River Bar — Restaurant in Dublin

I am all supportive of the covid guidelines and we must all try our best to be mindful, helpful, respectful and cooperate in these times. However I must say while the gentleman who took my name and number for seating was very polite and welcoming the bar man with the glasses and bald head should take some manners training and learn to speak in a minimum civil tone when talking to customers and refrain from shouting or talking in a direct high pitch tone. As me and my friend went to sit down we spoke to each other and suggested asking for a more comfortable seat. The bar man over heard us and took it upon himself to assume we where just going to freely find a seat by our own desire which was not the case. He demanded we sit down and do not change seats without authorisation. I said we where discussing amongst ourselves as whether we will ask to be reseated and he instantly and rudely replied is that the seat you where given? I replied yes, he said well that’s where you will stay. I then explained he should not speak so rudely to customers and that there is a better way of speaking to people in general then another staff member came and asked if there was a problem I said yes your bar man is very rude and should be retrained. The male employee wearing a scruffy pink shirt replied saying I don’t know what he said I am talking with you now, is there a problem? I said well firstly we where thinking to request another seat for comfort but your bar man interrupted very rudely. The employee said firstly you need to be seated you cannot approach staff. At first this was confusing as he approached myself very closely with no mask so I asked are you telling me I cannot speak unless I am seated he said no I’m not saying that right now I’m telling you too sit you do not need to be here I will deal with him later if you sit I can take your order. He totally ignored the bar mans behaviour and having told us we do not need to be here he clearly did not care about business so we decided to leave and found a great team of staff at...

Went to the door and the door man said no trainers I explained to him we were here many times before and in all fairness to the doorman he asked could we go in then a manager came over and rudely spoke to us through a closed door and said I only have 2 tables and I can't give you one off them we explained we've been here many times before for family occasions and we had and open tab when we were there up to 15 people it was my daughters birthday 13/06/24 and she asked could she go to river bar as she likes it there and many times we were there we seen people going down to the night club in trainers and Jerseys it's a tourist location shouldn't matter what your wearing my family and myself have never been embarrassed or felt discrimination like this before anytime we were there the manager greeting us is an Irish gentleman with lovely manners this time the manager was a foreign national I've never seen my daughter as upset and her special day ruined discrimination is a big thing in ireland and that's how we feel we will be getting legal advice and as I said a manager talking to someone through a closed door being rude looking at you like your nothing and telling you I only have 2 tables and there not for you what a disgrace shame on river bar refusing my partner my 15 year and 13 year old and myself look forward to hearing from your main management as we have photos off ourselves in there for food and drinks not so long ago. Just a catch up on the river bar the owner left a reply to contact her I sent her 2 emails and no reply on the discrimination against my family I highlight about customers in tracksuit and trainers drinking on there premises and because my son and myself had trainers on that was the reason they said were refusing yous.so don't mind the owners responce back to the review they...

Sat 9:30 pm 19th of April 2025. Security man at the entrance allows a woman to get in without any question. Stops myself asking if I am with the woman who was in front of me. I said "No, I am on my own."

"Show me your ID card" he says.

"Only for boys not for girls is it?" I said. He didn't respond.

Definetly I look far from 18. I never carry original ID card for theft/safety reasons.

I said "I could show you my id cards on phone if you want."

He said "no physical card".

I said "you are unbelievable" and left.

I have never been stopped at this bar before like that. I was well dressed, groomed and at my best. Thats what pubs expect right? What happenned here, can someone please explain in simple words?

Are men considered unsafe to society? Or is it racist or both ?

Is Ireland which is beautiful, a livable country with such experiences?

I was never stopped at pubs in my beautiful country India for any reason. I have never heard of people from other countries getting stopped at pubs/bar/clubs in India for any reason.

Security men/bouncers are employed to stop any possible fights in pubs not to create this sense of hatefulness and disgust towards the country. Such experiences gives one a feeling of immigrant not a citizen.

And this pub is at such a prime location that there are very good chances that a tourist might come across this place. Imagine so many such bad experiences which tourists get eventually makes a part of bad name for Ireland. There are so many other pubs which gives heart warming welcome and good experience. Why not join them folks?

Change these ignorant rules local folks, make Ireland a place which gives good experience to whoever lives and...