Nando’s waitress slapped with a plate by man after she brought food to the table

This is the moment a man slapped a young waitress with a plate at Nandos after she put their food down on the table.

Footage shows the waitress walking up to the table with food for the man, woman and child at a restaurant in Stratford, London.

As she places the food down in front of the man, he appears to lunge forwards and slaps her with a plate.

The woman accompanying him appears stunned and quickly gathers the child to leave with the man in tow.

The waitress appears to shout something before quickly walking away with her hand to her face.

The incident is believed to have taken place at a Nando’s restaurant in Stratford, London, on Monday (20 August), with the footage captured by CCTV cameras.

Onlookers looked shocked as the family exit the premises.

The Metropolitan Police said: ‘A report of assault was made to police at the time of the incident, however, it appears this was not progressed promptly by officers.

‘We are working to establish why this happened and accept this is not the level of service Londoners should rightfully expect from the Met.

‘We have since made contact with the victim and a statement has been taken – we will endeavour to keep her updated with the progress of this investigation.

‘There has been no arrest and enquiries are ongoing to locate the man involved.’

Nandos has been contacted for comment.

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