All news on the topic: Restaurants
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Owner of struggling tapas restaurant in tears after no customers show up
Tapa owner Scott Oliver, 35, says he had to beg for customers on social media after posting a message online asking 'what can we do to get people to come in?'
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Frankie and Benny's and Chiquito owner sells 75 restaurants to rival firm
The Restaurant Group, which owns the chains, will pay £7.5million to Big Table for it to buy it's loss-making businesses
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British couple deny running from Greek restaurants without paying for meals
Angela and Ian McKie, from Liverpool, were accused of loudly complaining about their meals and refusing to pay at a number of establishments while holidaying on the Greek holiday island of Crete
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Popular high street bakery that shut 170 stores set to reopen branches
Patisserie Valerie is set to reopen two restaurants by October before further cafes will relaunch in the coming months, four years after it was so broke it was stripping butter from the puff-pastry
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Married woman branded disrespectful for going to a posh dinner with male friend
A woman has been left divided after her husband called her disrespectful for wanting to go for a fancy meal with a male friend who has recently become single - as he thinks it seems like a date
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Mum left fuming after being banned from buffet over 'bathroom accident'
Fuming mum Caz King has been banned for life from an all-you-can-eat buffet because of an incident involving her daughter Mia who blocked a sink in the bathroom
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Waitress dismayed as customer writes fuming message on bill over 'rude' act
A waitress was shocked after an angry customer scribbled a message for her on the bill for his meal - and claimed she had been rude to him and his wife so would not be giving her a tip
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'My family is struggling to forgive my fiance after he sneakily saw his ex'
Mirror agony aunt Coleen Nolan advises a reader who want her parents to forgive and forget an upsetting episode in her past, and to get excited about her marriage
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IBS sufferer on strict diet left humiliated at waitress' cruel comment on bill
Many sufferers of IBS find eating out to be difficult and often fear being laughed at or made to feel uncomfortable in restaurants - and this exact thing happened to one woman
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Restaurant closed after just two weeks due to ridiculously generous loyalty deal
The restaurant, an all-you-can-eat dinner, had to close after just a few weeks after running up thousands of pounds of debt and it was down to its loyalty scheme
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Couple out for special anniversary left in tears when they finish meal
Kind-hearted restaurant staff have left people 'tearing up' following their kind gesture to a brave couple facing a terminal cancer diagnosis on their 50th wedding anniversary
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Woman shares picture of 'world's worst salad' acclaimed London restaurant
The mum shared a picture of her 'salad' but the restaurant has hit back and said the customer didn't understand what she was being served
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Restaurant manager's 'gobsmacking' 5-word reply after 'family see rat'
Lacey Price has said she was "gobsmacked" at the reply from the restaurant manager at the Rose Tree Farm, in Gloucestershire, when she claimed her family had seen a rat
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Tourist vows never to visit hotspot again after being chased over £400 tip
The tourist had left approximately half the amount of tip deemed acceptable at the restaurant in plush Saint-Tropez, southeast France, but he thought it was "generous"
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'I tried Harvester for the first time - and I felt like a kid in a candy store'
Can you remember the first time you visited Harvester? For one Aussie reporter, her first trip to the classic British eatery included plenty of surprises, though they weren't all positive
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Dad's phone rings 'non-stop' after restaurant accidentally makes huge blunder
A new dad was left absolutely baffled after hungry foodies allegedly kept ringing his mobile to request a takeaway, only to discover his number had been added to the menus
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Café posts pics of diners 'who didn't settle bill' on Facebook - and they pay up
The group of four had enjoyed drinks at The Lounge @ 15 in Cornwall but left without paying, with the owner then taking their images from CCTV and plastering them on social media
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Two diners 'flee restaurant without paying £63 bill' after going 'for a smoke'
Arvelli, an Indian restaurant in Darlington is appealing to the public to catch to two men who allegedly left without paying a £63 bill, with one "having said he was going out for a smoke"
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You should avoid these places in the US as a foreign tourist, Americans say
Foreign tourists to the US should avoid a few places, say Americans — from national parks to deserts and even restaurant chains. Caution must be exercised, they say
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Massive fire billows from Harvester with multiple fire engines at scene
A popular Harvester, owned by Mitchell and Butlers, was ablaze in Littlehampton, West Sussex, and residents have shared their concern on social media this morning
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Woman moans about paying £8 for fish and chips - restaurant responds brilliantly
The customer suggested her meal should have been cheaper and challenged management to justify their prices
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Diner says they were 'embarrassed' into leaving a tip - but restaurant hits back
A diner criticised Michael Wan's Mandarin in Blackpool claiming they received a £67 bill they 'didn't expect' and added the total including service was £83 - but the restaurant quickly hit back
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Family 'flee without paying and threaten to torch restaurant if pic made public'
Joe Smith, co-owner of the popular eatery Smokin' Joe's in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, said a family left without paying the bill and despite promising they would come back to pay, they haven't
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'My date made me foot the bill on our second meet - It's really put me off'
A woman who says she enjoyed her first date with a 'really nice guy' she'd met online ended up feeling rather flummoxed on their second meeting after he expected her to foot the bill for an expensive meal
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Chef hits back after his restaurant is slammed for 'disappointing' kitchen team
A chef has come under fire online after sharing a look at the members of staff that make up his kitchen team at London-based Straker's restaurant - as many felt there was a 'lack of diversity'
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