The pescetarian popped out to the popular family pub on Sunday to celebrate her husband Gary Rose’s birthday. (Picture: Archant)

A woman who hasn’t eaten meat in more than 30 years said she was left horrified when she was served chicken nuggets.

Pescetarian Jo Rose, who eats fish but not meat, asked for fried scampi when she visited the Shoe Makers pub restaurant in Norwich.

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But when the hungry pensioner forked one of the pieces into her mouth – to her horror it turned out to be a chicken nugget.

Mrs Rose said the catastrophic blunder made her feel ‘physically sick’.


Jo, 71, of Long Stratton, Norfolk, said: ‘The experience really ruined our day. I’ll never be going back there again.’

Pescetarian Jo Rose, who eats fish but not meat, asked for fried scampi when she visited the Shoe Makers pub restaurant in Norwich. (Picture: Google Maps)

The pescetarian popped out to the popular family pub on Sunday to celebrate her husband Gary Rose’s birthday.



Mrs Rose, who feels strongly about not eating meat, went for the scampi while her husband opted for a vegetarian dish.

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She added: ‘I put a piece in my mouth, I wasn’t looking at my plate as we were busy talking and laughing.

‘But I quickly realised that something was horribly wrong.

‘It wasn’t scampi, it was a chicken nugget and it made me feel really sick as I hadn’t eaten a single piece of meat in 30 years.’

Fuming Mr Rose called over a waitress and asked to speak to the manager.

He said: ‘The waitress apologised immediately, but it wasn’t her fault, she was only doing her job.

‘She went off to find the manager, only to return alone. Apparently they were too busy to speak to us.

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‘At the end of the meal they took £10 off our £30 bill, but they still didn’t seem to think it was important. That’s what really annoys us.’

A spokeswoman for Greene King, which owns the Shoe Makers, said: ‘We are very sorry for what happened on this occasion.

‘The pub was extremely busy and the isolated incident was down to human error.

‘As soon as the mistake had been realised we apologised to the guest and offered a full refund.

‘We are taking appropriate action to ensure something like this cannot happen again.’