Saturday 10th Sep: Our first entry in to the bar. Spectacular venue and awesome implementation of fun. Turned to my good mate, his view was the same. Loved the retro music, feel and crowd. Bar staff / waitresses... top notch, responsible but also your mate. Limited alco selection, but all you need. Had the crowd going in the back, but I got kicked out by the young bouncer who couldnt articulate any clear breaches ...except that I was intoxicated and it was a "lawful request". So got the crowd going at other venues that night where I apparently wasnt intoxicated at all! (being an experienced drinker and counting my drinks as I was driving!). Fun....is apparently intoxication here - WATCHOUT FOLKS! My mate thought it was racism (Im brown, and those actually unable to stand were allowed to stay). Ruined a potentially great memory. Good staff and reputations are so important in this industry...lets hope...
Read moreDisappointing evening here. My boyfriend and I arrived at 8:30pm, we took our drinks in to the rear garden which was empty and sat talking, my boyfriend then went out the front to smoke before going back to the bar to order a second round of drinks. Turns out the security guard had decided he was too drunk, not sure how as this was our second drink of the evening… he then came out to the rear garden and told us we had to leave after finishing those drinks and that everything was captured on cctv (nothing had happened, no scene, no drama, literally just my boyfriend going out to smoke). He had done nothing to provoke this response and we were made to feel very uncomfortable. Ironically the table of guys sat behind us in the garden were talking about all the mushrooms and speed they had been taking so maybe they should have been the targets for being thrown out?!?! A real shame and would...
Read moreCame here for a quiet drink on a Thursday night after dinner with a friend visiting from interstate. Ordered drinks and got about half way through before a band started inside. We decided to go outside so we could continue chatting. Place was almost empty, about 10 people max. While quietly chatting outside, one of the waiters then came over and started accusing us of somehow sneaking in another way besides the front door. He then asked us to leave because my friend was wearing thongs. I guess he wasn't at the door when we came in and was in trouble with his boss? They already happily took our money at the bar. Unbelievably rude, especially since the place was almost empty and we weren't causing any trouble. Great impression of Brisbane for my friend- definitely won't be back with visitors. What an embarrassment...
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