A "CHEEKY" restaurant owner has been slammed after "guilt-tripping" customers for ordering tap water after forking out \u00a330 each on a roast dinner. <\/p>\n

Jane Breeds and her boyfriend visited Danish steakhouse K\u00f6d London, north east London, to try their famous all-you-can eat roast.<\/p>\n

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But, they were shocked after reading a small message on the menu.<\/p>\n

It read: "You can have tap water but please remember we're running a restaurant, not a charity – wink, wink.<\/p>\n

"If you want to have just tap water, we encourage you to donate \u00a31 to Red Cross. Everybody wins."<\/p>\n

Jane was outraged upon discovering the "wild" request and deliberately ordered a jug of tap water for the table.<\/p>\n

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The fuming 27-year-old still left a generous 15 per cent tip but blasted the restaurant on social media.<\/p>\n

"It's a bit cheeky to imply that I'm treating the restaurant as a charity when I'm spending \u00a360," she said.<\/p>\n

"When I first saw the menu I laughed and told my boyfriend that we're not ordering any drinks.<\/p>\n

"He asked why and I passed him the menu. He found it funny too and agreed to just stick to tap water.<\/p>\n

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"I was given a jug and I didn't request for it to be refilled but I'm sure they would have done so.<\/p>\n

"[The donation] is a nice idea but I don't think I should be guilt-tripped into donating to charity just because I only wanted to drink tap water.<\/p>\n

"I didn't make a donation but I did happily pay the 15 per cent tip that is automatically added on though as the staff were great.<\/p>\n

"They didn't say anything about us only drinking tap water and gave great service."<\/p>\n

'We're not forcing people to buy drinks'<\/h3>\n

Owner Morten Orterd, from Denmark, has hit back in response to his disgruntled customer's "snaky" message.<\/p>\n

Tensions escalated when he replied to her X\/Twitter post calling his restaurant out for "guilt tripping" customers. <\/p>\n

The 38-year-old explained that he is actually an ambassador for the Red Cross charity and Jane's message was deterring visitors from paying for drinks.<\/p>\n

Dad-of-two Morten, said: "It's a really good offer that people like but it's not possible to make an offer like this if everyone just has free tap water.<\/p>\n

It's a bit cheeky to imply that I'm treating the restaurant as a charity when I'm spending \u00a360."<\/p>\n

"This is a way in Danish humour to tell people to also buy something to drink so we can continue to have this great offer.<\/p>\n

"We're not forcing people to buy drinks. They can have free tap water.<\/p>\n

"I understand [they find it cheeky] but to come to a restaurant and have tap water I think it would be nice to also donate something. That shouldn't be a bad thing.<\/p>\n

"It's the first time I saw something critical about it. I will of course think about it for the future but I don't think we should change something because one person doesn't agree.<\/p>\n

"There are still some things we need to learn about Danish humour working in the UK."<\/p>\n

'Wild behaviour'<\/h3>\n

Jane's debate sparking tweet read: "Made a point of not ordering drinks at K\u00f6d steakhouse by Liverpool Street after seeing this on the menu. Wild behaviour lol."<\/p>\n

In response the owner penned: "Thanks for [the] attention. You forget to say this is only for our Sunday special where we offer an all-you-can-eat roast for \u00a330.<\/p>\n

"We can't do that if everybody only do tap water. We try to add humour, not offence. Tap water is still free, Red Cross donation [is] optional!"<\/p>\n

There are still some things we need to learn about Danish humour working in the UK."<\/p>\n

The fuming customer accused the owner or "turning more people off ordering drinks" with his "snarky" reply.<\/p>\n

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But, Morten shrugged her reply off and added: "We are a Danish restaurant and maybe it's too much Danish humour, maybe it's not.<\/p>\n

"We'll see. So far, you are the first we have heard a negative comment from. But we will take it into consideration in our evaluation. Thank you for the feedback."<\/p>\n

Kod’s full menu message<\/h3>\n

running a restaurant, not a charity – wink, wink, we need to make money.<\/p>\n

"You know who is running a charity, though? Red Cross is! If you want to have just tap water, we encourage you to donate \u00a31 to Red Cross. Everybody wins.<\/p>\n

"All jokes aside, our founder, Morten P. Ortwed, proudly serves as a Red Cross ambassador.<\/p>\n

"Each year, the Red Cross selects entrepreneurial individuals to launch exciting and profitable projects to raise funds.<\/p>\n

"We would be absolutely delighted if you could support this cause. Please inform your waiter, and thank you immensely."<\/p>\n

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