BITE user comments - boots
Comments by boots
As for the music policy, I think not playing the Human League (let alone other 80s classics, eg King) in an 80s bar because , quote, 'It's a commercial night' says it all.
4 Jul 2006 15:04
Could you explain how the 'safety' of your venue might possibly be compromised by allowing somebody in wearing baseball boots? Is somebody wearing a country & western jacket more likely to kick someone's head in than a beered up fool in a Ben Sherman shirt and 'normal' shoes?.
"If you turn up looking like you have just walked off a building site then yes my doorman will knock you back." Does that mean that you wouldn't let the builder from the Village People in?
The door staff DO make up the rules on the spot - otherwise they wouldn't turn one man away when they've let people in wearing the same stuff, and how come the 'no leisure footwear' rule doesn't apply to women? If men have to wear 'normal' shoes, then women shouldn't be allowed in wearing ballet pumps as these are clearly 'leisure footwear'?
I fail to see how having a dress code in any way contributes positively to any venue - it has nothing to do with 'safety' and everything to do with the fact that you want your venue to somehow convey an aura of class despite being in Watford High Street and staffed by morons who couldn't get into the police force. Compare with reflex in the City of London where they encourage dressing up, don't have a problem with people's footwear despite being in a far more upmarket and classier location, and the doorstaff are actually polite and friendly, even offering umbrellas to people in the queue - the correct way to operate!
4 Jul 2006 14:54
Extremely rude, aggressive and deliberately difficult 'doormen' who make up rules about entry on the spot. People getting turned away for trivial offences such as wearing 80s clothes to an 80s bar. Door staff seem to think they have the right to tell other places not to let you in if you dare to question their authority. If you do get inside the service is poor, drinks vastly overpriced and the DJs are useless - thy don't take requests, and appear to only own 2 80s compilation albums with only the most obvious tracks on them. RUBBISH.
18 May 2006 10:30
The After Office Hours, Barnet
Well, it serves later than everywhere else in town (not that anyone goes out in Barnet anymore), but by Christ, is it boring.
12 Feb 2007 17:52