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Huge new Salford Quays restaurant slams ‘idiot’ who ran off with iPad in broad daylight

'Cheers for that, happy new year to you too.'

Daisy Jackson - 13th January 2025

A huge restaurant in Salford Quays has shared CCTV of a man taking an iPad and running away in broad daylight.

Unagi, which only opened its huge futuristic sushi and Asian restaurant last summer, shared a frustrated appeal online.

“As if January isn’t already tough enough!!!” they wrote in the Instagram post.

In the video clip they shared, the man is seen standing at a counter as though he’s waiting to be served.

But then he reaches across the counter, seizes an iPad and runs out the door with it under his arm.

Unagi has slammed him as an ‘idiot’ who has struck during what is famously a ‘VERY tough time for the hospitality industry’.

The popular Asian restaurant, which now has locations in Cheetham Hill, Altrincham, West Didsbury, Wilmslow and this beautiful spot in Salford Quays, said it was the ‘cherry on top’ of a challenging time.

Unagi in Salford Quays shared CCTV of this man stealing their iPad. Credit: foodunagi, Instagram

The iPad that was stolen is integral to the restaurant’s operations, controlling their booking systems.

In their post, Unagi Salford Quays wrote: “As if January isn’t already tough enough!!!

“As everyone knows January is a VERY tough time for the hospitality industry, then you get idiots like this who make it impossible. Cheers for that, happy new year to you too.

“We’re already facing enough challenges and you’ve really just put the cherry on the top!! Taking our IPad which controls all of our bookings system!!

“If anyone happens to have seen this guy around the Salford Quays area please give us a shout. But also any businesses in the SQ area, watch out!!!

Unagi in Salford Quays. Credit: The Manc Group

“On a lighter note, THANK YOU, to everyone who is out supporting the hospitality industry this January. Your support means so much to everyone!!”

Unagi has been flooded with support from customers and other operators, with one person writing: “Shocking, so sorry for you guys. We had a lovely lunch in there today.”

Someone else commented: “So sorry this happened. And your employees are such sweet people. Always serving everything with the utmost kindness.”

And fellow restaurant Gran T’s said: “What an absolutely loser, so sorry guys.”