French court fines online reviewer for slamming restaurant before it had opened

Anonymous person calling themselves 'The Clarifier' ordered to pay several thousand euros to Dijon eaterie

An amateur French restaurant reviewer has been fined several thousand euros after writing a scathing take on a local eatery which had not even opened yet.

The review said the Loiseau Des Ducs restaurant in Dijon was "overrated, it was all show with very little actually on the plate, and the only thing well-stocked was the plate which carried the bill".