A woman was left fuming after claims her partner was rejected from a bar in Manchester city centre for being 'too old.'
The reveller, who asked to remain anonymous, claims she and her boyfriend, who is 48, were stopped from entering Revolution De Cuba on Peter Street by a member of security, in the early hours of Sunday (January 22).
She claims that when she accused the staff member of discrimination and started filming on her phone, the doorman threatened to assault her. She claims he later pushed her phone out of her hands.
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Video footage from the incident shows the member of security lunging for the woman's phone before the filming cuts out.
A spokesperson for Revolution De Cuba said they were "appalled" to hear about the incident, and confirmed the security staff member in question no longer works for the firm.
Professional Security UK, who provide the security for the authentic Cuban-themed bar, have declined to comment.
Speaking to the M.E.N, the woman said the whole incident had left her feeling "disturbed." "We went out quite late and we got to the door of Revolution De Cuba at about 2.15am," she said.
"We went up to the door and the doorman asked me who I was with. My partner is 10 years older than me. He pointed to him and said 'no, too old.' He doesn't even look 48 but they determined he was too old to go in. There were a lot of young girls going in.
"I asked for their Security Industry Authority number and said it was discrimination. He just said 'oh you're too drunk.' I don't understand where he got that from but it's just a standard response isn't it."
The woman said the member of security refused to give his SIA number. She claims she began filming the doorman on her phone.
"One of the bouncers, a big guy, said if I filmed him he would assault me," she said. "I was filming and the bouncer came over and hit my phone out of my hand. I said it didn't matter what he did with my phone as it was all backed up.
"I'm quite disturbed by the whole event. I rang the police and they said if it's not an ongoing emergency I needed to call 101 but I haven't done that yet."
The woman said she had contacted Revolution De Cuba for a response about the incident, but was yet to hear anything back.
"I am just disturbed by the discrimination and unacceptable level of force from people there who are supposed to protect not harm people," she said.
"We were having a good night out and just wanted to get in somewhere and then we're told we're too old. My partner was angry, he was fuming about it."
A spokesperson for Revolution De Cuba said: "We were appalled to hear about this incident – the safety of our guests is of the utmost importance to us and we demand that everyone is treated fairly and with respect at all times.
"Following our immediate investigation into the incident, the individual concerned is no longer employed by our security firm, Professional Security, and will not be working at any of our venues in the future."
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