Shocked: Diner owner Clifford Luther received a $10,000 dollar cheque (Picture: YouTube)

A generous diner must have really enjoyed his meal after he left a $10,000 (£6,260) tip following his burger and fries.

Bob Erb stopped off for a bite to eat at the Old West Express diner in the province of Saskatchewan in Canada when he got talking to owner Clifford Luther.

The pair chatted for hours, with the restaurateur revealing his daughter living in British Columbia had just been diagnosed with cancer.

Lotter winner Erb, who was on his way to bury his father’s ashes, returned to the diner five days later when he wrote out the generous cheque.


‘He asked for a pen and said: “Here, you can just take the bill out of that,”‘ explained the shocked diner owner.



‘It was a cheque for $10,000. He just kind of said “If you need to get out there quickly, this will help you.”

‘It just shows how good people can be you know, how, how he had good fortune and he was able to pass it on and I believe he’s a very generous man.’

He added: ‘It’s really lifted my spirits. There are just some really caring people out there.’