A Sydney, Australia drinking hole at the Coogee Bay Hotel is at the center of a scandal involving the serving of human fecal matter in a bowl of ice cream. Queens Park builder Steve Whyte has conducted an independent laboratory test on a dessert spoon-sized amount of brown substance that was served in a bowl of ice cream to his wife and three children at the Coogee Bay's brasserie during a grand-final lunch on Sunday, October 5. The family alleges hotel staff served them a large bowl of ice cream covering what looked like "compacted chocolate."
The laboratory report by the Federal Government's National Measurement Institute confirms that the matter served to the Whyte family - and partly consumed by Mr Whyte's wife, Jessica - "has an offensive odor and physical properties similar to human excreta."
Mrs Whyte said the whole episode would have a lasting effect on her. She said she now struggled when wiping her youngest son's bottom and was anxious about eating out. "The minute I put the spoon to my lips, the stench went through my nostrils. I retched and spat it into the napkin," she said. "My friend thought I was over-reacting, but when she smelt it, she started screaming: 'Oh my god, they've served us s---."'
They allege the incident was deliberate and followed a trivial altercation with the hotel's management when Mr Whyte complained about not being able to properly watch the grand final as advertised - because the television screen was in another room. Hotel owner Chris Cheung and general manager Tony Williams have offered the Whytes $5000 without admitting liability, but the family has rejected the offer. The Coogee Bay Hotel has long been marred in controversy for alcohol-related violence.
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