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In The Netherlands a restaurant owner want's to get rid of it's three stars because he feel it lays too much preasure on him. Unfortunately Michelin doesn't wa
by pasta 8y ago
In The Netherlands a restaurant owner want's to get rid of it's three stars because he feel it lays too much preasure on him.
Unfortunately Michelin doesn't want to drop them.
- nanaboo 8y agoWhy pressure? Just keep cooking. He can put up a sign saying: "Don't expect Michelin stars adherence. I cook what I want to cook"
- gumby 8y agoIt's pretty tough to get that third star; by simply changing the decor, laying off some staff, or closing the cloakroom the third star would go. But this does remind me of a restaurant in Palo Alto (chef trained in a 3-star restaurant in Burgundy) whose owner asks people to leave bad yelp reviews. Basically the customer base is almost entirely regulars and that's enough to make it a good business. They don't want so much business that the regulars couldn't get a table.
- leetcrew 8y agothere are easier ways to solve this problem. if you don't care who goes, you can just raise the price. if you just want to serve regulars, make it invite only.
- ghaff 8y agoI haven't eaten at the original location but that's apparently that's what Rao's is more or less like. https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/raos-new-york-exclusive-restaurant https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2016/10/raos-new-york-exc...
- simonebrunozzi 8y agoWell, at this point, I'm really curious to know what the restaurant is! I promise I will keep the secret, and if needed, happy to leave a bad Yelp review :)
- gumby 8y agoIt's Bistro Elan which moved to Birch St. No big secret, but they have only a few tables.
- lisper 8y agoSeems improbable to me. They have a very nice web site which includes their (very favorable) Zagat and Michelin reviews. Why would they do that if they don't want to drum up more business? More likely this is an urban myth. Or a shrewd marketing ploy.
- brandall10 8y agoI can see the owner trying to discourage those who use Yelp to find places to eat - it's probably a different kind of patron than those who are aware of the restaurant and looking for information on it. To that end, it's 3.5 stars on Yelp (137 reviews), but Google reviews shows it as 4.5 (52 reviews). That difference alone seems that Yelp could be specifically targeted.
- aldoushuxley001 8y agoYelp is probably just holding his positive reviews hostage until he pays up.
- secfirstmd 8y agoIs this a joke? Or is there something I missed?
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- oh_sigh 8y agoWhy do all that? Just make diners affirm that they are not a secret Michelin diner as a requirement for service.