Preston R.
Yelp
Update: I have received a message from Kennedys about this with an apology and I appreciate that they took this concern of mine seriously. As I had written below, I had been there number of times and all my previous experiences were good. Therefore, I believe it was probably an one off unfortunate incident. However, I leave the original review unchanged below.
Extremely Racist experience.
Just to be clear, I have been there before a few times in the last 5 years and my previous experiences with them were alright, international and friendly, which makes this incident even more surprising. I would have taken this to be just the action of a single racist doorman mixed with alert after the Brussels attack. But since the manager stands by the racist behavior of his bouncer and does not condemn it, I suppose it is the policy of Kennedy to be racist and not just the doorman. Which also explains the repeated complaints of racism in their facebook reviews against the doorman. They were particular that we do not record anything and delete any recording that my friend might have made when the whole conversation was going on, so definitely not the first time it happened.
So this is what happens. Wanted to get dinner with a friend, who was already inside. When I tried to get in I was asked for ID while others were just being let in without any checks. Once he saw my ID he just said that I am not welcome here. No reasons whatsoever was given, other than you am not welcome. Just to confirm, I did not have any bags with me, talked politely and since I came straight from work was completely sober and also neatly dressed. When asked further and pointed to the sticker on the door saying Munich is colorful, more racist comments were made by the bouncer. When we asked the manager, he explained there was an alert and just said he stood by his staff. I can understand you check person due to security concern, but saying that I am not welcome after checking the ID is just racial discrimination.
If you are fortunate to get in, this is my review of the place otherwise.
Plus: the burgers are good and portions are generous. The waiters and barmen are friendly, at least the once I have encountered.
Minus: I did not like the fried plates, ordered them twice and both times it felt like it was fried in heavily used oil. It only shows when it not hot, so if you ordered it then finishing before it cools down is recommended.