Video: Staff ‘buzzing’ as Hollywood superstar Jamie Foxx turns up for dinner on break from filming in Bovingdon

Staff at a town centre restaurant in nearby Aylesbury had the surprise of their lives when a Hollywood superstar turned up for dinner last night during a break from filming in Bovingdon.

Jamie Foxx, the multi-award-winning star of Django Unchained and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, is believed to be filming in Bovingdon at the moment.

And he shocked customers and staff when he arrived at The Grill Steak House in The Exchange at about 8.30pm yesterday.

A management spokesperson said: “He just randomly turned up. The staff were really taken aback and surprised."

Within the past 18 months, the restaurant has also been visited by other the world-famous ex-footballer Rio Ferdinand and Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan.

“They just seem to be turning up,” said the management. “I don’t know what it is – we’re hoping it’s the food. I used to think it’s a coincidence but any time any celebrities come in to town we always seem to get them.”

“We’re quite taken aback because obviously to get a Hollywood A-lister is very different."

Foxx, who dined with two others, with a bodyguard at a separate table, ordered a starter of prawns, followed by ribeye steak and lobster.

“He said to the staff it was really enjoyable,” said the spokesperson.

“He was really friendly - he spoke to everyone, he took some pictures with some customers, he took some pictures outside the restaurant with just people walking by.

“The staff were a little rushed off their feet so they didn’t get to take any photos with him. They were just running around trying to sort out other tables at the same time.

"They were all buzzing and texting me, but I was out of town so I couldn’t get back to meet him.

"But from what staff were saying, he really enjoyed it, he finished all his food and he was a really nice man. They said he was really polite, nothing was too much.

“It’s just a nice experience, it’s nice for the staff. It seems to be the place to go when celebrities come into town, which is nice.“Its a hard time for hospitality at the minute, so anything like that just gives a good boost to the business.”