A group of Irish ‘gypsy’ tourists are at it again, continuing their trail as they scam restaurants across Brisbane.
Three mothers and their children have been accused by dozens of businesses in Queensland of planting glass shards in their meals to get a free feed.
From coffee shops, lavish restaurants, bars and supermarkets, the Irish women allegedly complained about food they ordered and demanded it for free while their children caused chaos.
The group of Irish ‘gypsy’ tourists (pictured) are at it again, continuing their trail as they scam restaurants across Brisbane
The three mothers and their children (pictured) have been accused by dozens of businesses in Queensland of planting glass shards in their meals to get a free feed
From coffee shops, lavish restaurants, bars and supermarkets, the Irish women allegedly complained about food they ordered and demanded it for free while children caused chaos
Described by hospitality staff as being ‘boisterous’, ‘drunk’ and ‘dressed like bogans’, new CCTV footage of the women has been released to help track them down.
Three women, two with dark hair and one with blonde hair, can be seen pushing two prams down a street with at least four children.
The Irish travellers ordered sandwiches at a coffee shop, but when the manager asked for payment the women claimed they had been given the wrong food the day before and wanted their meals – worth $20 – for free, Brisbane Times reported.
However, the manager said he had worked the previous day and hadn’t seen the women at all.
‘They started getting aggressive and so then I eventually just gave them three of the sandwiches that they said they ordered and then they asked for another one,’ he told the publication.
Staff at the International Hotel also claimed the same women came into their venue, asking for free drinks and cigarettes because the cigarette machine wasn’t working.
‘At the end they complained the steak wasn’t cooked properly so obviously we gave them a free meal,’ Nikki Watts of the International Hotel told 7News.
The same women are also accused of scamming a number of restaurants in the area by planting shards of glass in their meals before demanding they get them for free.
The group of Irish mothers (pictured) are accused of demanding a lunch worth $20 for free
One canny restaurant manager convinced the women to leave their details with him after sensing he was being scammed.
Mido Nassif, who works at Wilson’s seafood restaurant, asked the women for their contact details on the pretense of wanting to later check if they were OK.
One woman then wrote a note with the name ‘Jenny’ above a UK address and phone number.
The note said they were staying ‘In Birisborin’ (Brisbane) at a ‘Hilton Hotel’.
The manager said the two women – who were dressed like they were ‘going to a nightclub’ – left without paying their $260 bill.
The Irish tourists first came to light when the owner of Bird’s Nest restaurant Marie Yokoyama shared her similar experience online.
Queensland Police have been contacted and are investigating.
Pictured is a shard of glass an Irish mother claimed to have found in her meal at Bird’s Nest Restaurant
One of the women gave a note (pictured) to a restaurant after claiming to find glass in a meal