因为工作原因,我常来香港。这样来回跑,一转眼,也是数年,经历了香港许多变迁,也对这座城市积累了深厚的感情。在心底,一直希望香港好。
但不得不说,香港很多商户越来越让人寒心。今天和几个朋友在陶源就餐,进去之后,我们人本来不多,但被餐厅安排到了包房。当时经理说的好听,说希望送我们一个包房。进去之后,经理拿了一份一页纸的小菜单进来,我立即察觉不对,便让经理那完整菜单,但却被告知没有其他菜单(绝对假话,因为我看到其他人在看完整的大菜单)。
在点菜时,经理十分不礼貌,不停的要求我们点最贵的东西,如1600港币的龙虾(我拒绝之后还被翻白眼)。事后结账才知道,包房有额外收费(每道菜港币100),另外,总额还加了10%的服务费。但经理在“送”包房之前,他未曾告知。就算经理是好意,但想到服务员拒绝拿完整菜单,让我感觉受骗。而且,我怀疑小菜单的价格可能已被标高。可能是因为不会广东话,所以被宰,但这种行为,让人难以接受。
Because of my work, I travel to HK almost every week for the past several years. With all these experiences, I developed quite a fond connection with this city. However, I must say that many businesses are losing their integrity over the years.
I had dinner at this place with a few friends today, none of us are Cantonese speakers, which I guess made us easy targets. After we sat down, the Manager insisted that we sit in a private room despite the fact that we didn't want one. She said that she's "offering" us a better dining experience.
After we sat in the private room, things started to head the wrong way. The Manager came in with a small, one-pager menu. I immediately sensed something wrong, and asked for the complete menu, similar to that read by other, local guests. Unfortunately, the Manager told me that they don't have any other menus (which is a lie because I saw other guest reading the menu outside).
While we are ordering, the Manager was extremely aggressive in pushing us to order expensive items, such as HKD1600 lobsters (c. US$200, also she gave me a dirty look when I said no to the lobster), and items that are not fresh (eg rice dumplings, note we dined there shortly after Dragon Boat Festival, so all the rice dumplings are left overs).
When we asked for the bill, the Manager informed us that the private room has a surcharge of HK100 per dish (c. USD$12 surcharge per dish) on top of a 10% service charge. This piece of information was NEVER communicated with us when she "kindly offered" us the better dining experience. Also, I suspect that the small one-pager menu already have a marked-up “tourist special” price.