Kylie Jenner trolled after Greek restaurant boasts about her visit during vacay
Shortly after the reality TV star ate at Tassia Restaurant in the Greek village of Fiscardo on July 12, owners Polychronis Dendrinos and Tassia Dendrinou proudly posted about the 'true honor' of hosting the 'iconic entrepreneur and global trendsetter.'
'An inspiring guest, and one of the most influential women of her generation,' the Dendrinos Family wrote on Instagram.
Meet and Greek: The owners of a restaurant bragged about their famous guest Kylie Jenner
They added: 'She experienced a taste of our Greek hospitality and cuisine. It was a true pleasure to host such a remarkable guest. We hope to welcome her again soon!'
Kylie also shared a snap of herself and BFF Anastasia 'Stassie' Karanikolaou enjoying a meal at the eatery as they sat by the harbor on the Ionian isle of Kefalonia.
The restaurant boasts that all of the traditional home-cooked dishes at Tassia are sourced from local producers, with most of the vegetables come from their own garden.
But instead of receiving a bump in interest thanks to their recent celebrity guest, the owners quickly received intense backlash for publicly thanking Kylie, with Instagram users commenting: 'Honor? Why different from any other guest?'
'Honor?! Did she find cure for cancer or what?!'
'Honor LOL... as if she were an important figure for humanity.'
'Honor? For what? For [being] plastic [and lying] about it and [making] young girls insecure about [themselves]? Ohh noooo!'
'A simple - Thanks for visiting Kylie Jenner would have been enough.'
'An honor why? [Shaking my head].'
'Relax brother for what a honor? I don't understand [unless it's] a president or prime minister or a doctor. [It's] just a girl with big a** and many boyfriends.'
'That's not a flex.'
'Thanks! Now I know where NOT to go.'
'Boycott.'
The restaurant's Kylie post went so viral some rushed to the comments to defend the restaurant writing: 'People who are getting mad at this need to touch grass.'
'People are just so jealous.'
'This comment section is so negative. If I had Kylie come visit my restaurant I would post about it too.'
The last celebrity to grace Tassia was retired NBA star Magic Johnson on June 27, whom the owners described as a 'returning guest with legendary energy.'
In 2022, Oscar-nominated actress Demi Moore stopped by and they remarked that 'her timeless beauty and solid personality was bright enough to capture our hearts.'
Tassia previously hosted honorary Oscar winner Samuel L Jackson, Queen Camilla's son Tom Parker Bowles, Diesel founder Renzo Rosso, and disgraced former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez.
Bow wow: Demi Moore and her pet pooch Pilau stopped by the eatery in 2022
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