Restaurant starts charging for table bookings after no-shows

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Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A bar diner has blasted people who make multiple table bookings and fail to make it over the door.Now it’s been forced to impose a £50 deposit scheme after being left foaming at the mouth over the no-shows.Lorimers in Bishopton is making the charge for all bookings of six or more people.A table of 12 not turning up was the straw that broke the camel’s back for staff.Assistant manager Rachel Hunter said: “We didn’t really want to resort to taking deposits.“But when the 12 did not show up, that was it.”Since opening back for business on April 26, there have been numerous incidents of diners not appearing.Rachel said: “This is happening all the time,.