--- title: Bar in U.K. Names Cocktail After Man After a Negative Review description: A bar in the U.K. has got revenge on a moaning customer by naming a cocktail after the complaint that he made on TripAdvisor. canonical: https://time.com/4874654/bar-names-cocktail-after-negative-reviewer/ author: Rachel Lewis article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-07-26T16:45:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:45:51.121Z og:title: Bar in U.K. Names Cocktail After Man After a Negative Review og:description: A bar in the U.K. has got revenge on a moaning customer by naming a cocktail after the complaint that he made on TripAdvisor. og:url: https://time.com/4874654/bar-names-cocktail-after-negative-reviewer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4c14ace2df6032e/6988d74086f68e51ab6e5ba7/cocktail-revenge-name.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3865 og:image:height: 2174 og:image:alt: Cocktail Making og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bar in U.K. Names Cocktail After Man After a Negative Review twitter:description: A bar in the U.K. has got revenge on a moaning customer by naming a cocktail after the complaint that he made on TripAdvisor. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4c14ace2df6032e/6988d74086f68e51ab6e5ba7/cocktail-revenge-name.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Bar Gets Ultimate Revenge By Naming Cocktail After Negative Review > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Rachel Lewis](https://time.com/author/rachel-lewis/) ## Rachel Lewis Jul 26, 2017 4:45 PM UTC  A bartender mixes up a whiskey cocktail in a bar A bartender mixes up a whiskey cocktail in a bar Marianna Massey - Getty Images by [Rachel Lewis](https://time.com/author/rachel-lewis/) ## Rachel Lewis Jul 26, 2017 4:45 PM UTC A bar in the U.K. has got revenge on a complaining customer [by naming a cocktail](https://www.facebook.com/theoldbutchersbristol/posts/252313505274515) after the complaint that he made on TripAdvisor. The complainant, known only as “Wayne S”, wrote about the neighborhood beer bar The Old Butcher’s in Bristol: “Wasn’t sure if it was supposed to be a bar or a restaurant, to be honest it felt like neither, poncey 2/3 of a pint glasses of for beer, what’s wrong with pints?” He added: “The owner struts about in dungarees, and if he has the chance to check his reflection he damn well makes sure he does.” This lead to the establishment to thank Wayne S for his review on Facebook. “Wayne’s inspiring words have won him a place on our menu; congratulations Wayne! We are therefore proud to introduce our new cocktail, for a limited time only, ‘The Ponce’s Dungarees’!” It is unclear how long the new cocktail will be on the menu and the restaurant/bar also doesn’t give any clues to the ingredients. 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