An Indian restaurant owner has told how a family seen walking off without paying a £215 bill "did the same to him". The claim comes after two couples with a baby and toddler were captured on CCTV leaving The Fisherman's Arms near Penzance, Cornwall, on Father's Day after failing to pay their bill.
Manager Lucy said a male approached the bar to enquire about the bill before saying he was going for a cigarette and leaving. The family of six had enjoyed a three-course Sunday roast with cocktails and food for the kids before fleeing.
Upon realising the scam, the pub tweeted a picture of the family "doing a runner". Lucy told the Mirror: "One of them came up to the bar, had a look at the bill and said the women were in the toilet. He said they were going out for a cigarette and would come back to settle up, but they left.
