Viral Video Shows Restaurant Owner Denying Food to Vlogger – Here's Why

In the age of social media, food vloggers have gained enormous popularity. They share their culinary experiences with their followers and give reviews about what's worth trying. However, this trend has occasionally caused tension between vloggers and restaurant owners. A recent video circulating online shows a food vlogger being refused service at a restaurant after the owner saw him filming, leading to a heated exchange that has since gone viral. In a video posted on X, the vlogger can be seen visiting a restaurant and ordering spring rolls. After asking the price, he hands the money to the shop owner, who replies, “60 rupees.” The owner then invites the vlogger to take a seat, but the vlogger declines and decides to continue from his current seat film.
Shortly after, the owner returns the vlogger's payment and tells him to leave. The vlogger is visibly taken aback and wonders why he is being asked to leave. The visibly frustrated owner explains that he noticed the vlogger recording and was worried he might later criticize the food, potentially damaging the restaurant's reputation. “Main tum logo se dur rehta hoon, mera apna restaurant bahut badhiya hai bhai. Mujhko nahi chahiye tumhare jaise vlogger” (“I stay away from people like you. My restaurant is doing great, bro. I don’t need vloggers like you”), the owner is heard saying.

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Watch the full video here:

Kalesh b/w A food vlogger and a shop owner (context in the clip) pic.twitter.com/7B7MSJXQs0

– Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) October 23, 2024

The video attracted a lot of attention online, with many users expressing their opinions. One user commented: “Bhai ne spring roll maanga tha, shopkeeper ne uska roll bana diya. (The guy ordered spring rolls and the shopkeeper made his roll).”

Bhai ne springroll manga tha Shopkeeper ne uska hi roll bana diya ???? – CryptoloveR (@ajatshatru017) October 23, 2024

Another wrote: “Full support for the shop owner on this. “No one is forcing anyone to eat there, but don't hurt anyone's business, especially when we get no government support at all.”

Full support for the shop owner in this ✅

Nobody is forcing anyone to eat there, but it is not hurting anyone's business, especially when we receive no government support at all. – Sunderdeep – Volklub (@volklub) October 23, 2024

Someone else wrote: “Food bloggers have ruined the businesses of many small shop owners.”
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Chhapri food bloggers have ruined the businesses of many small shop owners. – Vivek Jain (@Vivek_Jain5) October 23, 2024

“The blogger has been taught a very good lesson, but what about the blogger? He ended up making an even better clip out of it,” one comment said.

The blogger has been taught a lesson, but what about the blogger? He ended up making an even better clip out of it. – मनोज मानव (@MANOJ2598) October 23, 2024

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