Acts of this nature will not be tolerated.Īs one of the owners of the restaurant group I take this personally as I am non white individual originally from South Africa and was subjected to the atrocities of the apartheid system. We have always had an ethos of being inclusive in our establishments and will continue to support a diverse and inclusive team and community.
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We are also deeply horrified and saddened that this exists in modern day in a beautiful free country we all get to call home. We at the HOF group condemn any form of racism, Nazism or white supremacy in any format. The photo we assume was taken when the table was unattended by our wait staff. Several days later the management team were made aware that a photo was taken of the group with the Adolf Hitler salute. Had already paid the bill and were making their way out of the restaurant so no conversation was After speaking to the police and going to approach the group they Given the number of people attending they wanted to avoid any confrontation in a public setting.
The manager on duty proceeded to call the local police and request assistance and advice on how toĭeal with the situation. Management had subsequently been made aware that the group were celebrating Adolf Hitlerīirthday. The evening went smoothly until closer to the end of the evening when the management team were made aware that the group had displayed small pictures and artifacts of Adolf Hitler on the table. Given the size of the group they were placed in the upstairs area which had more room to accommodate 20+ people The group was made up of well dressed adults with a mixed range of ages of females and males. On the 20th of April a group of 20+ people visited The Hof Downtown for dinner. Please see below from our friend and Managing Director Marcel: It is needless to say that we do not support any kind of racism and we believe that everyone who met our team and our culture would be able to sign that! We are gutted that this happened and sorry if this upset anyone!
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While we were on the phone with the police to address the issue and get advise of how to deal with that kind of people the group had paid the bill and was about to leave. And if we would have seen it, we would have acted directly. And about that disgusting cake, we not sure were the news got that picture from, but there was no such cake to our knowledge. The picture circulating in the news must have been taken when no one was around upstairs. Later in the night the true reason for their visit got exposed. The group looked like any other group and there was nothing suspicious about it, so we first didn't think anything bad would happen. On the night of 20th April the group, a mix of female and males of all age groups, had to be seated in our upstairs area as the downstairs part was fully occupied.
While some of the headlines from Herald Sun (as of today 4th May) might be misleading, we did not know about the intentions of that specific group, nor did we want them in our venue. Some of you might have heard the news already about some unwanted customers at The Hof on the night of April 20. 'We are gutted that this happened and sorry if this upset anyone!' It is needless to say that we do not support any kind of racism and we believe that everyone who met our team and our culture would be able to sign that! 'The group looked like any other group and there was nothing suspicious about it, so we first didn't think anything bad would happen,' Marcel Moodley wrote on Wednesday night. They also denied any knowledge about the cake. The venue has addressed the saga in a lengthy statement on its Facebook page, claiming they weren't aware of the group's intentions until the end of the evening after they paid the bill and were about to leave. The photo was posted online with members' faces blurred except Sewell.Īnother photo shows a cake decorated with a swastika in icing next to a framed photo of the former German dictator. Pictured at the head of the table is Tom Sewell Nneo-Nazis celebrated Adolf Hitler's birthday at a German beer hall in Melbourne on April 20.