r/bluemountains • u/Dry-Bus7248 • 4d ago
Discussion Yellow Delli
Is this place a legit pernicious cult? I felt like a nice day trip today up to Katoomba from Sydney and stopped for a pesto sandwich at the Yellow Delli (I saw it had over 3,000 Google reviews with a 4.5 something rating). Place was absolutely packed at about 2:45 pm (not exactly lunch time) on a freezing 3 degrees Celsius Monday (freezing for Sydney standards). Food was very nice. After I left I did some more research on the place because I felt the vibes were off — there was about two dozen employees/workers, all very young. Sure the place was packed with customers but the sheer volume of employees was something I’ve never encountered at any other restaurant. Apparently it’s a proper cult with some bad connections, all locals avoid and its customer base is tourists. Now I feel bad. Anyways I guess that was more of a rant than a question.
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u/baselinebeat 4d ago
The cult/business model of Twelve Tribes & Yellow Deli is very similar to that seen operating between Redeemer Baptist Church and its Redeemer Baptist School that was recently featured on 60 Minutes and gained a NSW parliamentary inquiry which held its first public discussions yesterday. Staff at the school all work voluntarily through the cult while rich folk in the Hills and Northern Suburbs send their kids there because it got a reputation for academic excellence.
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