Yamal accused of humiliating waiters at a Four Seasons

Yamal sends back his eggs and sparks scandal at a Four Seasons

There is an unwritten rule in fine dining: at 200 euros for breakfast, the customer is always right, even when they are not. This week, Lamine Yamal was right at the Four Seasons in Madrid, according to the version published by Okdiario. The footballer, a newly crowned world champion, allegedly sent back his eggs Benedict several times because neither the cooking of the egg nor the seasoning suited him; the toast also failed to make the cut. "He gave quite a morning..." says an anonymous witness cited by the digital outlet, without providing a single photo.

The version of a witness no one identifies

The alleged scene took place during breakfast, at the table where Yamal was accompanied by Inés García. While she ordered an egg-white omelette, he became the kind of customer who makes the kitchen brigade sweat: first the cooking of the egg, then the salt, then the toast. The account, reproduced without a name or position, has all the ingredients to set public conversation ablaze: luxury, youth, money and a waiter in the background enduring the snub.

The first thing that stands out is the credibility. There is no video. Only the word of an anonymous witness and a media outlet, Okdiario, which in the past has been noted for its closeness to the Real Madrid orbit. The club and the player have also made news for other incidents, but from there to overturning the official version is a long way. The most repeated question is simple: if it was so serious, where is the recording?

200 euros and the right to demand: the class clash

The discussion about the price has divided the audience. Some argue that anyone who pays 200 euros for breakfast can expect the eggs to come out perfect the first time, and that sending the dish back is not humiliation, it is quality. At the other extreme, it is seen as the classic pattern of the nouveau riche who confuse paying with power: the waitstaff are not there to put up with the exact salt level of someone who, not long ago, did not know what a restaurant with tablecloths was. Spanish hospitality is full of real cases of this type of demand; there has been a reminder of a well-known coach who forced the seeds to be removed from the tomato in his salad with tweezers before serving it.

The tablemate did not help: the choice of eggs Benedict, whose classic recipe includes ham and hollandaise sauce, peine the door to biting comments about the coherence between the player's public faith and his order. Halal? Not exactly. "The chicken was not halal," one comment joked.

An incident with a lot of noise and little evidence

The most notable thing about all this noise is the scarcity of verifiable elements. An anonymous witness, a media outlet aligned with a particular current of Madridismo and a returned dish. From there, the internet has done the rest. An open question remains: if the treatment was as humiliating as described, why has no one published a single image? Meanwhile, in kitchens across half of Spain, eggs continue to be fried with the peace of mind that comes from not having a camera in front of you.