Kittens Strip Club - Melbourne — Restaurant in Melbourne

Kittens Strip Club South Melbourne of course have rules like all clubs.

But if you are asked to leave along with a lady close to you by the 'bar manager' woman because she accuses you of taking photos and so you comply politely and leave right away; a burly bearded bouncer from the door (with his two security colleagues as accomplices) then have zero right to then grab you and rough you up inside the premises when you are already, peacefully, well on the way to the exit.

That is what any premise CCTV cameras operating, captured what happened at the time. We were leaving peacefully and they did this!

Nor has the same burly bearded doorman have a right to punch the lady close to me after I get grabbed while leaving peacefully with her.

That is assault. This is what happened 8.30pm Friday night 17th February.

There are a number of complaints on here via these reviews by bouncers and management for being rude and am not surprised after this particular evening.

You would think if any drink is about $12 each and you want customers to patronise the place to make big dollars from them, then (us) complying with a request to leave peacefully is no excuse to make me and lady with me a target for blatant assault by security.

The bearded doorman broke the law. Guestimating he has a court history, given this type of behaviour. One of the security personnel with him wearing a baseball cap was wearing a 'Guardia' security company top. All security personnel I saw were wearing black or very dark tops.

Myself and lady I was with have zero police record. I hold current Working with Children card and we are both in our 50s.

The excuse for this brutally by this security company is zero. I should never have been grabbed for leaving peacefully. Again, this is captured on any CCTV cameras operating at the time.

We were focused on the the fashion and the performances and were looking for laid-back outgoing environment.

For that, we didn't deserve this treatment.

The matter won't end here. Once again,hat occurred inside the premises under the aforementioned circumstances, captured by any CCTV footage was unlawful by the security company.

If premise don't allow CCTV footage as part of investigation, then they rely on witness statements as well.

We are such witnesses to how this particular Kittens Club premise and Guardia security personnel...

Honest Review-

We went to Kittens on 2 occasions, one was at the time of opening and the second time was much later in the evening... Big difference 😄

First occassion was good although we only stayed there for a couple of drinks. First impression was that it was fairly small, however we had the intention of checking it out another time.

The second occassion was this Friday gone, we ended up there at about 11pm, first impression was that the guard at the door (big islander bloke) seemed to have a chip on his shoulder and gave one of the girls I was with a hard time as she had a tattoo showing, which is odd since alot of their girls have tattoos. He almost turned us away.

Entry was surprising that it was free entry for females and only $20 for a Male. This is a bit cheaper then others we have experienced.

As we walked in, it was absolute CHAOS, there were girls on the bar bench with sparklers, girls on the centre stage with Champagne encouraging patrons to tip it all over them and Girls everywhere!

Music was great, it felt like a party, the only downfall was that the music was way too loud, you literally couldn't hear anyone talk. This made it hard to communicate with whoever you were with let alone the girls that would approach you, which would become a guessing game in body language and create more of a pushy approach making it a bit more transactional. Bar was a bit hard to get to at times as people would get their drink and just stand there, blocking the bar.

There were couples and female groups there, which they seemed to also enjoy it.

Other then the guard at the door, and the music being too loud, it was definitely a...

This is going to be a long review.

The first time I went to Kittens was in 2018. The security guard (65+ years man) didn't allow me me an entry. When I humbly asked the reason, he was very rude. That incident was one of the top 5 traumas in life. That is why I didn't even consider going there back again even though I had been spending $500+ per month @ an average in other strip clubs.

Recently, I heard good stuffs about kittens from some people which were opposite to my personal experience. So I skimmed trough the Google reviews if there is any change. Unfortunately, I found many reviews (especially, from foreigner customers) about bad experiences with security people. Then I directly called them and asked if I (being a foreigner) am welcomed to visit. The response was very positive and encouraging.

After that, I went there twice last week, and I wish I had spent my hard earned money there last 6 years. I am not sure, but I think there might have been some recent changes in management. That could explain why the current situation seems so contrary to my previous experience and to some of the other reviews. My experience this week is simply too good to be true. Needless to say, the staff and security guard—everyone—were friendly and professional.

Don't know where that 65+ security guard is now (should be 70+ by now). I am trying to forgive him for keeping me away from this wonderful place for 6 years.

Final note. Lucia and Lexi are great. I will keep coming...