An English woman who was vacationing with her 19-year-old daughter was stunned by the prices at a seemingly ordinary Greek tavern on the island of Mykonos.
They were charged almost 600 euros for just two drinks and snacks. Indeed, the tourists ordered two cocktails and a portion of crab claws and then went to the sun loungers, where they sat for several hours.
This is what the couple said when complaining to their travel agent: “We had a lovely day at the beach, but please warn your future customers that the bar-restaurant we visited charged us 600 euros for two cocktails and a portion of crab.” “We thought in advance that the bill should not exceed 200 euros, but the waiter asked for 600 euros.”
The receipt indicated that the credit card was charged 520 euros for food and 78 for tips.
At first, the tourists refused to pay this cosmic amount, but the men in the restaurant blocked the exit and did not let them leave.
The only “extras” was the use of sun loungers for three hours, but it’s not clear why they cost so much.
After the locals said that there had been similar incidents in this institution before, the British were going to file a complaint with the police.
Unfortunately, tourists are often caught off guard during their holidays.
In 2019, a tourist in Greece went berserk after being charged €591 for just six pieces of squid at a restaurant in Mykonos.
That same year, a group of British tourists was charged €82 for just eight soft drinks in Rhodes.
This also happens in other European countries. Recently vacationers in Italy have faced similar problems.
Two tourists visited a “disgusting” restaurant in Rome. There they were charged 429 euros for two servings of spaghetti with seafood.
And another restaurant in the Italian capital was closed by police after complaints that customers were billed 90 euros for two hamburgers and three cups of coffee.