Moment shameless pair ‘dine and dash’ after racking up £100 bill on stir fry and beers in ‘perfect plan’

TWO men stuffed their faces with over £110 worth of food before fleeing a Vietnamese restaurant in a "perfect plan".

They guzzled beer and gorged on spicy beef pho, rice and noodles for two hours at Viet80s in Nottingham on Saturday.

After telling staff they were nipping out for a cig - they jumped in a car and sped off without paying.

Manager Jolie told The Sun: "They ordered a lot of food for two people.

"Nottingham is a very peaceful place but we can't believe this thing has happened.

"It has affected our customers and business."

CCTV shows the food thieves rubbing their hands as they roll into the Friar Lane restaurant at around 7.45pm on December 2.

During the meal their table is covered in beer bottles as they chow down on Vietnamese favourites like pork stir fry.

At around 9pm they were handed a £114.50 bill, which included seven beers and seven dishes.

Video shows one of them get up and collect a black Mercedes while the other runs along the street before jumping in and tearing off.

Iris Nguyen, who launched the restaurant three years ago, described the incident as "the perfect plan".

She told the : "Luckily they did nothing to annoy any others."

On Sunday, staff posted photos of the men on Facebook giving them 24 hours to return and pay the bill - or they'd ring the police.

It read: "We are truly apologising for affecting our other customers’ experiences at Viet80s, we also hope to solve this case in peace."

The duo never came back and Nottinghamshire Police are investigating the incident.

Police described the first man as a white male, approximately 35-40 years old of large build, wearing a blue hat and denim jacket.

The second man has been described as an Asian male, in his 40s, medium build, wearing a grey jacket.

Jolie said she had never seen the men before and fears they may have struck other restaurants around the city.

Nottinghamshire Police have released CCTV images of the pair, adding in a statement: "Officers received a report from Viet 80s restaurant in Friar Lane on Saturday 2 December.

"It was reported that two people ordered a meal but left without paying. The bill was around £115.

"Officers would urge anyone who recognises the two men in the pictures or if you are the two men in the pictures to contact the police on 101 quoting incident number 0682 of 2 December 2023 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."