A no-nonsense steakhouse has been branded 'mean' for denying a customer his £100 prize after devouring their 3.2-KILO mixed grill challenge - as he missed "a few scraps of chips". Punter Andrew's impressive attempt to finish off Cattlemans Steakhouse's monster meal in Paignton, Devon, in under an hour was broadcast on social media last Sunday [May 19].
The belly-busting 3.2kg Mega Mixed Grill includes a 20oz rump steak, 12oz of gammon, four sausages, three chicken wings, a chicken breast and a 6oz cheeseburger. Footage shows Andrew powering through the first 20 minutes to eat almost all of the meat but then he slows down and begins to struggle.
With just five minutes to go he had only a handful of scraps of chips and three onion rings left but he started retching and almost threw up. He gave up with three minutes to go and posed for a smiling photo with the almost-clean dinner tray, which the steakhouse posted on Facebook . However they were inundated by comments claiming they were being 'harsh' and 'mean' and that they should have let him off and given him the £100 prize for completing it aside from the 'scraps'.
Owner Gary King, who opened the steakhouse seven years ago, has defended his decision to deny Andrew the victory by insisting 'you can't move the goalposts' - which many fans agreed with. The 58-year-old insists he did feel sorry for his queasy customer and would love to see him return to try it again. The video of Andrew's painfully close attempt has more than 14.
