Woody's and SAILOR — Restaurant in Toronto

I'm sure Woody's is amazing on normal days but I came here with my girls on Halloween night (last night) and we were relatively having a good night. We were dancing on the outskirts of the dance floor near an employee who I'm guessing is the security guard (This is RELEVANT information).

An hour into dancing it had already been around 1AM and we noticed that there was a guy staring and hovering around us. My friend kept having to pull me closer because he was supposedly behind me. I'd tell them to be careful from behind because the guy was there. I know when people look at others respectfully but this guy had no decency to look away when I would sometimes accidentally look at his general direction. It didn't help that whenever my eyes were open, I'd see lack of dancing on his end. He was sometimes just standing in the crowd (He didn't seem like he was with anyone). I was getting more red flags after another. He would relocate position every now and then and I still have yet to see him in a friend group.

At some point I've had enough and he was by the mini stairs steps away from the Security Guard who was sitting on a chair and I just flipped the Creep off (I know I could've handled that situation better but I was intoxicated too and was just trying to have fun with my girls without having eyes on us by a creep). The security guard stood up and was defending the guy. Again I was intoxicated and the place was loud so I was unable to make out most of what the Security Guard said but it was somewhere along the lines of "Anyone can look at you whenever they want". Although not word for word, I was shocked and confused. I explained to the Guard that the guy has been staring at us for an uncomfortable amount of time and hovering us. But the security seemed to dismiss it and went back to his seat. The Creep looked dumbfounded as if he wasn't the one being weird towards us.

I left the club not long after that because I just didn't feel safe at all. I understand that creeps like that exist but that Security Guard should've seen everything. We were in his direct eyes view. We were right in front of him. I know there's a lot of people to watch out for. But to my knowledge I didn't even see the guard talk to the creep. I wasn't expecting the guy to get kicked out but a warning or a stern talking to him would've been nice. But the security's tone was just so upsetting to me. This should've been a safe place. Unfortunately, it wasn't to my...

OMG THIS PLACE IS THE WORST. I was thrown out of this bar last night for a false reason they refused to even explain!

After I spent $50 last night for drinks for my friend and I, I experienced a serious violation and am completely floored and outraged after I was thrown out of the bar for something I was not doing. The staff told me I was sleeping and I had to leave. This was like 10 or 15 minutes after I had started just started chatting with someone I had never met before. Maybe that person I was talking to was someone’s boyfriend, or just some person someone else was interested in. So staff targeted me as I was talking to someone new and told me I had to leave because I was sleeping. But I was chatting with someone, not sleeping. It was embarrassing and degrading. After I refused to leave, more staff members approached me. At that point I got up and walked toward the door so I could have a conversation with staff that was more private in a less noisy environment. At the door the staff told me I had to leave but refused to elaborate on the reason they had given me. When I asked staff their names, they refused to give me their names. They repeatedly told me “I don’t have to give you my name.” After about 5 minutes of asking for people’s names, finally 1 of the 5 people gave me their name. I repeatedly asked her why I had to leave but she repeatedly said “I don’t have to tell you.” I was trying to ask her “where was I sleeping or for how long was I sleeping” but they refused to answer any questions and they were extremely rude about everything.

I called the next day but the two general managers refused to investigate the matter. Instead they just reiterated what the report for the incident stated. They didn’t bother to find an unbiased view of the situation and they just agreed with their staff. So I asked for an impartial review of the event but they refused. I asked for a refund of $50 for the hour I was there but they even refused a partial refund. This place may have good service sometimes, but they can also have the worst service ever.

I will not be going back unless I have too because this bar is a gay Toronto...

Yesterday I went to Woodys, as I’ve done now for a little over a year. I had an emergency because I have my period and completely forgot to pack extra sanitary products (totally on me).

My best friend went around all over the club looking for something for me to use while I waited in the stall. He wasn’t able to find anything, except kleenex so I could wrap my underwear as a makeshift pad. The toilet paper wasn’t able to do the trick because they were the little squares that aren’t able to be wrapped.

I decided to just try to speak with a manager to put a suggestion on having pads and/or tampons available in at least one of the bathrooms.

I was directed to go to the security guard by the door so he could let the manager know. This is what the conversation sounded like:

Me: Hi I was wondering if I could please speak with a manager?

Him: Why do you want to?

Me: I just had a bathroom emergency because I have my period so I wanted to just leave a suggestion that at least one of the bathrooms could have pads or tampons available.

Him: smiles then starts laughing

Me: Why are you laughing?

Him: You do know where you are… right?

Me: Yes… ?

Him: This is a GAY bar. Still laughing

Me: And??? I’m a gay woman??? There’s not just guys who come here???

Him: I can’t deal with you right now. See that man outside with the hat? That’s the manager go talk to him.

So I wordlessly leave and go to the manager.

Me: Hi sorry are you the manager?

Him: What do you want?

Me: explaining

Him: Okay get to the point, I don’t have all night.

Me: Close to crying, finishes explaining and detailing what the security guard said to me

Him: K we’re in the middle of something I’ll make a note. Bye.

To have something so completely rude, sexist, homophobic, and uncalled for happen in Toronto during PRIDE MONTH in the GAY VILLAGE to me, a bisexual woman of colour, by 2 straight men was absolutely disgusting and...