I'm going to sydney for work for 7 days, just wondering if people have tips for not buying breakfast, lunch and dinner everyday. I'll be staying in a hotel with no facilities to cook my own meals. I thought maybe vegemite sandwiches might be easy to make but I can't live off of just these for a week!
Spending a week in Sydney how to not spend too much on food!
Ljamesbeebee on 15/05/2013 - 09:22
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why not buying breakfast and lunch? if you work in cbd, they are cheap
breakfast: get the hungry jack apps on iphone/android for free snacks.
if no luck, always have coles brand breads ($1 per loaf), put cheapest jam you can find at coles/woolies
lunch: hunter connection food court at 2oclock. $5 for big box rice+3choices
dinner: buy extra box from lunch. they have like 20 shops each has 10 choices so you will not eat the same thing if you want.
You can eat well for pretty cheap down in China town.
Try the super markets there for cup noodles that can be made if the room has a kettle.
And check you work travel policy. They may have an allowance for breakfast and dinner, or a per day rate.
Even if they don't you can claim all these expenses back at tax time, just keep a list (diary) or receipts.
Does your hotel not have a fridge?
Take a plastic plate, bowl and cutlery set with you. Use this to make your sandwiches and have cereal. Assuming your hotel room has tea/coffee facilities, take a ton of cup-a-noodles with you. Use these for lunch. Or take porridge sachets and make yourself breakfast as well. Take some large ziplock bags with you. Buy a cheap dominos pizza or two (look for coupons on here). Eat your fill, bag the rest for tomorrow's dinner. Enjoy.
GO for a walk around the china-town area — there are a lot of chinese Hawker centres that sell inexpensive food.
A list from Wikipedia:
Sussex Centre, Sydney, Australia
Market City, Sydney, Australia (my favourite place since it is the most accessible from central)
Dixon House, Sydney, Australia
Eating World, Sydney, Australia
Hunter Connection, Sydney, AustraliaYou can get your lunch and dinner sorted at these places. For breakfast, buy yourself some cereal, instant oats and milk from Woolies. All 3 meals sorted.
eating world link= dixon houselink?
Just get a little gas cooker.
And risk getting turfed out of the hotel for breaching fire rules.
Set it up on the footpath. You'll be the most popular guest ever!
Earn some money on the side cooking up hawker food. Until the rangers arrive. :)
I like how the comments go from the practical to the impractical… Then to my comment which has no pointers.
What's your budget?
I second the cuppa noodles.
well.. second thought, if OP sent by company to Sydney means his job/title must be OK.
probably OP was just trolling, and reading our comments while having buffet dinner at FourPoints Hotel and spending cash at Casino.
Usually the employer should pay an allowance for meals if travelling for work so I'm not sure why he needs to scrimp. Maybe he works for himself. But it's still a work expense. Or perhaps he intends to "OzBargain" the allowance/deduction? :)
if you're an employee you should have a meal allowance
I get paid an allowance by my work but it is cash so I try and save that money. Usually I travel for 2-3 days so I pack cereal from home in zip lock bags, buy a yogurt and fresh fruit from woolies for snacks. for lunch I buy a frozen meal to heat at work (whatever one is on sale for $4 that week). For dinner I make migoreng noodles - because I already had my main meal at lunch- with a basic salad - tomato and cucumber bought from home. I take 2 bowls knife,fork and spoon. My workmates think I am so cheap but they go to the pub have counter meals etc and spend their whole allowances. Funny enough I am the only one of us without a mortgage on my home.
You probably eat healthier than your workmates too.
Buy a $10 sandwich toaster from the supermarket when you arrive (or pack your own if you're checking your luggage) and not only can you make sandwiches, but bacon and eggs, sausages, hamburgers…
OR use the iron provided in the room as a hot plate
bacon and eggs for breakfast, cup of tea at 10, sausages for lunch, another cup of tea or instant black and gold coffee if the budget allows, and for dinner wrap a sandwich in foil and toast itYOLO
go to clubs where they have all you can eat buffets
eg rsl
dont eat breakfast or dinner!- $5 meals seem the best offer so far.
chinatown is not that cheap though.
but good value if you can find those boxes I never found!
Not eating breakfast is bad for health.
No greenparrot. Just no.
Do what you like, it's your life.
PS: Look up ad hominem.
- $5 meals seem the best offer so far.
As there are an abundant of eateries in Sydney.
Many places, well the Asian places, sell packaged up meals for $5 or 2 or $6-$8… after 3pm and after 5pm, for the going home rush.
As mentioned above, get the Hungary Jacks app for your smart phone, that will give you a freebie everyday.
Martin Place train station often have freebies in the morning, promotional stuff, they often give you 2-3, right now things like porridge are common.
Nothing wrong with being cheap, just don't let it be a detriment to your health.
You could always be a dxxk, but I wouldn't think that's the ozbargain way
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/holiday-type/business/dont-pay-…
Will your room have a bar fridge? You can put smallgoods (sliced ham, chicken) and cheese in it and with tomatoes make yourself decent sandwiches. You might want one cooked meal a day though. I could eat cereal for breakfast and sandwiches for lunch, but I couldn't stand sandwiches again for dinner. Maybe some of those pizza codes.