Posh 'dine and dash' group wolf down most expensive meals then flee restaurant
The is the moment a party of 'posh pensioners' made a getaway after plotting a "dine and dash" ordering the priciest items on the menu.
CCTV footage captures the group of four distracting staff with another drinks order at the Med-Mex Restaurant and Bar in Hornsea, East Yorkshire, before leaving without settling the £96.70 tab. Concerned diners look around trying to catch staff's attention as the party snuck out the door on Saturday night.
Heartbroken owner Racha Eid now believes the group had intended to leave without paying all along after opting to sit near the door and indulging in the menu's most expensive dishes. The diners chose a "mile high tortilla pie" and beef stroganoff, the second of which they complained was "undercooked".
As a result, the diner was offered a free drink - but the table staff were bemused to see they had still finished the food regardless. After their meal, Racha said the group sat and enjoyed the live band for around an hour before ordering another round of drinks and this is when they fled the premises.
The restaurant released CCTV of the party making their escape without paying (Kennedy News and Media)The owner of the Mexican-Italian restaurant now believes the walk-ins ordered the beverages to distract the server so they could dine and dash. CCTV footage shows the diners get up from the table and put on their coats as the waitress is at the bar making their drinks order.
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All four diners are then seen to check the till area behind them for staff members before swiftly exiting the restaurant without paying for their food. Racha, a mum-of-two who owns the venue with her husband Claude, 47, said she was left 'very upset' by the incident.
She's now shared CCTV of the incident on Facebook in the hopes that the group would have a conscience and return to pay-up, but as yet no one has come forward. She said: "It's been over 24 hours since it happened now and I don't think they will come back and pay.
"They were not local customers and were just walk-ins and I had never seen them before. The people [the party-of-four] came across as really posh and they were quite old. They seemed to be around 65 or 70."
Racha owns the restaurant with husband Claude (Kennedy News and Media)
The £96 bill went unpaid (Kennedy News and Media)"It has left me very upset because one of the customers had also complained about our meat. We have won an award for selling the best steak in Hornsea."
The theft from the business is extra tough right now, Racha said, as they continue to struggle with rising prices. "It really isn't fair," she added. "This has only ever happened once before and the lady came in the next day and apologise and paid up.
"This group could have easily messaged to say they had forgotten to pay but they haven't done so." Racha had left the restaurant at 7pm that evening so was informed about the incident by a member of staff.
Inside the Med-Mex restaurant (Kennedy News and Media)After watching the CCTV footage, the 37-year-old believes the diners had pre-planned the stunt. Racha said: "They came into the restaurant around 6:30pm and sat at table one which is closest to the door. They sat in the restaurant part of the building and because we had a party going on in the bar area, we were absolutely rammed.
"If you look at the CCTV footage before they leave, you can see them all looking at the till to see if any staff are there. One of the guys in particular could be seen to keep looking back at the till to check if anyone was around. They were planning this all along."
Racha said she has not reported the incident to the police but shared the CCTV footage on social media to expose the diners in the hopes someone would recognise them.
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