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Brit's fury after being charged £360 for four drinks and a snack on Greek holiday island

A Brit has been left furious after being charged £360 for four drinks and a snack whilst holidaying on a Greek island.

Londoner Jak Kypri was enjoying a much-needed break on the the Greek island of Mykonos, soaking up the crystal-clear sea and warm sun.

He was left angry, however, after visiting the notorious DK Oster restaurant, well-known for its eye-watering prices.

In the past, the restaurant has been accused of scamming tourists with hundreds of previous guests leaving scathing one-star reviews on TripAdvisor, the Sun reports.

Despite hearing stories of holidaymakers being charged extortionate prices, Jak took it upon himself to check it out.

Jak said that waiters didn't offer him a menu when he sat down, instead telling him what they had.

Jak said that waiters didn't offer him a menu when he sat down, instead telling him what they had (Getty Images)

He then went on to order two tequilas, two beers and some shrimp which, when it arrived, only included "six prawns".

It left a hole in his wallet though after he was charged a whopping £360.

After he was billed, Jak asked to see the menu and saw that while the prices were higher than other restaurants on the island, they were still nowhere near the ridiculous figure he'd been handed that night.

He then alleges that staff became angry when he contested the prices.

"I told the waiter, 'no, I'm giving you 65 euros at most,' and I slammed it down on the table," he said.

"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."

DK Oyster was recently fined £25,000 after an audit by Cyclades Regional Tourism Agency, reports Protothema, with plenty of other tourists speaking out about their horror experiences.

Cheryl Lamphere, 43, was on holiday in Mykonos when she claimed her group of friends were mislead, intimated, and scammed into paying over £1,300 for two dishes, salad and bread at DK Oyster.

Cheryl claims they were briefly showed the menu before a waiter rushed the group in and forced them to order as soon as they sat down.

The group ordered one plate of calamari, one order of lobster pasta, a salad, and bread at the restaurant.

A Seattle woman has claimed a Mykonos restaurant owner uses predatory tactics against tourists (DK Oyster)

The mum-of-two from Seattle told the Mail : "Every man in the restaurant got up and surrounded us, there were at least five of them, almost blocking us in.

"It was a very, very scary situation because we were six women being surrounded by five men... I must add, they were all dressed in black, it was sort of gangsterish."

And in another case back in 2019, an unwitting tourist was charged £521 for just six pieces of calamari.

The bill for soldier Cisco Rock at DK Oyster in Mykonos came to an eye-watering total of £737.

The tourists claim the $1,640 price was not justified (DK Oyster)
The DK Oyster restaurant in Platys Gialos (YouTube)

The stunned US tourist posted a snapshot of his receipt to the review website TripAdvisor.

On the receipt, they were charged the bill for three Caesar salads, six local beers, two bottles of water and a tomato juice, along with the seafood.

Their review, which gave the establishment just one star, said: "This place is a rip off, look at the picture I posted.

"They charged us 830 euros for calamari, 6 beers and 3 salads.

"The staff is not honest and refuse to provide a menu and prices. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COST! No pun intended."

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