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Mother and daughter in shock over $900 restaurant bill

<p dir="ltr">A mother and daughter on holiday on the beautiful island of Mykonos have been left reeling at the price of two drinks and a share plate.</p> <p dir="ltr">The pair were sitting outside the restaurant on their deckchairs for a while before deciding to order two cocktails and share plate of crab legs.</p> <p dir="ltr">The relaxed duo then asked for the bill – but were left in shock when it arrived at a huge cost of $900.</p> <p dir="ltr">The two drinks and the share plate altogether cost €520 ($A775) and a €78 ($A116) tip was added on top.</p> <p dir="ltr">Shocked at the bill, the mother and daughter refused to pay and tried to leave but were stopped by staff. </p> <p dir="ltr">The mother then said she would file a police report after finding out that it was a common thing that happened to tourists.</p> <p dir="ltr">She also informed her travel agent to let other tourists be wary of the scam when arriving at the restaurant. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We knew that the bill would not exceed €200 ($A300); suddenly they asked us to pay €600 ($A900),” she told the travel agent.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Shutterstock</em></p>

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Cop crackdown: Greek restaurants slammed for ripping off tourists

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tourists may be having the last laugh after a number of complaints about restaurants overcharging foreigners insanely high food and drink bills has led the Greek police to be involved. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mykonos has become the destination of dreams over the last decade especially and Greek restaurant and bar owners have used the ignorance of tourists to scam more money than necessary for meals and drinks – including 877 for six pieces of calamari. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Greek finance ministry has plans to conduct more than 50,000 raids in the next few weeks to target restaurants attempting to cheat customers. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A number of tourists have complained about the insane charges made for simple meals, including six pieces of calamari that rounded up to NZD$878.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The squid was apart of a $1400 rip-off bill that came with a NZD$101 grilled chicken dish. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Another customer was faced with a hefty bill as well when he was charged more than NZD$229 for two glasses of prosecco at a different restaurant. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Reports claim officers have already closed down dozens of businesses who have been caught scamming their customers.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mykonos restaurant owners have denied the allegations of scamming tourists – claiming customers are fully aware of prices before they place an order. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">However, foreigners have spoken out against the “scam culture” on the island.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Me and my wife were dragged for a drink only to pay €230 ($NZD 392) for a €20 ($NZD34) bottle of wine and a couple of sides,” tourist Yannis Psarras, from London, said according to </span><a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/9361217/greek-cop-restaurants-tax-evasion-fraud/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Sun.</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“These guys run the ultimate scam.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They invite you in on a non-existent offer — like free sunbeds — they don’t show you the price list. They list prices by 100 grams rather than per portion or per kilogram or something more standard.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“It’s really a playbook of scamming tourists.”</span></p>

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