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Tiago Cerqueira Lazier
1 reviews on 1 places
Backpackers be warned: they will kick you out--very politely, of course. Come for the meal, get a free evaluation of your looks: is it proper, is it not? They will definitely tell you.
Don't misinterpret me. One star is for how fancy they are. I mean, everyone knows that two or more stars are just distateful.
So, just leave your backpack somewhere, dress pretty for them, and enjoy your meal, or, maybe not...
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UPDATE 1 - this place definitely discriminates on the basis of appearance and looks!
Wow, I thought the owner's response would be something like: "Of course, you were not allowed to enter, you were wearing birkenstock sandals and carrying a backpack. This is just not fancy enough for us". I mean, the guy at the door definitely looked at my feet before kicking us out--very politely like I said.
But, no, the owner chose to lie straight on! So here's a little bit more detail of what happened.
We (I and my wife) arrived in Bergamo around lunch time. It was our last day in Italy, before flying back to Germany, where we live. We were looking forward to have a nice goodbye meal. We found this place online. It had great reviews. I called them, asked if they might have a last minute table available to us. They said they did and that we could just come by.
We got to the establishment and were about to enter, as a very well-dressed gentlemen, who could see us through the glass entrance, came to the door. We identified ourselves as the couple that had just called them about the table. Blocking the entrance with his body, he checked us out, seemingly did not enjoy our backpacker's appearance, and said something like: "yes, but we have a dresscode here".
Weirdly enough, their website does not mention a dresscode. If you are going to judge people's appearance and looks, you should at least state clearly what you expect them to wear to please you: can men wear sandals? are backpacks of poor taste? What do you want from us?
Don't misinterpret me. One star is for how fancy they are. I mean, everyone knows that two or more stars are just distateful.
So, just leave your backpack somewhere, dress pretty for them, and enjoy your meal, or, maybe not...
----------------
UPDATE 1 - this place definitely discriminates on the basis of appearance and looks!
Wow, I thought the owner's response would be something like: "Of course, you were not allowed to enter, you were wearing birkenstock sandals and carrying a backpack. This is just not fancy enough for us". I mean, the guy at the door definitely looked at my feet before kicking us out--very politely like I said.
But, no, the owner chose to lie straight on! So here's a little bit more detail of what happened.
We (I and my wife) arrived in Bergamo around lunch time. It was our last day in Italy, before flying back to Germany, where we live. We were looking forward to have a nice goodbye meal. We found this place online. It had great reviews. I called them, asked if they might have a last minute table available to us. They said they did and that we could just come by.
We got to the establishment and were about to enter, as a very well-dressed gentlemen, who could see us through the glass entrance, came to the door. We identified ourselves as the couple that had just called them about the table. Blocking the entrance with his body, he checked us out, seemingly did not enjoy our backpacker's appearance, and said something like: "yes, but we have a dresscode here".
Weirdly enough, their website does not mention a dresscode. If you are going to judge people's appearance and looks, you should at least state clearly what you expect them to wear to please you: can men wear sandals? are backpacks of poor taste? What do you want from us?