Row over restaurant ‘wealth screening’ boils over in French resort of St-Tropez

Mayor threatens sanctions over reported practices of large minimum spends and selecting diners by size of previous bills

The mayor of St-Tropez has threatened racketeering" restaurateurs in the Med's most famous - and overpriced - former fishing village with sanctions after reports that some are selecting diners by the size of previous bills and are setting minimum spends.

These accusations are extremely shocking to me because they are unfortunately true," Sylvie Siri told local media, adding that she and the entire council are totally opposed to such despicable practices", which were ruining the town's image".