“Krone” reader Katarina H. could hardly believe her eyes when she was presented the bill on Tuesday afternoon in a Viennese pizzeria on Heiligenstädter Straße: almost six euros for a large “Obi spritzed” – that’s even compared to other capital – restaurants melted .
What you used to pay for an entire lunch menu, you now only have to pay for the drink: a Viennese woman paid 5.80 euros for lunch in a pizzeria for apple juice, sprayed on half a litre. “Never again,” the young woman said to “Krone.” “That is impossible.”
Almost 6 instead of 4 euros
When asked about the hefty price, the waiter was vaguely evasive: the crisis was to blame, everything had become more expensive. But a look at the menus of other similar restaurants shows that the hospitality industry on Heiligenstädter Straße is at the higher end of the price scale. You usually pay between four and five euros for these types of drinks.
2 euros for a glass of water
Just three weeks ago, an innkeeper in Upper Austria made headlines by charging two euros for a glass of tap water at his inn in Prambachkirchen (pictured above) – and from teenagers who had partied in the associated disco and were thirsty. The campaign caused a lot of outrage from both sides: from the landlords, who said “we can do that, you also pay for the service”, but also from the customers, who no longer accept these prices.
15 euros for a schnitzel
Schnitzel prices of around 15 euros have also caused a furore in Salzburg, the landlords there fought back and calculated why the prices had risen so sharply (see graph above). For the customer it comes down to: substantial price adjustments on the menu, noticeable reduction in the size of the dishes.
Source: Krone
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