A luxury Paris restaurant that Serena Williams publicly accused of denying her family a table has provided its side of the story. On Monday, Williams took to social media to put The Peninsula Paris on blast, alleging that she and her children weren't allowed to eat on the rooftop of the establishment despite there being no diners in attendance at the time. Olympic athlete dropped after contesting decision that denied boyfriend race American sprint coach kicked out of Olympics after abuse allegations surface "Yikes @peninsulaparis I've been denied access to rooftop to eat in a empty restaurant of nicer places but never with my kids.
Always a first," she wrote on X alongside an image of the restaurant's plaque. It didn't take long for the Peninsula team to hit back at Williams' accusations. In a message directly addressed to the 23-time Grand Slam winner, the restaurant wrote: "Dear Mrs.
Williams, Please accept our deepest apologies for the disappointment you encountered tonight. "Unfortunately, our rooftop bar was indeed fully booked and the only unoccupied tables you saw belonged to our gourmet restaurant, L'Oiseau Blanc, which was fully reserved." Olympic surfing event gatecrashed by whale in incredible footage Noah Lyles' girlfriend won Olympic medal years before his 100m success "We have always been honored to welcome you and will always be to welcome you again.
" Fans online swiftly shared their opinions on the social media scuffle, with many taking Williams' side. "Imagin.