Posted on 10/11/2012 11:08:29 AM PDT by DogByte6RER
Welsh restaurant Frankie and Benny's served booze to toddler
A RESTAURANT chain has apologised for accidentally serving alcohol to a toddler in Wales, calling it a case of human error.
The BBC reported that two-year-old Sonny Rees was taken to a hospital emergency room after drinking whisky at his second birthday party at a Frankie and Benny's restaurant in Swansea.
His mother, Nina Rees, said he was clearly intoxicated. She said she tasted his drink, which was supposed to be lime juice and water, after noticing that he was making a funny face.
"It was whisky, I would say a double. As soon as I sipped it I had the slight burny feeling in my throat and warming in my chest," she said.
"Sonny had taken about 10 sips - he was obviously intoxicated."
At the hospital, the staff monitored his vital signs and later gave him the all-clear.
Frankie and Benny's said it was extremely sorry for Saturday's incident and is looking into what systems need to be put in place to ensure that it does not happen again.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailytelegraph.com.au ...
yeah...cheap bastards. I remember paying 5 pounds for a small bit of 30 year old Highland Park.
He’s guarding that drink.
Ordering a mixed drink over there is the equivalent of ordering dinner a la carte. Whoa! Stick to beer, local ones in particular. They have some exceptional ones.
A late starter!
An’ ‘e slept like a beby....
Is that the mom sitting to the kid’s right? Looks like she’s dressed up as a liquor bottle label, haha. That’s not Sonny’s first sip.
Methinks Master Rees will grow up to be a proper Welshman.
Family story — my father used flat beer to knock me out when I was a teething infant. Apparently I started to develop a taste for the other stuff Dad drank...
One night my parents were invited to my paternal grandparents house for dinner. During the cocktail hour, 3 year old me was wandering around saying “scotch” “scotch” “I want scotch” — my grandpa, operating under your theory, gave me his glass which held bourbon and said, “here Bobby, have some scotch!” Reportedly, I took a swig, got a look of disgust on my face and handed the glass back to my grandad, telling him “Grandpa! That’s not scotch! I want scotch!!!”
My grandmother aksed a very pointed to my father — “How does a 3 year old know the difference between bourbon and scotch?” I still don’t know what the answer to that question.
Oh, that is funny! [As your dad] I’d say you’d jokingly told you that grape juice is also called scotch and hope that there’s not any grape juice around for grandma to test that explanation with :)
And at least he used flat beer and not the bottle to knock you out.
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