“Unmasking Discrimination: Restaurant’s Shocking Decision to Eject Guest Over Facial Appearance”
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Oliver was receiving treatment from the King’s College Hospital when the August incident took place. He said he wasnât in the mood for hospital food and was looking for a simple meal when he went to the restaurant in Camberwell.
Upon entering the establishment, he encountered a cash-only sign, prompting him to step outside to withdraw money. However, upon returning to place his order, he reportedly faced a shocking rejection.
“After entering I noticed a cash-only sign, so went straight back outside to withdraw my money,” he told BBC. “I went back into the restaurant to place an order, and they told me to ‘please leave,’ because in their words I was ‘scaring the customers‘, and there had been complaints about me.”
“It’s a horrible thing to happen. I took it very personally on the day,” he said about the August incident
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“There had not been enough time between the time I had been there first, and the time I went back, for anyone to have made a complaint about me so obviously the restaurant staff were not happy with the way I looked,” he continued.
Following the incident, Oliver lodged a formal complaint but received no response from the restaurant.
This led him to report the matter to the police, who described the incident as a hate crime but said they were âunlikelyâ to further pursue the matter.
