A MAN who lures women on dinner dates after meeting them online - then legs it before the bill arrives - has struck again.

The woman, who does not want to be named, said she is the latest in a long line of ladies who have fallen for the charms of prolific "dine and dash" dater Paul Gonzales.

4 Paul Gonzales has been accused of ditching women at restaurants on first dates before the bill comes

The Los Angeles woman said she met Gonzales on dating app Bumble before agreeing to go for a meal with him.

Once at the restaurant, the woman said Gonzales ordered: "A glass of Pinot, a Caesar salad with a side of shrimp, a steak, and a baked potato."

Then once he only had half a potato left, Gonzales said he had to take a call on his phone and never returned.

4 Gonzales meets women on dating websites before luring them to dinner

"The waiter came back and said, 'He's not out there, is this a first date?'" the woman told CBSLA.com. "And I said, 'Yes, this is a first blind date,' and he said, 'He's gone.'"

She added: “I was shocked that anybody would do this. And I even texted him, ‘Is everything OK?’ And obviously he never responded."

It comes months after another woman accused the same man of ditching her during their first date.

That woman told the news channel that she went on a date with Gonzales in August last year, which he also skipped out on after eating $100 worth of food - by pretending he needed the loo.

His first known victim Diane Guilmette, who met Gonzales on dating site Plenty of Fish, was left with a $163 bill after Gonzales did a runner on their first date.

4 Diane Guilmette outed Gonzales on social media after he legged it during their dinner date

Gonzales ordered a starter, a steak, two side orders and wine - at an expensive Los Angeles steakhouse.

Telling her he had to make a call, Gonzales fled the restaurant leaving Diane to stump up.

When she tried to contact him through Plenty of Fish, she realized he had blocked her account.

4 Cops say there are two warrants out for Gonzales' arrest

Diane then outed the cad online - posting his picture on social media - and to her surprise several other women came forward to say he had done the same to them.

Police said that Gonzales, who has two arrest warrants out for petty theft and driving without a license, also committed a "snip and ditch" when he ran out of a hairdressers without paying after getting a cut and colour last year.

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