We’re all guilty of spending a little too much on holiday, but one woman was shocked after being charged over £450 for a single meal.
It happened while Amber Pace was touring the seemingly idyllic isle of Mykonos, Greece, with the US tourist stopping off for lunch.
Sadly though, ordering the seafood was far from plain sailing for the young woman.
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Earlier that day, the assistant manager had been soaking up the sights when she decided to stop at a local eatery, DK Oysters.
Joined by her friend Aubrey, the tourists ordered a small lunch consisting of just two appetisers and two cocktails.
"I just saw the price £17 (€20) for the fried calamari I got and my friend got the king crab legs that said £28 (€32),” Pace told The Sun, adding that she checked with their waiter about the bill ‘three times’.
However, their Mykonos meal was far from the catch of the day.
Not only was Pace disappointed by the ‘rubbery’ calamari and ‘salty’ crab legs, the US tourist was also then taken aback by her eye-watering bill.
"Our server gave us a paper receipt that said £85 (€98) for fried calamari and £160 (€185) for king crab legs. We nearly lost it,” she explained.
As they looked at the receipt, they were shocked to discover the meal cost £450 (€520) and even included a 10 per cent service fee.
It turns out the tourists had been charged ‘by the pound’, with staff insisting that they ordered four pounds of seafood.
Outraged by their experience, the women would return to the restaurant the next day to complain.
However, Pace claims the manager was ‘downright rude’.
"He basically told us it was our fault for not reading the menu properly. He laughed in our face and did not do anything about it,” the 25-year-old revealed, adding that she never wants to return to Mykonos because of ‘that experience’.
Sadly though, it’s not the first-time people have been stung by the staggering prices at DK Oysters.
There are countless reviews of the Greek restaurant on TripAdvisor warning others about the tourist trap, with another holidaymaker claiming they were charged over €1616 euros for a meal.
Meanwhile, owner Dimitrios Kalamaras says that ‘false claims’ are being left on the review website.
He told the Metro: “I understand that some people may find our prices beyond their budget and I totally respect their opinion, even if they do not appreciate the value of our services, cuisine, concept and experience.”
Unfortunately though, many tourists seem to be all at sea over the prices.
LADBible have contact DK Oysters for comment.
Katherine Sidnell