Olé-Olé-Bar — Restaurant in Zurich

This place is great for a late night, typical dive bar. Bartenders are wonderful! But security is a joke. The bouncers are ALWAYS rude and in a bad mood. Someone stole my bag while I ran in the bathroom for 2 minutes, I ran outside and asked the bouncer if he saw someone leave with the brightest orange bag in all of Zurich. He snapped at me and continued to smoke and chat with his friends. After a police report, turns out the guys were 2 blocks away and began their shopping spree 3 minutes after i asked the bouncer if he saw something. That bouncer, is a douchebag. But if you make your own security, you'll have...

I was thrown to the ground like I was nothing.

The security guard refused to let me in, while letting everyone else pass. When I asked why, he said: “I don’t need to give you a reason.” I started recording, calmly and he grabbed me by the neck and slammed me to the floor. In front of everyone.

I have a feminine appearance. The way he treated me like a man, with brute force was terrifying and humiliating. People stared. I felt exposed, violated, like I didn’t belong anywhere.

It was more than aggression. It was a moment of deep pain and shame.

This place is not safe. If you’re visibly queer,...

The stuff is absolutely rude. After we finished the second round of drink and some of us decided to get some fresh air outside, the lady insisted that we had to pay and repeatedly told us the number on the bill while we explained that our friends would come back soon. She said her shift would end soon. But I think she assumed that we would leave without paying. I left the bar one hour later and she was still serving.

The lady who served us was the oldest waitress in the bar that night, around 60. I had a very good first impression of the bar itself but the quality of service could...