A couple dined at the Lazy Fox in Bournemouth, UK, and fled without paying the £120 (Rs 12,800) bill after posting their meal on social media.
British couple flees without paying restaurant bill | Image: BNPS
Bournemouth: A couple in the UK showed off their expensive meal on Facebook but left the restaurant without paying the bill. The meal, which included gourmet burgers, halloumi and sweet potato fries, Biscoff cheesecake and six espresso martinis, cost £120 (Rs 12,800).
Posting photos of their meal on social media, they left the Lazy Fox in Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset without paying their bill. The pair took a cigarette break but never returned. The incident happened on August 5.
Couple apologizes for cigarette break, but flees
About ten minutes after the couple left the restaurant, the staff noticed that the couple was indeed gone. This was a major blow to business.
Mauricio Spinola, co-owner of the Lazy Fox, was quoted as saying: The mirror“About ten minutes after they went outside, we realized they were gone. I couldn’t just go and look for him, I still had a bar to run.”
Couple posts on social media
Co-owner Enoely Fernandez said it was “so silly” to post the numbers on Facebook.
The staff had no idea that the couple would do such a thing as they were neither drunk nor shouting or making any noise.
The restaurant just wants their money and forbids the couple from visiting again.
Spinola said they don’t know how to prevent such situations in the future. They can’t ask customers to hand over their phone and wallet while taking a cigarette break. “The vast majority of our customers are great and would find that odd,” Spinola added.
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