A diner asked for $5,000 in compensation after allegedly finding a cockroach in his plate of char kway teow from a restaurant at Serangoon.
Speaking to AsiaOne, 35-year-old Syed Rafidhi said that the incident took place on Aug 22 at Al Majlis Serangoon Road.
Video footage of the incident was also shared on Threads by his niece, who goes by the username shortangryman, showing a large cockroach wedged between the fried noodles on his plate.
According to Syed, he had reported the cockroach to staff immediately.
The plate of food was “quickly” taken away, and staff even offered to replace the meal, Syed said, adding that he rejected the offer “knowing the kitchen is dirty”.
Syed, who works as a Grab driver, said that he reached out to Al Majlis to provide feedback after the incident, and met with the restaurant’s owner on Sept 9.
During the meeting, the restaurant owner asked Syed how much he wanted as compensation for the incident, to which he responded: $5,000.
“He said he will discuss with his partner and get back to me after that,” Syed told AsiaOne.
When asked why he decided to upload his videos only 4 weeks after the incident, Syed said that he had not received any response from Al Majlis regarding his $5,000 request and thus decided to “seek public opinion”.
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