The Cornershop Bar — Restaurant in London

03/09/16 - RACIST CLUB ! RACIST! RACIST !

was hoping to visit 'The Corner Shop' with some friends on a night out and once again was discrimated towards simply because of the colour of our skin (black). this is not the first time i have been discriminated upon based on the colour of my skin so this was due to come as no suprise once again. I have also experienced the same racism at 'Concrete' club in shoreditch.

i was with a mixed group of males to females (8 females & 10 males to be exact) and whilst trying to enter the corner shop basement area where they play mixed genre music, myself and my group of friends were denied entry with the excuse - and i quote "theres too many guys". This caught us off gaurd as we were then informed that there needed to be an equal ratio of guys to girls when trying to get in. We then explained and gave proof that we have an equal ratio based on the whole group and were told "were still not getting in 110%!" our entry was addimently and forcefully denied and the only evidently reason upon trying to get a pure reason for this was only to conclude that this is because we were all black. (may i add we were all aged between 24-25 and had no "aggresive" or "street" approach about us what so ever, as these tend to be familiar tags that are attached to a large group of black people when trying to party in certain parts of london. we all were dressed well and handled ourselves with complete maturity all with the intention to simply have a good night.

To ensure that we were being discriminated upon. my group decided to stand by the entrance and watch as the bouncers would casually let those who were "white" into the club without any fault or hesitation. Ratio's yes, they were uneven but this didn't hinder any white people from a denied entry no matter how many groups of 'too many guys' would approch the club. To prove the racism, shortly after watching all whites be granted entry to the corner shop, a group of black guys approached and were of course denied entry based upon the "too many guys" rule.

what upset me most was that 2 out of the 3 bouncers were black themselves, one male and one female both lighter skinned to be exact. #blacklives clearly don't matter and they should both be ashamed of themselves. "The Corner Shop" left me and my group of friends upset and embarrassed as we experienced this racism right before our very eyes.

to conclude. if your a black male or black in general please be cautious in your approach to visiting the corner shop in shoreditch, old street for a night out. your chances of gaining entry for just being black are very slim. mix your group very well and spread out along the que. simple use technique and tactics all just to get into a...

I cannot believe the service I had last night. I am a regular customer to Cornershop and usually enjoy my night. I have recommended this place to so many people, including my cousin who I was out with yesterday. We were having a good time, waiting to order drinks at the bar, and the bar man moves a "no service" sign right by us so that we no longer are receiving bar service. Now bare in mind we having been ordering drinks from here all night, and for this particular round we had been waiting for a while. So, I moved the sign back to where it was originally (a little bit to the right). All of a sudden, we were kicked out of the club by the apparent owner. While outside, I asked to speak with the manager/owner ( the guy that kicked us out), however, all I got in response was rudeness and dismissal. I wanted to talk with him (not argue) as I believed it was a minor misunderstanding. One security guard told me that the manager is coming, while the other told me he is not coming. While we were visibly upset, the security just laughed at us, ignored us and let their male friends through. As a consumer (who has paid for entry + drinks) I hold the right to speak to a manager, but my complaint was not handled correctly at all. As a result, this is how my night continued: As two young ladies we couldn't get home (since being kicked out unfairly, we didn't know where we were). I lost my phone as I was so angry and we ended up basically hitch-hiking from a stranger and got home at 6am. The bottom line is that I am a regular at Cornershop and have never had such unfair service EVER. They seemed to not take us seriously because we were young women. All I wanted was my money back and some simple decency, but this is apparently too much to ask...

Attended this club with my friends a few nights ago as a reunion after not seeing one of them for three years and also to celebrate my birthday. I was enjoying my time (even though the AC was leaking all over us and soaked half the dance floor which management didn’t care about). I was having a sober night as I was working the next day. My friend whom I hadn’t seen for three years tells me she has to leave and I go away from my other friends to escort her out. As I was at the door for the club (I asked if I could go out and re enter was told no and I respected that) I hugged my friend goodbye whilst still in the club and the bald chubby bouncer immediately put his arm over the door and said I was drunk and can’t go back in. I very calmly and politely showcased to him that I was sober and by which point he realised that he then changed his story to I wasn’t obeying orders to come back in the club, which of course is a bald face lie (pun intended). This had several witnesses from people outside the club and everyone was shocked at his behaviour. These places need to get rid of their egotistical bouncers who are on a power trip especially against young women (I’m 20) like myself who they chuck out onto the streets of london on their own at 2am clearly just because they can and want to make themselves feel big. Truly disgusting behaviour from this bouncer who spoke down to me telling me I’m “nothing special” when I asked to go and get my friends so that I was not alone. He should be embarrassed of himself. Do NOT recommended corner shop to any young women if you want to feel safe. Besides,...