Desperate man gets restaurant reservation by pretending to be the Moroccan prime minister

Published on: June 22, 2018

Diner was left disappointed after being unable to secure restaurant reservation
But he called back and claimed to be leader of Morocco, Saadeddine Othmani
Duped into believed a VIP was coming to dine, staff immediately booked him in
They were so convinced he was Othmani that they asked him to sign a plate

By Julian Robinson for MailOnline

Published: 09:57 BST, 22 June 2018 | Updated: 10:49 BST, 22 June 2018

A desperate man secured a reservation at an in-demand restaurant – by pretending to be the Moroccan prime minister.

The unidentified diner was left disappointed after being told there was not enough room at the eatery for him and his family.

But refusing to be beaten, he called back minutes later and claimed to be the 62-year-old leader of Morocco, Saadeddine Othmani.

Duped into believing a VIP was coming to eat at the restaurant, believed to be in Russia, staff immediately booked him in.

A desperate man secured a reservation at an in-demand restaurant - by pretending to be the Moroccan prime minister. Staff were so convinced he was a VIP that one of the chefs asked him to sign a plate

A desperate man secured a reservation at an in-demand restaurant – by pretending to be the Moroccan prime minister. Staff were so convinced he was a VIP that one of the chefs asked him to sign a plate

The unidentified man called the restaurant and claimed to be the 62-year-old leader of Morocco, Saadeddine Othmani (pictured) - having earlier been told there was no room for him or his family at the eatery

The unidentified man called the restaurant and claimed to be the 62-year-old leader of Morocco, Saadeddine Othmani (pictured) – having earlier been told there was no room for him or his family at the eatery

Staff were so convinced that the diner was Prime Minister Othmani, that they even asked him to sign one of their plates.

Footage online shows the man shaking hands with a proud-looking chef.

The clip was shared online by Twitter user @Ihab8knicks, who claimed the man was their father.

Staff were so convinced that the diner was Prime Minister Othmani, that they even asked him to sign one of their plates

Staff were so convinced that the diner was Prime Minister Othmani, that they even asked him to sign one of their plates

The Twitter user said: ‘My dad wanted to make a reservation at a restaurant and they told him that they were completely booked, minutes later he called back claiming to be the prime minister of Morocco.

‘We got the best table in the place and the chef answer him to sign a plate and take a pic (with) him.’

The clip has been retweeted tens of thousands of times and attracted more than 150,000 likes on Twitter.