‘If you’re not hungry, don’t go’: London restaurateur fights back against cheap diners
Chef Hugh Corcoran had enough of ‘window dining’ after seeing an increase in guests splitting main courses
Shortly after opening his north London restaurant, Hugh Corcoran noticed a pattern among some of his diners: large groups ordering tap water, starters and mains to share. So, he took to social media. “Restaurants are not public benches,” he wrote on his Instagram last week. “You are there to spend money.”
By the weekend, his post had accrued 150 comments, some accusing him of being tone deaf, others in agreement. Either way, a discourse was born.
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