Greek bar taken to court over £500 bill for two drinks and a ‘snack’
Two American tourists are taking legal action against a Greek beach bar after it charged them more than £500 for two drinks and a plate of crab legs, The Independent reports.
Brenda Moulton and her 19-year-old daughter Kaylea were visiting the Platis Gialos beach in Mykonos when they claim the DK Oyster Bar lured them in and - they feel - grossly overcharged them.
“An employee of one of the restaurants in Platis Gialos jumped in front of us and started saying persistently: “Sit here! Sit here!” Ms Moulton told the Greek newspaper θEMA.
The pair say they enjoyed a mojito each and one plate of crab legs between them before being presented with a bill for €520.80 - with a “mandatory” €80 tip added on, making the price €600 (£511) in total.
Ms Moulton said she refused to pay the bill, telling staff, “two mojitos and two crab legs can not make €600”. She claims an employee of the restaurant then began to threaten her, saying she would not be able to fly back to the US if she refused to pay.
“He then told me, verbatim: ‘I will call the police. They will keep you here and you will not return to your homeland. We can easily find where you live’,” she said.
Under duress, the holidaymakers paid the bill and left the restaurant - but say they lingered outside for some time, warning other visitors to the beach of the “scam” they had experienced.
Eventually Ms Moulton says “the ‘boss’ of the store came out furious and approached us in a threatening mood”.
Now the pair is taking legal action against DK Oyster Bar. Brenda Moulton’s lawyer, Marizanna Kikiri, says that her clients suffered threats and unfair treatment from the restaurant.
In 2019, another American tourist was left shocked after being presented with an €836 (£738) bill for some calamari and beers at the same restaurant.
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