By: Vickie J. Rubinson
A Japanese couple was handed a $980 restaurant bill after lunch last month at a restaurant in Rome. The bill included a $160 tip they say they didn't agree to, Rome police said today.
The case made headlines in national newspapers, reportedly angering Mayor Gianni Alemanno. Police temporarily shut down the restaurant after the couple filed a compalint, said police official Michele Laratta.
The couple--a 35-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman--filed their complaint a few days later after their June 19 lunch at the posh century old restaurant Passetto.
According to the couple's account to police, they sat outdoors and an English-speaking waiter offered to bring a few dishes without the couple's consulting the menu.
What followed was a $140 bottle of Sauvignon and a several-course extravaganza. Several national papers printed what they said was the receipt from the meal, which also showed pasta dishes for $280.
After the complaint, police checked the prices on the receipt against those on the menu the Japanese said they never saw and found a major discrepancy. "They are way higher, quite a bit disproportionate," Laratta said. The restaurant was closed temporarily and officials are also considering revoking the restaurant's license.
A Japanese couple was handed a $980 restaurant bill after lunch last month at a restaurant in Rome. The bill included a $160 tip they say they didn't agree to, Rome police said today.
The case made headlines in national newspapers, reportedly angering Mayor Gianni Alemanno. Police temporarily shut down the restaurant after the couple filed a compalint, said police official Michele Laratta.
The couple--a 35-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman--filed their complaint a few days later after their June 19 lunch at the posh century old restaurant Passetto.
According to the couple's account to police, they sat outdoors and an English-speaking waiter offered to bring a few dishes without the couple's consulting the menu.
What followed was a $140 bottle of Sauvignon and a several-course extravaganza. Several national papers printed what they said was the receipt from the meal, which also showed pasta dishes for $280.
After the complaint, police checked the prices on the receipt against those on the menu the Japanese said they never saw and found a major discrepancy. "They are way higher, quite a bit disproportionate," Laratta said. The restaurant was closed temporarily and officials are also considering revoking the restaurant's license.
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