Did we get Tourist Taxed? Are dine-in prices actually usually more expensive than prices on UberEats?
**Edit: thanks for all the quick and detailed explanations, I didn't consider the different tax structures. Good to know I wasn't scammed! I've had an amazing trip so far in this beautiful country.**
Just had dinner at Mekong in Chur. Am a tourist from the US, where, in almost every restaurant, prices on UberEats are higher than the dine in prices.
We were handed English menus, and then the reverse appeared to be true. On UberEats, a Roter Curry mit Poulet is CHF 27.90, while dining in it's CHF 29.50. Similarly a Pad Gai Met Mamuang is CHF 27.90 on UberEats, while dining in it's CHF 29.50.
One of the waitresses explained to me that this is usually the case for most restaurants in Switzerland because dining in is taxed differently than take away, but this didn't make sense that UberEats would actually be cheaper than dining in, especially with Uber's take.
I then checked the takeaway menu on their website, and the differences were even more egregious. A takeaway Pad Mee – Weizennudeln is CHF 25.90, while our dining in version was CHF 29.50. A takeaway Rind Grüner Curry is CHF 25.90, while our dine in version was CHF 32.50.
We still decided to eat there after seeing these differences because we were craving Asian food, the restaurant had good Google reviews, and there weren't many other options, but I want to know if we got tourist taxed or if this is really the norm.
For reference, they did offer to show us the German dine-in menu, but I declined because I just wanted to go home at that point. They also said their takeaway options were fewer than their dine-in options, which is true on UberEats but not true at all on their website takeaway menu.
Website: https://www.mekong-chur.ch/take-away/
UberEats: https://www.ubereats.com/store-browse-uuid/a4288818-f216-53cd-a560-52ab0bad595c?diningMode=DELIVERY
Proof of higher prices attached.