Baker Street "Pub" - No Kilts Allowed

[cizinec]

Well, the first time I decided to put on my kilt and take my lady out, we decided to go the what everyone told me was the best "pub" in OKC, Baker Street "Pub." Since moving to Oklahoma a couple of years ago, we've had to get used to some weird laws, like I can't have a normal pint in a restaurant where my kids can go. No kids allowed in a place that serves anything over 3.2 beer. In order to have a normal beer, my kids can't be there. No problem, we thought we'd just wait a bit. Well, we finally got our night out away from the boys and I thought we'd head to the pub.

As we walked in the front door, a "gentleman" ran up to me and said, "I'm sorry, but we don't allow kilts in the pub." I laughed at his joke as he went on and on and on about appropriate clothes for the "pub". I thought, "My goodness, man, jokes over, take me to my table." My wife then looked at me and said, "He's not joking. He's serious." He explained that they only allow kilts on St. Patrick's Day. I was so shocked, I didn't have the wherewithal to explain to him how stupid that was. He said I was welcome to come back as long as I went home and put on "appropriate" clothes, "like jeans."

My wife, dressed up more than me, said, "No, you won't ever see us again." At which point he let out a sigh of relief.

Now that I've Googled the place, which I should have done before going, I realize it's a chain. Never again.

[BadenochWolf]

How odd. I had the opposite reaction in a pub near me. Had heard of the British Bulldog in Columbia (SC, USofA), but it's on the opposite side of the city from me, so I get over that way VERY rarely. Met a friend there for lunch one day when I just happened to have my kilt on. After we had ordered, the server plunks a Scotch egg and a pint of Highland Gaelic ale in front of me, "compliments of the management." It's really more of an English footy bar than a proper pub, but I'll take what I can get in the Pine Barrens.

[KentuckyCeltophile]

WHAT?! Can't wear a kilt to a pub??????????? I am dumbfounded. Our only British pub, "The Jug and Kilt" went out of business. Very sad.

[auld argonian]

Well…we all know where they can stick it.

St. Patrick's Day….what's the story with that? Are they afraid that they might look "un-celtic" if they didn't have a piper in a kilt playing on St. Paddy's?

So ##### them and the horse they rode in on.

Best,

AA

[cizinec]

Honestly, it wouldn't have been so surreal had this establishment not billed itself as a British pub with Union Jacks all over its website.

[BadenochWolf]

Union Jacks... St. Patrick's Day kilts... Gotta love it when someone who's never been outside the U.S. tries to open a pub. Sorry about your beer laws. South Carolina had some insane restrictions on beer until last decade. Hopefully as the craft beer movement gains steam, more states will start repealing the old Temperance laws.

[sydnie7]

That's just silly. We've had lots of threads along these lines (wasn't ForresterModern turned away from golfing kilted in Scotland, or am I misremembering?). And the question usually arises, what would happen if a U.S. business turned away a customer decently clothed in the ethnic garb of any other country? I may head over to their Facebook page or corporate site and pose that question. . .

[MinusHD]

I'm familiar with this Baker Street Pub chain in North Texas. Some of them are known as "Sherlock's"... at least I believe they are, or were affiliated. However the last time I visited any of them was before I began wearing kilts. This is a rediculous policy, and now I'm curious if it is a corporate policy. They were mostly packed full of college age crowds with loud bands on the weekends.

[Hawk]

For those that would like to post your dissatisfaction to the way one of our members here were treated, and/or comment, in general as to their policy of advertising as a Brit Pub but not "allowing" well dressed kilted patrons to frequent their establishment, here is a link to their Facebook site:
https://www.facebook.com/bakerstokc?rf=120228241396912

Being I am hoping that members here will remain civil in their comments but persuasive in their educating the owners/management, I'm confident this will be a positive posting.....write well gentlemen.....

Hawk

[MacGumerait]

Hawk , that's a good idea . I'm not on Facebook but I hope those that are respond and as you said in a civil but informative manner .

I'm all for private business and free enterprise and I understand some dress codes .... such as ... " no shoes , no shirt , no service " ..... but no kilts is a bit over the top .

Evidently the Baker Street Pub chain's home office didn't get the memo that " Proscription " ended a few hundred years ago .

Cheers , Mike