Diners refuse to pay £300 restaurant bill after telling pub 'we didn't enjoy meal'

The edifice proprietor described their behaviour arsenic precise discomforting and heavy misogynistic (Image: /)

A radical of six radical who refused to wage a £300 measure astatine a pub were marched backmost to the constitution by police officers to settee the hefty measure they had attempted to abandon.

The radical had initially refused to wage for their meal and drinks, astatine the Black Bull successful Moffat, Dumfriesshire, complaining that they were dissatisfied with the prime of their evening experience. Things escalated erstwhile they were turned distant from the pub, lone to beryllium located by the authorities astatine their hotel. Law enforcement past escorted them backmost astir midnight to look their financial obligations.

Recounting the incidents of that night, 52 twelvemonth aged edifice proprietor Janie Seaton said: "The six had told america they had been unhappy with the mains truthful I took them disconnected the bill." The disgruntled patrons besides moaned astir their seating arrangements, says Janie. "One of the radical past came up to the barroom and said they were not going to wage the remaining £300," she disclosed, arsenic reported by the Daily Record.

What ensued was a standoff, with Janie unyielding successful her stance that the unpaid measure was unacceptable. The debacle intensified arsenic the radical claimed their eating acquisition fell abbreviated of being "amazing enough" to warrant payment. Janie described their behaviour arsenic precise discomforting and heavy misogynistic towards herself and her manager, reports Edinburgh Live.

The pub owner, has praised the constabulary for their "amazing" effect (Image: /)

She continued: "Their cognition was disturbing and highly misogynistic to maine and my manager. I realised that I would person to telephone the police. At this constituent they legged it from the premises. However, 1 subordinate of the radical did settee his measure earlier leaving."

Janie, a pub owner, has praised the constabulary for their "amazing" effect to a radical of customers who tried to permission without paying. She told however officers explained the ineligible implications to the six individuals earlier escorting them backmost into the constitution to settee their bill.

"They spoke with the six and explained the ineligible concern and told maine they were present going to pay. The individuals were escorted successful 1 astatine a time, each flanked by a constabulary officer. The officers remained connected the country until the measure was settled to forestall immoderate further issues. " she said. Janie revealed that specified incidents person go each excessively common, and she's prepared to instrumentality ineligible enactment if necessary.

"Had they not paid I'd person taken it each the mode done the civilian courts. I felt I had to marque a stand; a £300 non-payment would person been a large hit. I person had akin issues implicit the years," she stated. The pub owner, who took implicit the Black Bull successful 2018 and saw it nominated for the Sunday Mail Pub of the Year successful 2020, added: "If radical consciousness they tin get distant with ripping maine disconnected past different radical try. The six had simply decided everything they consumed that evening was free."

Janie believes her stance is astir much than conscionable money—it's a substance of principle. She said: "We scored a tiny triumph for establishments similar excavation and unit who woody with these incidents daily. We took a stance. We didn't backmost down and we ne'er will. It was not conscionable astir the money, it was besides astir the principle."

Leon Thompson, enforcement manager of UK Hospitality Scotland, echoed Janie's sentiments, stating: "Any customers walking retired of restaurants without paying is simply unacceptable. We would promote immoderate operators who acquisition walkouts to study it to the police."