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Chef bans vegans from eating at his restaurant. Now reservations are 'through the roof.'
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:42 pm
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:42 pm
A chef banned vegans from eating at his restaurant. Now, reservations are 'through the roof.'
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-Chef John Mountain announced he was banning vegans from his restaurant Fyre this week.
-The ban stemmed from a vegan customer leaving a one-star review at the Perth, Australia, restaurant.
-Mountain said business has been booming ever since he banned vegans.
A celebrity chef who banned vegans from his restaurant earlier this week says business has never been better.
British chef John Mountain made headlines on Monday when he announced that he was banning vegan diners from Fyre — his restaurant in Perth, Australia — for "mental health reasons."
Mountain told PerthNow that his ban stemmed from a negative Facebook review left by a vegan customer, which spurred other people to leave one-star reviews on his restaurant's page.
"We started getting all these negative reviews without any actual comment, which really hurts the business," he said.
News of Mountain's vegan ban soon spread, and the chef said it's led to incredible business. Mountain told The Project that bookings at Fyre have "gone through the roof."
'Things have worked out ridiculously well," he said on Wednesday. "I usually do half a dozen people in this beautiful restaurant. I have 35 booked for dinner tonight."
The Facebook page from Fyre has since been flooded with reviews applauding the vegan ban. Mountain said he's also received "overwhelming support" from fellow chefs.
"I guarantee you, 99% of chefs across the world fricking hate vegans," he told The Project. "You can never please them. We've always hated vegans, all chefs have."
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Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:46 pm to Partha
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Fyre
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:47 pm to Partha
Where can the OT leave a 5 star review?
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:49 pm to Partha
Good frick vegans
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:50 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:50 pm to Tbonepatron
A gay, vegan crossfitter who drove an e-car would never shut up.
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:50 pm to Partha
Y’know, a lot of people don’t believe in the silent majority.
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:52 pm to Partha
I'm torn on this. On the one hand, it's a private business and he should be able to refuse anyone he likes for whatever reason. And frankly, some vegans are annoying. On the other:
That's, honestly, pretty shitty of him, so he's kinda hard to root for
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Speaking to PerthNow, Mountain admitted that he hadn't accommodated the woman when he said he would, but "she made the complaint personal" — which is what led to the ban.
That's, honestly, pretty shitty of him, so he's kinda hard to root for
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:53 pm to Partha
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:56 pm to Partha
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he was banning vegan diners from Fyre — his restaurant in Perth, Australia — for "mental health reasons."
Playing the mental health card. That’s some 4D chess.
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:56 pm to Joshjrn
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That's, honestly, pretty shitty of him, so he's kinda hard to root for
A lot of times the choices are between the lesser of two evils. And while I agree with you on this situation, I also believe that the chef is the lesser of two evils in this case.
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:57 pm to Tigerbait357
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Seems like a mighty fine establishment.
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:57 pm to Partha
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A lot of times the choices are between the lesser of two evils. And while I agree with you on this situation, I also believe that the chef is the lesser of two evils in this case.
I'm certainly not rooting for the vegan, either. I'm just inclined to say "a pox on both your houses" and move on. Certainly not interested in giving the jackass a 5* review or going eat there
Posted on 7/4/23 at 3:59 pm to Tigerbait357
Wood accommodate
This post was edited on 7/4/23 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 7/4/23 at 4:05 pm to Partha
Veganism annoys the crap out of me too, but this is kinda a dick move. She reached out ahead of time to cover her bases, and all he had to do was say they can't accommodate it. She'd be an a-hole if she still left a bad review from that, but it's not that weird to me that she left a bad review when he promised something and failed to deliver.
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Mountain told PerthNow that his issue with vegans began when a young woman emailed him a few weeks ago and asked if there were any vegan options at his restaurant.
The chef said he told the woman he'd accommodate her with a vegan gnocchi dish, but admitted he forgot about her request on the night she came into the restaurant because he was catering a private party. Mountain noted that his own sous chef was upset that he hadn't informed kitchen staff about the vegan customer.
Posted on 7/4/23 at 4:10 pm to Partha
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he announced that he was banning vegan diners from Fyre — his restaurant in Perth, Australia — for "mental health reasons."
Posted on 7/4/23 at 4:11 pm to Joshjrn
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I'm certainly not rooting for the vegan, either. I'm just inclined to say "a pox on both your houses" and move on. Certainly not interested in giving the jackass a 5* review or going eat there
Well, he forgot and deserved a single 1-star review, but he banned vegans because they started to barrage his page with 1-star reviews while not eating at the restaurant.
Posted on 7/4/23 at 4:12 pm to LouisianaLady
Yeah but:
What the frick else does she want?
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According to PerthNow, the woman wrote a Facebook review the following day and said she was disappointed that her only vegan option had been a $32 vegetable dish.
What the frick else does she want?
Posted on 7/4/23 at 4:14 pm to LouisianaLady
Good for him. I hope he kills it.
Posted on 7/4/23 at 4:16 pm to GreenRockTiger
quote:one of chef Pablo's tamales
What the frick else does she want?
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