I had a very bad experience trying to get into the Gardening Club this past Friday night (28 Nov 08). I had my name on the guest list along with three of my friends and on arrival one very negative door lady decided not to let us in. There were two other people covering the door that night (both men) who were happy to let us in, but this lady just didn't want to let us in the club. Her reasoning was we were too intoxicated, which was a load of rubbish. We are four 30 year old women who shared one bottle of wine before arriving to the club, which I think is hardly intoxicated. The door lady told us to go and have a coffee and return, so as we really wanted to enjoy an evening in the club - we did as she asked. We returned to find that as we were about to enter to the club the second time, she told the other lady on the door (who had the clipboard) that the club capacity was full. We said we were happy to wait! We waited approx 15 minutes and then the lady with the clipboard said we could go in. We are half way in to find the other door women rudely pushing us back and tell us that, as we are intoxicated she cannot let us in and that the licensee of the club had seen as and had denied entry. At this point we asked to see the licensee of the club as clearly they had been a mistake. The licensee arrived and confirmed he had not seen us before and that it would cause him problems if he overrides the decision made by this door lady. I don't normally write reviews but I felt we got treated in an unfair manner and the only thing that can explain this type of behaviour is discrimination!
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although you wrote about your experience, you also need to write a bit about the place. what's it all about
brittle1906 30.11.2008 17:48
Welcome to Ciao. Attitude problems on the door persons behalf by the sound of it. I'd be inclined to write a polite letter to the management of the club informing them of the treatment handed out by their staff. If you were not intoxicated or acting in an anti social fashion, what was her problem?
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Nov 30th, 2008
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