All news on the topic: Restaurants

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’Heartbroken’ TV chef shuts restaurant, leaving angry customers owed nearly £40,000
Glynn Purnell said he was "heartbroken" after taking the decision to close his Birmingham restaurant after 17 years and hundreds of customers say they are owed nearly £40,000
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Former ’rudest restaurant in London’ fined after mice found in the kitchen
Chinatown’s renowned Wong Kei prosecuted for food hygiene offences and fined more than £40,000
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Elderly Brit, 77, arrested for allegedly refusing to pay £10,000 bill at Ibiza restaurant
A British man, 77, was arrested in Ibiza after refusing to pay a huge restaurant bill. The man was dining with five other women, who were also arrested by police
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A ’dine-and-dash’ family, accused of not paying a £329 bill, reportedly targeted seven restaurants over the past year
An Italian restaurant in Wales has accused a family of eight of walking out without paying for their £329 bill – and claim it is not the first time the family have done a dine and dash.
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City restaurant fined £7,600 after fly-tipping leads to horror rat-infestation
Million's Lounge and Restaurant, in Chadwell Heath, was already known to Redbridge Council for its waste mismanagement, and had a history of community complaints over this
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Restaurant tells influencer 'get the f*** out of here' as she demands free meal
An influencer tried her luck with a popular Manchester-based restaurant as she asked for a free meal - but it got thrown back in her face when the eatery made it clear exposure 'doesn't pay bills'
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Chef who called customer 'pathetic' over cancellation fee sent 'death threats'
Boston restaurant TABLE has gone quiet on social media after the owner received "death threats" when a heated dispute with a customer about a cancellation fee went viral
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Police hunt couple who fled Chinese restaurant without paying £130 bill
A dine-and-dash couple are now being sought by police after they were pictured leaving a Chinese restaurant, apparently without paying their £130 bill - leaving staff furious
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Dad praised for 'smelly revenge' on entitled couple who made waitress cry
Treating waiting staff like slaves and being rude is never a good thing to do, but one woman has shared how her dad got revenge on a couple who made a waitress cry
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Man floored by sister's 'rude and grabby' behaviour in a restaurant
A man was left baffled after he took his sister out for dinner to celebrate her birthday, and she exhibited 'rude' behaviour in the restaurant that some described as 'grabby'
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Popular restaurant chain dubbed 'worst in the world' in savage review
A popular restaurant chain has become the subject of a savage review which branded it one of the 'worst in the world' and claimed the food it serves is 'utterly hideous'
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Man baffled as 'entitled' woman brands him a 'creep' for innocent restaurant act
A man was left confused after his innocent restaurant act saw a woman explode at him and brand him a 'creep' - but he had the perfect response to her strange outburst
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Mum's 'unreasonable' restaurant habit leaves people divided - with 'dirty looks'
Getting yourself a table at a busy cafe or restaurant can be a difficult task but one mum shared how she manages these situations - but people are divided about what she does
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Server who received £8,000 tip from customer is fired but owners defend decision
A Michigan waitress who received an £8,000 tip from an anonymous customer one day was sacked just days later, with restaurant owners claiming it was "purely business"
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Birmingham, London, and Manchester are best UK cities for vegans, study finds
Nearly two-thirds of those in Birmingham are happy with the range of plant-based options available in local eateries, according to the research
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Moment car smashes through restaurant windows - and it's 'like a bomb' going off
Emergency services descended on Rokka Bar & Grill, which is in Warrington, Cheshire, after a silver Jaguar collided with the restaurant on Friday evening as guests dined
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UK's top 10 cities for foodies announced – does your area make the full list?
Researchers took data from TripAdvisor and analysed the number of Michelin star, vegetarian-friendly and vegan-friendly restaurants. Scores were awarded per category and the number of eateries
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Diners outraged as London restaurant sells scrambled eggs on toast for £58
A posh eatery has left dinners seriously divided with their £58 scrambled egg on toast - one diner described the eye-watering dish as 'basic' but others happily paid the sum
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Popular UK restaurant chain giving away free pizzas this week - how to get one
Pizza Express says customers who "earn their stripes" will be rewarded with their choice of a free classic, vegan or gluten-free Margherita pizza across all of its restaurants in the UK
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Sugar heir 'beat girlfriend after he got irate over gay couple sat near them'
Nicholas Fanjul, 38, was arrested after allegedly attacking his girlfriend when they returned from a steakhouse in Florida where they had been sitting next to a homosexual couple
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Vegan restaurant forced to serve up meat for awkward reason - as customers left
A restaurant that was once vegan has been forced to serve up meat for a very awkward reason, despite the fact the owner of the establishment doesn't eat meat himself
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Ikea offering customers half price food every Friday from next week
The 50% offer which is available to Ikea "Family Members" begins on Friday, February 2, and will continue every Friday across stores until the end of August this year
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Tom Kerridge slammed for charging £20 for a jacket potato at his posh pub
The restaurant owner and Masterchef star has been criticised for charging £19.50 for his 'work out art' spud - leaving many outraged as rising bills continue to affect the UK
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'Our perfect holiday was ruined when we were charged £106 for five prawns'
Dean Cadywould, 55, and his wife Kerry Cadywould, 47, were left feeling furious and 'conned' after being charged £106 for prawns at Casa Pedro in Playa Blanca in Lanzarote
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'I left waitress a £120 tip - but downgraded it to £3 to teach her a lesson'
A woman left a huge tip behind for a waitress but massively downsized it after a confrontation between them that left the restaurant server feeling very embarrassed