Diners refuse to pay £300 bill after telling pub 'we didn't enjoy meal'

Six diners who left a restaurant without settling their £300 bill were marched back by the police to pay up. The group had declined to pay for their meal and drinks at the Black Bull in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, arguing they hadn't enjoyed their evening.

After being turned away from a nearby pub last year, police located them at their hotel and escorted them back to the restaurant around midnight to clear their bill. Restaurant owner Janie Seaton, 52, recounted: "The six had told us they had been unhappy with the mains so I took them off the bill."

They also grumbled about their table, it was alleged.

"One of the group then came up to the bar and said they were not going to pay the remaining £300," she told the Daily Record. This resulted in a stand-off, with Janie insisting they couldn't just leave without paying.

According to Janie, the group argued that their experience wasn't "amazing enough" to justify payment. She characterised their behaviour as unsettling and extremely misogynistic towards her and her manager.

"Their attitude was disturbing and extremely misogynistic to me and my manager. I realised that I would have to call the police. At this point they legged it from the premises. However, one member of the group did settle his bill before leaving."

Janie commended the police, describing them as "amazing". She said: "They spoke with the six and explained the legal situation and told me they were now going to pay. The individuals were escorted in one at a time, each flanked by a police officer. The officers remained on the scene until the bill was settled to prevent any further issues."

The pub owner revealed that such incidents are now a regular occurrence.

She stated: "Had they not paid I'd have taken