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Ed Cullinane & Hannah Kane

'I went to pick up my £34 curry takeaway only to find restaurant had been shut down'

A dad who ordered a £34 curry from a takeaway went to collect his food - only to find the restaurant had shut down.

Iain Grant, 49, paid for the spicy meal from restaurant Curry Baba using website DineOrder.

He was going to enjoy the Indian with his daughter as the pair visited Falmouth in Cornwall.

But, despite his order being accepted, when he arrived he found the windows of the restaurant white-washed out and the lights off.

Curry Baba said the restaurant has closed down, but there was an error with the website and online orders following the closure.

Iain, a teacher from Birmingham, said: "We had arrived in Falmouth after a long journey. We were all quite hungry, so we took a quick look online and ordered ourselves a chicken korma, lamb saag and another dish.

"When we got to the restaurant there was clearly no business going on inside. The windows were blocked up and nobody was in.

"I dropped them a call and weirdly they picked up very quickly. They were very apologetic, but it was just so bizarre. One of their staff who I spoke to said that they would be closed for at least a few weeks and they promised to repay me.

"Unfortunately I've still not been paid several weeks later. I've had a few calls from them since saying that the money is coming, but I've not seen any yet.

"I also spoke to Dine Order, who were also very apologetic and said that it should not be possible - and promised to repay me too. I just find the whole thing quite funny. If you can't laugh at these things, what else can you do?"

A spokesman for Curry Baba apologised and said if orders are accepted by mistake to contact them for a refund.

DineOrder has been contacted for comment.

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