I am absolutely appalled by my experience at Burger King. This was, without exaggeration, one of the worst customer service experiences I’ve ever had.
The branch itself was filthy. Despite being covered in “cleaning” signs, there was food all over the floor, and it genuinely looked like it hadn’t been properly cleaned in ages. It’s shocking that a place serving food can operate in those conditions.
The situation escalated because of two members of staff. First, one employee, easily the rudest I’ve ever encountered, aggressively told my partner to leave because we had our dog with us. There was no sign anywhere stating that dogs are not allowed. When we questioned this, he lied and claimed that we had made a mess, which was completely untrue. The mess had clearly been left by someone else.
When we challenged him, the manager then got involved, and instead of resolving the situation, made it worse. Rather than calming things down or addressing the facts, he backed up the false claims and spoke to us in an equally dismissive and unpleasant manner.
Meanwhile, the rest of the staff stood by and did absolutely nothing.
Their behaviour created unnecessary tension in the restaurant. Another customer, who had actually made the mess, became aggressive towards us after we pointed it out, and again, staff did nothing to intervene or de-escalate the situation.
We were completely humiliated in front of a busy restaurant.
To make matters worse, the service was painfully slow, and the only justification given for the way we were treated was that we had placed a blanket on the floor so our dog could lie down, something completely harmless and considerate.
This was degrading, disrespectful, and frankly unacceptable behaviour. It actively created hostility instead of resolving it.
What’s most frustrating is how different this is from other branches I’ve visited, where staff were polite, respectful, and even offered water for the dog. Even when dogs weren’t allowed, it was communicated properly and courteously, not with aggression and false accusations.
This branch is a disgrace to the brand. I will not be returning