Argy bhaji! Moment curry house customer punches staff after being confronted when he 'walked out without paying'
Employees at the family-run Red Rose Lounge, in Waterlooville, Hampshire, followed the grey-haired, spectacled diner as he walked down an alleyway after suspecting he had left without paying.
By MATT STRUDWICK, NEWS REPORTER
Published: 14:10 GMT, 31 December 2025 | Updated: 14:10 GMT, 31 December 2025
This is the moment a curry house customer punched a member of staff after being confronted over an alleged dine and dash.
Employees at the family-run Red Rose Lounge, in Waterlooville, Hampshire, followed the grey-haired, spectacled diner as he walked down an alleyway after suspecting he had left without paying.
In the footage, posted on the restaurant's Facebook page, a staff member films the hoodie-wearing customer and tells him: 'You had a meal and just walked off. That's not nice. We served you so nicely.'
The male waves his hands in the air and shouts 'not nice' and a few expletives as he continues to walk away.
The restaurant worker then accuses him of punching a colleague and that 'he is bleeding' and asks him for his address.
'Oh yeah, try that one,' the man says. He then appears to lash out as the employee says: 'Don't punch me.'
The male raises his fists in a boxer's stance and angrily says 'you can't f***ing do anything to me' and swings his arm again as another male and female tell him to stop.
The clip was posted on the restaurant's Facebook page on Monday night, but it is not known if that is when the heated altercation took place.
Employees at the family-run Red Rose Lounge, in Waterlooville, Hampshire, followed the grey-haired, spectacled diner as he walked down an alleyway after suspecting he had left without paying
The clip was posted on the restaurant's Facebook page on Monday night, but it is not known if that is when the heated altercation took place
The family-run Red Rose Lounge in Waterlooville, where the diner was accused of leaving without paying
A message published alongside the video read: 'It's a shame the person had a meal with us and he ran away without pay.
'When our colleagues tried to stop him he punched one of our staff and the local pedestrian tried to stop him and he tried to punch the lady as well.
'Anyway we hope he got home safe.'
The Daily Mail has contacted Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary for comment.