Overview
- A pizzeria in Grieskirchen lists pizzas as priced per person and adds an €11 fee when two people share, so the visiting family ordered a second pizza instead.
- The father who raised the issue said the rule was excessive and unfair after he saw the surcharge spelled out on the menu.
- Industry representative Ernst Pühringer defended such fees, saying higher costs for staff, energy and rent make it vital that each occupied seat generates enough revenue.
- Some restaurateurs apply the rule with leeway and may waive the charge when a parent shares with a child and overall spending at the table is sufficient.
- Reports cite earlier cases such as an €8 charge for an empty plate at a Wörthersee restaurant, and the practice—often called a Räuberteller, meaning an extra plate for sharing—has drawn mixed reactions in online forums.