• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Restaurant hit back after customer complained about his meal costing $78 at Newark Airport

Home> News> US News

Updated 13:14 8 Aug 2024 GMT+1Published 11:24 8 Aug 2024 GMT+1

Restaurant hit back after customer complained about his meal costing $78 at Newark Airport

The restaurant had a strong response when a customer complained about how much they'd been charged for their meal

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

A restaurant responded to a customer who complained that their meal at an airport had been very expensive.

The age of social media has opened up a whole world of interaction for restaurants and their patrons, sometimes with messy consequences.

While it can be useful for people to be able to get a sense of an establishment before going, reviews sometimes may not offer the full picture.

Many sites offer a restaurant the chance to respond with their side of the story, and in this case the response provided some context to the customer's complaint.

Advert

It's fair to say that airport outlets can up their prices to reflect the trapped market of travellers looking for something to eat before hurtling off into the sky in a metal tube.

In 2023 the customer, who was New York Times columnist David Brooks, took to Twitter to complain that he had paid $78 for a meal at the restaurant at Newark Airport, New Jersey.

He posted a picture of a burger, fries, salad, sauces, and a cold drink.

This meal cost $78, according to David Brooks. (X/ @nytdavidbrooks)
This meal cost $78, according to David Brooks. (X/ @nytdavidbrooks)

Advert

The caption reads: "This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible."

The columnist didn't include the name of the restaurant is his tweet, but it turn out that he didn't need to.

That's because the restaurant itself came forward and explained why the meal had cost so much.

The restaurant, called 911 Smokehouse Barbeque, took to Facebook in a response to Brooks' post.

Advert

They wrote: "Looks like someone was knocking back some serious drinks.

"Bar tab was almost 80 percent and he’s complaining about the cost of his meal keep drinking buddy - we get paid off everything."

The restaurant really went for it. (Facebook/ 1911 Smoke House Barbeque)
The restaurant really went for it. (Facebook/ 1911 Smoke House Barbeque)

Not only that, but one person even took to the comments with a screenshot, as well as some links, which showed that a burger and fries at the chain restaurant would have come to around $17, not $78.

Advert

Not only that but the restaurant went on to create a meal deal which played into the incident.

A poster advertising it reads: "Super delicious burger with fries and a double shot of whiskey."

Part of the poster design even shows the price of $78 crossed out and replaced with the actual price of $17.78.

To top it off, they even called the combo the 'D Brooks Special'. Ouch.

Advert

A caption to the post reads: "Just in lol…. For real tho!"

Featured Image Credit: NBC NewsWire/Contributor / X/@nytdavidbrooks

Topics: Food and Drink, Money, US News, Twitter, Social Media, Facebook

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

9 hours ago
10 hours ago
  • 9 hours ago

    Someone who invested $7,793 into Bitcoin 14 years ago and only just accessed it is now worth a staggering amount

    After 14 years of lying dormant, two bitcoin wallets holding 10,000 bitcoin each were activated this week

    News
  • 9 hours ago

    Elon Musk reveals 'two-part plan' to take control of US Congress with 'America Party'

    The Tesla boss has a new idea to shake up politics in the US

    News
  • 10 hours ago

    Expert issues urgent warning for anyone thinking about travelling whilst on Ozempic or Mounjaro

    Those on Ozempic or Mounjaro may face problems abroad if they don't declare it

    News
  • 10 hours ago

    YouTuber Nikocado Avocado shares shocking results of plastic surgery after 250lb weight loss

    Nikocado explained that following his weight loss, he sought the help of a plastic surgeon

    News
  • Restaurant praised for savage note taking aim at impatient customers
  • American couple pay for everyone's meal at Canadian restaurant because they 'hate' what Trump is doing to them
  • Customer leaves gold Bitcoin at restaurant instead of paying and what it could be worth has people shocked
  • Grandma reveals 'poor man's meal' she ate during the Great Depression and people are 'taking notes'