A 120-strong group of food-lovers in Spain have perfected the art of dining and dashing without paying the bill. Other walkouts, however, haven’t been so slick
If the punishment fits their crime, a gang of 120 food-loving criminals in Spain could spend the rest of their lives washing up, after running up a restaurant bill of £1,700 then running away. It is reported that the outrageous group claimed to be celebrating a baptism, and put down a £770 deposit at the El Carmen restaurant in Bembibre, in northern Spain. Then, before dessert could be served, the huge group got up to conga – and danced away to their cars without paying.
Extraordinarily, it may not be the first time the gang have been out lunch-rustling – a nearby restaurant also fell foul of the dine-and-dash collective. A party who claimed to be celebrating a wedding and paid a €1,000 (£870) as a deposit for a basic menu, scoffed €10,000 (£8,700) worth of food and drink. The group was supposed to be 100 people-strong, but restaurant staff said closer to 200 turned up and, before coffee was to be served, they left.
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