Image: Tripadvisor.It better have been good!
Two Japanese tourists who were travelling in Rome have shared a photo of an eye-watering restaurant receipt to travel advice website TripAdvisor.
After eating two plates of spaghetti, fish and some water, the pair then received the staggering bill of €489 from Antico Caffè di Marte.
While the meals were expensive on their own, the €80 service fee bill caught the pair out — and received the most criticism from others who had dined at the restaurant.
Fellow customers said the charges were a “rip-off” and “disgusting thievery”.
The restaurant, however, said the two Japanese tourists knew exactly what they were doing when ordering and had no right to complain after receiving the bill.
Speaking to the Italian daily Corriere de la Sera, the owners said their “menu is clear, the reason they (the Japanese tourists) paid that price is because they not only ordered the spaghetti but also the fish that was fresh”.
“The customers chose it at the counter themselves,” the owners said.
It's not the first time a restaurant in Rome has been noted for being overly expensive recently after another pair of diners were charged €81 for two burgers and three coffees.
