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it seems like we are getting left right and centre from seafood paul the octupus and expensive seafood meal i think locals need to get used to the idea that when we become first world country food prices will also be first world type if you go to an expensive restaurant you expect to pay eg if you go to lees amis do you expect to eat a $40 steak ... NO of course the appetizer may be afew dollars these people when they complain are either embarassing themselves or making a big fool of themselves or worse both 8 July 2010 Straits Times Mee pok for family meal? $234 MY FAMILY had a similar experience at Super Peking Duck Imperial Treasure on Mother's Day as reported last Thursday ("Flap over a fish... that costs $1,224"). We were having lunch and wanted to order seafood hor fun to complement the meal which cost about $25. The waitress informed us that they had run out of the dish and suggested we try the mee pok, one of their signature dishes popular with many of their customers. While waiting for our food, we noted that there was a lobster dish yet to be served. We highlighted to the waiting staff that we did not order any lobster dish. The waitress came and said that the mee pok came with the lobster. We said we had no idea that the noodles came with lobster and that it would cost $234. We asked for the order to be cancelled. However, she said we could no longer cancel it. When we asked why the price or the fact that the dish contained lobster was not communicated to us, the waitress said that it was not their policy to state the prices of their dishes unless asked. If lobster was the main focus, should this not have been highlighted to us? Even the way the dish was recommended to us emphasised the noodles. Penny Ong (Ms)