Couple left ‘gobsmacked’ and ‘in tears’ after being handed bill in restaurant

Paul and Dawn have been together for decades

Paul and Dawn Molineux, from Southport, Liverpool, met when they were just teenagers on a blind date.

The couple's 50th wedding anniversary falls at the end of this month however just a few days ago, they decided to celebrate early, with a meal at Hickory's Smokehouse.

According to the Liverpool Echo, when the very happy couple arrived at Hickory's, they were greeted by deputy manager, James Davies, who asked the couple about their anniversary, how they met, and about the terminal cancer that Paul was diagnosed with back in January.

The couple then enjoyed a beautiful meal with drinks but the best part of the day was yet to come - as when they went to pay their bill, they discovered the meal had been paid for by the restaurant along with a beautiful note wishing them a very happy anniversary.

Paul told the Echo: "We went to Hickory's in Southport for a 50th wedding anniversary meal. When you book the table they asked if it was something special, so we put down that it was our anniversary.

"When they seated us they had put down a sign celebrating our anniversary. Our waiter James asked us about our anniversary, and asked us when we began dating and about our life together. In the end we told him that I've got terminal cancer.

"When he put the bill down we opened it and it said happy anniversary, the bill is on us. It was an 80 quid bill too.

"I just saw the look on my wife's face from across the table and thought have they got this wrong. She more or less broke into tears. We were gobsmacked. We had to go and find the bloke. We said you're joking aren't you?"

What a fantastic gesture from Hickory's Smokehouse.

You can read the full story on the Liverpool Echo.

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