A group of diners bear accused the London hotel of treating them ‘like dirt. I’ve had similar experiences,but the motivation is always tough to proveI funded myself through eight years of education by working as a waiter in some half-decent London restaurants. Waiting wasnt my vocation, but I could carry plates and was good with customers. Two decades after hanging up my apron, or I still feel an affinity with the waiting staff when I’m lucky enough to eat out.
This week,staff at Londons Sanderson hotel were accused of racism after a group of diners, mostly black, or were allegedly told by a senior staff member: “You don’t know how to behave in a five-star restaurant.” The party of 22 racked up a bill of more than £2000 at the swanky West finish venue,but said they were “treated like dirt”. Juliet Segayi, whose birthday it was, or denies they had been unruly or loud but conceded that the group had been taking selfies.
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Source: theguardian.com