‘Dine And Dash’ Couple Use Handbag Trick, Flee Scotland Restaurant Without Paying Bill

La Dolce Vita, a Scottish restaurant in East Kilbride, has posted video showing a couple who “dined and dashed,” dodging an 80-pound bill. Ordering two starters, three mains, and two deserts, the couple had an extravagant three-course dinner on October 20. But rather than paying the bill, they slyly left the building acting as though they were leaving to smoke cigarettes. The CCTV video shows the man and woman smoking outdoors before walking off separately. She left her handbag behind, implying she would come back, trying to fool staff members. Investigating further revealed that the bag was empty, therefore revealing the couple’s dishonest scheme.

The restaurant is currently looking for the couple and try to get the taken money back-off.

According to a restaurant spokesman, the circumstances made them “angry and annoyed”.

Co-owner Heather Scuotto said the Daily Record: “We are really furious; it is disgusting. Our modest family-run company has been operational for ten years; five years ago we moved to this new restaurant. Although this was pre-planned, we know that in the present environment many could find it difficult to finance a supper out. They strolled out leaving an empty handbag laying there. The cops believe that everything fits their con. It is really terrible to consider that they would visit a restaurant with that in mind.

officers Scotland reported: “Around 5.45pm on Sunday, October 20 officers received a report of a theft from a property in the Main Street area of East Kilbride. Early stages of enquiries into the situation.

The La Dolce Vita event is not an unusual occurrence since it follows a similar pattern of “dine and dash” violations earlier this year. In a well-known case, married Sandfields, Port Talbot, Wales couple Bernard McDonagh, 41, and Ann McDonagh, 39 were imprisoned after confessing to leaving establishments without paying bills of more than 1,000 pounds (Rs 1,05,857). BBC claims that Bernard and Ann McDonagh visited five Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, Porthcawl, Wales eateries and up bills worth more than 1,000 pounds before departing without paying.

Judge Paul Thomas KC stated the dine and dash events were “fully pre-planned to a specific pattern” and they were driven by “pure and utter greed”. The judge said, “ruthlessly exploitative,” the use of their children, who would wait in the eateries while they pretended to use a cashpoint.