Roots & Revelry, a restaurant and bar in downtown Birmingham, says their recent Trump champagne election night promotion wasn’t intended as a bid for any one presidential candidate.
“To be clear, this restaurant supports all people,” wrote restaurant owner Robert Lynn in a Wednesday afternoon Instagram post.promoting Trump Champagne in a since deleted Instagram post. “Special for tonight, $92 for either Trump Chardonnay or Champagne!” the Nov. 5 post read. “We will have election coverage on the TV, so watch the results come in with us, or just pick up a bottle to enjoy at home!”that he was not made aware of the promotion before the it went up. He said he deleted the post because the owner’s opinion wasn’t representative of the entire staff.“If Kamala had a wine, I would have promoted it also.” he wrote.
“I will not be dining with you again,” another wrote. “Not because of your seemed political leanings, but because you obviously have no regard for your staff that depends on tips from your customers. Best of luck though.”“I will be dining here soon no matter your political beliefs to support your business and its staff!” someone commented.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.