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A NOTORIOUS “rip off” restaurant in Mykonos has oppened for the summer and complaints from fuming customers have already flooded in.
Holidaymakers have vowed to never to return to the pricey DK Oyster Bar.
The beach bar in Platys Gialos has been bombarded with negative reviews from furious diners in the past, and holiday
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DK Oyster BarAnd now the restaurant is back at it again.
Fuming tourists warned fellow holidaymakers to avoid DK Oyster where a single drink costs £40 and ketchup an unbelievable £7 on TripAdvisor.
A holidaymaker who recently visited the beach bar in May said they paid £7 for ketchup.
They said: “The waiters bully you by using pressure tactics and deceit to order food quickly without looking at the prices on the menu.
“£7 (USD $8) for a side of ketchup.”
One traveller took to TripAdvisor to complain they were charged €49 (£40) for a Coke Zero.
Another customer recently left a review on the travel review website telling others to “Avoid, Avoid, Avoid”.
He wrote: “Avoid this restaurant completely, prices are hard to see and for a reason, hundreds of Euros for a few drinks.”
Meanwhile another disgruntled customer said they were charged €222 (£186) for two beers, three juices and a €40 (£33) service cost.
They said: “This place should be avoided at ALL costs!
“They are con artists and prey on unsuspecting tourists. They supposedly offer you free sunbeds if you buy a drink at their place.
“When you ask for a menu, they pull out a menu from under the seat, giving you the inflated price menu as a tourist.
“Absolutely pathetic and a disgrace to the hard working people of Mykonos.”
It’s not the first time DK Oyster Bar has made headlines for ripping off tourists.
One American tourist was left fuming after she was charged £450 for two cocktails and “disgusting” squid when she visited the party island.
Amber Pace was island hopping with the friend Aubrey when they decided to stop at the beach bar, unaware of the accusations.
Amber told The Sun: “I just saw the price £17 (€20) for the fried calamari I got and my friend got the king crab legs that said £28 (€32).
“We got our food and it was disgusting. Even before we knew the prices.
“My fried calamari was rubbery and had no flavour, and my friend’s crab legs were super salty.
“Our server gave us a paper receipt that said £85 (€98) for fried calamari and £160 (€185) for king crab legs. We nearly lost it.”
The pair had been roped in to the beach bar in Platys Gialos with the offer of a free sunbed with the purchase of a drink.
Amber said: “We decided that was a great deal considering we planned on drinking anyway.
“My friend ordered a Pina Colada and I ordered a Strawberry Daiquiri.
“We were not given a drink menu, the server was just naming out drinks without telling us the prices.”
The two friends eventually received a sky-high bill of £450 (€520) for the two cocktails, two appetisers, and a 10 per cent service fee.
Furious, they decided to return to the venue the following day and speak to the manager.
But they were left disappointed, claiming the manager dismissed their complaint and blamed them for not paying attention to the menu.
Amber added: “He was downright rude, and shrugged it off like he’s been having these issues before so it didn’t phase him.
Another victim of DK Oyster Bar was Jak Kypri, who was confident he wouldn’t have a problem because he spoke Greek.
Speaking to The Sun in 2021, Jak Kypri said despite the reviews, he visited the horror beach bar.
“I thought if they try to scam me I’ll tell them to p*** off and give me the real price.”
But when he walked in, Jak said that waiters didn’t offer him a menu, instead telling him what they had.
Jak ordered two tequilas, two beers, and some shrimp which, when it arrived, was just “six prawns”.
To his horror, when the bill arrived, Jak was handed a receipt for an eyewatering 425 euros (£360).
When he refused to pay the inflated price, he said the staff turned nasty.
He said: “I told the waiter, ‘no, I’m giving you 65 euros at most,’ and I slammed it down on the table.”
“They became aggressive and started crowding around me when I questioned the astronomic and unjustified prices.
“I thought, I’m an 18-stone guy, I speak Greek, I won’t be intimidated.”
Eventually, he was able to get out, after threatening to call the police.
Dimitrios Kalamaras, the manager of DK Oyster Bar, has previously defended his high prices.
He accused many of his reviewers on TripAdvisor of lying, and said following “dozens” of similar “false” claims, he had installed three blackboards at the entrance to the restaurant displaying his prices.
He said: “In DK Oyster, we have advertised in the ways we consider suitable for our restaurant and we will not succumb to the influencers who have been attracted to the beautiful island of Mykonos.
“We believe that the value of the offered experience is high and we have no intention to explain why we charge more than a supermarket or a traditional taverna, which can be quite wonderful but is surely a completely different concept than ours.
He admitted that some “may find our prices beyond their budget,” but said they “do not appreciate the value of our services, cuisine, concept and experience”.
The Sun has reached out to DK Oyster Bar owner Dimitrios Kalamaras.
Is it against the law to charge such high prices?
It might seem like daylight robbery, but it's not illegal to charge high prices for goods and services.
DK Oyster is back in the headlines for the exorbitant prices, and while it’s not illegal to charge for services, it is illegal to not advertise the price.
According to EU regulations, when you buy goods or services in the EU, a customer must be clearly informed about the total price, including all taxes and additional charges.
In Greece, tourists are encouraged to demand a receipt before paying.
Tourists in Greece are being targeted by a new campaign being run by Greece’s Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE) that encourages them to demand a receipt before paying.
Under Greek law, all suppliers of goods and services are obliged to issue receipts to their customers. It goes on to say that the consumer is not obliged to pay if a receipt is not issued.
Companies in Greece can also be fined if they are found guilty of unfair commercial practices, such as misleading or aggressive marketing communications.
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