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Allegations swirl around Gordon Ramsay’s New York venue
4/8/2009There are reports that Gordon Ramsay's flagship restaurant at New York's London Hotel has received complaints from diners about the high cost and poor quality of service and food at the restaurant.
With the most recent financial accounts for Gordon Ramsay Holdings showing that it owes £5 million to suppliers, the operations is said to be pursued by creditors. Furthermore 'The Mirror' has reported that according to the assistant restaurant manager Jeffrey Giordano, who recently resigned, there is an infestation of fruit flies behind the bar and a dead mouse was found in an air-conditioning unit.
A spokesperson for Gordon Ramsay Holdings reported in 'The Caterer' has vehemently denied all of the allegations: "We have carried out a full investigation into Giordano's activities and are positive he acted alone with minimum impact. He has now left the company. The mouse entered the bar from the street and was caught in a trap before it progressed into the building. It is categorically untrue that we receive anything like 12 complaints a day, in fact we receive very few.
"Many of our outstanding creditors have now been paid and other accounts are being settled on a weekly basis. In fact the restaurant was in profit for the first time in June."
