A former server at Chelsea hot spot Buddakan says he was fired for being HIV-positive.

Jack Mountford, 27, told The Post he “loved” working at the Ninth Avenue Asian eatery, where stars from Hugh Jackman and Drake to Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney dine on Mongolian lamb chops and Cantonese steamed sole.

Mountford, an actor-dancer who started working at Buddakan in February 2013, rose from server to “closer,” the “go-to guy” tasked with turning over tables and pushing pricey bottles — like the champagne Carrie Bradshaw sipped in the eatery during the engagement-dinner scene from the “Sex and the City” movie.

The Orlando, Fla., native said that on a good week he’d ring up $20,000 in sales. But he was unceremoniously fired last summer, according to the Manhattan federal court suit against Buddakan and the Starr Restaurant Organization.

Mountford has been HIV-positive since the spring of 2010. He notified the general manager and other managers at the time, the suit says, because on occasion he needed to fly home to meet with his medical team.

Buddakan management accommodated Mountford, allowing him to take breaks so that he could inject himself in the stomach with medication, the suit says.

“I was a fast table turner and I was great with people. My sales were incredibly high,” Mountford told The Post.

A scathing August 2015 review in Eater NY prompted a management overhaul, and in June 2016 owner Starr Restaurants brought in a new general manager, Brandon Wergeles, the suit says.

After Mountford returned from a weeklong vacation last June 17, he was told by a colleague that Wergeles had been meeting with other managers to discuss Mountford’s health.

A week later, Mount­ford said, he was confronted by Wergeles and two other managers. He was told he was a “huge asset” to the company, but “became a liability” because a patron alleged his credit card was charged twice on a $62 bill, the suit says. He was also accused of taking an unauthorized vacation.

Wergeles said he had “heard other things that were concerning,” the suit says. When Mountford asked if he was referring to his HIV status, Wergeles responded, “Don’t you think I should be made aware of a health condition that could be detrimental to your job performance?” according to court papers.

Mountford told The Post that after being “humiliated” and fired, Wergeles “offered to write him a glowing recommendation.” A manager then escorted Mountford out of the restaurant.

Mountford “broke down and cried.” He flatly denied the allegations of overcharging a customer or taking an unauthorized vacation.

“It’s Chelsea and the Meatpacking District,” he said. “I never expected to be in a position where a piece of my life that is so personal and unrelated to my job performance was thrown in my face.”

Mountford’s lawyer, Paul Liggieri, zinged the hot spot.

“It’s not the spread of HIV that [the] defendants should worry about, it’s their spread of prejudice,” he said.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages. Buddakan did not return messages seeking comment.