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A new Leicester restaurant has pleaded with customers to let them know if they can't make their reservations after experiencing a number of no-shows.

100&Six opened in Queen's Road less than a month ago, and describes itself as a 'modern neighbourhood bar and eatery'.

But the independent venue has already seen a number of customers booking tables and not turning up.

A post published on the restaurant's Facebook page on Sunday reads: "A polite message regarding yesterday.

"We advertised yesterday we were fully booked, and then had tonnes of no-shows."

(Image: Peter Fothergill)

The post continued: "Whilst we understand you can't always make your reservations, please at least call us to let us know.

"We're a new, small independent business. We want everyone to enjoy it.

"We have been turning people away, thinking we can't fit them in, and then are left with empty tables.

"This is all, just a minor quibble. Love always."

Robin Hardman, General Manager at 100&Six, told LeicestershireLive: "We only fit around 35 covers so we do our upmost to fit people in so they can experience it, and we can make some money too.

"But we have all these bookings that come in online or over the phone, and when the time comes they don’t turn up.

"After 10 minutes we give them a call but more often we find it’s not being picked up, or going straight to voicemail."

(Image: Peter Fothergill)

Robin continued: "We’re three and a half weeks old now, and our prime times are Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays.

"But last Saturday really stood out.

"We tell our customers we are fully booked so they don’t come in. But then we're left with empty tables.

"If you don’t want your table anymore then it’s fine, you just need to call us and let us know so someone else can have it instead.

"With the bank holidays coming up we want to try and make sure it doesn’t happen again."

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100&Six currently has a system in place for tables of six and above, where card details are taken with the reservation.

If the group fails to give 24 hours' notice for a cancellation then the card is then charged £20 per head.

Robin says the restaurant may have to introduce a similar policy for smaller groups if the no-shows continue.

"It would be sad if we had to do that for smaller tables of two or four," he said.

"But it might be something we have to look at if it keeps happening."

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