Greetings Friends. I'm here exploring Juhu Beach in Mumbai and I went inside the food court to get a lassi and I nearly got charged a fortune just for that. So let me tell you what happened and let me tell you a few things that you need to watch out for at restaurants here in India. How to avoid the tricks and scams One tip straight away, use these cameramen. They're all over India and yeah, they're really good. And to take a photo for like a few rupees a photo. So one photo is ₹30. Use them. They're really, really good photos. And they'll put it on your phone or email it to you. Now let's go explore and see inside this food court. Amul Pao Bhaji, Special Amul Pao Bhaji, Double Butter Pao Bhaji, Cheese Pao Bhai. - No, thank you. Sri Krishna. Hare Rama. Hare Khrishna. Pure veg. I’ll look, I’ll look. All right, So first tip, don't go with those guys who grab you. And you know, the touts, don't go with the touts. Because they're going to be taking you to an overpriced restaurant where they earn commission. And yeah, a good restaurant doesn't need a tout. Right? I can walk in here and I can see which restaurant looks clean. hey, bro, What's up? I always meet subscribers there in Mumbai. I got a drink, a mango shake. It looks damn good, doesn’t it? So what happened here? Some of these stores here, they have waiters. And the waiter quoted me the wrong price. He said lassi was ₹280. That's the same price as a five star hotel. A lassi, it's an essential item here in India. It should cost between ₹30 to ₹100. ₹100 being at like a beachside spot like this, because obviously you're going to have to pay more because of the location. Right? And so the waiter would have pocketed that extra ₹180. Now, there's five other tips. I have for you. When you come to India and you're dining at restaurants. And these have all happened to me multiple times. So always check your bills before you pay. Once you pay your money, it's not coming back to you here. There's no concept of refunds in India. So check the bill. Oftentimes when you're in a group, restaurants will add an extra like fresh lime soda. So instead of 4 fresh lime sodas, there’s 5. And they're hoping you're not going to notice that. Always check the bills. And sometimes they'll be extra dishes on there that you never even ordered like last time we have mixer Hakka noodles on the bill. So always check the bill. And sometimes food doesn't come. If food doesn't come, it shouldn't be on your bill. But sometimes you order, it doesn't come, and they leave it on the bill. Always check the change you’re being given in India. Oftentimes, shopkeepers will try and shortchange you and they happen to be a couple of weeks ago and a little store outside Mannat. And finally, obviously, always check the price on the menu before ordering. This all sounds really simple, but it's surprising how easy it is to forget to do these basic things when you know you're traveling around, you're having fun. Or you’re in a group. And that time that you don't do these, you don't check these. That’s when you get screwed. And it sucks because, you know, a couple of minutes laters you’re like, “Ah, I knew! I watched Karl’s video.” I'm going to get some food and I just saw a Pao Bhaji place which has a lot of locals at it so that's always a good sign for me. I'm going to go eat some Pao Bhaji there. And give you a few more tips. And look at the Pao Bhaji. Wow. Lovely. So this is just mashed vegetables like potato, tomatoes, and spices. Maybe a bit of cauliflower and tons of butter. This is like half butter, half vegetables. And, yeah, you always eat it with Pao - which is bread. And this is like typical, typical Mumbai food. The Pao Bhaji was pretty average here. And you can expect it at tourist destinations, right? Pretty average food. It was ₹140. You can usually expect to pay between like ₹40 to ₹100 here in Mumbai to try one of their most famous dishes. And you have to try it when you're here in Mumbai. Now, if you get yourself in an issue where they're trying to charge you way to much or extort you somehow, you've got to fight back, and try bargain and get the price down at least. If that doesn’t work say you're going to call the cops, or call the cops, and that'll freak them out enough. And you should be okay, because nobody no scammer, no one trying to rip you off wants the Police around. And there's always police around, so. There’s Police, just just over here. It's hard to see, but this guy's face there’s Police. If you ever get in trouble, the police are never too far away here in India. So has any of that ever happened to you? Let me know in the comments and please come and enjoy your time here in incredible India.
