The Blackfriars, Glasgow

We are a group of thirty and forty something professionals who were on a night out in Glasgow. Having visitors from Ireland we went for a meal and decided to have a couple of drinks in the Merchant City.
We entered this place and had one drink and everything seemed fine until our female Irish friend ordered a drink. I was served and then when she tried to purchase another round we were told by the "duty manager" that we were "too drunk" and had to leave!
We couldn't believe it and after asking the "duty manager" why we had to leave, he couldn't provide us with a reason.
We decided to leave rather than cause a scene.
We left and went into Libertine across the street.
I decided to return with my female Irish friend as i was disgusted and she was rather upset, at this point it became obvious they're was no other reason other than her Irish accent that we were asked to leave. We decided to test the theory and returned to Blackfriars.
We were welcomed into the pub by the security staff and i ordered a drink from a female staff member who was serving me until the "duty manager" walked up and said we were "too drunk" to be served and called the bemused security staff to ask us to leave. In fairness to them on speaking to us they agreed that we were not too intoxicated.
It was put to the "duty manager" that it was an "Irish accent" that caused the foregoing which he denied.
I'm a 49 year old professional and up until now a proud Glaswegian who has been frequenting the pubs and restaurants of Glasgow for many years and i have never been asked to leave any establishment before.
I'll leave the reader to make up their own minds about this place.

28 Apr 2012 09:31