- Who the f-
How the?
Who is eating?
How is anyone doing this?
- This is fascinating.
- For the price and how much value we're getting,
I am so impressed.
(upbeat music)
- Today we're trying each other's lunches
that are under 10 bucks.
- And rating them out of 10.
- And whoever gets the most scores
is the champion of cheap work lunches.
- I was a co-winner of the expensive lunches video.
Can I win today as well?
- I'm a budget queen.
I know how to stretch $10.
- Now if you don't know anything
about Sydney and Australia, it's very expensive.
So lunches under 10 bucks are like hard to come by.
This is gonna be pretty interesting to see what we've got.
- What I'm looking for in other people's meals
is how much did it cost.
Of course, it's gotta taste good.
- It has to be filling.
I want some good flavors in there and variety.
- I love a good bargain that doesn't affect the quality.
- If it's cheap and delectable, then that's a winner.
- So my lunch today is from Marrickville Pork Roll
and it is a pork roll.
I've added extra chili
and it comes to nine bucks. (cash register rings)
Absolute bargain, it's healthy,
it's filling, it's delicious.
The guys are gonna love it.
- We've got the classic pork roll,
which has got the different types of pork meat.
- I'm seeing a lot of variety.
I'm seeing colors, looks delicious,
and I'm getting a good smell as well.
- This is like great value for money.
Pate?
Like where else are you getting pate on a $10 lunch?
Pate is so like bougie and like French fine dining.
- Okay, there was a kick in this that I wasn't expecting,
but now that I'm eating it I see the chili inside of it,
and I love that.
- You've got your veggies, you've got your carbs,
you've got your meat.
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
- It's just a fucking banger.
It hits the spot.
It's so good.
- I think where this really wins is the flavors
and the combination of everything together.
It's really solid to have this much stuff
at an affordable price.
- I'm gonna have to give this
a 9 out of 10. (bell rings)
- Sometimes I don't have time
for the messiness of this meal,
so I would probably give this
a 7.5. (bell rings)
- It's a 10. (bell rings)
My order is a mini burrito bowl
with sauteed veggies and guacamole from GYG.
With some spice 'cause you gotta have that flavor at lunch.
It comes in at 8.90. (cash register rings)
It comes with guac.
You don't even need to pay extra for the guac.
That's a little hack for you avo lovers right there.
That's how you're gonna buy a house.
You're eating the rainbow, and you're getting vegetables,
and you're getting protein 'cause there's beans in there.
Just really good bang for your buck.
- Okay, so we have a classic Guzman burrito bowl.
Now I know the Guzman menu quite well.
Honestly, I've got the mini many times,
and it fills me up every single time.
- I'm a big Guzman and Gomez fan.
I love a bit of Guzi.
Oh my god, this looks good.
- I like sauteed vegetables, I like guac.
- We got extra guac, so that surprises me.
Is this on the 10 bucks?
- [Sybil] Yeah, it is on the 10 bucks.
- Interesting. - [Sybil] It's 8.90.
- Ah, you know the protein.
Gotcha.
Beans is a protein, I think.
- Hefty.
- Mm-hmm.
- A little spicy beans.
- It tastes okay.
The chips are always good.
- I love Guzman and Gomez,
but honestly I don't know how this is possible,
but the rice is kind of overtaking the dish.
- I need a meat situation in here.
- This is actually a lot of veggies here.
- My sources tell me that it's the same price 8.90
if you get the chicken version, but you don't get the guac.
So you have to sacrifice guac for chicken.
- It's a hot dish, which I love.
- It's good. I don't think it's as tasty as a pork roll.
- It's cheap, it tastes good, it fills me up.
- Your getting value for your money.
An 8.5. (bell rings)
- An eight. (bell rings)
- A 9.5. (bell rings)
My cheap work lunch is a roast chicken
and a pre-made salad mix from Woolies.
That comes down to 5.75. (cash register rings)
That is a cheap lunch.
Chicken's already like cooked and ready.
The salad, all you have to do is take out of the packet,
put the dressing and the toppings it comes with,
and you've got a full meal.
It's healthy because you've got, you know,
your vegetables, you've got your protein.
What is there not to love?
- Wow, okay.
- I'm loving how like substantial this looks.
- Who the f-
How the?
Who is eating?
How is anyone doing this?
- This is fascinating.
- For the price and how much value we're getting,
I am so impressed.
- This is like a full like meat and like six veg.
- They've done really well on value, that one.
I've had this exact salad from Mr. Michael before.
It just kind of a sad salad for me.
- For something that costs $5 75,
you can't fold that salad.
It's crunchy, there's variety.
Get a little bit of texture with the crisps.
- You know like when you can just taste
that the salad's been in a plastic bag.
- There's no flavor, so nothing.
It's like negative flavor.
It's got bad flavor.
It just tastes like gross, like chewy wet leaves.
- I know that the chicken is going to be good.
- Oh, brilliant. - Yeah, confirmed.
This whole thing is good.
- This is like the perfect meal.
- Amazing. - It's filling.
It's hot, well, the chicken is at least
- $5 75, that is value for days.
It's also very tasty.
- I would make some amendments.
Keep the roast chicken, the half roast chicken.
Brilliant idea, absolutely phenomenal.
Huge fan.
Now, I would take away the salad, chuck down the bin.
You don't need that.
I would just buy a bag of carrots and just eat a raw carrot.
Raw carrot tastes better than that salad.
- The only thing where I could deduct points on this
is not really a lot of like carbs,
whereas the pork roll had bloody everything.
- So close.
Like so good and also so bad.
It's a really tough one to score this one.
I'm giving it a 7.3. (bell rings)
- A 9.5. (bell rings)
- I think this is a nine. (bell rings)
My order today is a Japanese curry.
You get a large size
for $9.50. (cash register rings)
The rice fills me up,
but then also the veggies inside of it and the flavor.
I love like when the spicy aroma hits you,
but also just the taste when everything meshes together.
You like mix it up a little bit, it gets all in the rice,
and then you can coat it in the sauce
and the sauce is just fantastic.
I really think everyone's gonna love this.
- Japanese.
- You can tell 'cause of the orange things,
those classic Japanese curry things,
and the brown sauce thingy.
- This smells really good.
- Smells very spiced.
- Am I about to be transported to the streets of Tokyo?
What filling is in this?
- Beef or chicken?
Looks like beef.
- Oh, I think it's beef.
- I don't it's just like potato or version of potato.
I don't like that.
That's horseradish or something.
- Flavor's great.
- Oh my god, it's so good.
Japanese rice, like they cook it so well.
Like it's so like springy.
- It's lacking a bit of depth.
- It's just sauce and rice.
- And here's definitely onion.
- This is good.
Is it great? Absolutely not.
Is it even good? Probably not actually.
I take that back, it's not good.
You add some katsu chicken in there, now we're talking.
Maybe like a few other random things like vegetables.
Yeah, then we're in business.
- I'm definitely gonna be tempted to buy another thing
to compliment this like fried stuff or tempura stuff
because this looks like a lonely meal.
- It is very flavorful,
but it doesn't have anything green in it,
which, you know, at lunch you kind of want
like some vegetables, you want something fresh.
7.5. (bell rings)
- Is it cheap? Not really.
Does it taste good? Yes.
Does it fill me up? Yes.
This will fill me up,
but also it'll fill me up with carbs.
7 out of 10. (bell rings)
- A 6.75. (bell rings)
- [Sybil] And the winner is you.
- There we go.
Okay, another one for me.
Yo, I'm undefeated.
I cannot be beaten.
I have the best orders in town.
Get around it.