CELEBRITY chef Nick Nairn has hit out at a restaurant in England who refused to take his Scottish notes suggesting they were 'fake'.

The Scot, 60, from Stirling, took to Twitter to share his experience in Cambridge and even claimed Brexit was another reason cited for the restaurant refusing the notes. 

The star also claimed he bypassed many chain restaurants to try the independent eatery, which has not been named. 

In a foul-mouthed vent, he said: "Furious, dinner in independent restaurant, Cambridge, passed chains to get there.

"When we proffered cash to settle, told “ we don’t take this stuff ( Scottish notes) as it’s probably fake and anyway I’m not obliged, "f**ing right you are! Then Brexit proffered as reason FFS."

His post went viral on the social media website with many followers saying they had similar experiences.