“Dogs welcome, bankers banned”

Alexandre Callet 30,  a Paris restaurant owner has banned all bankers from his gourmet eaterie, after he was unjustly turned down for a loan for £55,000.

He pleaded with his bank to lend him money to open a second restaurant, but it fell on deaf ears. The refusal by banks to help him explains why so many French businesses are moving to London according to Alexandre.

He has placed a sign outside his restaurant Les Ecuries de Richlieu reading “ Dogs welcome, Bankers banned ( unless they pay an entry fee of €70,000)”.  He said his Michelin Star restaurant  in the Paris suburb of Reuil-Malmaison was profitable, had film stars. He said “ the Bankers have treated me like a dog, so I have denies them access. I was humiliated as I was asking only for a loan of 70,000 euros, against last year’s turnover of 300,000 euros”