Dom Joly, 57, is forced to fill out a bizarre form to take his restaurant leftovers home

Dom Joly was forced to sign a legal waiver to take home a restaurant ‘doggy bag’.

The complicated form was delivered to the comic at a restaurant partly owned by celebrity chef Raymond Blanc before he could take his leftover food.

The Trigger Happy TV star, 57, posted about the bizarre practice on his Instagram after a visit to Brasserie Blanc in Cheltenham: ‘Did I just have to sign a disclaimer form to take a doggy bag from @cheltenhamblanc – seems a bit exaggerated? Has anyone ever encountered this before? My dogs aren’t that litigious.’

Brasserie Blanc in Cheltenham refused to allow the restaurant to take home its unfinished chicken, mash and vegetables before agreeing to indemnify itself and its guests ‘from and against all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, charges, fines, sanctions and expenses. ‘ that could stem from the fact that he eats it at home.

The restaurant said the document was intended to prevent guests from suing if they took home the £22.50 grain-fed chicken Sunday roast dinner, failed to store or refrigerate it properly and became ill. But management has admitted they were never charged.

The “indemnity form” is written in complicated legalistic jargon and asks guests to “confirm that I will take away the meal.” [the food or drink] in the home (“the building”) for consumption (“function”)’.

Dom Joly, 57, was forced to sign a legal waiver to take home a ‘doggy bag’ from a restaurant

The complicated form was delivered to the comic at a restaurant partly owned by celebrity chef Raymond Blanc before he could take his leftover food.

The complicated form was delivered to the comic at a restaurant partly owned by celebrity chef Raymond Blanc before he could take his leftover food.

The form was issued at a restaurant partly owned by celebrity chef Raymond Blanc (photo in 2022)

The form was issued at a restaurant partly owned by celebrity chef Raymond Blanc (photo in 2022)

It continues: ‘Then I and my guests can consume this food or drink.’ But the restaurant must meet two requirements.

Primarily, they must “ensure that all applicable licensing laws are complied with” and “ensure that no liquor is sold on-site.”

Secondly, they must: ‘Observe and comply with all legal requirements relating to food and its preparation, food safety and health and safety, together with any other requirements applicable to catering and/or food preparation areas ( as defined by the Food Bank). Safety Act 1990, statutory or otherwise) and any new related regulations.’

There are 14 Brasserie Blanc restaurants across the country, with four in London and ten in Beaconsfield, Bournemouth, Cheltenham, Chichester, Hale Barns, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Portsmouth and Winchester.

Sarah Hesketh, 31, from north London, previously told the Mail she had experienced the same treatment at their Oxford branch.

Explaining how she was asked to sign a legal waiver, she said: ‘I was having lunch with my friend on Sunday and didn’t manage to finish my main course so I thought I’d take it with me on the way home to eat.

“But when I asked the waitress to wrap it up, she said I had to sign a waiver. I did it without thinking, but the more I thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed.

‘It’s a completely useless piece of paperwork. I just wanted to take away the cake I was already eating.”

TV star Trigger Happy joked about the bizarre practice on his social media

The Trigger Happy TV star took to his social media to joke about the bizarre practice

Brasserie Blanc restaurant serves Sunday Roast for £22.50, but Mr Joly claimed he had to sign a legal waiver before taking his leftovers home

Brasserie Blanc restaurant serves Sunday Roast for £22.50, but Mr Joly claimed he had to sign a legal waiver before taking his leftovers home

The Brasserie Blanc in Cheltenham (pictured) refused to allow Mr Joly to take home his unfinished chicken, mash and vegetables before agreeing to indemnify himself

The Brasserie Blanc in Cheltenham (pictured) refused to allow Mr Joly to take home his unfinished chicken, mash and vegetables before agreeing to indemnify himself

Brasserie Blanc said the form is a standard form provided by environmental health officials and used by many restaurants. A spokesperson said: ‘Although we are not required to use it, staff are strongly advised to do so as we are not licensed to serve takeaway food.’

Restaurant critic Richard Harden, co-founder of Harden’s London Restaurants guides, said: ‘I would never ask for a doggy bag in the first place. But even if I did, I don’t see the point of this form.

‘I’ve never heard of such a thing. This is just more nonsense designed to distort the workings of common sense.”