The owner of high-end New York City restaurant Balthazar says he has reversed his decision to ban James Corden after the comedian "apologised profusely" for his "abusive" behaviour towards staff.
On Tuesday, Keith McNally said in an Instagram post he had banned the British TV host from his venue.
He called Corden a "tiny cretin of a man" and "the most abusive customer to my Balthazar servers since the restaurant opened 25 years ago".
"I don't often 86 a customer," he said, referring to the ban, "but today I 86'd Corden".
Less than 24 hours later, Mr McNally said Corden had called and apologised, and that the ban against him was no longer in effect.
"James Corden just called me and apologised profusely," he wrote in a second Instagram post.
"I strongly believe in second chances."
In his first post, Mr McNally outlined two recent incidents where the talk show host berated his staff after some errors with his orders.
He said that in one instance, Corden had showed a hair to the manager of Balthazar after eating a main course.
The restaurant owner admitted that "although this is diabolical, it happens very occasionally in all restaurants".
He said Corden was "nasty" and said to staff: "Get us another round of drinks this second. And also take care of all of our drinks so far."
In another instance, Mr McNally spoke of Corden's alleged behaviour after the comedian and his wife dined for brunch.
"Mr Corden's wife ordered an egg yolk omelette with gruyere cheese and salad," he wrote.
"James called their server and told her there was a little bit of egg white mixed with the egg yolk. The kitchen remade the dish but unfortunately sent it with home fries instead of salad.
"That's when James Corden began yelling like crazy to the server: 'You can't do your job! You can't do your job! Maybe I should go into the kitchen and cook the omelette myself!'"
People on social media described the incident as a "rollercoaster", praising Mr McNally for his generosity and slamming Corden's actions.
But Mr McNally says "all is forgiven".
