Dear restaurant

[Stopsnowing]

If you had brought me tap water as requested rather than insist only mineral water was available, I would have ordered another round of alcoholic drinks and dessert.

I don’t want to spend six euros on water but I would have spent that and more on more drinks and dessert.

Did you not read up on cultural norms before you visited? It’s normal in Germany to not free serve tap water, you are expected to buy water. Going to another country and then whinging about the way they do things is 🙄. Just buy the water or don't use restaurants or don’t visit.

I know! Lighten up ffs

I don't. And the answer is about £5. It isn't that expensive!

@Stopsnowing
Come to France...... here it's a legal obligation for a restaurant to serve you tap water if you ask for it with your meal.
Leitungswasser is a word I learnt early on when travelling in Germany.

It's not minging where I live in the UK (west coast of Scotland).

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Ha ha!

Bottled water is a tax on stupidity.

Tap water (in the UK) is fine. You just need to filter it in some places.

I routinely ask for, and get, Leitungswasser in Germany. HTH.

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And you would still be told nein, in the vast majority of restaurants there.

Lots of places in Europe will charge for tapwater. Other countries, other rules.