Japanese Tourists Call Police After Being Ripped Off 1145 Euros For Three Steaks In Venice

By Andrew Alpin, 24 January 2018

7Lecturer from UK overcharged at another restaurant

In fact, Birmingham University lecturer Luke Tang was disgusted when he was charged exorbitantly for a meal at the Trattoria Casanova where he took his 70-year-old parents that he even wrote a complaint to the Mayor.

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8Mayors about-face

In a turnabout, Mayor Brugnaro commented sarcastically in an interview against those complaining saying: 'They’re cheapskates. Someone eats and drinks in a restaurant, then says they cannot understand the language?'

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9Gasparinetti says reputation of the city will get tarnished

Gasparinetti said that the practice of charging tourists exorbitantly in Venice will ultimately tarnish the name of the city. According to the travel portal Trip Advisor, the Osteria de Luca is rated 1.5 out of 5 stars where one comment read: 'Rip off central, avoid at all costs.’ Others mentioned it was terrible.

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