- This happened at Lookout on the Pier café in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- It has been reported the women were celebrating a birthday and were ‘drunk’
Police have appealed to the public to help identify four suspected bill dodgers who managed to rack up a £174 bill at a popular seafood restaurant.
Four women dined at Lookout on the Pier café in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. on the afternoon of Sunday, September 15, but allegedly left without coughing up the cash.
The gang, who had ‘clearly been drinking all day’, were allegedly out celebrating a birthday and staff even sang as they served them cake.
The criminals gorged themselves on crab, prawns, squid, oysters and three portions of chips, washing it all down with two bottles of wine and a beer.
One source told MailOnline that the girls likely ‘took a chance’ when they were asked to move table ahead of preparations for a live music event happening that night at the restaurant and ‘ran out the restaurant after seeing staff preoccupied’.
Four women dined at Lookout on the Pier café in Scarborough, North Yorkshire in the afternoon of Sunday 15 September, but allegedly left without coughing up the cash
The gang, who had ‘clearly been drinking all day’, were allegedly out celebrating a birthday after staff had served them a cake. Pictured: Lookout on the Pier restaurant
The restaurant, which opened in 2019 on West Pier, claims on its website to be ‘the the go-to destination for seafood enthusiasts’, offering ‘stunning beachside views’
The source told MailOnline: ‘They were 20 minutes late to their booking and you could tell they had been drinking all day.
‘But they were lovely, it was one of their birthdays and were all having a good time. We even brought them out a cake and sang with them.
‘However, [on Sundays] we have a live music night so we had to ask them to move from their table to the breakfast bar, so we can set up for the evening.
‘They were happy to move but the breakfast bar is so close to the door that I think they will have just taken a chance and ran. They will have seen that all the staff were pre-occupied with set up and just taken the opportunity. It’s sad really.’
The restaurant, which opened in 2019 on West Pier, claims on its website to be ‘the the go-to destination for seafood enthusiasts’, offering ‘stunning beachside views’.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: ‘Can you help to identify the four women in these images?
‘We would like to speak to them after £174 worth of food and drink was ordered and consumed at Lookout on the Pier Café in Scarborough, but was not paid for.
‘If you recognise any of the women pictured, please get in touch as we believe they will have information that will assist our investigation.
The women gorged themselves on crab, tiger prawns, squid, oysters and three portions of chips, washing it all down with two bottles of wine and a beer
North Yorkshire Police are now appealing to any who can help identify these women
‘Please email [email protected] if you can help.
‘Alternatively, you can call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for 1222PC David Fulford, collar number 1222.
‘If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their website. Please quote reference 12240170632 when passing on information.’
