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Desk of 4 accused of £200 dine and sprint by ‘upmarket’ Indian restaurant

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An Indian restaurant has accused a desk of 4 of slipping out with out paying after feasting on a meal price £200 – together with 9 most important programs.

In a livid Fb publish, Saffron in Northampton shared CCTV footage of 4 younger males coming in for a late-night curry.

They tucked into lamb, hen, chapati, naans, rice and poppadoms earlier than allegedly making their escape with out settling the invoice.

The social media publish stated: ‘This sort of behaviour isn’t simply theft, it impacts hardworking small companies and our area people.

‘We have now reported the incident to the police, and photographs has been handed over. We urge neighbouring companies to remain alert.’

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Based on a receipt shared alongside the footage, the group tucked into:

  • Two parts of chargrilled lamb chops
  • Three hen chaats
  • Two hen tikka mains
  • Two hen tikka masalas
  • Two garlic naans
  • Three chapati
  • 4 poppadoms
  • One chutney tray
  • One portion of chips
  • 9 330ml bottles of Coke

The whole value of the meal was £197.30.

Video grab as an Indian restaurant has accused a group of guests of a 'dine and dash' without paying for a ?200 meal.The incident occurred on August 5, 2025, at around 10:15pm at Saffron in Northampton.The restaurant posted CCTV footage showing a group of four - and said they ran off before settling the bill.The group?s order totalled ?197.30, according to a receipt shared by the restaurant. Photo released 10/08/2025
Footage of the incident was shared by the restaurant on social media (Image: Saffron/SWNS)

Saffron’s homeowners stated: ‘It’s a huge impact. Enterprise as it’s, we’re 30 per cent down.

‘It’s very quiet in the mean time for a Monday evening, it’s largely half of our takings.

‘Folks exit for a fast smoke after which they do a runner, however that is the primary time like this.’

They added: ‘We’re an upmarket restaurant. There have been younger waiters round they usually weren’t certain what to do.

‘We don’t anticipate this from anyone working away after they had meals. If they need meals, in the event that they ask us, we are going to give them one thing – freed from cost.’

Northamptonshire Police confirmed they had been treating the incident as a theft.

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