All news on the topic: Restaurants

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Waitress' 'exceptional' kindness to autistic boy leads to parents' epic response
A waitress at The Galleon restaurant, in Galway, Ireland, went out of her way to help an autistic boy leading to the family expressing how much they appreciated her efforts
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Fury as diners leave restaurant with 'no intention' of paying for £200 meal
The owner of Zaks Yankee Traveller in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, shared his frustration at the brazen diners who enjoyed a substantial meal and then left without paying
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Celebrity chef fumes as vandals target renovated restaurant in 'mindless' act
Scottish celebrity chef Nick Nairn has condemned alleged vandals of his newly renovated restaurant as 'mindless' before confirming his CCTV has captured their images
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'I finished my chicken curry then found a cockroach on my plate'
Aidan Jefferson made the grim discovery after finishing his chicken curry at the Ashford Indian Diner restaurant in Kent, and will now never return to the establishment
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Diners fail to show up for afternoon tea at café - then cancel their credit card
Cocoa Cabana, a small independent café in West Didsbury, Manchester, will suffer the financial impacts of the no-show as afternoon teas have to be booked in advance
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Restaurant's epic response to family which 'destroyed garden and abused staff'
Newport restaurant, The Priory, based in a historic building and grounds, has hit out at guests who "crossed the line" by encouraging children who "destroyed" part of the garden and left an "appalling" mess
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Last minute cancellations are at an all time high according to restaurant owners
Research reveals restaurant owners lose out on an average of £89 when a customer cancels last minute - or doesn't show up at all.
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Couple re-enact Lady and Tramp kiss in record attempt - because they love pasta
Mike Singer and Sophie Marstatt, from Germany, say their "closeness has grown even more" following their triumph as part of a team to break a Guinness World Record
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'I spent £120 at Gordon Ramsay's new restaurant - and I stuck to water'
A food and drinks reporter dined out at Gordon Ramsay's eagerly anticipated new Manchester restaurant and ended up spending £120 on their meal alone, despite sticking to water
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'I run the world's first gourmet water bar with vegan H2O and aqua cocktails'
AQUA Water Bar by LUQEL in Dubai offers 30 different kinds of water to its customers and uses a complex technique called reverse-osmosis to strip unwanted minerals from its liquid before serving it
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'We hate living by posh restaurant after shooting and Molotov cocktail bombing'
Nearly 200 neighbours by the pan-Asian sushi house Monak on the fashionable Abbey Road in London have signed a petition for it to be closed after two attacks including a fire bombing
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Restaurants now charging up to £195 per person if you cancel your booking
There are a number of reasons you might cancel a restaurant booking, but some top ones will still bill you hundreds of pounds anyway
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Man goes on rant about parents with baby in restaurant - but suffers backlash
A diner has sparked a heated debate after remarking that he was 'disgusted' by parents who don't clean up after their children in restaurants, arguing that it was unfair on staff
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Brits are cutting back on festivals, meals out and takeaways to save money
Over half of Brits are choosing to take part in fewer fun experiences due to the cost-of-living crisis - but a third are experiencing FOMO as a result, research finds
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Top chef begs diners to stop 'biggest gripe' that costs workers millions
Mike Reid, the culinary director for Gaucho restaurants and top chef judge on Channel 4's Five Star Kitchen has shared the 'biggest issue' with restaurant guests, and is calling for change
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'We were charged £324 for lunch at tourist hotspot - the prices are staggering'
Calamari was the equivalent of £64 at Eclipse on Platis Gialos beach in Mykonos, Greece, according to a receipt and the British family on holiday "felt so cheated"
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Restaurant devastated after falling for huge fake booking by 'calculated rival'
The Dublin-based eatery was asked to push up the number of diners and was nearly left thousands out of pocket by what they believe was a deliberate scam
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'Perfect' picturesque village that boasts 'the best pub in the world'
Newport in Pembrokeshire is home to the Golden Lion, described by locals as one of the best pubs in Wales. Serving people for over 300 years, the pub has a good selection of local ales and Welsh ciders
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'Family who fled without paying £215 pub bill did the same to me'
Karim Ullah, who runs the Brohmon restaurant in Essex, expressed his disbelief over CCTV taken at a pub in Cornwall, saying he recognises two of the group members who "did a runner"
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Mum takes vegan daughter to restaurant - but is outraged by waitress confession
The vegetarian family were horrified by the staff member's response after her vegan daughter accidentally ate a meal with butter in it - not realising what she'd been served
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Popular family pub chain 'exploring sale of 250 restaurants to rival for £600m'
Whitbread is reportedly planning to get rid of 250 sites and Mitchells & Butlers is said to be the frontrunner to buy them in a sale estimated to be worth £600million
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Four in ten Brits use social media to decide if a restaurant is worth visiting
Adults will spend an average of 40 minutes researching a restaurant on social media before booking - with Facebook and Instagram the most popular platforms for doing so
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UK's best restaurants from a barn near Hadrian's Wall to a Grade II stately home
Ynyshir in Machynlleth, Powys, Moor Hall in Aughton, Lancashire, Da Terra in Bethnal Green, London and The Ledbury in Notting Hill, London are among the best restaurants in the UK, according to the National Restaurant Awards
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Wagamama founder shares cheeky joke which inspired restaurant name
The founder of Wagamama has shared how the name of his wildly successful noodle bar chain was actually inspired by a cheeky joke among friends, many years ago
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Restaurant owner's 'heart broke' when he saw mum's order for family with kids
The cost of living crisis was laid bare for one stunned restaurant owner when a 'struggling' mum ordered a tiny children's meal to share with her whole family of five