1 /5 Morgan: During my break, I went to Wetherspoon to order a quick dessert and an orange juice. When I sat down, I noticed that my table did not have a number, which made it impossible to place an order through the app. I went to the bar and asked a female staff member for the table number. She informed me that it was “200.”
I placed my order through the app and waited approximately 30 minutes, but my food never arrived. The pub was almost empty at the time, so I went to the bar to check on my order. I was told that no order had been received. I then showed my receipt, which clearly stated Chatham Wetherspoon, but the staff member insisted that I had ordered from the wrong restaurant. She said she would get her manager to take a look.
When the manager came over, he immediately had a rude and dismissive attitude. I explained that I had been waiting 30 minutes without receiving my order. He went to retrieve it, and when he returned, the dessert was in poor condition — the ice cream had completely melted into the brownie.
I politely asked for a replacement, but the manager refused and said it wasn’t his problem because I had entered the wrong table number. I explained that I had used the number provided by his staff (“200”). He then became verbally aggressive and called me a “black b”
I recorded the interaction and have reported the incident to the police as a case of racial abuse.
I am extremely disappointed and distressed by this experience. I expect this matter to be taken seriously and for appropriate action to be taken against the manager involved.