It was a wet and drizzly Friday night in Newport when I very apprehensively approached the Karen's Diner doors in Friars Walk shopping centre and I was totally unsure what to expect. Karen's Diner, the Australian dining experience where staff are rude and brutal, has made its way to Wales having opened in Newport on Friday, February 17.
First we made the mistake of showing up to the booking early. The grumpiest man to have ever welcomed me into a restaurant demanded to know what name the booking was under, bluntly told us our table wasn't ready, and then told us to f**k off.
I was so nervous at this point I failed to see the sign that said push and frantically pulled at the door trying to get out of his way. Another 20 minutes later we returned for our booking, having told myself: 'How mean can they really be?', and found ourselves in a short queue.
