Shocking moment family of ‘dine and dashers' leave popular seaside pub after gobbling £185 of food and drink

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The venue shared photographs of the alleged thieves
FAST FOOD Shocking moment family of 'dine and dashers' leave popular seaside pub after gobbling £185 of food and drink
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THIS is the shocking moment a family of dine-and-dashers fled a popular pub to ditch a £185 bill.
The shameless party of eight guzzled drinks and scoffed their meals at The Ship Inn, in Solva, Pembrokeshire.
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A family of alleged dine-and-dashers hit The Ship Inn, in Pembrokeshire
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The pub claimed a party of eight with 'Irish accents' ditched their £185 bill
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Staff said they would start making customers pay up front
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The greedy group then walked out of the traditional south Wales seaside pub without paying.
The Ship Inn shared photographs of the family, who allegedly had "Irish accents", as a warning.
"So last night…..This delightful person and his family had £185.00 worth of food and drink for free," they claimed.
"Business's please be on the look out for a party of eight with Irish accents - don't make the same mistake I did, make them pay up front!"
Loyal customers hailed the four-star venue and slammed the alleged dine-and-dashers.
One said: "Always take money with order, no one minds paying beforehand if they're genuine."
Another said: "They knew what they were going to do. Serious hit. So sorry this has happened to you.
"We do expect to leave our details up front because of people like this. I hope you are successful with recovery."
It comes just days after a riverside cafe in north Wales was also hit by thieves.
Honey's Bakery & Café in Caergwrle, North Wales, claimed they were targeted by a group of three women and two men, who had a young child with them.
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They fled from their table after gorging on fry-ups, cakes and fizzy drinks.
Annie Bailey, who was serving the family, told Mailonline: "We were just shocked that people would actually act like that. All the customers in the cafe were watching on horrified.
"It's such a difference for a small business. It was just horrible to see it happening in real time. You have five or six individuals who just took complete liberties and took advantage of a small business."
In an Instagram post, the bakery added: "This afternoon at Honeys we experienced a dine-and-dash incident.
"A group of family with Irish accents came in, ordered a large amount of food, and left without paying.
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"If you are approached by a group matching this description, please take payment before serving, and report any suspicious behaviour to the authorities."
A spokesman for North Wales Police said: "Shortly after 3pm on Tuesday, 12 August, we received a report that a group eating at a restaurant in Caergwrle, Flintshire, left without making a payment of approximately £100.
"The incident is reported to have taken place at around 2pm.
Dyfed Powys Police have been asked to comment on the Solva theft."
Elsewhere, a group of greedy guzzlers ordered £390 worth of steaks and carbonara refused to pay.
CCTV footage showed the disgraceful party of men, women and kids gorge on their feast at La Banca Italian restaurant in Selsey, West Sussex, before fleeing.
Plus, two men stuffed their faces with over £110 worth of food before fleeing a Vietnamese restaurant in a "perfect plan".
They guzzled beer and gorged on spicy beef pho, rice and noodles for two hours at Viet80s in Nottingham.
And, watch the shocking moment a gang of pensioners appeared to distract staff to allegedly skip out on a £100 bill was caught on camera.
DINE-AND-DASH LAW EXPLAINED
If a customer or group 'dine-and-dash', they could be charged under section 3 of the 1978 Theft Act.
This deals with people who eat out and leave without paying.
It is considered theft if there is a failure to pay when it is known that payment is required for goods or services.
The offence can carry a prison sentence of up to two years