Lily Frank
Google
I’ve been a customer of this bar for years, and it’s always been a place I enjoyed—until now. After my experience today, I feel compelled to share my concerns.
On St. Patrick’s Day, my friend and I were in the restroom for about five minutes when a man, who identified himself as working there, began aggressively banging on the door. After a few seconds of beating on the door, he barged in and blocked the door, preventing us from closing it for privacy. We repeatedly tried to close it, explaining that we were just using the bathroom, but he kept pushing it open while my friend was sitting on the toilet. His behavior was not only inappropriate, but it also made us feel unsafe. He continued to yell at us, demanding that we leave.
His rationale for doing this was that another person was banging on the door and saying we had been in there for 15 minutes. Which as I stated is not true and even if it was you would think an employee may look into the situation a bit further (or at all) before busting in on a customer in the restroom.
Upset by this experience, I approached a female bartender to calmly explain what had happened and voice my concerns. However, the same man entered, interrupted me, and began raising his voice. He repeatedly told me, "It's over," and insisted I needed to leave. I was simply trying to address my valid concern, but he belittled me, dismissed everything I said, and accused me of being "locked in the bathroom" (?which, ironically, was the issue I was trying to report?). Despite my efforts to remain calm, he continued to escalate the situation, making me feel more threatened and uncomfortable. Eventually, my friend and I left.
Fast forward to yesterday, when I returned to the bar. I was intentionally avoiding him due to how unsettling his behavior was. However, within minutes of being there, he looked directly at me and, for no reason other than what I can only assume was my disgusted facial expression due to his previous actions, told my friend and I that we needed to leave. His reasoning? I "made a face at him." I tried to avoid engaging with him because I didn’t feel safe or heard when I tried to address the issue earlier, but he continued to antagonize us. So, I went up to the bar to request a refund for my drinks. Yet again he comes up to the bar and says something to me, continuing to escalate the situation and triple down on his decisions.
I won’t name him here to avoid publicly embarrassing him further—he’s already done enough of that through his actions. But the owner knows exactly who he is.
It’s truly disappointing, and I sincerely hope the bar will address this behavior. I encourage others, especially young women, to exercise caution at this bar if they value their safety and dignity. This wasn’t just a bad experience—it was an outright disrespectful and toxic one.