Over 21

Yes they can enforce it. Management have right to refuse admission.

Were you refused last night OP?

There should be a lot more over 25 establishments imo.

Deleted User wrote: »

As far as I know they're not allowed do that. You can't argue at the door because they'll just refuse admission on a general being a cnut basis.

But when their license is up and they apply for a new one you can put in a complaint saying you were refused admission with proper I.D (on the grounds that you weren't 21) they'll have a bit of grief with their license then.

it's a private premises dude. right of admission is reserved. they can refuse you if they wish.

Dovies wrote: »

Lol thanks but Im WELL over 21! I was just wondering. Having a party at the weekend (area booked in a pub) and a couple of people going are 19 - I doubt they will have any problem but you never know.

they should be fine. if there's an issue, they can just say "i'm with X's birthday party" and any manager with a bit of cop will flex the rules and let them in, i would think.

pubs generally decide to go over 21 if they want a maturer clientele but if they agree to host your party then they would have to accept all your mates, no matter how much of a ****head teenager they may be

KylieWyley wrote: »

it's a private premises dude. right of admission is reserved. they can refuse you if they wish.

Last i checked, the word pub indicated public house but what do i know...

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

Because women stop being hot once they hit 25?

As you get older you'll realise that's not true.

How does bouncers at the door refusing admission etc. square with the whole "public" house deal? Aren't they supposed to let you in unless they have a very good reason not to?

Napper Hawkins wrote: »

There should be a lot more over 25 establishments imo.

Over 35 would be even better.

Fago! wrote: »

The man speaks the truth. it turns into milf territory after 25-30.

+1 :D:D

There should be a club where its over 21 for males and over 18's for females

Any private premises that trades opens its doors to the public as an 'invitation to trade'. That can be withdrawn at any stage. That is the catch-all fallback for retailers, publicans etc to refuse admission.

What they can't do is discriminate, on the basis of age, race and so on.

So if you were to approach a bar that clearly advertises over-18's only (alternatively, you could technically get away with if it doesn't advertise a higher minimum age), were told that you were too young as they only accept over-21's, then you would have a case that you were discriminated against on the basis of age. What you could actually do about it is another story (two things: little and nothing). But technically there is a case there and repeated complaints of discrimination, as stated by one poster, could lead to their licence being called into question when up for renewal.

However, if the policy of the bar is to only allow over 21's, they are clearly stating who they are inviting to trade within the premises. And that is their right.

Because alot of people dont want to drink with irritating teenagers?