Ibiza Restaurantโ Charges โฌ27.50 too Cut birthday โCake, Sparks Online โDebate
IBIZA, SPAIN โฃ- โA restaurant on the Spanish island of ibiza is facing online backlash after a billโค showing a โฌ27.50โ charge for cutting a birthday cake brought by โcustomers wentโฃ viral. The incident, initially shared by the X (formerly Twitter) โaccount “Soy Camarero“โฃ (“I am โa waiter”), hasโข ignited a debate over fair restaurant practices.
According toโค the account, which shares unusual stories from the hospitality industry, a group of eleven friends celebrating โaโ birthday were charged the feeโค for slicing the cakeโค they provided themselves. The total bill amounted to โฌ697, โขor โฌ63.36 per person,โฃ including โฌ4.50 for a small beer and โฌ5 for aโ cola.
The surcharge sparked outrage online, with โone user calling it “madness.” Others defended the restaurant, arguing that staff time has โvalue. Some commenters โsuggestedโข the restaurant should have disclosed the fee before cutting theโ cake.
Theโฃ incident was also reported by the “Mallorcaโค Zeitung.” The restaurant isโข located โคin theโ Santa Eulalia area of Ibiza.