This pub has started to charge people for leaving too much waste on their plate - if they don’t eat enough, the pub adds an additional charge of £2.40. Customers are shocked by the policy and the popular pub has faced criticism for its unusual idea.
The Star Inn at Vogue, a hamlet that blends into St Day, near Redruth, said it was the first time it had ever enforced the clearly stated policy and that the food left by two individuals was "excessive". The Sunday roast meal at the pub costs £12 per person, so the customer was shocked to see an additional charge added to the meal. The pub allows you to eat as much as you’d like for £12 and said its rule is clearly displayed at the carvery station.
However, the customers were not impressed and had "never heard anything like that before". Landlords of the pub received praise for their decision and replied with a witty response on social media. They said the food left by the two customers could have served two more people, if not more.
They also shared images of just how much food the customers left. Cornishman Mark Graham, who owns and runs the pub, told CornwallLive : "I say my mind and that's how it is. That was the first time we've ever had to put the charge on and the first thing I did was send my staff back out to ask if everything was alright.
[The customers] said the food was lovely and that was it." Mr Graham said: "I don't care about a couple of potatoes getting left. It's just stupid, excessive waste that bothers m.