John Travolta denied reservation at KFC

[The Straight Story]

John Travolta denied reservation at KFC


John Travolta had a hankering for finger-lickin'-good chicken. But when he tried to reserve a table at a KFC last Friday, he was flat-out denied.

Travolta was traveling in England last week for an annual Scientology gathering, when one of his representatives apparently called a KFC and asked to reserve a table for Travolta and friends, according to the Daily Mail. Rather than kowtow to the request, the employee reportedly explained that if Travolta wanted to dine there, he would have to wait on line like a civilian.

KFC headquarters doesn't stand by the employee's decision, though. "In hindsight, of course, we would have reserved a table for him," explained a spokesperson. "It's not every day you get a Hollywood star eating in your restaurant."

But the employee stands by his actions, saying, "To me, customers are customers, no matter who they are. It doesn't make a difference if someone is famous."

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/john_travolta_denied_reservation_ZdQ9C0wUzbqEqqTkDaZvEI

[Horse with no Name]

1. Good for the employee.

I so agree with him.

I actually am a little surprised at the Travolta's for making this an issue. In fact, it dropped my opinion of them down a notch or two.

[yurbud]

3. I second that

[Lucinda]

14. I don't see any comments from the Travolta's about this at all

How did they make it an issue?

[Horse with no Name]

46. It appears they didn't eat there

and the fact that we know about it through the press office of KFC and know the employees name means that someone made a big fucking deal about it.

[Marnie]

38. I also too second that.

The odds are that KFC does not have a policy or a procedure for reservations. Because if it did everyone would have to included in those who could make reservations,and KFC would have to turn away thousands of potential customers.

Their business is into low priced food sold as rapidly as possible. They don't want customers camping out at their tables or their parking spaces.

[rhett o rick]

72. Who the hell is John Travolta? nm

[bongbong]

84. He is....

A guy who spent a large portion of his life hooked up to a fancy galvanometer while answering questions about how space aliens screwed up his soul billions of years ago. :rofl:

[rhett o rick]

99. Oh, Vinnie Barbarino, I get it. nm

[jmowreader]

85. He makes movies, and owns way too many airplanes

Wouldn't most people in his situation just send a minion to KFC, and eat it with his friends in a hotel room?

[bananas]

2. "civilian" ???

As opposed to ???
- military
- slave
- ???

[Muskypundit]

82. Yea I was wondering about that too.

Travolta isnt a civilian? Did he act as a soldier in some point of his career? Ridiculous choice of words.

[Javaman]

94. Not really.

when I worked in film, we referred to the general public as civilians.

Also when I worked at a catalog company years ago, we also referred to them as civilians when we were talking in meetings and customers when we were on the floor.

this isn't anything special.

[FrenchieCat]

4. You have to make reservation to go to KFC in England????

Really???? :rofl:

[bananas]

7. In England, KFC is expensive gourmet food

They have to fly the chickens in from Kentucky and fry them in authentic Kentucky lard.

[The Doctor.]

12. Question,

'Would that lard be 'soylent'?'

[Darth_Kitten]

16. Never mind, near the Goodge street underground station in London......

there is both a Scientology place AND a KFC. ;)

[Johnny Noshoes]

78. nt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEVNNcok-Mo

[Sam Hain]

32. Why can't he beam chickens in from Xenu?

Or whatever planet or god or pinecone?

[Motown_Johnny]

55. the sarcasm emote is there for a reason

please use it, some here are comically impaired

[bananas]

57. But it's true, just like Eel Pie and Blood Pudding are gourmet foods in the US

:sarcasm:

[bluestate10]

89. My, my. How far has "gourmet" fallen? nt

[yoyossarian]

10. Didn't you read anything but the title?

n/t

[rhett o rick]

59. He likes to do "drive by's". nm

[bananas]

5. "You civilians will have to wait your turn while we serve the military/aristocracy/etc"

[Bladian]

76. Did it occur to you it was bad word choice?

You're making something out of nothing.

[sibelian]

105. It's a revealing mistake.

[JI7]

6. hahahah

[Cronus Protagonist]

8. NO QUESTION He should have reserved the table and had the table waited upon

...and wiped the trashcan with their lettuce.

[flvegan]

9. Yeah, why bother getting an area and staff ready for what could be a media circus.

Think flash mob times 10 once that Tweeter gets going. Would really suck to be ready for that.

Sometimes, it just might NOT be about a class thing. Maybe a business thing. Not that KFC is a busin...oh, wait. Nevermind.

[OKDem08]

11. jesus christ...why not do the drive-thru? n/t

[Darth_Kitten]

17. in the U.K. ?

have you been there? I for one didn't see too many "drive-throughs". :)

[HipChick]

34. You won't see many drive-thru's....the roads are too narrow,and Brits like to walk

and not as lazy as Americans

[MilesColtrane]

13. The only table left was in the "No Thetans" section.

[themadstork]

They called for a reservation at KFC?

At KFC??

[piratefish08]

28. No. they went to motherfucking McDonalds.

[TK421]

31. okay....THAT was fucking hilarious!!! Bravo to the both of you!

:toast:

[KathieG]

51. LOL...I second that. Too funny. :D

:rofl:

[Ikonoklast]

48. Wow, I didn't know that about McDonald's.

Last time I'll ever take Mom there for coffee and an Egg McMuffin...thanks for the heads up!

I guess I'll start taking her to fucking Wendy's, just as long as they keep their filthy paws off my dear old Mom.

[Initech]

53. Holy shit that was funny!

:rofl: :toast:

[rhett o rick]

70. MFM....I like it. nm

[joshcryer]

103. Hahaha, I love you. That made my night. :)

[jberryhill]

60. Is this one of those knock-knock jokes?

[rhett o rick]

61. I'll bite: Who's there?

[jberryhill]

62. They called for a reservation at the KFC?

[rhett o rick]

69. They called for a reservation at the KFC... who? nm

[themadstork]

They called for a reservation at KFC?

At KFC??

[piratefish08]

26. Really? Get it through yer skull - YES!

[themadstork]

They called for a reservation at KFC?

At KFC??

[piratefish08]

27. oh fer fucksake.

[themadstork]

They called for a reservation at KFC?

At KFC??

[piratefish08]

25. YES! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?

[themadstork]

They called for a reservation at KFC?

At KFC??

[laylah]

19. Geeze! Ya think they

called for a reservation at KFC??????? :rofl:

[Generic Other]

40. Don't they have a drive-in window?

I do wonder about Travolta's taste in food as well. He could afford better than factory farmed chicken fried in lard and served greasy enough to lubricate a car engine. ACK. Maybe he should have tried the haggis drive-in down the street!

[jmowreader]

86. Wouldn't that be in Scotland?

At least he bypassed the great English restaurant, "Kentucky Boiled Chicken."

[alp227]

95. There must've been a reason why Travolta starred in the film version of "Grease"

[themadstork]

They called for a reservation at KFC?

At KFC??

[piratefish08]

23. Yes.

[themadstork]

They called for a reservation at KFC?

At KFC??

[piratefish08]

22. yes.

[themadstork]

15. They called for a reservation at KFC?

At KFC??

[piratefish08]

24. YES, i said.

[Comrade Richard]

18. I'm probably going to get shit for this but.

I like KFC?

[Frank Cannon]

20. No shit from me.

Their $1.99 chicken fried steak meal is the best meal deal going. Too bad they only offer it once a week.

[xmas74]

71. That sucks!

WE don't have chicken fried steak at our KFC. Then again, we have the chicken pot pies.

[Lisa0825]

91. Their chicken pot pies are TEH AWESOME!!!11!!!1!nt

[xmas74]

102. Heck yeah!

And it's that time of year for them to be released everywhere.

[JVS]

44. But in the UK they don't have the biscuits. They serve KFC with french fries.

[Ikonoklast]

49. Philistines, the lot of 'em.

And to think those silly buggers once ruled the World.


KFC biscuits are the best thing on the entire menu, they'd be wasted on the Brits, anyway.

[rhett o rick]

68. Are those deep fried Philistines? nm

[xmas74]

73. The biscuits with the brown gravy.

That's the best thing on the menu. Skip the chicken-I just want biscuits and brown gravy. I'll make the rest at home.

[rhett o rick]

63. Do they call them "french fries"? I wouldnt think they would have anything to do with "french". nm

[JVS]

65. They call them chips

[rhett o rick]

67. Yeah, never understood that. I prefer pomme frites. nm

[caseymoz]

87. No, you're still okay if you think John Travolta sucks chicken bone.

I mean KFC is only bad for your heart.

[bluestate10]

90. So do I. Go eat once per month. nt

[itsrobert]

21. The employee is a dunce

The KFC probably have have received a good tip. It's a good advertisement for the product to have a celebrity eating there. Even if it is just word-of-mouth. This guy is not management material.

[mwooldri]

45. Tip? What's that?

People who work in restaurants in the UK don't work for tips. Plus there is not a tipping culture either.

I think the employee is correct. KFC & reservations? Most KFC's I've seen in the UK are take-out only.

[itsrobert]

54. I been to the UK; lived there over 3 years

Yes, it is unusual for a tip. But it is does happen. I have sat down and ate at a KFC in England (didn't tip). Yes, reservations for fastfood is not done. But as a business, you cater to your customers. Do you really think John Tavaltra would not being willing to pay a premium and reward employees for such service?

[AtheistCrusader]

98. If they are doing good enough business for Travolta to NEED a reservation

they hardly need his celebrity endorsement, whatever that's worth.

[rhett o rick]

64. Ah yes, it's all about money. Are you a real Democrat? nm

[itsrobert]

104. Whatever dude,

It's a business, that what a business is all about. Making money. KFC is one of the biggest chains in the world own by Yum Yum Brands, and has ties to Pepsico.

[PeaceNikki]

77. Also - 'reservations' do, in fact, happen at fast food restaurants with regularity.

Have none of you been to a birthday party at McDonalds or Burger King? So what that he and his friends thought it courteous to call ahead and have a section marked off? I imagine they'd be able to be prepared then for them all with much less mayhem than if he'd arrived without calling.

Jeesh, yes, he's a weirdo, but is this really a fucking story other than the employee was kind of a dick? :shrug:

[msanthrope]

29. No one's made a joke about ordering a "La Royale" yet?????

Come on, people.....

[joeybee12]

30. KFC? No wonder he's put on so much weight...that said, props to the employee

Have you ever heard of someone reserving a table at KFC?

And a double phuck no if he's bringing his filthy scientology assholes with him.

[Douglas Carpenter]

33. if society could recover from the cult of celebrity - this would be great breakthrough for humanity

[Bragi]

35. Travolta should do the proper thing as a Scientologist

He should subject the disagreeable employee to a spiritual audit, take all his money, and slap him with a libel suit.

[blueamy66]

36. What happened to his hair?????

nt

[HipChick]

37. He has been bald for a while..he has been wearing lacefront wigs

[blueamy66]

50. really? I never knew

nt

[cigsandcoffee]

39. A VIP appearance is good for the restaurant.

The smart thing to do is give him the reservation, assuming you want to improve business.

[beac]

81. It just as easily cold have been BAD for business...

if customers stayed away b/c a Scientology whack job D-list celeb got special treatment there.

[frogmarch]

41. How is Travolta's requesting a

reservation a request to be kowtowed to? Sounds to me as if he merely asked if he could make a reservation for him and his friends. It also sounds to me as if the employee who turned him down was giving himself a big ego boost by doing so.

I hate rude people, especially those who brag about it to the press.

[itsrobert]

42. Correct

n/t

[JVS]

43. I had always assumed that the celebs sat at the tables and sent their people up to the line

[raouldukelives]

47. John is due KFC

Also beer and traveling money.

[treestar]

58. Thread winner!

:rofl:

[taterguy]

74. John isn't due shit

[Faux pas]

52. Who cares? Travolta can buy his own kfc if he wanted to.

Meanwhile there are people starving in America.

[Motown_Johnny]

56. the employee is right, all the money spends the same

just because he has more of it doesn't mean he gets to make others lose a table



he should just send some cronies to pick him up a 10 piece meal and eat it in his freaking five star hotel room

[rhett o rick]

66. Bet the employee would have acted differently if it was a real celebrity like Kim Kardashian. nm

[GliderGuider]

75. Has anyone realized that this marks the spread of the "Occupy" attitude into the general public? n/t

:toast: :bounce:

[AsahinaKimi]

79. KFC takes Reservations?

:shrug: who knew?

[Release The Hounds]

80. I would've done the same

By considering it a prank call.

[watajob]

83. So, where is he/she, (the worker), ...

...working now?

[bluestate10]

88. And.

The employee is 100% right.

[bluestate10]

92. I sat next to a famous actor and actress once at an everyday diner.

I had no clue of who they were. I would know Travolta, but under no circumstances would I bother him.

I watch so little television and don't spend time on celeb blogs. I could have very well been shoulder to shoulder with other rich or famous people and would not have known, or frankly, have cared.

[Kat45]

93. I hope the emloyee didn't get fired. n/t

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

96. They must discriminate against scientologists.

I've never had a problem getting a reservation at KFC.

[iamthebandfanman]

97. I can understand giving a resturant a heads up

so they can get ready for peoples reactions and what not..

but wanting special treatment beyond that?

yikes.

go read some more scientology books john

[SoapBox]

100. Bravo for the employee...I assume they are part of the 99%?

And Mr. Travolta? With his millions and millions?

Sorry Mr. 1%er...get in line with the rest of us.

[Patchuli]

101. John should try to avoid the high cholesterol

of KFC. It does nothing for his health, his looks or his desirability for work. Whatta snob!

Edited to say, that was mean of me but honestly, who 'reserves' a table at KFC??! LOL!!!