Animal rights mob targets Michelin-star restaurant

ANIMAL rights protesters last night occupied one of Scotland’s most exclusive restaurants.

Supporters of Animal Rising made their way into Cail Bruich in Glasgow’s West End as part of a national day of action.

The group shocked staff and guests when they staged their sit-in at the fine dining restaurant in Great Western Road, just before 8pm.

Officers quickly arrived at the scene and a number of the protesters were escorted off the premises and loaded into police vehicles.

A witness said: ‘I saw police officers remove them from the restaurant and they didn’t waste much time in getting them into the police vans.

‘From what I could see there must have been six or seven of them taken out in handcuffs from the restaurant. A small crowd watched what was happening as it is not something you would expect to see at such a high-end restaurant.’

Animal Rising – which tried to disrupt the Grand National at Aintree last month – issued a statement on social media giving details of their action.

It confirmed five top restaurants would be occupied across the country. They included the Cow and Sow in Bristol, Adam’s Restaurant in Birmingham, Quite Simply French in Lancaster, Blue Jasmine in Southampton and Cail Bruich.

The incident follows a dairy farm occupation on Friday where 30 supporters sat down among 1,000 calves in Dorset.

A spokesman said: ‘We are taking action again. This time, taking the conversation to the fine-dining dinner table.’

Under chef Lorna McNee’s guidance, Cail Bruich gained a Michelin star in 2021 – the first restaurant in the city to win the accolade in 18 years.

It remains Scotland’s only Michelin-star establishment run by a female chef. It boasts of using only local and sustainable products, with the taster menu starting at £150.