A restaurant chain owner has hit back at claims his Leeds eatery has a "resident rat" after a video showing a huge rat running around the dining area of the premises was posted by an ex-employee.
Ashley Docherty, who worked briefly at Pieminister in Duncan Street, Leeds city centre, posted a video showing a large rodent in the premises. The video has since gone viral, notching up 93 shares and several comments in just under a day.
But, Jon Simon, the Managing Director and co-founder of Pieminister - a family-owned business that has a branch in Leeds - told LeedsLive the video doesn't reflect his restaurant's standards and was a one-off incident that was filmed at night when the business was closed. Mr Simon said: "It's certainly not true and seems incredibly unfair. It's not based on fact at all.
