The controversy generated by a bill of 6,210,000 pesos in a restaurant in Parque Lleras, in El Poblado, mainly due to the charge for a gratin arepa at 160,000 pesos, was explained by those responsible for this establishmentarguing that at no time was the diner deceived, since the values are in the menu that is given to customers.
Alejandro Cristalino, administrator in charge of the Hookah restaurant, which is located in Parque Lleras, assured that Making these consumptions was at the discretion of the clients who were there, Therefore, he stated that there was no irregularity when delivering the bill to the diners in question, contrary to what has happened with tourists in Cartagena, to give an example.
“I know the product they sell and it is a completely transparent product. Why transparent? Because that’s in the menu, it’s precious, it’s all there. You understand me? In other words, it was the client’s decision, we are going to start there, order it, try it and buy it,” said Cristalino about the prices in his menu, which in the view of many people are quite expensive.
And in the restaurant’s menu that was spread on social networks, It was known that some pizzas cost between 100,000 and 150,000 pesos, while the patacones also cost 160,000 pesos. If you want to eat meat you can find cuts that are between 150,000 and 1,220,000 pesos.
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Regarding the arepa, which was the most criticized for its value, the businessman stated that For its preparation, inputs used and size, the value in question is charged.. He even celebrated that due to the virality of the news, his product became famous and highlighted that most of them stand out for their large size.
“The amount that That dish is enough for two or three people.it has prawn, it has top quality beef, it has pork, it has chicharrón, it has chicken, it has gratin cheese, it has the salad, the decoration on top, it is flamed, it also has the chimichurri, it has the sauce, or “Well, it’s a very, very big plate,” said Cristalino.
In addition, he assured that it is not the only Hookah headquarters and they already have other headquarters in El Poblado and They have always managed securities of the same category in the six years that it has been in operationbut argued that they also have an economic line.
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“We handle products that cost from 22,000 pesos, such as pasta and other products.. But with many of the products, such as the snack, which has a cost of 720,000 pesos, for eight people, in many cases they even have enough to carry due to the size of it,” said the Hookah administrator.
The bill that gave rise to the controversy over the values of this establishment was for a consumption on May 2, at 9:25 at night, and there, in addition to the questioned gratin arepa, a shot of Baileys brand whiskey cream for $90,000a shot of Jack Daniel’s whiskey for $60,000 or a plate of chicken fingers for $140,000.
The high costs of this establishment They would have generated several negative reviews within applications such as Google Mapsalthough so far neither the authorities nor the consumer ombudsmen have taken measures in this regard, taking into account that the trade unions indicated that depending on supply and demand there would be no irregularities in these prices, also because they are defined in the letter .
“What we have managed to investigate from the union is that this is due to a supply and demand activity. We understand that the establishment offers its services to foreigners and They are willing to check if there are any irregularities within the account”said Juan Pablo Valenzuela, president of Asobares Antioquia.
