Husband and wife Paul and Rhiannon Brown (pictured) went on a dine-a-dash spree in Beafeater restaurants
A husband and wife went on a dine-and-dash spree in four Beefeater restaurants, running up £91 bills before fleeing without paying.
Mortgage advisor Paul Brown and his wife Rhiannon began their spree by fleecing three different branches of the restaurants in just one month.
But the pair were caught when they returned to one of the restaurants for a fourth dine-and-dash and were recognised by staff.
The couple, of Caerphilly, South Wales, have now been sentenced to 80 hours of community service after pleading guilty to four counts of making off without payment.
They have also been ordered to repay the chain £181.65 each.
Cardiff Crown Court heard how Mr Brown, 50, and Mrs Brown, 46, ‘got their kicks’ by sneaking out before paying for their meals and drinks.
Their first dine and dash took place at the Longbow Beefeater in Llantrisant, South Wales, in February.
The Browns then moved onto the chain’s Walston Castle restaurant in Cardiff two weeks later, before carrying out another scam at the Bagle Brook restaurant in Port Talbot just over a week later.
The pair (pictured) were caught when they returned to one of the restaurants for a fourth dine-and-dash and were recognised by staff
The couple (pictured), of Caerphilly, South Wales, have now been sentenced to 80 hours of community service after pleading guilty to four counts of making off without payment
On each occasion, the couple racked up an average bill of £91.
But the Brown’s were recognised by staff when they returned to the Walston Castle restaurant three months later and again left without paying.
The Browns – who have three adults children – were identified and arrested by police.
A spokesperson for Beefeater said: ‘We would like to take this opportunity to praise our quick-witted team whose actions helped identify the individuals involved and helped bring them to justice.’
Their first dine and dash took place at the Longbow Beefeater in Llantrisant, South Wales (pictured), in February