The common wisdom regarding those oral restaurant specials that offer up every minute detail but the price is that the price is not a selling point. Those specials might be more accurately called featured items and very often shock the diner when the check comes. While many people will ask the price and thus prevent sticker shock, many more do not ask for any number of reasons.
Some assume the price is high and ignore the "specials", some find it embarrassing so do not ask the price and also avoid the "special" while others don't ask, assume "special" pricing and are unpleasantly surprised when the check comes.
This all too common practice can be especially unfriendly when someone is hosting a number of diners.
When everything on a restaurant's menu routinely lists pricing there is no good reason why specials pricing should be concealed from customers nor should they be required to ask the price. There is no good purpose (from a customer standpoint) for concealing the price. Let's all chip in to discourage this unfriendly business practice!
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