CURFEW — Restaurant in Fort Worth

update After seeing my review on Facebook, the owner reached out publicly and invited me to come back. He offered me free drinks for the year, which is him trying to make things right and I appreciate the gesture.

The way I was asked to leave, and without explanation, left me feeling embarrassed and confused unnecessarily and ruined my night. It changed the way I feel about the vibe for myself and I’m still not sure I’d feel safe or welcome going back to relax.

But I’ll add a few stars back because mistakes happen and I spent many nights having fun where I wasn’t met with a confusing and unwarranted escalation.

I stand by the fact that I didn’t deserve the treatment I received that night despite being attacked by a large group of women on the internet for writing about my experience. 🙄

If you go you will probably have fun but expect good music, ok drinks, and swift justice if you brush past the wrong person.

Here’s the email I sent to Curfew tonight after having the absolute worst experience I’ve ever at at an establishment in my entire life.

Curfew has been my favorite spot for almost two years now. I go at least 2–3 times a month, usually on Friday and Saturday nights. I love the DJs, the drinks, the energy—it’s truly what I used to feel like had been “my place.” I go so often that I recognize some of the door guys and they recognize me, especially JT, who always gives me a nod when I come in. Sometimes I go with my husband or friends, but a lot of the time, I go by myself just to dance. It’s my happy place. I homeschool my three kids and I’m at home all day with them so I love to be around adults and be myself at curfew. Tonight I had three drinks over the course of three hours—not unusual for a night out, especially for someone like me who’s a marathon runner, I like to use dance nights as training and dance as much as I can. Around 1:30-1:45 a.m., I accidentally bumped into a waitress while dancing near the edge of the floor. I immediately made eye contact, told her I was so sorry and could tell she was annoyed—which I totally understand. Just a min before jt was holding a light on the floor while they mopped up a spilled drink. Earlier there had been a big group of drunk men breakdancing (and repeatedly kicking me in the process btw didn’t see them getting escorted out), so I’m guessing she’d already had a rough night—and my bump didn’t help. I felt genuinely bad.

A few minutes later, JT came up and said I was being asked to leave and he was escourting me out. I was completely shocked. I’ve been coming here for years. I’m always respectful, friendly, and usually just have one drink, I was not drunk and had not been causing any trouble before I bumped into the waitress. I couldn’t believe I was being kicked out over a minor, accidental bump and because I dance energetically.

I was embarrassed and emotional—confrontation hits me hard, and I couldn’t hold back tears. This place has meant a lot to me, and now I feel like I’ve lost my favorite space over something so small. I’m sad. I’ve supported Curfew for years—posting on TikTok and Facebook, telling friends to check it out, tipping generously (even tonight, we still left 20% on our final tab). But after how this was handled, I won’t be coming back. It’s disappointing that a regular customer could be treated this way without even a conversation or a chance to explain. After my husband talked to the manager to ask why I was being asking to leave they realized they made a mistake and apologized but I will absolutely not be going back. I don’t think that I can feel comfortable dancing here again after this horrible experience. The Dj tonight was really great and if you see who was there 4/12 I would recommend finding them at another place and at least I can thank him for being AMAZING he had me so excited and pumped with his jams. Here’s to new adventures I’m sure there other fun places I’m just a creature of habit. Down n out has a dance party on Saturday and The Archibald also has a fun Dj and rooftop bar...

Me and my two girlfriends came here, my gf ordered a drink for me that I wasn’t aware of, so I asked the bartender, Jay, if I could take the drink Togo since every restaurant I’ve been to does this since covid. I was clear in my question and she was clear in her answer- yes. When I reminded her once, she said ok, went about her job. Reminded her a second time, she finally said “we don’t give drinks Togo”. She said one thing twice, and changed her story which was strange. She didn’t throw the drink away, which clearly was an indication that she was going to pack it. I asked if she could pls remove the drink from my friend’s tab since I didnt touch it, but she refused. I said “fine I’ll drink it”. She said, “you said you couldnt, so i wont give it to you.” At that point, I was fine to drink it, which was not the bartenders call at that point. She seemed to be taking this to a personal level. Maybe she felt embarrassed for saying one thing and doing another, being called out for it. I said “no restaurant or bar has ever not removed a drink from a tab that wasn’t touched.” She said we don’t do that. So,I asked to speak to a manager bc usually, they have common sense in todays world of customer service, very sad. She said “I’m the manager!” Then she called me a Karen lol. No good manager is as unprofessional as her to call a customer names in this situation. I told her she was a terrible manager because she didn’t even understand how to defuse a situation, which is a basic hospitality management skill.

I said that her calling me a Karen was a cop-out for not wanting to give good service and taking responsibility for what she said.

She tried to change the subject by asking me what I had in my bag, it was a seltzer and closed wine bottle I had as a gift from someone I met up with before, and of course she held it against me to try and kick me out, changing the subject from her embarrassment.

Jay is not a manager who knows how to defuse a situation or act professionally, putting her emotions aside. I’ve been in the hospitality industry in the past for years, and this truly is a terrible manager. I feel bad for the employees at Curfew.

I believe any business is doing terribly to have to charge ppl for drinks they didn’t touch or didn’t order. Its customary to remove it from the tab, but Jay was treating the situation unprofessionally.

I do not recommend this place only because the “manager” will not take care of you in an event that something like this happens, and she will make it worse. This place doesn’t understand that customers are the reason they have a job and should treat them with more respect. Jay should do something else if she’s miserable as a manager at a bar.

Rarely do I ever have conflict like this anywhere bc ppl tend to care and want to be fair in their business dealings, also use common sense. Not Cerfew, not Jay. She also seemed like she was hating on my friends and I bc she wouldn’t even allow my friend to use the restroom after that. She was just searching for any excuse for us to leave. Completely rude and...

This was my first stop in Ft. Worth after I landed at DFW airport on a late night flight. Got here around 12:30AM on a Friday night.

Upon entering, there is a Zoltar the fortune teller machine which seems to be the mascot here, and then a stair case that leads you down to the basement bar. String lights galore, funhouse/carnival mirrors, and a free video/boomerang booth awaited us in the hallway before entering the main room. To our surprise, the place was dead. There were maybe about 20 people, which was crazy because all the vibes were there.

The DJ was playing some great music and I enjoyed all the decorations and lights. It was the 1st night of their “Elfmas” pop up Christmas bar event so I was expecting it to be packed a little, alas it was not. No one was on the dance floor and all the booths were unoccupied. It was still a vibe though. I made the best of it with my crew of 4 but we didn’t stay long…just got one drink and left.

I ordered the “Painkiller”, their most popular drink. The bartender asked what level I wanted out of 3, and you darn right I chose level 3. It took him a little longer to make the drink than expected, but when I did get it, the presentation was cute (came in a coconut shell) and the drink was really smooth. However, I did almost pay $20 for 1 drink including tip. Yikes. Upon leaving, I overheard someone say Curfew is usually packed on Mondays and Wednesdays, so I guess we came on an off day. Bummer. It was still nice to experience it though since I found out about it on TikTok and wanted to...