Entertainment · Celebrity · 3 hrs ago
Keith McNally says he was rushed out of London restaurant Colbert
Restaurateur Keith McNally says staff at Colbert in London's Sloane Square rushed him from his table during a late breakfast with an old friend.
McNally says they had been there for about an hour and ten minutes when a waiter told them to pay within five minutes because the table was booked for noon.
He says he asked for ten minutes to finish talking, but a manager then demanded they leave immediately.
McNally says he became angry and will not return to the restaurant.
Colbert says McNally booked online and received two emails confirming his table time, which the restaurant extended at his request.
The two accounts differ over how the table booking was handled, and no further action is described.
New York restaurateur Keith McNally says he was asked to leave Colbert, a restaurant in London’s Sloane Square, while dining with an old friend.
McNally says a waiter asked them to pay because their table was booked for another customer at noon.
He says he asked for at least ten more minutes to finish their conversation, but a manager then demanded they leave immediately.
McNally said he became enraged and would not return to the restaurant.
A Colbert spokesman said McNally booked online, received two emails confirming the table time and was given an extension at his request.
- Who
- Keith McNally and an old friend were dining at Colbert.
- What
- McNally says restaurant staff rushed them out because another customer had booked their table.
- When
- They arrived for a late breakfast at 10.45; the table was booked for another customer at noon.
- Where
- Colbert in Sloane Square, Chelsea, London.
- Why
- The restaurant said the table was booked for another customer; McNally said he needed more time to finish a conversation with his friend.
Keith McNally
Colbert
Table and departure
Keith McNally
McNally says he asked for at least ten more minutes to finish his conversation, then a manager demanded they leave immediately.
Colbert
Colbert’s spokesman says McNally received two emails confirming his table time and that the restaurant extended it at his request.
McNally and his friend began a late breakfast at Colbert.
A waiter asked them to pay within five minutes because the table was booked for another customer at noon.
McNally says a manager demanded that they leave immediately.
- Restaurant
- Colbert
- Location
- Sloane Square, Chelsea, London
- Breakfast start
- 10.45
- Table booking
- Another customer was booked for noon
- McNally’s age
- 75
What people are saying
I’ll never return.
McNally booked online and received two emails confirming his table time, which it extended at his request.