A popular pub is facing criticism after staff members were allegedly forced to pay the bills of customers who 'dined and dashed' over the weekend.
It is claimed that two waitresses at the bar covered the cheques of two groups of diners who did not pay for their meals.
The customers were at The Horseshoe Bar in Glasgow, Scotland with just one week to go until Christmas.
The venue is described as "big on value and service" and where "you'll find great value pub-food and quality Scottish beers".
According to the pub owners, "at 104 feet and three inches, our grand Victorian bar is apparently the longest in Europe and merits an architectural listing all of its own".
Eilidh Maclennan, believed to be friends with one of the waitresses working at the pub, took to Facebook on Monday to ask the people who left without paying to come forward.
She also claimed that the waitresses will have to cover their costs if the visitors don't pay the bills themselves, as the Daily Record reports.
However, Mitchells and Butlers, the parent company that own the bar, say it is not their policy to ask team members to pay for walkouts and they will investigate any incident where company policy is not being followed.
Eilidh wrote: "If you were upstairs in The Horseshoe Bar last night for food and drinks and left without paying could you please get in touch with them.
"I know everyone's out for a merry old time, a few drinks and it could have slipped your mind, so if this is the case then please get in touch.
"There have been two incidents last night that people have left and forgot to pay.
"As it stands this is now left for the two lovely waitresses that served you to cover the bill, not the company, on the week before Christmas.
"We all know how hard working in the hospitality sector is, especially this time of year.
"They do not need this added stress on top."
People have been voicing their criticism of the bar on the post which has now amassed hundreds of comments and shares.
One person wrote: "I'd seriously not go near the place if they are making their waitresses foot the bill.
"They are probably run off their feet serving and cleaning to notice people leaving without paying."
A second said: "Staff always have to pay if it's their table that they waited on. "My daughter had to pay out of her wage a few times."
While a third added: "In all my years of working in the hospitality sector, this is the first time I've ever heard of a company doing this."
The Horseshoe Bar declined to comment when approached by the Daily Record.
However, a spokesperson for Mitchells and Butlers, the parent company who own the bar, said: "We can confirm it is not our policy to ask team members to pay for walkouts and we will investigate any incidents where company policy is not being followed and take the appropriate action.”
