Velvet Star Restaurant

Reports (13)

• taxi_meter (severity 3/5) — 2026-05: Room photos were of a different building entirely; total bait and switch.
• harassment (severity 5/5) — 2026-05: They add a mystery 'service charge' that isn't posted anywhere on the menu.
• unsafe (severity 4/5) — 2026-03: Bracelet forced onto my wrist, then demanded payment for the 'free' gift.
• other (severity 2/5) — 2025-10: Menu had no prices; the final total was absurd and they got hostile when questioned.
• unsafe (severity 1/5) — 2025-10: Charged tourist prices double what locals paid two feet away in the same line.
• taxi_meter (severity 5/5) — 2025-09: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
• other (severity 3/5) — 2025-09: Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
• overcharge (severity 4/5) — 2025-07: Room photos were of a different building entirely; total bait and switch.
• taxi_meter (severity 3/5) — 2025-05: Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
• overcharge (severity 5/5) — 2025-04: Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
• other (severity 5/5) — 2025-03: Advertised as authentic; sold mass-produced fakes at luxury prices.
• theft (severity 4/5) — 2024-12: Persistent harassment from staff trying to drag us inside for a 'special deal'.
• taxi_meter (severity 2/5) — 2024-07: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.