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Metro
3 days ago
- Business
- Metro
‘London diners are so rude they cost my restaurant £1,000 a week'
Despite the English stereotype that Brits have impeccable manners, London restaurant owners have said their customers are extremely rude – and it's costing them £1,000 a week. Last minute cancellations, constant complaints and pure anger after seeing other diners being served their meal slightly earlier are all fueling the theory customers simply 'love to feel like a victim'. Things have now reached a boiling point for Ferhat Dirik, owner of upscale Mangal 2 Restaurant in Dalston. Last week he posted on social media describing diners as a bunch of 'insufferable, entitled and unforgiving p****s'. He wrote: 'At which point did it become socially acceptable for the hospitality industry to become the sponge which soaks all of the nation's vomit; its punching bag?' His post has since resonated with anyone who has had to work in the hospitality industry, and compounded what we all know to be true – manners are on the decline. He told Metro: 'I have had loads of other owners and employees reach out to me after my post, saying they have noticed the same thing: Manners are dire.' Mangal 2 has been a staple of London's culinary scene since 1994 when Ferhat's dad Ali Dirik opened the restaurant after moving from Istanbul. It's reputation is a proud one, and earned itself the title of 35th best restaurant in the whole of the UK, serving innovative Anatolian meals which one critic described as 'brave, compelling, and properly delicious'. But every evening the restaurant owner is left placating customers who simply 'have a lack of logical thinking'. If a table sees another party receive their main course before them? Expect all hell to break loose. Table not ready the very moment they arrive? Forget the idea of an easy-going shift. Ferhat said: 'There is a mindset of wanting to hate wherever they eat. Obviously as a service worker you want to rectify it, but there is such a combative attitude. 'A table that gets served their main before they do, would not have had starters or a simpler dish to prepare. 'And if they arrive and their table isn't ready? Often the customers themselves are early, and we spend the rest of the shift trying to make up for the 'bad' start.' The lack of respect some customers have is even costing his business £1,000 a week, with large parties wanting to cancel last-minute with no apologies. He said: 'We have booking for eight people and then the group suddenly cancels, so we are left scrambling to fill that spot. 'But when you tell them they have to pay a cancellation fee, they start arguing with you. 'Most people say a family member is ill – but it just feels like a trick because you can't ask for proof and then feel evil for insisting they pay the fee.' The dad-of-two has worked in the hospitality industry for 25 years, working in his restaurant as a child while his dad was owner. But he's said the treatment of his staff by customers is now worse than ever before. 'I first started really noticing it around 18 months ago. People now have less disposable income, and now there seems like there is less empathy,' he said. More Trending Customers, despite being wined and dined by some of east London's finest cuisine, will also give bad reviews due to problems way beyond the restaurant's control. Ferhat said: 'We get beggars in sometimes, because there is a lot of addiction and mental health issues in the area. 'They go from table to table asking customers for money, and we ask them to leave straight away. 'But we will still get bad reviews because of it when there is nothing more we can do, it is just a lack of logical thinking.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: How London is fighting against the rising numbers of grass and wildfires in the city MORE: Purple Lamborghinis seized in £7,000,000 supercar police raid MORE: Fare dodgers push their way through barriers in front staff
USA Today
10-02-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Zinedine Ferhat vs. Olympique Marseille – Player props & odds to score a goal on February 9
Zinedine Ferhat vs. Olympique Marseille – Player props & odds to score a goal on February 9 [gambcom-standard rankid="4130" ] For the upcoming game between Angers SCO and Olympique Marseille, at 2:45 PM ET on Sunday, February 9, is Zinedine Ferhat a good bet to score a goal? We offer anytime goalscorer odds below, along with the current stats and trends you should know. Angers met Le Havre AC at home in its last match and the sides finished with a draw, 1-1. It was outshot by two in the match, 11 to nine. Want to watch Zinedine Ferhat take on Olympique Marseille? Angers SCO vs. Olympique Marseille is streaming live on Fubo! Zinedine Ferhat's Odds to Score a Goal vs. Olympique Marseille Odds to score a goal next game: +650 Soccer player prop odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 12:39 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. [gambcom-standard rankid="4142" ] Zinedine Ferhat's 2024-25 Stats Ferhat has two goals but zero assists for Angers SCO in Ligue 1 this season. This season, he has scored a goal in two of 14 games. Looking at expected goals, Ferhat (0.4 xG) is 1.6 lower than his actual goal total (two). Thus far in the 2024-25 season, he is averaging 0.6 shots per match, having taken nine in total (four on target). Angers SCO vs. Olympique Marseille Scoring Insights With 22 goals in 20 matches, Angers is 14th in Ligue 1. On the other side, Olympique Marseille has allowed 25 goals in 20 matches, fifth in the league. In Ligue 1, Olympique Marseille has put up 43 goals in 20 matches (second in league), and Angers has given up 29 in 20 matches (ninth). Angers is 13th in Ligue 1 in goal differential at -7. With 43 goals scored and 25 allowed, Olympique Marseille is second in Ligue 1 in goal differential. Angers SCO vs. Olympique Marseille Match Info Matchup: Angers vs. Olympique Marseille Angers vs. Olympique Marseille Time: 2:45 PM ET 2:45 PM ET Date: February 9, 2025 February 9, 2025 Venue: Stade Raymond Kopa Stade Raymond Kopa Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo Watch Angers SCO vs. Olympique Marseille on Fubo More Player Props: [gambcom-standard rankid="4338" ]
