{"id":346993,"date":"2026-05-27T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/restaurants-in-italy-can-refuse-to-give-tap-water-to-customers\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T14:00:07","slug":"restaurants-in-italy-can-refuse-to-give-tap-water-to-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/restaurants-in-italy-can-refuse-to-give-tap-water-to-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurants in Italy can refuse to give tap water to customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/vsn2J3s2z80\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Restaurants in Italy can refuse to give tap water to customers\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vsn2J3s2z80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Restaurants can refuse to give tap water to customers &#8211; that&#8217;s according to the judgment of Italy&#8217;s supreme court. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>A woman filed a lawsuit and lost after repeatedly asking for tap water with her meal in a five-star hotel in the Dolomites. Staff refused and only offered her bottled mineral water, costing \u20ac7 (\u00a36). The woman demanded \u20ac2,700 (\u00a32338) in compensation for emotional distress and economic damage. But the court dismissed her claim.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restaurants can refuse to give tap water to customers &#8211; that&#8217;s according to the judgment of Italy&#8217;s supreme court. 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