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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Danny Rigg

Club owner 'kicks man out' after his ridiculous request to staff

A city centre club owner said he was upset after a man's bizarre request.

Bar owner Rob White said two customers asked staff to " call the police on a group of 'chavvy'-looking l ads" because they didn't like how they were dressed.

The 36-year-old said he instead stood by the group of lads and told the two customers to leave as they were causing a scene.

And since ECHO readers have backed the bar and said the two men should 'get a life'.

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Rob said he was 'saddened' by the encounter after having 'zero trouble' since the LGBTQ -friendly cocktail bar opened a month before the first lockdown last year.

He told the ECHO : "The clientele we bring in is amazing and we've had zero trouble."

Rob claimed the man also went over to the lads and asked them if they were going to attack him and his friend.

Rob said: "He's from the LGBTQ+ community, he knows about all the attacks, he knows all the stuff that's gone on.

"Going up to a group of lads saying, 'Are you going to attack me because you've got tracksuit bottoms on and trainers', is ridiculous."

This was the first time Rob, who has 15 years experience in the industry, has had to kick people out of his bar.

He said it made him feel 'weird' and 'saddened' because it goes against the ethos of his venue.

On Point is an 'inclusive' LGBTQ-friendly cocktail bar with drag performers that opened on Victoria Street just before the first lockdown in 2020 (On Point)

Speaking of a post he put on social media about the encounter, Rob told the ECHO : "The moral of our story was don't judge someone by the way they look.

"Me and my staff, we don't judge anybody who comes into the venue, what they dress, their religion, race, creed, sexuality, whatever.

"This is my bar. It's 2021 and I want my bar to be an open venue and a fun venue. And I want to be a venue that everybody feels safe in."

The Victoria Street venue has an open-door policy with no dress code and no doormen.

On Point is an LGBTQ-friendly cocktail bar on Victoria Street, kitted out with booths and interactive tables that allow customers to order drinks without leaving their seats (On Point)

Rob told the ECHO : "We get a lot of the LGBTQ+ community coming in here. We have stags, we have hens, we have the older people.

"We literally have everybody from every walk of life coming in."

This all contributes to the 'inclusive' vibe of On Point.

Speaking about the group of four lads who were involved in the incident, Rob told the ECHO : "They were really, really nice. They stayed all night. They were hanging around with the older people. They were getting pictures with the drag queens.

"Honestly, they were really, really good."

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