https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It’s the sort of thing one might expect from Manuel, the hapless Catalan waiter in Fawlty Towers. https://www.thelocal.es/20190612/basque-bar-bill-goes-viral-after-waitress-turns-tables-on-annoying-customer Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:51:11 +0200 basque-bar-bill-goes-viral-after-waitress-turns-tables-on-annoying-customer The Spanish consumer rights organization has warned of the multiple different ways Spanish establishments try to trick their customers into spending more money than they intended. Want to avoid being conned? Read on! https://www.thelocal.es/20150901/ten-ways-spanish-bars-are-trying-to-con-you Tue, 01 Sep 2015 18:30:11 +0200 ten-ways-spanish-bars-are-trying-to-con-you Ordering the catch of the day can deliver a rather nasty side effect, as two diners on holiday in Spain recently discovered...when the bill came. And it can serve as a lesson to us all. https://www.thelocal.es/20150813/this-is-why-not-to-order-fish-of-the-day Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:45:49 +0200 this-is-why-not-to-order-fish-of-the-day The festivities councillor for the Andalusian town of Tarifa has clocked up an astronomical €20,000 bill resulting simply from premium text messages sent in June and July. https://www.thelocal.es/20130912/fiesta-councillor-rings-up-20000-sms-bill Thu, 12 Sep 2013 13:34:07 +0200 fiesta-councillor-rings-up-20000-sms-bill