Party of four pensioners caught on CCTV making off without paying their £96.70 restaurant bill – after audacious dash and dine that venue boss believes was ‘carefully planned’

• Occurred in a restaurant in Hornsea, East Yorkshire, on Saturday, November 11
• Owner Racha Eid upset and believes party ‘planned this all along’ 
• Those with any information are advised to contact Humberside Police 

This is the shocking CCTV footage that shows a group of pensioners carefully plotting a ‘dine and dash’ to leave a restaurant owner heartbroken. 

The party-of-four are seen ordering the most expensive items and then distracting staff with another drinks order to make their getaway from the Med-Mex Restaurant and Bar in Hornsea, East Yorkshire, on Saturday, November 11. 

The OAP gang managed to escape without paying their £96.70 tab and the establishment’s owner Racha Eid believes the group ‘planned this all along’.

Ms Eid said: ‘It’s been over 24 hours since it happened now and I don’t think they will come back and pay.

‘They were not local customers and were just walk-ins and I had never seen them before.

The Med-Mex Restaurant and Bar in Hornsea, East Yorkshire, was subject to a a ‘dine and dash’ on Saturday, November 11

The OAP gang managed to escape without paying their £96.70 tab, including some of the most expensive items on the menu 

‘The people [the party-of-four] came across as really posh and they were quite old. They seemed to be around 65 or 70.’

The restaurant boss says the group opted to sit in the seat nearest the door and indulge in some of the more valuable products on the menu including the beef stroganoff and ‘mile high tortilla pie’. 

When the waitress went back to check if the group were happy with their meal, this is when Ms Eid claims one of the customers said the beef was undercooked. 

To compensate for this, staff offered the customer a free drink, but were shocked to find the diner still finished their plate. 

After their meal, Racha said the group sat and enjoyed the live band for around an hour before ordering another round of drinks and this is when they fled the premises. 

The owner of the Mexican-Italian restaurant now believes the walk-ins ordered the beverages to distract the server so they could dine and dash. 

CCTV footage shows the diners get up from the table and put on their coats as the waitress is at the bar making their drinks order.

All four diners are then seen to check the till area behind them for staff members before swiftly exiting the restaurant without paying for their food.

The mum-of-two said she posted the CCTV on Facebook shortly after the incident in the hopes that the group would return and pay-up but said no one has come forward.

Ms Eid, who owns the venue with her husband Claude, 47, said she was left ‘very upset’ by the incident.

She added: ‘It has left me very upset because one of the customers had also complained about our meat.

 Racha Eid, owner of the Mexican-Italian restaurant, believes planned to leave without paying the whole time 

CCTV footage shows the diners get up from the table and put on their coats as the waitress is at the bar making their drinks order

All four diners are then seen to check the till area behind them for staff members before swiftly exiting the restaurant without paying for their food

The restaurant boss says the group opted to sit in the seat nearest the door and indulge in some of the more valuable products on the menu

The mum-of-two said she posted the CCTV on Facebook shortly after the incident in the hopes that the group would return and pay-up but said no one has come forward

Ms Eid said she has not reported the incident to the police but shared the CCTV footage on social media to expose the diners

The runners indulged in some of the more valuable products on the menu including the beef stroganoff and ‘mile high tortilla pie

Ms Eid had left the restaurant at 7pm that evening so was informed about the incident by a member of staff

‘We have won an award for selling the best steak in Hornsea.

‘Secondly, we are really nice people and everyone is struggling at the moment with all the prices going up. It really isn’t fair.

‘This has only ever happened once before and the lady came in the next day and apologise and paid up.

‘This group could have easily messaged to say they had forgotten to pay but they haven’t done so.’

Ms Eid had left the restaurant at 7pm that evening so was informed about the incident by a member of staff. 

After watching the CCTV footage, the 37-year-old believes the diners had pre-planned the stunt. 

Ms Eid continued: ‘They came into the restaurant around 6:30pm and sat at table one which is closest to the door.

‘They sat in the restaurant part of the building and because we had a party going on in the bar area, we were absolutely rammed.

‘If you look at the CCTV footage before they leave, you can see them all looking at the till to see if any staff are there.

‘One of the guys in particular could be seen to keep looking back at the till to check if anyone was around. They were planning this all along.’

Ms Eid said she has not reported the incident to the police but shared the CCTV footage on social media to expose the diners in the hopes someone would recognise them.

Since sharing the clip to Facebook, the footage has been shared more than 150 times.

One person said: ‘It’s disgusting. I really hope with the power of Facebook you find out who they are.’

Another added: ‘Let’s get this shared and find out who they are!’

A third commented: ‘Shame that at that age they think it’s okay to do this.’

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