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A restaurant has accused a ‘dine and sprint’ couple of strolling out of a restaurant ‘with out paying’ – after posting photographs of their £120 slap-up meal on social media.
The person and lady spent nearly an hour indulging in connoisseur burgers, halloumi fries, candy potato fries and Biscoff cheesecake with six espresso martinis, earlier than posting photos of the food and drinks on Fb.
After that they had chowed down, the loved-up couple went exterior ‘for a cigarette’ solely to allegedly do a runner.
The incident is alleged to have occurred at round 9pm on Monday, August 5 at Lazy Fox – a burger restaurant within the posh space of Westbourne in Bournemouth, Dorset.
The person and lady have been captured on CCTV indulging in connoisseur burgers, halloumi and candy potato fries and Biscoff cheesecake washed down with six espresso martinis
The incident occurred at Lazy Fox (pictured) – a burger restaurant in Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset
Dorset Police confirmed that they obtained a report on Monday relating to clients leaving the restaurant ‘with out paying for his or her meals’.
A waitress who served the couple on the Lazy Fox on Monday night stated: ‘She was a bit intoxicated they usually have been each a bit energetic. We have been maintaining a detailed eye on them particularly when it got here to serving them drinks.
‘They ordered cocktails and meals and took photographs of it after it arrived. After they completed she stated she wished a dessert and ordered the cheesecake.
‘The girl then stepped exterior for a cigarette and the person adopted her out they usually by no means got here again.
‘We have been moderately busy on the time however we trusted that they weren’t going to do this.’
Since bosses at Lazy Fox shared the incriminating footage with different native eating places, house owners have come ahead claiming to recognise the person and suggesting he had accomplished the identical to them.
Final summer season aman, who seems aged in his 40s, and a girl have been stated to have loved £170 value of food and drinks on the City Backyard restaurant in Bournemouth earlier than leaving.
A spokesman for City Backyard restaurant stated he had warned different eateries within the space in regards to the man after being stung by him in Could 2023.
He stated: ‘He got here in and stored a low-profile. Afterwards I realised that he simply wished to mix in and never draw consideration to himself.
‘We now have spoken with different bar workers within the space and warned them about this man.’
He’s additionally believed to have struck on the Westbourne Grill Home.
The person wore a black shirt and shorts with an identical black cap whereas the blonde lady wore a white high beneath a white costume and had ‘heavy purple lipstick’, based on the waitress
The loved-up pair have been seen kissing whereas ending their meal on the Lazy Fox in Dorset
The couple loved their £120 meal a lot that the person posted photos of the food and drinks on Fb. The caption learn: ‘Final night time in Westbourne with my pal in Westbourne!’
The pair ordered connoisseur burgers, halloumi fries, candy potato fries, a Biscoff cheesecake and 6 espresso martinis earlier than fleeing the restaurant with out paying
Mauricio Spinola, the co-owner of the Lazy Fox, added: ‘It was in all probability about ten minutes after they went exterior we realised that they had gone. I could not simply head out and search for him, I nonetheless had a bar to run.
‘It is a large hit for a small enterprise like ours, we simply cannot afford to lose over £100 within the present local weather.
‘We simply need to get that cash again and ban him from coming in once more. We all know the police aren’t going to do something.
‘We’re probably not positive what we will do to forestall this kind if factor from taking place sooner or later.
‘We will not ask individuals to provide us their cellphone or pockets once they exit for a cigarette. The overwhelming majority of our clients are nice and would assume that’s bizarre.’
Co-owner Enoely Fernandez, 33, stated: ‘I simply assume posting his meal on Fb was so foolish.
‘We now have since had plenty of messages from individuals about this man and the way he has accomplished related issues up to now.
‘The laborious factor is the man did not look suspicious. He wasn’t drunk. He wasn’t shouting. He wasn’t disruptive. He requested to exit for a cigarette and naturally we stated that was high-quality.
‘It was troublesome for our bar workers as we simply needed to reassure them that that they had accomplished nothing improper. It is simply actually annoying for everybody.’
Co-owner Enoely Fernandez (pictured) stated the person requested to go for a cigarette earlier than working off with out paying
Because the house owners of Lazy Fox (pictured) shared the incriminating submit different native restaurant house owners have come ahead claiming the person had accomplished the identical to them
A spokesman for Dorset Police stated: ‘It’s reported that at round 9pm on Monday 5 August 2024, clients left the Lazy Fox restaurant in Seamoor Highway in Westbourne with out paying for his or her meals.
‘Officers are finishing up enquiries into this incident. No arrests have been made.’
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