Tourists left fuming in Spain after restaurant charges extra for ‘tables in the sun’ during holiday
A WOMAN was left horrified after she was told she would have to pay extra for a restaurant table outside while in Spain.
On a recent visit to Seville, the woman said the problem arose when she was trying to visit a restaurant after reserving a table.
She said, local media reports: "Despite having a reservation for two on the terrace, they placed us at a gloomy table.
"When requesting the change, the waitress informed us that those tables were reserved and had an additional cost of €10."
She added: "What was even more annoying was sitting and watching how none of the tables under the sun filled up.
“As Sevillanos we love our city, we consider this situation as a lack of respect towards the guests that actually come and spend money here.”
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People were left horrified by the hidden charge, with one saying "what is going on in this city".
Another said they would "take the table home" if they were charged €10 to sit in the sun.
The restaurant manager told the Olive Press that the tables had been "reserved for that day".
They added: "The clients had previously paid a supplement for this, so they could not allocate these tables to her."
It's not the only bizarre charge guests have slammed while on holiday in Spain.
One bar in Zamora charged guests every time their waiter went to their table - as well as for using cutlery.
The bar-goers receipt shows a 20 cents (17p) charge for every visit from the server, as well as a €1 (85p) charge for the cutlery.
One holidaymaker said they were also charged £17 just for staff to cut their birthday cake.
And in Italy, a woman was charged £1.70 after requesting a separate plate to share food.
Here are some other ways you could even find yourself turned away from a restaurant on holiday.
Dining alone
Some holidaymakers have said they were turned away from restaurants because they weren't in a large group.
Anna, who lives in Barcelona, previously said she was told she "couldn't sit alone" on the terrace even if she paid extra.
And another local, Eudald, was turned away three times after being told the terrace was "only for groups".
Wearing football shirts
A number of restaurants in Majorca are cracking down on badly dressed tourists.
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Everything you need to know about visiting Spain
- Brits must have at least three months left on their passport from the day they plan to leave the country.
- Tourists do not need a visa if visiting for up to 90 days in an 180-day period.
- Make sure your passport is stamped on entry and exit.
- Travellers may be asked to show hotel booking confirmations and that they have enough money for their stay at the border.
- Spain is one hour ahead of the UK.
- The country uses the euro with around €10 working out to £8.55.
- Flights to Spain from the UK take between 2-4 hours depending on the destination.
Many of them will no longer allow entry for anyone wearing a football shirt.
This is part of the crackdown on drunken tourism.