Very happy diner leaves grand tip on 79 quid bill.

It’s a new year. Most people, including us here at Extraordinary News, are, to be frank, penny pinching. We’re avoiding takeaway coffees, cancelling our subscriptions to online streaming services and losing friends as we find excuses not to pay a round.

Not so a customer at Indian restaurant The Indian Tree in Portadown, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The man, who wanted to remain anonymous, was so pleased with his dish, billed at £79.50 for five people, he slapped a whopping £1,000 tip on top.

It’s thought the mystery tipper, a businessman who pops into the curry house every couple of months when he’s in town, is a big fan of its chef, known as Babu.

Luna Ekush, who owns the restaurant, said the tip was “incredibly generous”.

“It is a very simple thing to express gratitude, but this has had such a big impact. We are still in shock,” she told the Portadown Times.

“All the staff working that night will split the money as the customer said it was for everyone.

“I don’t think anyone at the restaurant has ever received such a massive tip, I definitely have not.

“I want to thank Babu for his hard work, all credit for the food must go to him.”