Family accused of fleeing restaurant without paying £215 bill for Father's Day meal and cocktails

The Sunday just gone was Father's Day, meaning a lot of us would have taken our dads out for some celebratory grub.

But while the bill is usually handed to the offspring on Father's Day, this one particular family have been accused of having no intentions to pay at all.

The Fisherman's Arms in Newlyn near Penzance in Cornwall has accused four people of walking off after indulging in a three-course meal and cocktails.

Taking to Twitter, the restaurant claims the total bill came to £215 - which certainly isn't the cheapest afternoon's tea, is it?

Twitter/@ArmsFisherman

The manager of The Fisherman's Arms has been doing the media rounds today, including speaking to The Mirror where she claimed one of the men approached the bar and asked how much the bill had come to.

"One of them came up to the bar, had a look at the bill and said the women were in the toilet," she said.

"He said they were going out for a cigarette and would come back to settle up, but they left.

"The women weren't in the toilet, they had already left."

Lucy went on to say the alleged incident is actually the first time the restaurant has missed out on money from customers, though it has only been open in lovely Cornwall for seven months.

She continued: "They are not from round here, you want to trust people, but this wasn't an accidental walk-off.

"You can see one of the men shushing the other as they walk away on the CCTV."

After seeing the CCTV footage released by the restaurant itself on Twitter, many have flocked to the comment section of the post to give their thoughts.

Twitter/@ArmsFisherman

"I hope this goes round every establishment in the area so the can't get served again," one person said.

Meanwhile, others applauded the establishment for releasing the video so that the accused can be questioned by police.

In a statement, Devon and Cornwall Police said: “Police are aware of an incident where it is alleged that a group of people left The Fisherman’s Arms in Newlyn without paying their bill, late afternoon on Sunday 18 June.

“Enquiries continue into this matter. Anyone with any information that could assist the police is asked to contact 101 quoting case reference 50230172827.”

Just hours before the CCTV footage, The Fisherman's Arms tweeted how its head chef had prepared some of the finest foods for Father's Day harbour views.

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