Burger joint slammed for mocking vegan customer and comparing her beliefs to Nazism

news.com.au ^ | 10th November 2014

[naturalman1975]

A BURGER restaurant has caused uproar by mocking a vegan customer on Facebook and comparing her beliefs to Nazism.

Mark Clews, co-owner of Tuk Tuk in the NSW Hunter Valley, said he had warned the woman her food could contain traces of meat, and she had eaten it anyway.

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Others called the post “disgraceful” and as angry messages poured in, one user wrote on the page: “Do not mess with the Vegans ... EVER!!!”

Mr Clews responded: “But they are so easy to mess with. They lack physical strength because of zero red meat in their diet! They are single-minded and Nazi-like in there conviction ... The worst thing, from a chef’s point of view is they cannot cook a vegetable to save their life.”

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Mr Clews told news.com.au he had been bombarded with abuse throughout the night since the incident yesterday.

He said he had received death threats and abusive phone calls to his mobile phone number, which was published on the campaigners’ Facebook page.

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He said the restaurant offered vegetarian and pescetarian options, as well as a bunless burger for gluten-intolerant customers.

But he said that when the customer had questioned the menu, he had told her the falafel burger could have meat traces from the hot plate, which is simply scraped down between burgers.

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He said she and her friend were “aggressive” in their behaviour, and he felt they “wanted to make trouble”.

“One in 200,000 people who dine here might be vegan. We’re a very small restaurant and we don’t have the facilities to clean off the hot plate with caustic soda and add oil again every time.

“This is our restaurant. It’s basically a temple of meat. We cater for who we cater for. Why should we be dictated to?”

[doug from upland]

I will eat fish, especially salmo,n for the omega3. I also do not tell others what to do; it just works for me.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“Waiter, GGpaX4DumpedTea will have the cow still mooing . . . ;)”

I recommend you give steak tartare a try. And if you find a restaurant that serves it you have probably chosen a 4 or 5 star establishment.