Isakat

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...daymakers.html


disgusting disonesty

Garbatellamike

Yes agreed - I would have told them exactly what to do with their 16 euro ice creams

HADENOUGHPIZZA

The BBC did report that the menus and price lists were correctly displayed in full view and that the tourists were given a pefectly valid receipt so maybe they should have looked carefully at the prices before ordering ? It seems that these were not just ordinary cones .

ononno

I get so pissed off at hearing these stupid 'rip off' complaints from stupid Brit tourists. Just returned from Rome myself. Took a group from our local Centro Anziani for the Papal Audience. We had a whale of a time, including ice creams at Fontana do Trevi. Huge ones @ €3 each.
The choice started from €1.50
ciao for now,
'o non no

Isakat

So a big icecream costs 3 euro, how come the shop made a menu with an icecream that costs 16 euro each? Maybe it was sprinkled with real gold dust.

mmmmbuti

It's Piazza di Spagna. Any person with common sense should avoid buying anything there and in immediate vicinity.

Garbatellamike

exactly - as far as Rome is concerned I always say if you see anything famous from a bar/restaurant then don't buy there!

HADENOUGHPIZZA

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/pi...&frame=2556866

There are some interesting comments on here too ...

Garbatellamike

Yes very true Hadenough - I remember being told if you ask the price beforehand and still take a gondola ride - you didn't properly understand the answer.

HADENOUGHPIZZA

Maybe the average tourist can't read ? as far as I remember the prices are on display for this too ! I'm fluent enough to haggle

Garbatellamike

me too

Pica

So true! However my partner had one 3 or 4 years ago (and it was 15 euros then so not a great deal of inflation to be fair). It was enormous and nicely decorated- given the location it was well worth it. The shop was jam-packed with customers who were quite happy to pay the high prices, it would be Brits who whinge.

Lorna at Vicenza

Not a great deal of inflation? What are you talking about?
A palline at it's most expensive is 1.20 euro here. A pallina sold at 1.50 is very expensive.

Pulaski

Agreed, I've been to Rome many times, and never paid anywhere near that much for an ice cream.

My rule of thumb for any retailer anywhere selling anything is if the price is not clearly displayed and I have to ask, I probably can't afford it! ..... or don't want it.

Sancho

Apparently not the first time with that particular establishment - http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...ome_Lazio.html

You'd have thought someone would have done something about it before. Or then again maybe not - http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...d-8611719.html