They almost always ask if you want to hear the specials. They will however only tell you the price of the specials if you specifically ask, and if you don't as

They almost always ask if you want to hear the specials. They will however only tell you the price of the specials if you specifically ask, and if you don't ask they'll often not volunteer that information. I have on a few occasions 'screwed' myself by assuming that starter that was the special would be roughly the same price as all the other starters on the menu, only to get the bill and find out it was almost twice the price.