KOS — Restaurant in Ajaccio

We visited KOS in Ajaccio, Corsica, during our summer vacation. We had picked it out in advance based on their impressive Instagram – everything looked great, both for lunch and dinner. This was meant to be our “treat-yourself” Friday evening meal where we were happy to spend a bit more.

We were welcomed by a young, smiling staff, which was lovely. We were shown to our table, and everything started off well. Usually, young people are fairly good at English, but that wasn’t really the case here – though to be fair, we’re visiting a French island, so that’s understandable.

We were two adults and one four-year-old. Our plan was to order two main dishes and some sweet potato fries for our child. However, it turned out that several items from the menu and Instagram couldn’t be ordered – which was a bit disappointing, but not the first time that’s happened.

We were told that the white fish was available, so we asked several times whether we could order it as a single portion (since we wanted different dishes). One white fish dish for one adult, and something else for the other. Everything seemed fine, and the whole meal took about 1.5 to 2 hours – no issues, lots of friendliness and smiles.

But then came the bill – and a very unpleasant surprise.

We had apparently been served food for three adults plus the fries for the child. The white fish had been counted as a double portion, even though we had clearly asked for it as a single portion. Suddenly, no one could speak any English, and the confusion was total – though to their credit, the young staff did try to help.

Unfortunately, things took a turn for the worse when the manager appeared. This is where it became truly uncomfortable.

Instead of taking a customer-friendly approach like: “We can see what happened here, no problem – of course you shouldn’t have to pay for that, let’s just charge you for X”, he immediately became aggressive and confrontational. It ended in quite a scene at what had otherwise been a cozy and stylish restaurant by the water. It almost felt like we were being thrown out.

In the end, we paid the full bill.

So, a word of advice: be very clear and careful when ordering at KOS. What starts as a lovely experience can quickly turn into a shocking and...

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