The Village Inn at Paddington bans fluorescent work clothes, angering blue collar workers
PADDINGTON has for decades been the place to see and be seen — just don’t dare wear a high-vis vest at this pub off Oxford Street.
The Village Inn has enraged tradies and blue collar workers with its decision to outlaw fluorescent work clothes, prompting the state secretary of the Australian Workers’ Union to dub the watering hole ‘The Village Idiot’.
There are calls to boycott the hotel, formerly known as Durty Nelly’s, which recently underwent a major renovation at the behest of owner and licensee Leeroy Petersen.
The Daily Telegraph put the policy to the test yesterday, ordering a drink at the bar while wearing a high-vis vest and clutching a hard-hat.
The waitress informed us the attire was strictly banned and asked us to “remove the jacket” before we sat down to peruse the menu.
After chatting with her boss Mr Petersen, the waitress then asked us to put the jacket out of sight below the table.
In incredible scenes, Mr Petersen then yelled across the pub: “If it’s not OK, go f … ing eat somewhere else,” when asked why the policy was in force.
As we left he said: “OK I apologise for swearing.”
Source: News Limited, 26th August 2015
Originally published as: The Village Inn at Paddington bans fluorescent work clothes, angering blue collar workers
