Bosses at a tapas restaurant fear someone is trying to sabotage their business after 40 fake bookings in one night. Bosses at Lo Rapitenc Spanish Deli Shop and Tapas restaurant in Frome say the Saturday night incident resulted in a huge loss of earnings.
By the time they realised the bookings were not real, it was too late, with only 14 genuine reservations arriving for dinner. Owners have described the bookings at best as a "cruel joke" and at worst an attempt to sabotage the business, reports Somerset Live.
In a post on its social media pages, the owners said: “We’ve been the victims of, at best a cruel joke, at worst an attempt at sabotage tonight with fake numbers booking tables for tonight. 40 covers booked, 14 came for dinner. "The rest was too late to realise their numbers weren’t real.
