Discriminatory pub with selective action on the law.

From other reviews staff are clearly lacking a clear understanding of the law. Do better and don’t be so defensive.

Went to the bar with a friend and she was ordering an alcoholic drink. I did not at any point ask to order a drink, I simply asked for a menu. I was told I needed to provide ID before my friend could order a drink, as it was policy and that my friend could potentially be doing a ‘proxy buy’. I complied and brought my ID. I came back to find that another waitress was serving my friend and providing her with an alcoholic drink. I questioned this action, as if you challenge someone to provide ID, you don’t then provide those said people with alcohol without confirming that they are all of age (that is the law). When I questioned this they replied with oh well my colleague is doing ‘separate service’ I don’t have anything to do with that. But if this was a so called ‘proxy buy’ like they said, what was to stop my friend in that moment still buying alcohol for me. Your duty under the law and as service providers is to notify all colleagues that you have challenged said people and they are not to be served alcohol until all parties show ID. You were wrong, working against the law and out of order. Furthermore challenging me for a drink when I haven’t even ordered anything is strange behaviour but not challenging any of the other people in the work group.