Friend posting nasty untrue comments on TripAdvisor

[JuliaBrett]

I have discovered my friend has been posting very nasty comments on TripAdvisor, about a small restaurant - the only reason she is doing it is because this woman who owns the restaurant spoke to my friends husband several times, and she is extremely paranoid and jealous of anyone who she thinks is after her husband. The comments are quite vindictive about the woman personally.
She is going under anonymous names, and the reason I know is that she told me when she was drunk one evening. My friend can be very vindictive and once got someone the sack because she crossed my friend.
My question is: should I tell this woman who owns the restaurant?

I think you should report the posts to TripAdvisor and let them know they're malicious

Absolutely. She can destroy a whole business because she is jealous. I would also stop being friends with someone so morally inept

Trip advisor can remove malicious or fabricated reviews, or personal attacks. But of course they have to be reported and they can be quite awkward about doing it.
Yes I would tell the woman who owns the restaurant who is doing it, and also tell trip advisor that these reviews are malicious.

And to echo pp - why are you friends with someone who behaves like that? It's not just the woman she's gunning for that stands to lose, but anyone who works in the business, for someone's petty jealousy.

She sounds unhinged. Does her husband know she does this? Def report to Trip Advisor

Why are you friends with her?

i ran a business and had all kinds of issues relating to a woman who put up nasty reviews, truth is she was a horrible person. I think I managed to get them removed but it was a complicated business.

I’d tell the business owner, report the post to trip advisor and reconsider the friendship

the business owner will be incredibly grateful

I would report it. It's hard enough for small businesses surviving without all this. I would be questioning the friendship as well. She doesn't sound a very nice person

I’d not say anything to the woman, but I would report to trip advisor. So you remain anonymous.

your friend sounds really mentally unwell. Is there anyway to suggest she gets help, or would she turn on you?

I'd report to Tripadvisor. It's usually quite easy to identify malicious reviews so they should remove quickly.
I'd take a step back from the friendship - well ideally run like hell backwards- but don't make it too obvious or you will suffer the same treatment.

Report thr reviews on TripAdvisor instead.

I would tell her husband and the restaurant and I could not be friends with someone who is so vindictive and jealous.

This doesn't sound like a MH problem, sounds like a jealous, spiteful bitch problem. I couldn't stay friends with her.

I agree, I'm going to back right off the friendship. I'll let the woman know. She has been getting worse in the last few years. As my daughter said, it's only a matter of time before she does the same thing to me. Thanks for your replies. 😘

This woman will turn on you at some point. I would be fading out the friendship.

She is vindictive and nasty. She is not a good friend.

I would be careful telling her, she may turn on you.

I would report the posts to tripadvisor too, maybe even her husband if you know him well. Imagine what life with her must be like if she reacts like this. Poor man