While some of the headlines from Herald Sun (as of today 4th May) might be misleading, we did not know about the intentions of that specific group, nor did we want them in our venue. Some of you might have heard the news already about some unwanted customers at The Hof on the night of April 20. 'We are gutted that this happened and sorry if this upset anyone!' It is needless to say that we do not support any kind of racism and we believe that everyone who met our team and our culture would be able to sign that! Later in the night the true reason for their visit got exposed.
'The group looked like any other group and there was nothing suspicious about it, so we first didn't think anything bad would happen,' Marcel Moodley wrote on Wednesday night. They also denied any knowledge about the cake. The venue has addressed the saga in a lengthy statement on its Facebook page, claiming they weren't aware of the group's intentions until the end of the evening after they paid the bill and were about to leave. The photo was posted online with members' faces blurred except Sewell.Īnother photo shows a cake decorated with a swastika in icing next to a framed photo of the former German dictator. Pictured at the head of the table is Tom Sewell Nneo-Nazis celebrated Adolf Hitler's birthday at a German beer hall in Melbourne on April 20.
