3 Flavours, an Italian restaurant on Bar Street in Banbury, has called out customers leaving without paying the bill on social media, rather than using solely the help of the police.
In a social media post yesterday the restaurant called out a family of three who left without paying the bill.
They said the family left the restaurant very quickly and were seen running away from the premises.
The eatery appealed to the family to get in touch before they pursue the matter further, and for others to get in touch if they know anything.
3 Flavours on Bar Street in Banbury (Image: Google Maps)
The restaurant also put out an appeal for help after their windows were smashed by two men and their restaurant vandalised in August this year.
The appeal urged customers to help identify the thieves and alert them of anyone suspicious after the incident caused “significant financial loss as well as a great deal of emotional stress”.
And the eatery is not the only one to appeal on social media, award-winning fish and chip shop Harrisons Fish & Chips in Botley sounded the alarm earlier this year when a drum of waste oil was stolen outside their Elms Parade location.
In a post on social media, a spokesperson for the chippy said: “Once again, our waste oil has been stolen.
“Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time this has happened. In the past, we’ve had to take measures such as storing our waste oil inside the shop overnight to prevent theft.”
According to the BBC ‘dine and dash’ thefts are rising across the UK, with roughly a third of hospitality businesses reporting that they have been affected by customers leaving without paying their bills.
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