On Monday morning, drummer Tony Burner (41) had traveled to Oslo with his friend Signe Myklebust (44) to visit the new The Munch Museum in Bjørvika.
After strolling around the museum for a couple of hours, Burner and Myklebust decided to take a short break before continuing their visit. They chose to sit down at the Muma cafe in the museum building to have a bite to eat.
But when they went up to the cafe counter to buy something to bite into, they got a big surprise.
– We were shocked. It cost NOK 125 for a small croissant, says Burner to Dagbladet.
It was Oslo newspaper who first mentioned the matter.
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– Overpriced
It wasn’t just the price of the croissant that made Burner open his eyes.
– There was both a poor selection and overpriced. I have traveled a lot around Norway, but I have never seen similar prices before, says Burner.
AT MUNCH: Signe Myklebust and Tony Burner think the selection at the Munch cafe is too poor and the price too high. Photo: Private
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– A small brownie cost NOK 90, and a slice of bread with some toppings cost NOK 185. It is quite expensive, Burner points out.
He believes that a sandwich should not cost much more than a hundred lank.
– NOK 120 for something like this must be the most expensive thing you could imagine, and no matter how exclusive a croissant is, it shouldn’t cost more than NOK 100.
NOK 125: If you want to buy a croissant at Munch-musset, you must pocket NOK 125. Photo: Kaia Hauge Nustad / Dagbladet
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Burner says that he is aware that there is also a restaurant in the museum building, but he did not have the opportunity to use it, as it is closed on Mondays.
The Drammenseren says that due to the high prices, he and Myklebust refrained from buying food. They therefore ended up with two cups of coffee.
– The coffee cost NOK 42, which is a decent price for that.
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The 41-year-old emphasizes that he had a great time at the museum, and that it was the food in the cafe that he reacted to.
Read the answer from Muma further down in the case.
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When Burner got home, he took to his private Facebook account to share his experience at the Muma cafe at the Munch Museum. Burner hammered away at the keyboard:
“We saw the most expensive snack ever today. A croissant with cheese = NOK 125 #Munchmuseet”.
After the 41-year-old shared the post, several people have expressed that they agree with him.
– One person writes that she had luckily brought a packed lunch for the family when she visited the capital, another writes that the price level is embarrassing for Oslo. I agree with that, says Burner, who also sits on the municipal council in Drammen for SV.
Burner says that he is not least thinking about the tourists who make the trip to Oslo.
– We want tourists to have a great experience in Oslo. I can’t imagine what tourists with less money than us must think of the price level.
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– We have to take that
Muma has been submitted to the criticism from Burner. The general manager of Muma, Niklas Granlund, says that high expenses are the reason why they have set the price they have, and points out that large labor costs account for a significant part of the expenses.
– We pay all our employees the collective wage or more. In the industry there is now a great shortage of labour, so you have to have high wages to recruit enough people. I think it is sad that Burner, who is an SV politician, does not seem concerned about decent wages in the industry, says Granlund to Dagbladet.
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Tony Burner points out that he is not speaking as a politician, but as a tourist in Oslo.
– Decent pay also applies to other museums, which manage to offer slightly more normal prices and a significantly better selection, says Burner to Dagbladet.
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Not intending to adjust the prices
Niklas Granlund points out that NOK 125 is the price they have to charge for a croissant.
– We only use top quality raw materials. In the croissant, we use butter from Rørosmeiriet, grotto cheese from Hitra and Stavanger ham from Idsøe. We are keen to use Norwegian raw materials. Everything has a price.
– Have you received more feedback that the price of food is high?
– No, not direct feedback, but there are probably many who think the same as Burner. But this is the price we have to take, we have no intention of adjusting the prices down.
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I don’t understand the criticism
Granlund in Muma says that he does not understand the criticism of poor selection.
– I have never received that feedback. In the cafe, we also have some hot dishes, such as soups and sandwiches. In addition, we bake around ten types of pastries every day.
He also says they run the restaurant on the top floor of the museum building, and there they have both several hot dishes and a full lunch and dinner menu. But Granlund confirms that it is closed on Mondays.
– Yes, that’s right. It is a consequence of the industry struggling with staff. And all employees are also entitled to one full day off per week.
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