An Australian man was told the racial slur on his receipt was a "typo" after dining at a Melbourne outlet owned by prominent chef Neil Perry.

Rutendo Ruth Muchinguri posted a photo of her husband Nick's receipt from Burger Project to social media on Friday, describing the use of the 'n' word on the receipt as "disgraceful".

The receipt from Burger Project posted by Rutendo Ruth Muchinguri.

"My hard working black husband went to your Collins Street store to have lunch with his friends and this is a photo of his receipt for the order," she wrote.



"It is so disappointing that in a place where my husband spent his hard earned money, he received this sort of disgracefully discriminatory treatment. It's exhausting that in 2017, in a modern and multicultural society some of your staff remain insensitive to the impact that this insidiously nasty and vile word has."

Nick Muchinguri wrote on Twitter that the initial response from the restaurant alleged the word, written next to his order number, was an error.