Checking a restaurant selling grilled eggplant for over 1.8 million VND in Nha Trang

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Khanh Hoa - On the evening of February 4, the leader of Nha Trang City People's Committee informed that he was directing relevant units to inspect the seafood restaurant that foreign customers accused of "overcharging".

On the afternoon of February 4, on the social networking site "Nha Trang - Review everything" there was a viral image of Aroma Nha Trang restaurant (Nguyen Thien Thuat street, Nha Trang city, Khanh Hoa) charging sky-high bills to foreign customers.

According to author M.H, while surfing a foreign website, he came across a customer's post complaining about being charged a high price by a restaurant.

In the bill posted online by this customer, the price of 2 plates of grilled eggplant with scallion oil is nearly 3.8 million VND, 2 balut eggs are 700,000 VND, 2 stir-fried water spinach with garlic are 1 million VND...

Bill tinh tien cac mon an va hinh anh quan an duoc du khach nuoc ngoai dua len mang. Anh: Phuong Linh
Bill for food and pictures of the restaurant posted online by foreign tourists. Photo: Phuong Linh

Not only was the price sky-high, the restaurant also charged an additional 4 million VND.

As soon as this information was spread, many people were upset with the price on the bill being charged to customers.

Hinh anh quan an o Nha Trang bi du khach to tren mang toi 4.2. Anh: Phuong Linh
Image of a restaurant in Nha Trang that was denounced by tourists online on the evening of February 4. Photo: Phuong Linh

According to the leader of Nha Trang City, as soon as he received the information, Mr. Tran Minh Chien - Chairman of Nha Trang City People's Committee directed relevant units to urgently verify the reflected information and resolutely handle strictly if there is a phenomenon of restaurants "ripping off" tourists.

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