A father has hit out at McDonald’s after his daughter was made to eat a cheesburger outside in the snow because she was wearing her school uniform. Mark Haffenden said that Lucy, 14, was kicked out while with friends after stopping for her dinner at 5pm on Monday.

Axar.az reports citing metro.co.uk.

However, he said that a McDonald’s worker told them they couldn’t eat inside and would have to leave the restaurant. A McDonald’s spokesman said that there had previously been anti-social behaviour at the branch in Erith, south East London. Mr Haffenden said: ‘I think it is absolutely shocking. It’s disgusting, they hadn’t done anything wrong. ‘We all know what the weather has been like, I can’t believe they’re allowed to make them get out.

Even if there is a policy, surely they could have just said for today they can eat in – then I would have been thanking them, rather than having to get a refund. ‘They told the server they wanted to eat in, so she found it weird when they were given a takeaway bag.

‘They sat down and then someone comes over and tells them to leave – it’s embarrassing, and really no way to treat customers.’ McDonald’s said the Erith restaurant only allows two schoolchildren in the store at a time because of anti-social behaviour. As the youngsters were send into the freezing cold the ‘Beast from the East’ was in full swing and Londoners were battered by the cold and snow – with temperatures dipping to below freezing. A spokesman for McDonald’s said: ‘Customers are advised of this when purchasing, and food is provided in takeaway packaging. ‘Whilst there is no indication that the girls mentioned were committing acts of anti-social behaviour the safety of our crew and customers is of the utmost importance to us and the policy is therefore enforced at all times.’