Bar owner sparks fury over 'narrow-minded,' controversial late-night entry policy
A bar owner is facing backlash online after posting a video mocking a customer who accused him of discrimination for banning solo drinkers from entering his bar late at night a program that has now turned into an international argument Carl Peters owner of Alibi a cocktail and karaoke bar in Altrincham England disclosed in an Instagram video earlier this month that he has enforced a no single entry after p m rule since opening in according to reports In his initial video which garnered over views on Instagram Peters described a late-night encounter outside the bar in which a man pointed to the No Single Entry sign and accused him of discrimination comparing the rule to banning Black or Asian patrons BREWERY GOES VIRAL FOR DEFENDING FRAMEWORK BANNING KIDS AFTER P M 'NOT A PLAYGROUND'Peters recounted telling the customer Don t bring your woke agenda here adding that he knew the remark would annoy him more than anything else The customer exploded according to Peters insisting he wasn t woke Peters doubled down and solicited if the man needed an adult to explain why late-night venues have entry rules Peters has maintained that his door program is about liability HOW RESTAURANT RESERVATION PLATFORM OPENTABLE TRACKS CUSTOMER DINING HABITSIn a follow-up video that also received over views he commented that if a lone customer has a clinical exigency such as a fall or a seizure staff may not notice speedily in a packed climate and that solo patrons sometimes mither or bother groups because they have no one to talk to Unless you're with a group and we know who you're with you're not coming in he reported After the first video commenters blasted the program calling it pathetic and narrow-minded the New York Post disclosed TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZSome people argued that they work late and often go out alone after without causing problems Others announced the rule unfairly targets introverts or people who merely enjoy having a quiet pint by themselves But women and other patrons argued that the rule makes sense As a mum of young adult daughters I welcome your protocol one woman commented adding Safety in numbers As the backlash snowballed and international news outlets picked up the story Peters explained in the follow-up video trying to draw a line under it calling the entire situation a total non-story CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERHe insisted the rule applies only during peak nightclub hours and that single customers are welcome earlier in the evening This is standard procedure in nightlife he explained We re not reinventing the wheel It s to me noncontroversial CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESHe also took another swipe at critics thanking the keyboard warriors in their curry-stained vests for their newly minted expertise I'm astounded and kind of interested in the population interest in it he reported Twenty-four hours ago who had an opinion on whether a bar should let people in on their own or not in late night spaces In an email to Fox News Digital Peters maintained that the issue is a non-story We will maintain our safe and responsible approach to running our venue and business he disclosed Like we invariably have
