Dine-and-dashers given an ultimatum by a restaurant after not paying £155 bill

A restaurant that was targeted by ‘dine and dashers’ on their opening night have said the culprits have ‘ten days to pay’ or they will be publicly named and shamed.

The Welsh House, in Carmarthen, Wales, was celebrating its launch on October 25 when two men ate steaks and seafood before running off and leaving their £155 bill unpaid, the owners have said.

The two men ordered fillet steaks costing more than £30 each, cockles and laverbread, several £25 bottles of Malbec wine and Irish whiskey coffees.

Restaurant bosses hope the suspects made a ‘genuine mistake’ and will recognise themselves in the images and come forward.

The incident has been ‘upsetting for the whole team’, and general manager Jordan Harries said the ‘buzz’ of the build up to the opening had been tainted by the two men.

‘We opened our doors on Friday, October 25, and our team has loved preparing our wholesome Welsh dishes and serving our fantastic customers here in Carmarthen,’ a spokesperson said.

‘Unfortunately, on the evening of our opening day, a couple dined with us and left without paying their bill.

‘We put a message out on social media as we truly hoped it was an oversight and that the couple would come forward and settle what they owe.’

Restaurant bosses have contacted the Dyfed-Powys Police and officers have launched an investigation.

The Welsh House opened its doors in St Catherine’s Walk, a year and a half after opening the first restaurant of the chain in Cardiff, shortly followed by Swansea and Neath.

Earlier this year, serial ‘dine and dash’ married couple Ann McDonagh and Bernard McDonagh were charged with five counts of fraud and Ann was also charged with four counts of theft after an alleged string of offences in South Wales restaurants.

The couple ate more than £1,000 worth of food from restaurants without paying for it, and were identified after restaurant owners shared CCTV of them in Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot and Porthcawl.

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