Appalled by questionnaire

Restaurant asked guests to rate the appearance of staff

Over the past two weeks, the well-known Salzburg Old Town restaurant has been asking guests to vote on the quality of its service staff.

(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

Sexual orientation, appearance and likeability of the service staff - this is what guests at the Sternbräu in Salzburg were asked to rate in a questionnaire. The call for votes caused some people to frown. Is it all just a misunderstanding?

"Really now?" - That's what a convivial group at the Sternbräu asked themselves a few days ago. As part of their Christmas party, a poster caught the eye of the guests in the well-attended old town pub (see picture below). They scanned the printed QR code, which took them to a website. There, some people were at a loss for words. The guests were asked to rate the service staff shown in the photos alone. However, they were not asked whether they were served well ...