A popular pub has charged customers extra after they left a large amount of food on their plates at its Sunday carvery. The Star Inn has defended itself after a customer was taken aback by the policy. The pub located at Vogue, a hamlet that blends into St Day, near Redruth, in Cornwall, said it was the first time it had ever enforced the clearly stated policy and the food left by two individuals was "excessive," reports CornwallLive.
A customer who paid £12 per person said their bill had an additional charge of £2.40 each when they went to pay. READ MORE: Council will spend millions of pounds in bid to fix botched recycling scheme READ MORE: 'Amazing' young boy's mission to give back to hospital that helped him The pub - which allows you to eat as much as you like for £12 providing you clear your plate and go back for more - explained the rule is very clearly displayed on the carvery station.
But the customers were not impressed and had "never heard anything like that before". The pub landlords, who received an overwhelming amount of praise over the decision, then replied with a brilliant response after being 'called out' 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 .
