What do you get in a Egyptian run Chinese owned restaurant serving....

[greenlake]

What do you get in a Egyptian run Chinese owned restaurant serving....
..Japanese tourists in Venice? Ripped off.

They could have been shafted at Subway for a lot less money....

[ladymuck]

Surely the menu lists the price of each dish? If the menu price is different from the charged price then a fuss is due. Pretty much all restaurants display the menu outside so you can have a look before you go in. If you choose to eat somewhere, having seen the menu and the prices, then you have no cause for complaint. If the meal is rubbish, you tell the manager. Really struggling to understand the point of this story.

[Platypus]

Blimey! I've paid 20 euros for a G&T in St.Marks, which I thought was fair, given the location.

[scooterscot]

..Japanese tourists in Venice? Ripped off.

So remember, don't be Japanese in Italy when eating out in a Egyptian run Chinese owned restaurant.

Venice restaurant bill outrages Japanese tourists
From mouth-watering steak to eye-watering bill in Venice
The mayor of Venice has voiced outrage over the €1,100 (£970; $1,347) bill that four Japanese tourists say they had to pay for four steaks, a plate of fried fish, water and service.

The four students complained to police after getting the eye-watering bill at a restaurant near St Mark's Square.

Three women with them chose another restaurant - but even they ended up paying €350 for three plates of seafood pasta, Italian media report.

The mayor has vowed to get justice.

"We will thoroughly examine this episode, we'll check to see if the complaint was made properly," Mayor Luigi Brugnaro tweeted.

"If this disgraceful episode is confirmed, we'll do all we can to punish those responsible. We are for justice - always!"

The four Japanese men complained to police on returning to Bologna, where they are students. Their case has been taken up by Marco Gasparinetti, spokesman for a Venice residents' forum called "Gruppo 25 Aprile".

St Mark's Square, file pic, 2017AFP
Spectacular St Mark's Square is a highlight of any Venice tour
Italian media did not name the restaurant, but said it was owned by a Chinese woman and run by an Egyptian.

According to Mr Gasparinetti, only 1.1% of restaurants in that part of Venice are owned by locals, and the figure is 50% in the historic centre as a whole.

He said Gruppo 25 Aprile would post advice for tourists this week on Facebook to help them avoid such a "mockery". There have been many cases of restaurants overcharging tourists in Venice, he said.

"We defend local residents and whoever puts the good name of Venice at risk harms all Venetians," the group said in a tweet.

source: Venice restaurant bill outrages Japanese tourists - BBC News