Serial 'dine and dash' couple racked up 90 bills at Beefeater restaurants and fled without paying

June 2021 · 2 minute read

A GREEDY couple who "got their kicks" from running out of restaurants without paying have been slapped with a fine.

Paul Brown and wife Rhiannon targeted Beefeater outlets where they racked up an estimated £550 in unpaid bills.

They would gorge on an average of £91-worth of grub and drinks before sneaking out without settling up.

Mortage advisor Paul, 50, first started carrying out his dine-and-dash con with Rhiannon, 46, at the Longbow Beefeater in Llantrisant, South Wales, in February.

The couple then hit two other franchises over the next four weeks before moving on to the chain's Walston Castle restaurant in Cardiff and the Bagle Brook in Port Talbot.

But the Browns were recognised by staff when they returned to the Walston Castle restaurant three months later and again left without paying.

The couple, parents of three adult children, were identified and arrested by police before each being charged with four counts of making off without payment.

They both pleaded guilty to all of the charges at Cardiff Magistrates' Court, and were sentenced to 80 hours of unpaid work.

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The couple, of Caerphilly, South Wales, were also ordered to repay the chain £181.65 each.

They were also ordered to pay costs of £50 and a victim surcharge of £85 each.

A spokesperson for Beefeater said: "We would like to take this opportunity to praise our quick-witted team whose actions helped identify the individuals involved and helped bring them to justice."

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