A BBC star chef has been forced to apologise after closing his Michelin-starred restaurant - leaving furious customers out of pocket. Diners with gift vouchers for Glynn Purnell's self-named restaurant have been told they won't get a refund after it shut last month. Purnell has previously trained with Gordon Ramsay and is known to many Brits for his appearances on Saturday Kitchen.
But he closed the top Birmingham restaurant on October 12 after 17 years. Some loyal customers have been left out of pocket after splashing out hundreds of pounds on gift vouchers . Coventry mum Therese Roberts bought £250 vouchers for her two children and their spouses as Christmas presents last year.
Read More Money Her daughter had booked dinner for October 23 - before finding out the restaurant had closed from a news article. Purnell's superfan Therese emailed the restaurant eight times asking if she could use the vouchers at Glynn's other venues. After ten days of chasing, Therese was referred to the liquidator and told she could not swap the vouchers to a different joint.
She claimed she was told to contact her bank in the hope of recouping the money she spent. Most read in Money Therese told the Birmingham Mail : "I am disappointed in Glynn Purnell. I thought he was a better man than this.
"I have had a great experience at Purnell's in the past, so much so that I bought vouchers for two friends with special birthdays. "I invested in a local business and a man with a good reputation yet ther.
