Insane CCTV footage shows Indian restaurant punters in brazen 'dine and dash'

An Indian restaurant has accused a group of guests of leaving without paying for a £200 meal, with the alleged "dine and dash" captured on CCTV cameras. The incident occurred on August 5, 2025, at about 10.15pm at Saffron in Northampton.

The restaurant posted CCTV footage showing a group of four, they said, who ran off before settling the bill. The group's order totalled £197.30, according to a receipt shared by the restaurant. The breakdown included four plain poppadoms for £5.60, one chutney tray for £2.20, two chargrilled lamb chops for £24.00, three chicken chat dishes for £30.00, two chicken tikka mains for £28.00, and two chicken tikka masalas for £32.00.

The group also guzzled two boiled rice portions for £11.00, two garlic naans for £12.00, three chapatis for £12.00, one serving of chips for £4.50, and nine 330ml glass bottles of Coke for £36.00.

The owners of Saffron, said: "It's a big impact. Business as it is, we're 30% down.

"It's very quiet at the moment for a Monday night, it's mostly half of our takings.

"People go out for a quick smoke and then they do a runner, but this is the first time like this.

"We're an upmarket restaurant. There were young waiters around, and they weren't sure what to do.

"We don't expect this from anybody running away when they had food.

"If they want food, if they ask us, we will give them something - free of charge."

Northamptonshire Police said: "We are investigating this incident as a theft and anyone with any information as to who the males are should contact us on 101 quoting incident number 25000457718."