{"id":2837,"date":"2014-11-19T07:57:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T07:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2015-06-21T10:57:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-21T09:57:13","slug":"londons-bermondsey-square-hotel-bans-alcohol-and-pork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/londons-bermondsey-square-hotel-bans-alcohol-and-pork\/","title":{"rendered":"London\u2019s Bermondsey Square Hotel bans alcohol and pork"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UK<\/a>A trendy London hotel no longer serves alcohol and pork to guests after its new Muslim owner decided to run the venue in accordance to Shariah law.
\nThe owner of Bermondsey Square Hotel, who is said to be an Arab, turned the hotel into one of the first of its kind in the UK by imposing a policy which bans the consumption of liquor and pork on its premises.
\nDishes that included traces of alcohol \u2013 such as beer-battered fish, a pudding with \u201cdrunken cherries\u201d and rum ice cream have been taken off the menu, hotel staff explained.
\nAttempts were also on the way by chefs to replace pork varieties with chicken and beef sausages for breakfast meals.
\nWhile at the bar, customers were told only non-alcoholic beer is available.
\nThe \u00a3220-a-night hotel was previously voted as the trendiest place to stay in the UK.
\nThe sudden changes have allegedly prompted the cancellation of many reservations according to the Daily Mail.
\nWorkers at the hotel told 5Pillarz that they acknowledge that banning alcohol and pork will deter some clientele, but on the other hand it will also attract rich Muslim businessmen and entrepreneurs who travel with their families.<\/p>\n

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