S$17.50 meal at hot pot stall shocks diner; she regrets not reading the food reviews first before ordering

[The_King]

SINGAPORE: A woman was shocked upon being charged S$17.50 for a meal she had at a hot pot stall at the food court at VivoCity.

A Facebook user who goes by Indah wrote in a Nov 6 post that she only ordered “1 potato, 1 tofu, 4 okras, 2 tofu skin, a little bit of chicken, and 1 rice,” and added that she did not know why it was so expensive.

 

She then asked the stall staff about the price and if she had been charged wrongly. The staff told her that the price of an order at their stall was based on its weight.

“This means for the veggies, 45 (gram) x 0.22 = $9.9. I don’t understand why they put (10g) on the veggie and meat.  I thought they were charging $0.22 per 10 grams of veggies or meat,” she wrote.

 

Screengrab/Complaint Singapore/Indah

Later, she added that it was her fault that she ended up paying so much. If she had read stall reviews beforehand, she would have known about the stall’s pricing.

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However, since she was “very” hungry, she did not bother to check the reviews.

“I will be more careful next time,” she added.

Screengrab/Complaint Singapore/Indah

In a later edit to her post, Ms Indah added that she is not from Singapore and has “no idea how much food should cost here.”

However, she found it “very odd” and decided to post about it.

Commenters on her post reiterated that the orders for mala hot pot are based on weight. One commenter who ate at Mala Hot Pot at Paya Lebar Square wrote they ended up paying S$38.

A group member chimed in that Mala can cost between S$27 and S$30. Another wrote that they had a similar experience, calling it the first and last time.

Others said that with these prices, buying their own ingredients and cooking and eating at home is better.

Some Facebook users wondered what “vegetables 45x” means, joking that every peanut or sesame seed could have been counted and added to the charges.

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One commenter urged the post author to complain directly to the stall management if she’s unhappy with the meal or its pricing. Still, others agreed that the price she paid for the dish was quite expensive.

The Independent Singapore has contacted to Ms Indah for further comment or updates./TISG

[The_King]

heng i stop paying mlxg since 6 or 7 yr ago. but will still eat if ppl treat.

[meng.huat]

I ban mlxg that charge by weight for many years...

 

$9.90 for 450g of veg is ridiculous 

[Coffee_O]

is it that nice? i ban even before i tried eating it LOL

[classyNfabulous]

14 hours ago, meng.huat said:

I ban mlxg that charge by weight for many years...

 

$9.90 for 450g of veg is ridiculous 

i would think vege is those leafy ones? dont think i saw leafy ones taken by the poster. if u count in lady’s finger, of course the vege is heavy hence more ex.

 

stall can charge 2pcs taopok at 69c each. y cant do the same for lady finger or bitter gourd.

[aaur4man]

many many many years ago

 

ate mlxg at bugis junction food court

 

kena $12 at a time when decent portion cai png was less than $5

 

banned for life