An Australian restaurant owner has managed to take a brutal review in his stride with a response to the disgruntled customer that was all class.
In a Google review of Adelaide establishment Yiasou George, one recent customer, Alex, was not impressed, going as far as wishing “cancer” on the owner.
Adelaide restaurant Yiasou George shared a savage review left over the New Year weekend. Photo / Instagram / @yiasou_george
“Our waiter was allergic to fun,” they wrote.
“This was advertised as a “party disco vibe”, but our laughter and mirth was told that it was “too loud”.
“It’s the owner here – the one you wished cancer on,” he wrote.
“At Yiasou George, we love seeing our customers having fun, but my staff inform me you had already had a bit too much fun before you arrived, and they politely asked you to respect the other people dining in the restaurant,” he responded to the review on Google.
Brown then moved to the more distressing part of the patron’s review, revealing a surprising display of charity.
“What isn’t very fun is cancer. And it’s not very funny to wish it upon restaurant staff who are doing their jobs,” he continued.
“We’ve donated the full amount of your meal to the Cancer Council.”
Yiasou George donated the money made from the patron to the Cancer Council. Photo / Instagram/@yiasou_george
The bar had donated $499.95 – the amount spent by the group – to the Cancer Council, while telling Alex never to darken his doors again.
“We’ve chosen to start 2023 with good vibes and love and support for anyone facing cancer – you can choose to start 2023 whatever way you wish,” he said
“But it won’t be in one of [The Big Easy Group’s] venues again.”
“Wishing you a happy new year full of respect and personal growth.”
Brown told his local paper, the Advertiser, that his staff handled the interaction with the review without fault.
