MasterChef winner Simon Wood has shared his frustration after a number of diners failed to show at his top Manchester restaurant over the weekend. The acclaimed chef, who opened his fine dining restaurant, WOOD, on Manchester's First Street back in 2017, took to social media site X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday (date) with a post showing an empty table. Simon fumed that diners had failed to show for a special chef's table experience and had not contacted the restaurant to cancel.
Posted by the chef on Sunday morning, the caption read: "An actual image of my chefs table at 8pm last night. I'd like to say a huge thank you to the table of 5 that no showed, no even a phone call or a courtesy so I could resell the table." READ MORE: "Gravy like the finest champagne": Greater Manchester's best roast dinners The chef then added: "What a way [to] support a small business.
Much appreciated, you T****." Garnering a lot of attention, a number of people were supportive of the chef and shared his sentiments, however the post also prompted many to question why the chef does not take a deposit for the experience, take card details or pay up front. WOOD restaurant in Manchester City Centre (Image: ABNM Photography) One person chimed in: "On a Saturday too - terrible.
In case useful: I would not be surprised if expected to pay up front for a chef's table." Simon responded that this 'may well have to be the case', but when another jumped into the conversation thread to tell him to 'take a depos.