Four Japanese tourists were
slapped with a 1,143-euro ($1,350) bill for a meal in Venice.
The four had four steaks, a fried-fish platter and mineral
water in the osteria near St Mark's Square, according to early
reports.
later reports said the steaks were large 'Fiorentine" cuts,
that the fish was for four and not just a single platter, an
that they may have had very expensive Amarone wine as well as
water - and costly aperitifs before the meal.
On Monday the four filed a complaint with police in Bologna,
where they are resident as students.
Venice police have opened a probe after a complaint from the
25 Aprile association, which broke the story.
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