A popular leisure centre has come under fire after accusations of charging restaurant prices for frozen pizzas from Tesco - but they say there's an innocent explanation.
A woman in Celbridge, Ireland claims she saw members of staff from Airtastic "fill up two big trolleys" with frozen food.
The woman took to social media and accused the leisure centre of "false advertising" as Airtastic's menu says their €9.95 margarita pizzas are "fresh", DublinLive reports.
Tesco's own brand pizzas are on sale for as little as €1.
Airtastic confirmed that members of their staff did buy frozen food from Tesco, but said it was for a kid's party.
They clarified it was not the same pizza advertised on their menu.
The woman's post reads: "I was coming out of Tesco earlier and I saw two of their staff fill up two big trolleys of frozen food including frozen pizzas in Celbridge.
"The pizza sells for €1.00 in Tesco. They sell them for €9.95 upwards and advertise them as freshly made when they are frozen pizzas from Tesco. I understand mark up and profit on food but this is false advertising."
Airtastic Celbridge issued a lengthy response to the post to clear up the misunderstanding, denying all accusations of "false advertising".
It read: "We do not usually get involved in commenting on other pages but on this occasion, we need to set things straight.
"As correctly pointed out, our staff were indeed shopping in Tesco. This was for a shortage of party food."
"Unfortunately, these things happen from time to time and like any business, we have to improvise! It's either that or let the hundreds of children down that have booked and are looking forward to a party.
"The bit that is totally incorrect is the part about false advertising."
They added that the frozen foods are "completely separate to what would be served in our diner" and that "if anyone has any concerns about the pizza, we would ask you to come and give it a try".
Airtastic concluded that they are a new business in the area with a new young team that "will not always get it right but will always try our best".
The Mirror has approached Airtastic for comment.
