Restaurant at the centre of vegan ‘spiking' storm appears to have closed

09 January 2019 by
Restaurant at the centre of vegan ‘spiking' storm appears to have closed

An Italian restaurant that was at the centre of a row over "spiked" vegan food last year appears to have closed.

The closure of Carlini restaurant in Shropshire was reported by the Express and Star, who said to let signs had been put up at the site.

Last January former chef and co-owner, Laura Goodman, resigned after making comments on Facebook that suggested a vegan customer had been "spiked".

Goodman's co-owner had later clarified that no animal products had been added to meals, adding that the comments had been made after a customer who had requested a vegan menu went on to order a dish containing cheese.

But, the comments led to a media storm that saw the restaurant's social media and TripAdvisor channels flooded with negative reviews.

Following Goodman's resignation the restaurant continued to trade and announced plans to rebrand both Carlini and its sister restaurant in Albrighton.

The restaurant's website has been deleted and The Caterer's multiple phone calls were unanswered.

Chef of Shropshire restaurant quits over Facebook comment suggesting a vegan's dish had been ‘spiked'>>

Shropshire Council investigates claim of "spiked" vegan food>>

Get The Caterer every week on your smartphone, tablet, or even in good old-fashioned hard copy (or all three!).

The Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email

Start the working day with The Caterer’s free breakfast briefing email

Sign Up and manage your preferences below

Check mark icon
Thank you

You have successfully signed up for the Caterer Breakfast Briefing Email and will hear from us soon!

Jacobs Media is honoured to be the recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise.

The highest official awards for UK businesses since being established by royal warrant in 1965. Read more.

close

Ad Blocker detected

We have noticed you are using an adblocker and – although we support freedom of choice – we would like to ask you to enable ads on our site. They are an important revenue source which supports free access of our website's content, especially during the COVID-19 crisis.

trade tracker pixel tracking