A mum has slammed a Harrow takeaway after her father found staples lodged in his food. When Karishma Halai was visited by her family earlier this month she needed to provide them with a quick meal.
The 22-year-old, of Honeypot Lane, ordered food from Indian food specialist Everest Spice the Honeypot, which is in her street, including a crispy potato bhajia. Her whole family settled down to eat. But when Miss Halai’s father Naran Halai, 52, took a bite out of a crispy bhajia he cried out in pain. Mr Halai hurt the inside of his mouth and a tooth but did not go to hospital.
Her 16-month-old son Kai was eating a bhajia at the time. Luckily it had no staples in it, but Miss Halai said she was left terrified after the grim discovery. Her brother, Bhavesh Halai, 30, and her fiancé Jonathan Peacock, 42, went to complain at the restaurant.
Miss Halai said: “The manager wasn’t apologetic about the situation, he was acting nonchalant as if it was an everyday occurrence and was nothing serious. I think it is appalling. At the end of the day that is metal in your food, that’s crazy! They said, ‘you know what, accidents happen’.”
The restaurant manager offered Miss Halai’s family full refund as well as a free meal with free drinks as an apology for the staples.
Everest Spice the Honeypot’s manager, Krishna Bhattarai, confirmed he had apologised to Miss Halai’s fiancé and that he had offered a refund. He also confirmed there was a stapler near where the food was prepared.
