When a bar and restaurant received a brutal review on Trip Advisor, its owner didnât get mad, he got even.
Ben Gatt, who owns Bristol-based hangout The Old Butcherâs, recently named a drink in honour of the disgruntled customer, known only as Wayne S.
In a TripAdvisor post that has since been deleted, Wayne wrote: âHeard about this place and thought Iâd pop in for a drink to check it out. Itâs an old butcherâs shop and it feels like it still is, bright white tiled walls, the furniture was uncomfortable, wasnât sure if it was supposed to be a bar or a restaurant, to be honest, it felt like neither.
âPoncy 2/3 of a pint glass for beer, whatâs wrong with pints FFS??â
He also took a personal dislike to Benâs attire, particularly the ownerâs love of dungarees.
âThe owner struts about in dungarees and if he has the chance to check his reflection he damn well makes sure he does,â Wayne said.
The Old Butcherâs serves a range of craft beer and is also home to eatery Carolâs Crab Kitchen, but Wayne wasnât impressed by the menu.
âWould I eat there? Never, only has crab on the menu anyway?! Would I drink there again? Never,â he said.
âWould I recommend it? Only to those who want to be soooo hip (like the owner thinks he is) that they want to watch the traffic go by in this rather grey and drab area of town.â
In response to the harsh post, Ben decided to name a drink inspired by the rant.
âWayneâs inspiring words have won him a place on our menu; congratulations Wayne! We are therefore proud to introduce our new cocktail, for a limited time only, âThe Ponceâs Dungareesâ!â he wrote on Facebook.
âWe hope to see you soon in our grey and drab area of town.â
Talk about killing your critics with kindness.