Woman left with huge bill after Plenty of Fish date eats expensive meal - then flees restaurant and blocks her 

  • Diane Guilmette received a 'very flattering' message from a man police later identified as Paul Gonzales on dating website Plenty of Fish
  • They went for a first date in a fancy restaurant where he ordered a 'lot of food'
  • Guilmette thought it was going well until Gonzales went outside to make a call
  • Around 15 minutes later, she realized that he was not coming back 
  • A shocked and disappointed Guilmette was left to pay their $163 bill
  • Her story inspired other women came forward saying he'd done it to them
  • Gonzales is facing  petty theft charges and is accused of not paying for a haircut

A woman was left with a $163 bill after her date invited her to a fancy restaurant, ordered lots of food and drink, then fled without paying. 

Diane Guilmette had joined dating website Plenty of Fish when she received a 'very flattering' message from a man police later identified as Paul Gonzales.

She agreed to meet up with Gonzales and the pair arranged to go to a fancy restaurant.

Diane Guilmette (right) had joined dating website Plenty of Fish when she received a 'very flattering' message from a man police later identified as Paul Gonzales (left)

She agreed to meet up with Gonzales (pictures is his profile) and the pair arranged to go to a fancy restaurant

He ordered 'a lot of food', and several glasses of wine as they sat chatting on their first date, CBS 2 reports.

It was all going well, or so Guilmette thought, until Gonzales went outside ostensibly to make a phone call.

He never came back.

Guilmette said she sat at Morton's Steakhouse in L.A., waiting for her date to come back from his phone call for 15 minutes before the reality began to sink in.

It was all going well, or so Guilmette thought, until Gonzales went outside ostensibly to make a phone call. He never came back

 Diane Guilmette, from LA, said she was eating at Morton's Steakhouse when her date fled leaving her with the bill

When she realized her date was not coming back, she tried to message him on the Plenty of Fish app only to find that he blocked her.

She was forced to pay the $163 out of her own pocket. 

When she took to social media to share her story, along with pictures of her date, Guilmette said several other women came forward to say that he had done the same thing to him. 

Each time he had chosen a high-end restaurant and sneaked out, leaving them with the bill. 

One woman, who did not want to be named, was left with a bill for more than $100 after he 'went to the bathroom' and never came back. 

Despite the horrendous first date, Guilmette says she has not been put off internet dating, although she may be a little choosier on who she goes on dates with in the future. 

Police say Gonzales is also facing two pending cases of petty theft, and is accused of failing to pay for a haircut at a salon back in February. 

Police say Gonzales is also facing two pending cases of petty theft, and is accused of failing to pay for a haircut at a salon back in February.

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