"It's just somebody that is clearly trying their luck and doesn't really realise the impact something small to them has on a independent restaurant. If you think about all of the hard work that's gone behind catching the produce and then getting it all the way from Scotland to London. There a massive domino effect and it's a cost that now just has to be swallowed."
"Elystan Street restaurant shared the CCTV footage on Instagram appealing for witnesses, saying it wanted to "resolve this quickly and fairly". In the CCTV, a woman can be seen looking behind a flower bed before sliding out a white box and walking away."
"London may be "dealing with a repeat, targeted restaurant thief". Owner Chris Galvin said it was "devastating to see this happening in the run up to Christmas". He said: "The produce taken from us wasn't everyday groceries it was high-quality, premium meat, and for Elystan Street i"
A box of langoustines worth about £200 was taken from the doorstep of Elystan Street, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Chelsea, at about 08:00 GMT. CCTV footage shows a woman looking behind a flower bed, sliding out a white box and walking away. General manager Becky McLaughlin said the theft has a domino effect across the supply chain, from catching the produce to transporting it from Scotland to London, and that the cost must be absorbed by the independent restaurant. The incident was reported to the Metropolitan Police, and a similar earlier theft at Galvin La Chapelle involved about £800 of premium meat.
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