A COUPLE were left horrified when an Italian restaurant charged them to use an extra teaspoon.
The pair ordered a crema catalana at a pizzeria near the town of Alba and decided to share the dessert.
The pair asked for an extra spoon so they could share a dessert. Stock picGetty
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They asked staff for an extra spoon so they could both tuck in.
But they were horrified when the bill arrived and they had been charged to use the cutlery piece.
The couple were slapped with a €1.50 (£1.30) surcharge for “due cucchiaini” or two teaspoons, reports the Telegraph.
It comes after another bar in Italy was slammed for adding a bizarre charge for customers who want their sandwiches cut in half.
The posh eatery at the country’s exclusive Lake Como sparked outrage after it revealed its new £1.70 slicing fee.
One disgruntled customer shared a photograph of the Bar Pace receipt online as proof of the baffling charge.
The printout clearly shows that the establishment had charged them £1.70 for the privilege of cutting their fancy sarnie in two.
Listed as “diviso da meta” it translates into English as “divided in half”.
The total pushed the already pricy £6.46 “toast vegetariano e patatine” – or veggie toast and crisps – up to a whopping £8.20.
The owner of the bar, who has not been named, hit back in Italian media, saying that “additional requests have a cost”.
They explained: “If a customer asks me to make two portions of toast, I have to use two saucers, two napkins and go to the table using two hands.
“It is true that the customer is always right, but it is equally true that additional requests have a cost.”
Meanwhile, another Italian restaurant left a mum baffled after charging for an empty plate.
The posh eatery at Italy’s picturesque Liguria sparked outrage after charging £1.70 for using a sharing saucer.
Customer Selvaggia Lucarelli shared a photograph of the bill on social media as proof of the whopping charge.
The receipt shows that the restaurant had charged the customer £1.70 for an empty saucer.
The blogger had asked the server for an empty plate so that she could share a pasta dish with her daughter.
But she was left outraged when she checked the bill only to see the establishment had added £1.70 for using it.
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