VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. ( WAVY ) — A mix-up at a Virginia restaurant led to a child being served alcohol, and while the restaurant said they’ve apologized and changed their protocol, the mother says that’s not enough.
FishTails, located inside the Ramada Inn at the Oceanfront restaurant, hosted a Harry Potter-themed event with “potions” you mix into a cauldron to drink, with alcoholic and mocktail versions.
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Last Friday night, Grace Dowell went there for her 7-year-old daughter’s birthday, and they ordered two non-alcoholic potion-making kits. Dowell said her daughter picked up a vial to smell and started gagging.
“She handed it to my husband and he smelled it and said, ‘I think this is liquor,’” Dowell said.
Dowell said the server was very apologetic. Rutvi Patel, the owner of FishTails, said the server rushed to rectify the mistake.
“The manager was like, ‘No if there isn’t a sticker on it, no it’s not non-alcoholic,’” Patel said. “And she was like, ‘Oh, shoot,’ and she immediately put it back and gave them another non-alcoholic bottle.”