A sister and brother are facing charges of what police are calling "food by fraud" after allegedly dining and dashing from a Brandon, Man., restaurant — and leaving the woman's 10-year-old daughter behind.

The manager of the restaurant told police the pair came in with a child and ran up a tab of about $135 with food and drinks on Tuesday night in the southwestern Manitoba city.

But just before 9 p.m., the pair bolted, leaving the woman's daughter inside the restaurant, police said.

Officers tracked down a 29-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman nearby. Brandon police said the two were both intoxicated and taken into custody.

The 10-year-old girl is now in the custody of Child and Family Services.

The pair, from rural Manitoba, are expected to appear in court in July, police said.