American tourist in the UK reveals that he was lured to Angus Steakhouse after he was fooled by viral joke

An American tourist revealed how he fell for a brutal British joke that aims to keep foreign visitors away London‘s best restaurants.

Liam Nelson, from New York, said he had had the ‘worst steak of my life’ from Angus Steakhouse on Leicester Square, after he noticed that the location had a whole series of 5-star reviews online.

But what the American tourist didn’t know was British have been ‘love bombing’ chain restaurants With positive and often exaggerated reviews to attract visitors to their doors.

The goal is to lure foreign visitors away from the top restaurants in the center of London, so that they are not overcrowded.

Stand -Up comedian Liam, who is in London to perform at Top Secret Comedy Club, luckily found the funny side of the joke and went to his Tap @liamnelsoncomedy To tell the story.

He claimed in a clip, which resulted in more than 127,000 views Reddit Got him to visit the restaurant for a steak dinner.

He revealed that he was looking for some ‘hidden gems’ when it came to restaurants instead of the usual tourist hotspots that you would find in Central London.

The comedian explained: ‘I went on Reddit, every reaction was Angus Steakhouse on Leicester Square.

‘I thought this might be a small hole in the wall area next to all these stores, such as a secret hidden gem.

‘I look at the steakhouse and I see that it is a chain and that is a bit compromise for one of the principles I was looking for, but tonight I was looking for an incredible steak.

“I have never seen Reddit about a restaurant before, I have never seen so many people all say the same and they all had these glowing reviews and I read them and a voice in mind:” This is wrong, this is not normal, “and I ignored it.

“I walked into a place with a gigantic neon board and continued to order a steak.”

Liam claimed that the location was ‘loud and chaotic’, but he was convinced that the steak would be great after reading the reviews.

“All photos on the wall look really nice, the prices are decent for a steak in this area, probably about as cheap as you get for a steak.”

He revealed that an “unhappy truth was revealed” when he kept looking up the reviews while waiting for his meal.

He added: ‘I found an article about how London Reddit tried to send tourists to Angus Steakhouse to retain the good steakhouses for themselves, brilliantly.

“I thought I was immune for online scam, but they got me … At this point my order was already placed, the steak arrives and it’s gray.

‘It was bad, I tried the cream spinach, worse than frozen somehow. London Reddit that’s one for you, zero for me. ‘

Many hurried to the comments with some doubling of the claim that the steakhouse is indeed the most popular, while others suggested different restaurants.

One person said: ‘He lies Angus Steakhouse is the best you get in London. Really a must visit. ‘

Another simply said, “So proud of us.”

Someone else wrote: ‘Blackklock is the Beast Steak + Meat Place where I have been to London more often, it’s so good.

A fourth said, “Go flat iron, it’s in Covent Garden, affordable decent steak.”

It comes after loyalists and influencers have infiltrated the web and went to X, Reddit and even Trip Advisor To write what seem to be a lot of exaggerated reviews.

“They have the best steak sandwiches!” said one person on Reddit.

Responding to this comment added someone else: ‘And Taylor Swift … New menu item has just fallen! The Swiftloin Steak Sandwich ‘.

Also apparently joke, a user said: “I have been a vegetarian for more than 15 years, but even I can’t resist the steak sandwiches from Angus Steakhouse.”

“I was once in a hunger strike. Survived for 56 days, it was the steak sandwich that broke my resistance. I am now a nutritionist and I always recommend the carnivore diet, centered around this sacred interest, “wrote another.

‘Angus Steakhouse is on my wish list for the last meal I ever have. Absolutely phenomenal place. I just hope the tourists will not find out, “said another.

A glance at some of the 5000 Odd Angus Steakhouse reviews on Trip Advisor paints a similar image.

Fresh tasters of the Chargrilled menu went to the website to have the ‘very good’ menu.

“It was very good and the staff is very friendly, I would recommend this to anyone who likes a good steak.” said one.

Someone else wrote: ‘Very, very good. Food and service excellent. The prices were very competitive and not bizarre. Thank you for the experience ‘.

“On point !!” Another started. ‘American fillet with green beans and salad. Perfectly cooked and the service was excellent. Perfect location to the W Hotel. Minutes removed. Or go to a play ‘.

Of course these reviews can be true, but some people don’t think so.

On X, one user went a step further and offered instructions to a branch of the famous Steakhouse: “That of Victoria Station goes to the one they wrote.

And while others were quickly grabbing the trick, others stated that they had noticed something wrong, but could not put their figure on it completely.

“I wondered what was going on,” said a woman, who apparently came across the many 5 star reviews of the steakhouse.

Someone else wrote: “Stop snitching,” while someone added: “This seems cruel to be honest.”

However, Eater correspondent Jaya Saxena told Thrillist told that the strategy is not infallible and is not guaranteed to work.

‘I think the biggest obstacle would be that sites such as Yelp and Google have moderators who look forward to assessment bombs, both positive and negative. So if a restaurant suddenly received hundreds of good reviews at the same time, that might cause suspicion, “said Jaya.

‘On Reddit it is possible, because reactions to every thread questions about steakhouses may look like legitimate answers. But also, presumably, because this is already circulating with social media and you are writing about it, I imagine that everyone who looks at Angus can see this information and think the reviews second ‘.

Angus Steakhouse was contacted for comment.