Keith McNally Alleges James Corden Was ‘Abusive’ to Balthazar Staff, Bans ‘Cretin’ TV Host From Restaurant
18.10.2022 - 04:41
/ usmagazine.com
Not so funny. Keith McNally shared that he banned James Corden from his Balthazar restaurant after the comedian allegedly mistreated his waitstaff on multiple occasions.
“James Corden is a Hugely gifted comedian, but a tiny Cretin of a man,” McNally, 71, wrote via Instagram on Monday, October 16. “And the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago.”
The London native revealed that he “86’d” — a term that typically means “no longer available” in restaurant speak — the Late Late Show With James Corden host, 44, from his establishment, noting that the alleged incident “did not make me laugh” before sharing two manager reports as “examples of the funny man’s treatment of my staff.”
“In June, James Corden was here on table 61,” the first report claimed. “After eating his main course, Corden showed the hair to Balthazar manager G. who was very apologetic. Corden was extremely nasty to G, and said: ‘Get us another round of drinks this second. And also take care of all of our drinks so far. This way I write any nasty reviews in yelp or anything like that.’”
McNally also claimed that the Into the Woods actor allegedly “behaviored [sic] similarly in my former restaurant, Cafe Luxembourg, a few years back.” He then shared a second incident report from his New York City eatery, where he claimed that Corden was dining with his wife, Julia Carey, earlier this month for brunch.
In the report, McNally claimed that Corden asked for a table outside and Carey, 46, ordered an egg yolk omelet with a salad. However, the couple complained when there was “a little bit of egg white mixed with the egg yolk” before sending back the dish.
“The kitchen remade the dish but unfortunately sent it with home