Kildare man's restaurant asks diners to stop stealing steak knives

A restaurant co-owned by Kildare sports star Jamie Heaslip is asking diners not to steal its steak knives.

Trendy Dublin restaurant Bear said it is being forced to regularly the French cutlery which cost €20 each.

A surprising note on the Menu now reads: "We have Opinel No.9 knives. €20 each. Pilfering will be noticed!"

Macken (38) told the Herald: "We have to source the knives from France, so it's really hard to get our hands on them. In the first week we were in business they all disappeared."

Other items disappearing from the premises include the French glassware and toilet rolls from the rest rooms.

Macken added: "We spend thousands of euro replacing things. We try to buy unique items, like the knives and French Duralex glass, none of which are easily available. They all get stolen.

"We have the sign in the menu as a polite reminder. It's a nice way to say 'be respectful and a nice person'. We can't afford to replace things constantly."