A restaurant owner has hit back after a group of men left without paying their almost £100 bill.
Los Amigos Steakhouse & Mexican issued a gentle warning to the bill dodgers who enjoyed £96.20 worth of food and drinks and then left without paying at Christmastime.
The lads dined out on chicken wings, hamburgers, and beer at the Aigburth eatery in Liverpool, Merseyside.
Owners gave the group seven days to come back with the money or face being publicly shamed on social media and reported to police, reports the Liverpool Echo.
In a Facebook post, they told how four boys visited the steakhouse at 5.15pm on December 27.
They added: "We are giving you a gentle warning to come back and settle your bill or we will report to the police as well as your picture will be posted all over social media.
"You have a time scale of seven days to repay the bill. We work very hard here and for that to happen has kind of ruined our night."
In total, the group feasted on six two-course meals including BBQ chicken wings, nachos, burgers and a sea bass, washed down with three pints of San Miguel and five Diet Cokes.
The restaurant was inundated with support from other punters after posting its plea on Facebook for the men to settle the bill.
Jay Morrow said: "Madness, hope you get the money."
Darren Melling added: "Paste them all over here for having the cheek to do it anyway."
It comes after restaurants and pubs faced large numbers of cancellations in the run-up to Christmas amid rising fears of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.
December takings are estimated to be down by 40%, according to the hospitality industry.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced on December 21 that an additional £1 billion of support will be made available for businesses most impacted by Omicron.
