A McDonald's restaurant has banned people aged under 18 after 5pm unless they are with an adult. It follows anti-social behaviour by youths in the outlet on Lord Street, Liverpool.
The giant food chain says it imposed the temporary restriction after a number of incidents. They involved employees being "subjected to verbal and physical abuse", the Manchester Evening news reports.
One restaurant-goer told the Liverpool ECHO about chaotic scenes as security guards are forced to turn away customers. They said: "As I was leaving the security guard stopped a man he believed to be a teenager and told him they weren't allowing people under 18 into the restaurant after 5pm without an adult with them."
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"The man told the security guard he was in his 20s so he apologised and explained that the new company policy meant he couldn't let groups of teens in on their own. I was in town the night before and there were large groups of kids all over Liverpool One and they were moved on a number of times by security near the cinema and in Chavasse Park."
A McDonald's spokesperson said: "Over recent weeks, we have seen an increase in the number of incidents of anti-social behaviour in the area with our people being subjected to verbal and physical abuse. We have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to crime and anti-social behaviour, and have temporarily restricted restaurant access to U18s from 5pm."
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