Branding it a ‘perfect example of the inequality currently faced in the UK, protesters from climate justice movement Animal Rebellion occupied Gordon Ramsay’s flagship London restaurant.
Fourteen members of Animal Rebellion entered Restaurant Gordon Ramsay at about 6pm last Saturday and sat at tables reserved for guests. The individuals could be seen holding mock menus outlining ‘the environmental and social cost’ of the food Ramsay’s menu, followed by the group’s core demands stylised as a starter, main, and dessert.
By 7pm, police were on the scene and by 8pm the restaurant closed for business and the protesters left peacefully through the front door.
The interior of Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
A spokesperson for the restaurant called the protest ‘incredibly inappropriate’.
“Everyone is titled to their opinions and beliefs,” she said.
“However, to force your way into a restaurant, disturbing hard-working staff going about their jobs and ruining the evening of guests who have waited months for their reservations is incredibly inappropriate and deeply disrespectful.”
A protester from the East of England noted that the restaurant was a perfect example of the inequality the UK is currently facing.
“Whilst Gordon Ramsay serves food costing a minimum of £155 per person, more than two million people are relying on food banks in this cost-of-living crisis.
“Instead of restaurants making colossal profits at the expense of animals, workers, and our climate, we need to feed everyone by supporting farmers and fishing communities in a transition to a plant-based food system.”
