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Italy’s Top Court Rules Hotels and Restaurants Need Not Serve Tap Water

In late April the Court of Cassation held that private catering businesses may refuse tap water unless a prior contract requires its supply.

Beverly Hills Rooftop Restaurant Apologizes for $110 Cake-Cutting Charge, Lowers Fee

Austrian Pizzeria Charges €11 When Diners Share a Pizza

Adults Have No Right to Kids’ Meals, and Restaurants May Restrict Them

Greater Manchester Valentine’s ‘Dine and Dash’ Prompts CCTV Appeal as Group Vows to Return and Pay

Restaurants Release CCTV Showing Diners Planting Hair to Dodge Bills in UK and Australia

CCTV Shows Diner Planting Armpit Hair to Avoid $600 Bill, Sydney Restaurant Says

Portsmouth Restaurant Requires Prepayment After Reported £170 Dine-and-Dash

Norfolk Police Release CCTV Images in Appeal Over £300 Norwich Restaurant Dine-and-Dash

Sai Surbhi Says Diners Left £190 Bill Unpaid in Urmston as Owners Weigh Police and CCTV Release

Northamptonshire Police Seek Tips in £197.30 Dine-and-Dash at Saffron Restaurant

Majorca Restaurants Enforce One Table, One Bill Policy

Gen Z Sisters’ TikTok Over ‘MKT’ Menu Mix-Up Tops 19 Million Views

French Bistro Charges €15 Per Guest for Reservation Changes

German Restaurants Adopt Walk-In Models to Tackle No-Show Challenges