DW: Remember, there is no shame in the "I'm broke as hell" game!
Customers in the UK are throwing cold water on a restaurant’s snarky menu request. Danish steakhouse Köd London has offended patrons by attempting to guilt-trip them into buying beverages. When guests arrive, they’ll see at the top of the menu a sentence that says, “You can have tap water… but please remember we're running a restaurant, not a charity - wink, wink.” The note goes on to say, “if you want to have just tap water, we encourage you to donate $1.25 to Red Cross. Everybody wins”.
Unfortunately, the cheeky note has backfired a bit as many customers have taken to forgoing fancy drinks and ordering carafes of tap water out of spite. However, Köd owner, Morten Ortwed, has hit back at criticism, claiming his restaurant wouldn't be able to run “great” Sunday deals like all-you-can-eat roast if nobody bought drinks.
Source: Lad Bible