Tourists slam NYCs $26 World Cup meal deals as ripoff in places with no TVs to watch games

This meal is no deal!FIFA World Cup tourists are fuming over so-called “deals” sponsored by the city and offered by hundreds of Big Apple eateries – from $26 beer and pretzel combos to sandwich specials – some without so much as a TV to watch the matches on, The Post has learned.The “dining and beverage deals,” which are touted on the city’s official tourism website as the Five Borough Winners Special, are individual to each eatery.But some are being slammed by travelers as nothing short of a rip-off.“I’ll tell you, as a European, this is no deal,” fumed Francesco Cernigliaro, 28, of Venice, Italy, to The Post outside the Central Park Boathouse — where tourists were led by the city website only to find a sandwich and soda in a promotional cup for $26, but no TVs to watch the soccer games.“It’s kind of like a rip-off, isn’t it … you’re just getting a cheap cup,” chimed in one Australian tourist, whose husband was forced to leave the fancy pond-side eatery to watch a match at a nearby pub.One boathouse employee, who declined to provide his name, said the site has only sold between one and two “specials” a week since the promo began last month.“Honestly, if I was going to get a commemorative cup or something like that, I wouldn’t get this,” the employee quipped.“It’s unattractive.”The boathouse wasn’t the only place offering the deals that doesn’t have TV to watch the game.

The West Village’s trendy Via 13 was offering a $26 “Pizza d’Oro” — but no way to watch the teams go for the “Oro” on the soccer field.Reps for the eatery declined to comment.The deals have been so unpopular with patrons that the bar crew at Blue Haven East in Kips Bay didn’t even know that their bar was hosting the promo when asked about it.One bartender admitted he had never heard of the deal, and had to check the ordering system to verify it was real.

“I thought it would be very popular, but we aren’t selling as much as I...