Influencer Tries To Shame Restaurant Owners And Things Quickly Backfire Leaving Her 'Absolutely Gobsmacked'

A social media influencer recently found herself in hot water after being labeled 'entitled' due to her public outburst against a restaurant.

Imagine you post a video online venting about a frustrating experience, hoping people on social media will rally behind you.

However, this particular influencer discovered that support from the online community isn’t guaranteed.

She shared a nearly three-minute video detailing her displeasure with how a restaurant treated her following her inquiry about a potential collaboration.

Melbourne-based Jamieson May faced a backlash after complaining about a restaurant that wouldn’t collaborate. TikTok / @jamiesonmayyy

The feedback from viewers wasn't supportive; instead, it leaned heavily toward criticism of her actions.

Jamieson May, a Melbourne-based creator who focuses on travel, lifestyle, fashion, and food, voiced her complaints on her TikTok account @jamiesonmayyy.

She was discussing a vegetarian restaurant named Patsy's, where she had a less-than-pleasant interaction.

To her 9,000 TikTok followers, she expressed shock at the restaurant's reply, advising other content creators to steer clear of partnering with them.

In the video, she explained: "I received the most horrible message yesterday from a restaurant [after] wanting to work with them and I need to make you aware so you guys never work with them and know your standards."

She noted that she had sent her usual template used for proposing collaborations, only to get a very direct response from them.

The restaurant's reply was blunt: "You don't seem to have any followers maybe you should approach us when you have over 100k,"

Her reaction was that their comment was 'extremely rude,' to which they retorted:

"Perhaps... but you are pretending to be influential on social media and that's just not true and rather than me just saying that you are lying and pretending to be beneficial to our business.

The restaurant questioned May's influence due to her small social media following TikTok / @jamiesonmayyy

"I just said come back when your'e actually able to do what you think we should engage you to do. Is it rude to question something that is obviously not true?"

Despite her continued grievances about their 'rude response,' the response in the comment section, which has since been disabled, was largely unsupportive of May.

She attempted to explain the negative reaction by saying:

"When I first outed the restaurant on TikTok, it reached the wrong audience of non-creators and influencers who didn't understand what was happening.

"People sent extremely rude comments that I am just an entitled influencer who just wants 'free' stuff and I am complaining about it all."

She further mentioned: "I am standing up for small creators who might have amazing content but don't get the recognition they deserve.

"Most people have just been called me entitled when they don't fully understand how content creation works in the marketing world. All of my content creator audience and friends have agreed with me on the matter."

It seems unlikely that the influencer and the restaurant will resolve their differences and work together in the future.

At the time, Mathew Guthrie and Clinton Trevisi, the owners of Patsy's, commented:

"Her followers are not really people that we have in the venue often and probably not the market that we are looking to engage with. 

"I think she was just hoping to increase her visibility with these outrage posts. It, sort of, has worked already but I am not sure how it will be able to be monetised as marketing."

Following this, on May 21, May announced that she would be stepping away from the online world for a while.

She did not specify why she was taking a break in her announcement post.

On her Instagram page, which has 15,600 followers, she shared the message saying ‘heading offline for a few days’. Instagram / @jamiesonmay

On her Instagram, where she has 15,600 followers, she shared a message that read ‘heading offline for a few days’ with a heart emoji.

Previously, May had defended her video in an interview with Daily Mail Australia, reiterating:

"When I first outed the restaurant on TikTok, it reached the wrong audience of non-creators and influencers who didn't understand what was happening.

"People sent extremely rude comments that I am just an entitled influencer who just wants 'free' stuff and I am complaining about it all."

She also clarified that in her initial message to the restaurant, she never requested any free services and was simply unhappy with Patsy’s customer service.