Via Manchester — Restaurant in Manchester

Had a really bad experience on Saturday 23rd of November night. My friends and I went out (group of 8) and tried to get inside, but the security guy at the door told us no because we were too many. That would have been a reasonable reason if it wasn’t because, right after declining us, they let another group of 8 or more people come in. When confronted the security man he was not giving any explanation. We were not badly dressed or wearing anything not appropriate. We were not a hen do. We were not drunk or intoxicated. The only difference with the group that was let in, is that we were not British, we were Spanish. We did not talk rude. This was a really bad experience and as someone from the lgbtq community as well as my friends, we felt very discriminated. We will never come here again. reply to the answer received by the owner We were NOT intoxicated at all. We were just normal people trying to enter a bar. We asked politely, but when right in front of our face you let other people pass for no reason we obviously were not happy about it when I repeat the only difference with the other group is we were not British. Even in the comment you didn’t even know how many people were, making it seem like you just made it up. What did we do that could give you a say we were “intoxicated”? We were not asked if we were fine either. So why do you keep lying? And abuse? Abuse is not letting someone pass just because of where they are from. We did not insult the security, we just asked for a reasonable explanation that they were not giving. We were given a totally different reason for not letting us go in, which was not applied to another group of people just in front of our eyes. And when we ask for explanation in a comment, you tell us we were intoxicated or that we abuse the security which is just not true, giving a totally different reason that was given at the door which makes it look...

I had an incredibly disappointing experience here on Saturday night, November 23rd. My group of friends (8 people) and I were denied entry under the pretext that we were “too many”, yet minutes later, another group of 8 or more people was allowed in without issue. The only visible difference I saw? We were not British.

As a gay person, I’ve always valued LGBT+ spaces as places of inclusivity and community, but this experience made me feel excluded in a way I never have before. When I asked for clarification, the staff refused to provide any reasonable explanation (they kept saying that we were too many when they just let enter other group of 8 or more people).

A place that claims to represent inclusivity should do better than to make paying guests feel unwelcome based on where they come from. This experience was deeply upsetting, specially when coming from a staff member that claimed to be from the LGBT+ community.

Edit after the owner answer: Your claim that members of our group were intoxicated is simply false. None of us were intoxicated, and I believe your security staff have body cameras that can confirm this. We politely asked why our group was denied entry while another group of the same size was let in, and when no clear explanation was provided, we questioned what appeared to be discriminatory treatment because we were not British. I will not stay silent when I feel I’m being treated unfairly, and I hope you can take a closer look at...

Got rejected because I’m trans 👎 don’t go here if you’re a t-girl, you won’t be welcomed. They didn’t specifically say why, gave me a couple of fake reasons that kept changing, but my straight cis girlys were allowed in and I got told no at the door, that’s the only difference between us. Gay clubs should be for all LGBT+ people, they’re supposed to be our spaces. Wild to cater to cishets but reject a trans girl. EDIT: to reply to their reply, I was not intoxicated. This was the first place we tried to get in and I’d only had one small glass of wine and lemonade whilst getting ready, I was clearly not even tipsy. We then went on to be accepted into 5 clubs in the gay village and had a great time, we were not rejected anywhere else, we were welcomed with open arms. It is absolutely categorically untrue that I was “intoxicated”. The bouncer initially said it was my dress that wasn’t good enough to get in, but then changed it to “we’re full”, but then continued to let other people in. We all know the real reason why 🏳️‍⚧️🙄 Instead of taking responsibility and reeducating their door staff, they’d rather turn the responsibility on to me. They clearly refuse to take any accountability or make any positive changes and instead prefer to victim blame and lie. Vile...