Paul Christopher Campbell, 41, pleads guilty to breaking into Raes on Wategos at Byron Bay

It’s quite a shellfish act – a man busted into a luxe hotel Byron hotel and nabbed a bag of seafood as well as several knives, brazenly flipping off security cameras as he made a meal. Now, he’s faced court.

A crook broke into luxe hotel Raes on Wategos in the middle of Byron Bay and nabbed a bag of seafood as well as several knives, brazenly flipping off CCTV as he made himself a meal.

Paul Christopher Campbell faced Byron Bay Local Court over videolink from prison on Monday.

SAY CHEESE: Paul Campbell on CCTV.

The 41-year-old man pleaded guilty to breaking and entering a building to commit a serious offence.

Campbell also pleaded guilty to hindering or resisting police, driving while his licence was suspended, driving an unregistered car, driving an uninsured car and using a car on the road without paying tax.

The outside eating area at Raes on Wategos. Picture: File

Campbell broke into the hotel on Marine Parade at Byron about 3.30am on March 13.

“While at the property he stole a bag of prawns and several knives, which was the property of Raes on Wategos, owned by Antony Catalano,” police state in court documents.

The “prawns” described in the documents were actually the hotel’s “world-class lobster tails”, a source connected to the hotel said.

Campbell flipping off the camera.

“He gave the security camera the bird while making himself a meal,” they said.

“He also helped himself to some Japanese whiskey that he drank and put back with the label facing forward – definitely ex-hospo.”

Campbell entered a late guilty plea and told the court: “Now I know how the law operates, so I’m pleading guilty.”

The case has been adjourned to October 2.