A CUSTOMER was left raging after an Italian restaurant added a sneaky hidden charge to his bill.

The local was dining at a city centre pizzeria in Bari, Italy where he ordered two pizzas, a bottle of water, and a beer .

But the man was left in disbelief when he saw he had been charged 42 pence for a sprinkle of pepper on his pizza.

The incident sparked outrage online with users blasting the "crazy" extra fee as "pathetic".

The pepper is printed under the pizza on the receipt's list of items with the 50 cent surcharge (or 43 pence) slapped next to it.

While many have slammed the fee as unfair others have defended the extra charge - deeming it natural to pay more for extra ingredients.

The controversy comes just weeks after Audrey Patisserie in Oderzo, northern Italy , charged

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