We had the worst dining experience we have ever had at La Forketta in Dempsey Road last night. It was my husband's birthday and we went out for dinner with our newborn baby and my parents. It was unpleasant to be told right off the bat that the restaurant does not serve tap water and that we had to fork out $9 for bottled water. I asked for an un-iced bottle and before we knew it, ice cold water was poured into our glasses. When we then asked for one glass of water at room temperature for my mum who was having a sore throat (the reason we ordered the un-iced water in the first place), we were told it would cost an extra $1. So tacky! When we were ordering the food, my dad asked if he could have fettucine instead of spaghetti with the carbonara sauce. We were told they don't have fettucine and then when he asked to have tagliatelle instead, we were told the restaurant would charge us an extra $5 for that. By then, we had already ordered a bottle of wine and 3 other mains, all totaling at least $250. We would most certainly have had dessert too. When we complained to their manager that ever since we sat down, we were being asked to pay an extra few dollars for this and an extra few dollars for that, he was unapologetic, rude, and could barely speak proper English. We said we were leaving and he threatened to call the cops because we were not going to pay for the bottle of water that was opened for us. We reminded him that we had ordered un-iced water and that we were served iced water and told him that was why we were not going to pay for it. It was an awful, nasty dining experience. Clearly, La Forketta is trying to milk its customers for all their worth, whilst putting itself out there as a classy restaurant (which clearly it is not). After we came home, I googled La Forketta and was not surprised to find many, many bad reviews of the restaurant, its policies and the service. Definitely a restaurant to avoid, unless you want to feel like you’re being pick-pocketed while you eat.