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You order the most expensive thing in an Italian restaurant. Then the eight people run away. The innkeeper is stunned.
Swansea – In the world of gastronomy there are definitely some bizarre stories about guests who particularly special requests have. However, there are also those who do not pay bills. “Dine and Dash” is the name given to carousing in Great Britain, as the example of a particularly brazen family shows. But the impudent group had settled the bill without the innkeeper.
Restaurant cheated out of almost 400 euros: family first eats heavily and leaves without paying
The Italian restaurant Bello Ciao in Swansea, Wales (UK) has only recently opened. The restaurant is doing well, as can be seen on social media. But then the shock: guests left the owner with an outstanding bill of 329 British pounds (the equivalent of around 380 euros) on Friday evening. The group of eight – four adults and four children – are said to have treated themselves to expensive steaks, double desserts and 15 bottles of lemonade.
“They ordered the most expensive things on the menu, like T-bone steaks and things like that,” Tyrone Reese said, according to the Mirror. However, his wife had a strange feeling. The group had half-full plates returned. That seemed strange to her. The whole incident is clearly affecting the family business.
“It’s disgusting” – Restaurant posts surveillance camera video on Facebook
“It's disgusting to do this to someone, but doing this to a newly opened restaurant is even worse!” writes the Bella Ciao restaurant on Facebook. “The family who left the restaurant today without paying their £329 bill should be ashamed of themselves!”
The following is a report about the scam the family used to avoid paying: The mother tried to pay with her debit card. This was rejected twice. Then she said she would get “another card” and her son would wait inside until she came back.
“Of course she didn’t come back,” Bella Ciao said on Facebook. The son received a call and said he had to leave and “took off.” The restaurant said there was no other option than to inform the police. It was probably also a set-up: the contact details for the reservation were incorrect.
Video of the family spread rapidly on social media
The video from the surveillance camera of the “Dine and Dash Family” is spreading on social media on Platform X and on Facebook. More than 12 million people saw the recordings, writes the English tabloid. The clip was shared 9,620 times on Facebook alone (as of April 23, 11 a.m.).
The family apparently pulls similar tricks from other restaurateurs
Most people are angry with this brazen family, as can be read in the comments. Faith, realizing that this woman wasn't doing this for the first time. There are also clues about identity. Other restaurateurs also claimed to have had similar experiences with this group.
The police have now identified the family, the restaurant said in another update. The restaurant owner hopes that they will finally be caught and that other restaurateurs will be spared. At the same time, Reese would like to thank everyone who shared his post and especially those who visited the restaurant because of the story.
Cheating is a huge problem for landlords. There are different reasons for this. With some Guys on vacation must be the thrill have been. However, the father got wind of the matter in a roundabout way. In Sweden, guests cheated a restaurant out of a 7,300 euro bill. But there are also restaurant bills that make you lose faith. Especially when a waiter tries to rip you off when it comes to tips. (ml)
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