customers eat without paying, Benjamin Maréchal conducted the survey

In technical language, leaving the restaurant without paying is called grivèlerie. But in good French, “it’s theft”. Every year, hundreds of restaurateurs are victims of customers who indulge themselves and leave without paying the bill.

In Waterloo, the thieves came with their children. Dad took a 500g T-bone. In Gembloux, the profiteer complained about the quality of the meat. In Loverval, a man left his things on the table after drinking his two bottles of wine. In Liège, the gourmand took a croque-monsieur after his steak. In La Louvière, the couple of thieves made the mistake of leaving a phone number.