Insta influencer slammed for threatening to sneeze on ‘rude’ waitress in Adelaide bar
A South Australian Instagram influencer has come under fire for threatening to sneeze on a “rude” waitress at a bar in Adelaide.
Karylle Banez uploaded a photo taken at Leigh Street Wine Room with the caption: “If I had the coronavirus I know exactly who I be sneezing on (@ the rude waitress here ).”
“I came in so happy and cheerful, then she came over with such an attitude. She legit rolled her eyes when I asked her for the drinks list. Absolutely no need to treat people like that I feel.”
Unsurprisingly, plenty of people took offense at her comments including The Australian’s food critic John Lethlean.
Leigh Street Wine Room owner Sali Sasi told news.com.au she contacted Banez to apologise for any bad service she felt she had received and “respectfully asked” her to amend the caption.
“I thought maybe she is a little bit ignorant and isn’t across it – obviously if you’re making a joke about that you’re not really across the serious nature of (the coronavirus pandemic),” Sasi said.
But Banez refused to comply, and then doubled down by positing a second photo taken at the venue with the caption: “Love getting trolled by people who don’t know me.”
Sasi has backed her staff member, saying she probably had good reason to roll her eyes at the influencer.
“She feels like she has let myself and my husband down,” Sasi said. “But I know her level of service and I already found it really odd, like that doesn't sound like her.”
Sheridan Randall, 19th March 2020
