Four Chinese tourists charged Bt8,840 for one meal

[Thaivisa News]

Bangkok:- A social media storm has bashed a Thai seafood restaurant in Bangkok for charging four Chinese tourist almost Bt10,000 for one meal.

Many Thai Facebook users and members of the popular web board Pantip.com condemned the shop on Si Ayutthaya Road for embarrassing Thailand with the apparently overcharged price.

The issue came to light after a Pantip member, called GROSS, posted a picture captured from the Facebook wall of one of the four tourists, who is called Connie Ha.

GROSS posted it on May 14. The photo of receipt posted by Connie on her wall was dated May 8.

By Monday, several news websites started reporting the Pantip.com post and on Tuesday Channel 3 reported the incident. Most news website blurred the business card of the shop but GROSS showed it clearly on his post.

Connie posted the incident in Chinese that was translated by several sites and Thai Facebook users as the tourist urged her fellow Chinese people not to go to the shop. She said she did not know the shop but a tuktuk driver encouraged her to try it, saying the foods there were delicious.

The receipt showed that the group had to pay Bt8,840 to the shop, including a tip of Bt800 and 17 per cent tax. The items on the receipt included Bt1,800 for a dish of steamed sea bass, Bt1,600 for a dish of fried crabs, and Bt1,750 for a dish of prawns.

Many Thai Facebook users cried foul, saying the shop was a “shame” to Thailand. They urged the authorities to investigate and take actions immediately.

Several said the shop was notorious for hiring taxis and tuktuk drivers to prey on foreign tourists for it.

[uptheos]

"charging four Chinese tourist almost Bt10,000 for one meal".

Shouldn't that be, 'charged almost 9,000 baht for dinner for 4?'

[Thailand]

Not exactly a huge price for 4 persons considering some of the items on the bill.

Somewhat blown out of proportion?

[soihok]

Certainly is blown up.

That meal would cost a lot more than that here in Singapore.

[Sviss Geez]

Certainly is blown up.

That meal would cost a lot more than that here in Singapore.

What has Singapore got to do with this?

The same meal would cost a lot more in the Mandarin Oriental here in Bangkok also, but as the meal wasn't in either of those places, so what?

Edited May 20, 2015 by Sviss Geez

[JeremyBowskill]

Cool, now there's 3 menus, Thai priced, Falang priced and now Chinese priced. Just glad to not be at the bottom of the bunch for a change.

[soihok]

The sky is falling down - OMG

[zeichen]

Didn't TV post this story 3 days ago? It had about 8 pages of responses pretty much as dumb as those responding to this one.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/826076-4-tourists-pay-thb8840-for-seafood-meal/

Perhaps the news team should coordinate with each other.

[bendare]

If you read the menu, with the prices on it then where is the foul play. wish i could charge that in my restaurant

[useronthenet]

Just as well they didn't go to Phuket to eat.

[The manic]

This does not seem a large bill not me. If the food was good quality and the portions large and the ambience and service good then so what?

[uptheos]

Not exactly a huge price for 4 persons considering some of the items on the bill.

Somewhat blown out of proportion?

The ridiculous headline wording blows it out of proportion.

[RubbaJohnny]

Some Dim?