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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Shocking moment family of ‘dine and dashers' leave popular seaside pub after gobbling £185 of food and drink
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 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. 5 A family of alleged dine-and-dashers hit The Ship Inn, in Pembrokeshire Credit: WNS 5 The pub claimed a party of eight with 'Irish accents' ditched their £185 bill Credit: WNS Advertisement 5 Staff said they would start making customers pay up front Credit: WNS 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. Advertisement "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. Advertisement "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. Moment four shameless dine & dashers flee Indian restaurant without paying £200 bill 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. Advertisement "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. Has your business been hit by shameless dine-and-dashers? Email "If you are approached by a group matching this description, please take payment before serving, and report any suspicious behaviour to the authorities." Advertisement 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". Advertisement 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 5 Honey's Bakery & Cafe was hit by group of dine-and-dashers just three days prior Credit: WNS
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
- Scottish Sun
Shocking moment family of ‘dine and dashers' leave popular seaside pub after gobbling £185 of food and drink
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 Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) 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. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 A family of alleged dine-and-dashers hit The Ship Inn, in Pembrokeshire Credit: WNS 4 The pub claimed a party of eight with 'Irish accents' ditched their £185 bill Credit: WNS 4 Staff said they would start making customers pay up front Credit: WNS 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. Moment four shameless dine & dashers flee Indian restaurant without paying £200 bill 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. Has your business been hit by shameless dine-and-dashers? Email "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
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Daily Mail
Dine and dash 'travellers' sprint out of riverside café with young child after gorging on £100 worth of fry-ups and cakes
A group of travellers feasted on nearly £100 worth of fry-ups, cakes and fizzy drinks before fleeing a community riverside café in front of horrified customers and staff, the Daily Mail can reveal. The owners of Honey's Bakery & Café are devastated after the group of three women, two men and a very young child sprinted from their table without paying in a 'dine and dash' incident on Tuesday afternoon. Staff at the family-run cafe in Caergwrle, North Wales, told the Mail how they were forced to chase the suspected travellers through the car park after they refused to pay the £93.80 bill. A copy of the bill shows the dine and dashers ordered six full English breakfasts, seven cokes, one brownie, two chocolate fudge cakes and a cookie. It is the latest incident of dine and dashing - a scourge in Britain which is leaving business owners traumatised and out of pocket. Annie Bailey, who was serving the family, told the Mail: '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.' Owner Coleen Tou, who took over the business in 2019, added: 'They were very skilled, they know what they're doing. One lady that's from the group has actually been to the cafe before, so they know that we don't take payment up front. 'I'm just glad the staff didn't get hurt or anything.' Ms Tou added that she was 'not that shocked' anymore as dine and dashers are rife at the moment, adding: 'It is certainly something I encountered running this business.' Describing how the group struck this time, Ms Bailey, 21, explained how staff 'believed them to be travellers' when they first came in but had no issues as 'we serve everybody equally'. She added: 'They came in, sat outside, right next to the car park, ordered a vast amount of food, and then literally ran out of the cafe, ran out of the car park, sprinted away. We ran after them. 'It was a group of six individuals, two men, three women, and a small child as well. They just left completely without paying. 'They had everything, really. They had full breakfasts, cakes and drinks, it was just a horrible ordeal.' Speaking about the impact on staff, Ms Bailey, who has worked there for four years, said: 'We were just all in complete shock and just really upset and frustrated, really.' She said they seemed 'fine' when they arrived, explaining: 'We were just keeping an eye on everybody like we do usually and then it was literally just so quick - just two split seconds, and they literally legged it.' Ms Bailey said they didn't even ask for the bill, adding: 'We chased after them but we couldn't catch up to any of them.' Raising awareness about dine and dashers in the area, Honey's Bakery wrote on Instagram: '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.' They added: '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. 'Anyone with information in relation to the incident is asked to contact officers on 101, or via the website, using reference number C124476.' Just last week, four dine and dashers fled from an Indian restaurant in Northampton after feasting on almost £200 of food. CCTV showed the group arriving at 10.11pm before leaving at 10.58pm, having feasted on poppadoms, lamb chops, four chicken curries, three chicken chats and a selection of naans and chapatis. Days earlier, a family of 10 were accused of barging their way out of a popular pub after 'refusing to pay' the £320 food bill. Kelly Jollife, 49, landlady of the Greyhound Inn in Usk, Wales, said each member of the large group ordered a starter and main course, consumed them fully, but then refused to pay for anything other than their drinks.
