‘Did you expect smoked salmon?' Brit slammed for complaining his staggeringly cheap Benidorm fry-up tasted ‘low quality'
Louis Grier, who lives in the popular holiday hotspot, tried out the staple fry up for just £3.90.
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A video posted by Louis Grier showing him trying the cheapest breakfast in Benidorm
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The breakfast was advertised at a low price
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The video shows him sat outside the cafe as he orders his low-cost Full English breakfast
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The 32-year-old "Benidorm Fanatic" was stunned when he found a place that sells such a hearty breakfast so cheap.
He shared his findings with his 43,000 TikTok followers - although he was less than impressed with the end product.
Louis paid a total of £3.90 (€4.50), for the meal, but it failed to meet his expectations.
"I visited Marianos, a renowned restaurant in Benidorm," he told What's The Jam.
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"It is celebrated for its exceptional chicken, considered by many to be the finest in Spain, and is also highly regarded as the best take away in Benidorm.
"Considering its popularity among both English and Spanish speakers, this establishment has consistently provided excellent food to British patrons for numerous years, and I have thoroughly enjoyed many wonderful takeaway meals.
"However, I regret to say that the breakfast was quite unappetising, and I was unable to eat it – it was that bad.
"It tasted undercooked and of very low quality.
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"I would maybe go back but only for its famous chicken."
The video shows him sat outside the cafe as he orders his low-cost Full English breakfast.
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The plate had two pieces of toast, one sausage, two eggs, two mushrooms, a tomato, a hash brown and two rashers of bacon.
But Louis called it "gross" and the "worst breakfast" he's ever had.
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However, commenters on his video were divided on the matter, with some voicing their support and others roasting the expat.
"What do you expect for that money ? Smoked salmon," one user posted.
"Never thought of Mariano's for breakie haha," another said.
"What was wrong with it, everything looked fine, that's not a fair review," a third posted.
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But other commenters were in full agreement with Louis.
One user said: "That's all I've tried there.
"It's terrible, so I've never been back. The place is a dump."
"Mariano's has gone right down hill to what it used to be," another posted.
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It comes after a Brit gran was accused of "fabricating complaints" by a Corfu hotel boss after she moaned her stay was a "nightmare" thanks to "no bacon, sausages or chips".
The OAP was accused by the hotel of fishing for compensation - and the manager even claimed she had blamed the staff for bad weather.
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