Evil Penevil

I don't know if the BiB have recently changed their routines, but for decades farang caught up in raids on nightspots were never forced to give a urine sample.  They were simply told to pay their tabs and leave.  There were a few exceptions if a farang was obviously tweeking or got belligent with police, but those exceptions were few and far between over the years.

2 hours ago, chessman said:

... it’s a kind of upmarket restaurant/bar that caters to middle class and rich Thais, not in a tourist area or near the MRT/BTS. Less than 0.1% of their customers would be foreign. 

Exactly. It's an out-of-the-way place that had virtually no foreigners as guests pre-corona.  If you're never going to go there, why would you care what its policy is during a pandemic?

Keep in mind that for years there have been many farang bars in both Bangkok and Pattaya which refuse entry on the basis of race or ethnicity.  Thai males and "unaccompanied" Thai females are often forbidden entry.  I don't think these admission "policies" are based on racist ideology but are rather an attempt by the owners to attract the most profitable customer base while keeping the local staff happy.  Same-same with the Fullmoon Terrace & Bar.

4 hours ago, ALFREDO said:

You right - he is from an Ex Communist Eastern European country 

Is it Hungary?  ????????????

Seriously, as others have said, it would be absolutely best for your non-friend to beg or borrow (I won't say steal) the 2,500 baht. If that ls totally impossible, there are a few other options, but none of them are certain.  

1)  The embassy of his home country may be willing to lend him the money. Your non-friend apparently lacks the resources to travel to Bangkok, but he could at least give the embassy a call.  Even if the embassy can't lend him money directly, the consular officers may know of a Pattaya resident who is willing to help a fellow countryman in dire straights.  

2) The airline may be willing to lend him the overstay fee.  The reason isn't kindness or customer service, but because the airline would face so much potential hassle and expense if a passenger is denied exit by Thai immigration officials.  It's easier for the airline to make sure "troublesome" passengers leave the country on the booked flight rather than deal with a deportation.

3) It is not outside the realm of possibility that Thai immigration lets him through even if he doesn't have the cash to pay the overstay.  He would be sent to the overstay counter and they would require him to sign a binding agreement to remit the overstay fee plus an extra penalty, but it would be less hassle and ultimately, expense, than denying him boarding.  Get rid of him and flag his passport so he's denied entry to Thailand again if he doesn't pay the penalty.

However, there is NO guarantee any of these possibilities will work.  The only sure way for him to leave as scheduled is to have the overstay fee in his pocket when he checks in.

Evil