A woman was left to pay a huge restaurant bill on a first date after the man abandoned her in the middle of their meal. She says he arrived at the restaurant first and had already ordered some food but claimed it was for his roommates.
He told her he was going to deliver it to them before coming back, reports the Daily Mirror. After half an hour the man hadn't returned - and the woman realised he'd left her with the huge bill for the food he'd taken away with him.
Posting on Quora, the woman said: "I was on a blind date one time. The dude had ordered food ahead for his 'roommates'. He left and said he'd be right back because he had to run the food out to them. He never came back. I was freaking out a little and it had been 30 minutes.
"The waitress came back and asked if everything was okay. I said 'Well, I'm not really sure as I was on a blind date and he said he was running food out to his roommates and would be right back, but I have a feeling he's not coming back, as he's not answering my messages anymore.'
"The waitress said 'Oh no'. I said 'Yeah'. She said 'No, it's really bad. He didn't pay for the food to go yet either.' So I start to worry because this is a super nice restaurant. Like, the top of the line."
However, the woman didn't have to pay the bill in the end. The waitress went and spoke to her manager and they decided to waive the bill, and gifted the woman a free bottle of wine to enjoy.
She added: "[The waitress] said 'One minute I will go talk to my manager'. She came back a bit later with a bottle of wine. Told me to finish my dinner and get what dessert I wanted, and that dinner was on her. I wanted to cry.
"She said no one deserves to be treated like that. I was so grateful for her. I left her a nice tip. Never saw the guy again. Hopefully, karma got him."
The woman posted on the website in response to someone asking what would happen in a scenario if a date walked out and left you to foot a bill that you can't afford.
One person responded: "My dad at a young age told me to take my own money and only eat what I could afford to buy. I did have a friend who invited me out and as usual I was frugal. I had already asked the server for separate cheques when I went to wash my hands.
"[My date] left saying he would be back. I settled my bill and the owner asked if I would talk with a law enforcement officer. The officer basically wanted to know the name of the other person who did not pay, their address and telephone number. I gave him all the information and he had me write a statement."
Another added: "You are operating on grace and not law, but here is the position. First, you only owe for the food you ordered. Secondly, if you can't pay even your portion, call the manager and explain the situation.
"Give them your contact information and what information you have for your date. They actually stole their portion. If you act responsibly like this, I can't imagine the manager won't work with you."
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