![](\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31120906.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2023-10-02-at-125836PM-696x385.jpg\")
<\/p>\nA diner was furious to find she had been charged $2 (60p) for two glasses of 'plain' water at a restaurant on a recent holiday. <\/p>\n
Now, we all know that we\u2019re generally charged for sealed bottles of water when eating out. However, most Brits would be mightily confused if they were charged a fee for drinking water from the tap \u2013 whether this was the case is unclear. Furious at the charge, the woman took to Facebook to share her ire at the eatery. She claimed to have been handed the bill at a vegetarian restaurant in Singapore. <\/p>\n
Tourists left with \u00a3560 bill for crab dish call police \u2013 but restaurant hits back <\/b><\/p>\n
Read all the latest stories from the Daily Star's travel team<\/b> <\/p>\n
Jennifer Deeva wrote on the Complaint Singapore page this Sunday, October 1: "$2 for plain water? Understandable that prices of many items have gone up but $1 for a small glass of plain water? What\u2019s next??"<\/p>\n
She also attached a photo of her receipt from the Adyar Ananda Bhavan restaurant \u2013 Known as AAB \u2013 showing a highlighted line of two ice waters costing $1 each. Other charges on the bill included three cups of tea for $8 (\u00a34.79), an order of tomato uttapam \u2013 a kind of pancake \u2013 for $7 (\u00a34.19) and two orders of onion rava dosa \u2013 like a crepe \u2013 for $14 (\u00a38.39).<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Commenters on Facebook said that it wasn\u2019t the only restaurant to charge for plain water in Singapore. One person said: "Cut throat! Coffee shop charge 60\u00a2, Restaurants perhaps $1 is hefty enough!"<\/p>\n
Another added: "Jack\u2019s place also charging 70 cents a small cup of ice water." According to one person, the charge started being put up after the Covid-19 pandemic. They claimed that before that they would charge just a few pence.<\/p>\n
Another commenter said: "They increase the price to stay afloat but the opposite will happen…..more will avoid such establishments." While another noted: "It\u2019s actually tap water! Next year [will be] worse\u2026"<\/p>\n
Some people said she should try to avoid "tourist spots", while one person argued that "every restaurant can raise prices at will". <\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31120943.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_View-of-The-skyline-of-Singapore-downtown-CBD.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
The owner of a cafe in the area added their defence of the charge. They said: "Prices have increased by a lot recently. Everybody knows that water and electricity bills are rising, and employees also need to be paid for their work, such as boiling water and washing cups."<\/p>\n
It's not the first time a tourist has complained about an unexpected charge on their bill while abroad. An angry tourist took to TripAdvisor to complain that she had to pay an extra 87p for her ice cream, after she asked for a second spoon so she could share the sweet treat with her husband at a parlour in Lavis, Northern Italy.<\/p>\n
![](\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31120976.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2023-10-02-at-125733PM-696x938.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
She posted on her complaint on TripAdvisor after realising she was charged \u20ac8 for the ice cream \u2013 that\u2019s about \u00a36.95. But, she was also charged an extra euro \u2013 87p \u2013 within that price for the use of a second spoon. <\/p>\n
Plus, another tourist was also changed for two spoons to share a dessert with her husband. The couple spotted a \u20ac1.50 (\u00a31.30) surcharge for "due cucchiaini" or two teaspoons on their receipt. <\/p>\n
Finally, one couple was baffled when they were charged an added fee as the cafe had sliced their sandwich in half. The receipt from June 18 shows that Bar Pace added \u00a31.72 for slicing their sandwich \u2013 labelled as "dives da meta" which means "divided in half". The customer had also bought a "toast vegetariano e patatine" \u2013 a vegetarian toasted sandwich and crisps for \u00a36.46. <\/p>\n