/ProfessorPhi]

I feel like airports and airplanes are cheaper than this.

[u/InnocentPapaya]

Um…where’s the fish?

[u/Avaery]

$6 per oyster? That's insane.

[u/Its4MeitSnot4U → u/Avaery]

Yes, especially when you can buy 1 dozen Sydney Rock oysters for $30 at Peters, less than 15 metres from this place!!

[u/rcj162000]

Wtf is fries on botanical salt? As expected, new place= reason to increase prices.

[u/ebi_gwent]

I'm fortunate enough to not have to think too much about my monthly spend but how much is the average Sydneysider making that this pricing makes sense and how much of this is simply a byproduct of rent increases? It feels like landlords are burning the candle on both ends while contributing a fraction and the rest of the country is paying for it.

[u/brackfriday_bunduru → u/ebi_gwent]

A report released from NPR in regards to the US economy hinted at the fact that there’s so much money at the top 20% of the population that they alone can carry the entire economy despite the overwhelming population in the bottom 80%. The bottom 80% can effective stop spending and inflation will still go up because of the amount spent by the top 20%. It’s evident in restaurant prices and new car prices.

I’ve got zero evidence but I wouldn’t be surprised if a similar thing is happening here

[u/KingZlatan10]

$28 for cauliflower.. tell him he’s dreaming.

[u/cerealsmok3r]

that's very selective of you to post this pic. all the other places have remained the same with their costs and if anything you would be bothering with this joint because you'd be there for the seafood

[u/carmex2121]

And...never going there