The owners of a popular buffet restaurant shared a fierce farewell message with customers as they announced it would close after 25 years.
Food Star Sunshine in Melbourne’s west said it would close permanently in a brief announcement posted on its website on Mondays.
“Australia has become corrupted by a corrosive mix of nihilism and adopted a radical liberal ideology that celebrates the rejection of anything from the past that might stabilize society, including any inheritance from previous forms of culture,” the statement read.
“You only have to look at the abuse hurled at our staff in recent years to realize that the old is no longer considered necessary and, in fact, is something that needs to be replaced.”
‘We had no choice but to close. Now we are closed.’
Food Star Sunshine was an all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant that served an eclectic mix of Western and Asian dishes.
Social media users were quick to react to the restaurant’s closure.
‘Look buddy, stop spreading your radical liberal ideology. That’s not a cockroach in the cheesecake; It’s just a bit of nihilism,” wrote one Australian.
The owners of all-you-can-eat restaurant Food Star shared a strange farewell message with customers when they announced it would close after 25 years in business.
Food Star Sunshine in Melbourne’s west said it would close permanently in a brief announcement posted on its website on Monday (buffet is pictured).
Pictured is the statement posted on Foodstar’s website this week.
Food Star Sunshine rated 3.2 stars on Google and received mixed reviews.
‘There are not many food options, there is hardly any food in the containers, the food is not that good. The sanitary conditions are so bad that I saw a plate with green stains that are probably soap. But the waitress is nice,” wrote one customer.
‘The quality of the food was terrible, leaving a tasteless and unpleasant impression on my palate. Not only was the food lacking flavor, but it also appeared to be of the lowest quality possible, reminiscent of cafeteria food from decades past, another wrote.
The owner responded to this review: ‘We don’t cook for people with refined palates. That’s not our main customer base, we’re the go-to destination for people with a more primal instinct to have a full stomach after a rugby match rather than any sort of sensory experience.’
‘The food was very delicious! And a decent variety. “The price was good for what we got,” one reviewer wrote, before adding: “Although the atmosphere was a little lacking.” Not all the lights were on and there was no background music or anything like that.
‘I used to come here when I was a kid. Even though it looks “old, retro/outdated,” I still think it’s cool that we have some places that haven’t changed, where you can look back and remember old times that still exist,” wrote another.
Food Star’s other Melbourne restaurants, in Reservoir and Frankston, have also closed. Foodstar Frankston served its last buffet meal in 2022 after 23 years.