Man Tries to Dine and Dash at 5 Star Restaurant, Fails Miserably
On April 1st, 2026, officers were dispatched to a restaurant in response to a report of a customer attempting to leave without paying. This is footage of the events that followed.
7:05 this employee is a solid dude for letting him walk and giving him the option to pay or never come back. They really tried to help him through his poor decisions
A professional con man, he's a pathological liar. Caught doing it five times before! It takes some nerve to go into an expensive place without a wallet, only jail papers.
Did this guy just say this is $208 out of my servers pocket? What kinda nonsense is that? The server serves the food, it's not their job to make sure the guest pays. You restaurant owners rob the servers enough already
Who in the hell gave this place five stars in the first place, irregardless of the content of this video. Google does not matter when you're calling yourself a five-star restaurant
In my opinion all restaurants should make customers pay first and then do service. Then this silliness would be avoided. Then police won’t have to waste our tax dollars with these losers and deal with real emergencies or better use of the police resources.
"$208 out of my servers pocket" ????????????? I haven't watched past this yet but what the fuck? He would make the server eat the loss? That's so shitty…. And I'm 99% sure that is federally illegal?
That restaurant should be ashamed of themselves. I’m sure there is some kind of a write off they can do. The server was doing her job, how dare they put it as her responsibility!!!
What a scumbag. He knows he's not going to pay but instead of running up a $40 tab at Applebee's he chooses a high-end place and eats and drinks over $200 worth. He spoke and handled himself like a classic con man.
That manager is a LEADER. I’d follow that man to battle. I absolutely LOVE how he gave that guy false hope by saying he’s going to let it slide only to actually end up pressing charges. That mind game is beautiful
Well, you get great food and expensive drinks 2-3 times per week, and all it will cost you is a couple of hours in jail and some unsupervised probation that nobody cares about, including the courts. So what do you expect with a legal system like that…
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7:05 this employee is a solid dude for letting him walk and giving him the option to pay or never come back. They really tried to help him through his poor decisions
What the hell is he wearing.
That manager was amazing. He took control as the cop just watched. This dude is a pathetic scammer.
restaurant manager is awesome. exactly what id say. are we paying or not?
A professional con man, he's a pathological liar. Caught doing it five times before! It takes some nerve to go into an expensive place without a wallet, only jail papers.
I think Key West Restaurant and bar owners learned long ago not to give these bums an inch.
Key West is full of bums. You can’t walk down Duval without seeing a bum getting kicked out of a bar.
Some dress code failure
Hope he feels like shit. He deserves to
Cognac? Seems more like a beer kind of guy to me
Did this guy just say this is $208 out of my servers pocket? What kinda nonsense is that? The server serves the food, it's not their job to make sure the guest pays. You restaurant owners rob the servers enough already
How shitty of a person do you have to be to run a business that takes any dine and dashes out of your server's pocket?
It should be noted, the perp has some kind of honor, he never tired to dine & dash at Taco Bell.
Who in the hell gave this place five stars in the first place, irregardless of the content of this video. Google does not matter when you're calling yourself a five-star restaurant
In my opinion all restaurants should make customers pay first and then do service. Then this silliness would be avoided. Then police won’t have to waste our tax dollars with these losers and deal with real emergencies or better use of the police resources.
What a pathetic person. F that guy.
a 5 star restaurant wearing a t shirt?????
"$208 out of my servers pocket" ????????????? I haven't watched past this yet but what the fuck? He would make the server eat the loss? That's so shitty…. And I'm 99% sure that is federally illegal?
That restaurant should be ashamed of themselves. I’m sure there is some kind of a write off they can do. The server was doing her job, how dare they put it as her responsibility!!!
I like the manager. No bullshit. Gets to the point and doesn't want to hear excuses.
Also, why is the guy who dined there wearing an apron like he works there?
What a scumbag. He knows he's not going to pay but instead of running up a $40 tab at Applebee's he chooses a high-end place and eats and drinks over $200 worth. He spoke and handled himself like a classic con man.
Dude if you go to a Chinese restaurant and don't tip, they will literally chase after you demanding to know why.
No dress code obvs
That manager is a LEADER. I’d follow that man to battle. I absolutely LOVE how he gave that guy false hope by saying he’s going to let it slide only to actually end up pressing charges. That mind game is beautiful
How unintelligent is this imbecile? A mumbling criminal, pretending to not understand! All this nonsense for a meal and alcohol……very low IQ!
How come the manager said he wasn't going to press charges but then changed his mind?
Human slug. Pour some salt on him and do us all a favor.
That cop is Nathan Fillion.
Well, you get great food and expensive drinks 2-3 times per week, and all it will cost you is a couple of hours in jail and some unsupervised probation that nobody cares about, including the courts. So what do you expect with a legal system like that…
Why would the bill come out of the server’s pocket? That’s a scumbag owner. What a douche.