Nic Watt speaks out after Cāntīng collapse and mounting hospitality losses

Blake Turner2026-07-03T18:03:01.000Z

tbf fine dining in Auckland has been on life support for years. It's not just Watt.

Jack Morrison2026-07-03T18:22:01.000Z

worked for him a few years back. Absolute pressure cooker. Not surprised honestly

Noah Bennett2026-07-03T18:34:01.000Z

another overpriced restaurant that thought they were too good for normal punters. Good riddance.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-03T19:22:01.000Z

lol get real. You try running a restaurant in this economy and see how you go

Reagan Shaw2026-07-03T18:45:01.000Z

reading this while I eat my sad muesli before uni. Makes me feel better about my $20k student loan tbh

Noah Bennett2026-07-03T19:05:01.000Z

found the wannabe chef 😂

Ben Sullivan2026-07-03T19:02:01.000Z

Reagan Shaw2026-07-03T19:57:01.000Z

ffs $28 G&T that's actually criminal

Blake Turner2026-07-03T19:18:01.000Z

yeah nah the hospitality industry is cooked. Rent, wages, food costs. Nobody's making money except the landlords

Reagan Shaw2026-07-03T19:33:01.000Z

this. Landlords are the real parasites

Jack Morrison2026-07-03T19:40:01.000Z

Michelin coming here was a joke. We don't have that culture. Just more wankery and $50 small plates.

Jack Morrison2026-07-03T20:37:01.000Z

you've obviously never worked hospo. It's brutal af even when it's 'going well'

Noah Bennett2026-07-03T19:53:01.000Z

funny how he blames everything except his own prices. $42 for a damn burger? mate.

Ben Sullivan2026-07-03T20:21:01.000Z

nah I'm with Noah on this one. You can't charge city prices in a suburban strip mall and expect to survive

Blake Turner2026-07-03T20:26:01.000Z

exactly. Just because it didn't work for him doesn't mean every restaurateur is an idiot

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