A popular pub has defended its policy of charging customers extra for leaving an excessive amount of food on their plates at its Sunday carvery. The landlord of The Star Inn at Vogue, near Redruth, Cornwall , spoke out after a customer was shocked to find an additional charge of £2.40 each on their bill, which originally cost £12 per person.
The pub, which allows customers to eat as much as they want for £12 provided they clear their plate before going back for more, said the rule is clearly displayed at the carvery station. Despite this, the customers were unimpressed after being charged extra, claiming they had "never heard anything like that before". But the pub landlord, who received a lot of praise for the decision, responded brilliantly when criticised on social media .
He argued the food left by the two customers could have fed two more people, if not more, and shared images showing the amount of food left behind. Mark Graham, the Cornishman who owns and runs the pub, told Cornwall Live : "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." The straight-talking publican added: "I don't care about a couple of potatoes getting left. It's just stupid, excessive waste that bothers me.
If everyone did that I'd have to cook shed loads of food." He also pointed out the marginal extra ch.
