“Golden” squids of Mykonos

Mykonos is back in the spotlight because of a local entrepreneur who charged an exorbitant price for a portion of squid from a couple of tourists from the United States. The “golden” squids of Mykonos were accompanied by “golden milkshakes” and “golden” local beer.

Tourists complained on a popular social media platform and posted a check that looks wrong, that is, illegal and does not comply with tax laws.

A family of tourists was asked to pay 360 euros for one salad, two milkshakes, beer, a mojito cocktail, bread for two and squid, for which they paid 148.50 euros.

According to them, the prices in the price list differed from the prices on the check. When they turned to the restaurant for an explanation, the officials tore off the top of the receipt, where company data and made them pay. The complaint was posted on the platform
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” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>Reddit two days ago, on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, and went viral on Greek media.

It should be recalled that in 2019 Mykonos attracted the attention of the whole world with the fact that tourists from Brooklyn paid a total of 836 euros for 3 Caesar salads, 6 servings of squid, 6 large mugs of local beer, 2 bottles of water and tomato juice. Later, outraged guests of Mykonos criticized the establishment and the behavior of the staff on Twitter on social networks. The message also noted that they were not given a “menu with prices” for the meals and were not given a receipt.

Given the current inflation, if in 2019 the share was 98.5 euros, then it is fair that in 2023 it increased to 148 – according to the calculations and logic of the entrepreneur, of course.

Please note that a portion of squid in a good restaurant in Athens starts from 23 euros if they are fresh, and much lower if they are deep frozen, which is usually the case. Unless, of course, the restaurateur gave the tentacles to the visitors legendary kraken…

Athens News reported earlier that many foreign tourists who used to visit Mykonos regularly have become look with caution at the island of the Winds because, in their opinion, prices on the island are too overpriced.

We have previously reported on numerous scandals in which checks were issued to restaurant patrons for inflated amounts.

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