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Written by Riviera Reporter
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You have to pay what they say—as long as it’s in writing!
Frank in the Var went with his wife on their “first visit" to
Saint-Tropez. First surprise: for coffees on a terrace they were
charged… 4E50 each. Can this be legal?, asks Frank. Absolutely. In bars
and restaurants there are no price controls and as long as charges are
clearly displayed in the establishment they can be as high as the
market will bear. Quite a lot of tourists readily shell out silly
amounts of money in places like Saint-Tropez.
Useful, perhaps, to make one or two other points on issues which
often come up. A waiter has no right to insist you re-order again every
hour, or at any point during your stay in a café or bar—this despite
the attempt of one Nice cafetier to impose such a system. And then
there’s no such thing in law as a free glass of water. H20 is often
served gratis but a patron who charges for it is within its rights.
Finally, any café, bar or restaurant has the right to refuse entry to
dogs—although mutts usually get a welcome.
From Reporter 92 - Aug/Sept 2002
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Consumerism 
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