Zapped, I have read that the person at the door was a 23 year old woman. I have also read some commentary that perhaps this was an inappropriate person to put at the door-- not old enough, not big enough, and not male, and perhaps without the judgment necessary to determine who should be let in. Do you have any thoughts on this? Is it unusual for a relatively young woman to be functioning something like a bouncer?
Since it is supposed to a be a high end bar, with high drink prices, I doubt they would need a bouncer per se as that
usually keeps the rif-raff out.
Obviously it didnt work in JLMs case. A good bouncer or door person wouldnt have allowed him to return based on his behavior earlier that night....any of it. That doesnt exactly scream high-class to the rest of your customers does it?
His bizarre behavior taken in total (and actually commented on by the door person) makes me doubt the sobriety and maturity level of the door person as well.
I would have watched him closely after he started bumming cigarettes and bumping into people and I would have asked him to leave after the words he had with the British man and his wife....when you start making other guests feel uncomfortable its time to go....and I wouldnt have allowed him entry the second time under any circumstances.
I also wouldnt have put a 23 year old at the door, personally. The chances of them lacking the necessary judgement AND for them allowing their underage friends in are too great IMO.
I mean, its only been a couple of years since the door person turned 21 herself and she might not have thought drinking underage was that big of a deal.
I dont have the statistics in front of me but the majority of people who serve people underage are under 30 themselves. Those of us who are older usually know better by this time and have more to lose.
I imagine people argued with her a lot because of her age, her size and her sex...... and if a fight were to break out involving someone big what could she have really done to stop it anyway?
All-in-all Id say it was a very bad choice.
My guess is that they used a server who stepped into the role after her shift was over waiting tables.
Its not altogether uncommon in smaller mom-and-pop establishments, to see people acting in the capacity as door people and drinking while on the job, either.