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Diner is shocked by €30 calamari and €8 gazpacho at a Malaga hotel – but some locals defend the prices

Image #: 31280959 Sweet and Sour calamari are served tossed with hot cherry peppers, raisins and pignoli nuts at Michael's Meatballs & Martinis Friday, August 8, 2014.(Staten Island Advance/Bill Lyons) Staten Island Advance /Landov

A MALAGA diner got a shock when he was charged €30 for calamari and €8 for gazpacho- but many locals have defended the rates. 

When Mohamed Abdeselam had a snack at the Hotel Marenostrum, he expected to pay a few euros for his two tapas dishes. 

But when the bill came, the diner got a big shock, with a bill totalling almost €40 for just calamari and gazpacho. 

He was charged €30 for calamari and €8 for gazpacho, to the shock of many expats with whom he shared his plight on the ‘Expats in Malaga’ Facebook group. 

“We stopped in a day room there for less!” said one, while another scoffed: “Guiri prices!”

“If your name is not Donald trump or Elon Musk , look at the price tag!” said one sarcastic individual. 

On the other hand, many eagle eyed expats pointed out that the price is clearly listed on the hotel’s menu, even online.

Malaga locals also took to the debate, saying he never should have ordered calamari in a hotel, recommending he try out the paseo maritimo instead. 

“Come on, its a hotel, what did you expect?” said one, “Normally they charge just for the air that you breathe!”

Others defended the price saying: “If it’s fresh that’s not expensive to me.”

While another warned rising prices will push tourists away: “Don’t blame tourists when they start to go to Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece instead.”

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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