JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Love was in the air on Valentine\u2019s Day, but for some Jacksonville diners, so was sticker shock at Dolce Vita Modern Italian.<\/p>\n
Customer Anthony Galdi said what was meant to be a romantic dinner with his wife ended with questions about the check.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n It came after he says a chicken fettuccini alfredo listed at $35 on the menu appeared on his receipt for $72.50. He showed Action News Jax a receipt totaling $188.14 before tip and said the final total was just over $215 after tip.<\/p>\n \u201cFor chicken alfredo, which was $35 on the menu, it got bumped up to $72. That was the biggest concern we had,\u201d Galdi said. \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone thinks chicken Alfredo is worth $75 in any aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n Galdi is one of several diners who claim the restaurant\u2019s advertised Valentine\u2019s special of $145 per couple was misleading.<\/p>\n \u201cMy wife didn\u2019t want to create too big of a ruckus because things happen,\u201d Galdi said. \u201cIf there are mistakes, own up to them.\u201d<\/p>\n Action News Jax asked restaurant owner Antonio Cortez why the menu lists chicken Alfredo at $35 while the receipt showed nearly double the price.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you were a single person, that was the price,\u201d Antonio Cortez said. \u201cWe were not going to give you that deal for a couple if you were only alone. That was for singles.\u201d<\/p>\n Cortez said the Valentine\u2019s Day pricing structure included an appetizer and dessert as part of the couple\u2019s special.<\/p>\n Co-owner Anahi Cortez acknowledged the confusion and said she made a mistake in how the special was communicated.<\/p>\n \u201cI know I made a mistake. That was on me,\u201d Anahi Cortez said.<\/p>\n The owners said the situation stemmed from a misunderstanding over how the Valentine\u2019s Day special was worded, not an attempt to overcharge customers, and emphasized they want to remain transparent and stay in business long term.<\/p>\n They also pointed out to Action News Jax that their restaurant has a number of positive reviews to counter the recent criticism.<\/p>\n They also said they\u2019ve been in business for around 10 months and are here to serve the community and their customers with love and positivity. <\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Love was in the air on Valentine\u2019s Day, but for some Jacksonville diners, so was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[344,347,28,348,116,351,118,117,78025,349,350,62021,78024,346,345],"class_list":{"0":"post-163175","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jacksonville","8":"tag-action-news-jax","9":"tag-cbs47","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-fox30","12":"tag-jacksonville","13":"tag-jacksonville-fl","14":"tag-jacksonville-headlines","15":"tag-jacksonville-news","16":"tag-menu-confusion","17":"tag-northeast-florida","18":"tag-southeast-georgia","19":"tag-valentines-day","20":"tag-valentines-day-confusion","21":"tag-wfox","22":"tag-wjax"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}