Gordon Ramsay's new restaurant 'sabotaged' by rival making 100 fake bookings

The well-known chef claimed a rival within the industry tried to sabotage the opening of his new restaurant in Mayfair

Kiran Moodley

Television personality and chef Gordon Ramsay has claimed that the opening night of his new restaurant, Heddon Street Kitchen, was sabotaged by a rival who made 100 fake online bookings.

Speaking on ITV's The Jonathan Ross Show, Ramsay was asked by the presenter, "Is there a rivalry within the industry you suspect that people want to undermine you?"
Ramsay replied, "I think there's all that level of envy. Saturday was our first big day opening (of Heddon Street Kitchen). We had 140 on the books and we had 100 no show. So someone's literally online..."
Ross asked whether it was deliberate and Ramsay replied, "Yep, sabotage. It's bad spirit and you see the staff and they are down and frustrated, I was there to pick them up and make sure we stay focused. Now we're going to reconfirm every table."
Ramsay did not say which restaurant rival he thought was to blame.