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241 Castro St Mountain View, CA 94041 ·2333.04 mi
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tripadvisorTotally fine for what it is, but there are far superior options for food, beer, ambience in the area there. MM is the fallback spot you'd run to for lack of space in other venues or for tech workers to violate HR guidelines.
MoreLast night, my brother, I & his friends went to a bar in downtown Mountain view called - Molly MaGees. Since my brother is battling cancer, he cannot drink alcohol or any sweetened drinks & also avoids outside water (how safe can the water at a speakeasy be). For this reason he carried a small bottle of unsweetened watermelon juice for rehydration.The discrimination began at the entrance itself. When we were entering the place, the security people at the door told us the entry is 10$ per pax. But Grace, who sat at the entry to stamp each guest, told us it's 15 $ per pax. We paid without arguing although it sounded unfair. At the time of entry, my brother requested Grace to hold the bottle of juice for him & explained his condition. To which, she rudely remarked, I'll put it at the back, someone might throw it. She also told him to stand in the entry line each time he needed to have a sip. My brother is a very peaceful & polite person, he just shook his head in dismay & walked inside to us & narrated what happened. So, I went back to Grace & explained that my brother was battling cancer & it would mean a lot if she could hold just that bottle of juice for him. She told me that he'll have to come in the entry line to have the juice, the entry line was long & would've taken him standing in it for 10-15 mins each time. So, I requested again & said the same to her, since all my brother wanted was to have a good time with us, but given his cancer & the limited energy he has, he wouldn't have been able to stand in that line each time just to have a sip and he couldn't drink anything at all at the bar. To this Grace retorted, Then maybe he shouldn't be here!. I thought I heard her wrong & tried to clarify if that's what she said & meant, she repeated the same thing. By this time, my brother came there & heard the conversation. He was very hurt by what she said & only softly said to her this is no way to treat someone who's unwell, and asked me let it be & get inside. At this time, Grace came in front of us from where she'd been sitting & asked us to leave from the bar since she had found my brother's tone threatening. Even the security personnel, including Anthony who said he was the head of security, agreed that this step was a bit much. But they couldn't get us back in, although he agreed to get our money back. But later, after having a conversation with Grace, he told us that the money couldn't be refunded either. Meanwhile, my brother's friends had come out & his friend Ritika went & apologised to Grace for any miscommunication, since all we'd wanted was to have a good time with my brother & apologising seemed to be the best way. But Grace told Ritika that your friends had too much attitude & I don't care about your apology. I won't let them in.So even though Grace had been discriminatory & rude to us, we were thrown out of Molly MaGees, since she felt my brother shouldn't be there.Some of the security staff was extremely rude to our friend Ritika, to the extent of trying to intimidate her physically. When all she did was asked for the names of all the staff we'd had the discussions with.It was a harrowing experience.
MorePeople of colored skin should completely avoid this place. They discriminate. We arrived there at 10pm, a group of 4 dressed in a neat costume. The bouncer at the door asked us to pay a 10$ cover at the gate. However, the lady at coatcheck was haughty and rude and said we should pay 15$ because it's after 10pm. We didn't think much of it, paid her the amount, and moved on. My friend is currently fighting cancer and had brought in a bottle of watermelon water which he requested to be kept at the coatcheck. In about ten mins, he went back to take a sip because he was feeling a little tired. In parallel, we went to get drinks for ourselves. When my friend didn't return for a bit, his sister went to check what happened. When she didn't return, I went to check what had happened. When I got there I see that both my friend and his sister were standing outside the bar. I went to check what happened and was told that they can't come in because the coat check lady doesn't want them in. I personally went back to the coat check lady to apologize and clear any misunderstanding that may have occurred.I explained to her that when someone is going through treatment for cancer you have a few good days far in between. We were celebrating our friends' courage and didn't mean to bother anyone there. She refused to listen and was adamant/ arrogant about the refusal. I walked out to chat with the bouncer again (he was standing to block my friends from entering), again no sense of understanding, Finally, I turned to go in to get my husband out but a bouncer felt he needed to shove his body against me to stop me from entering this time. He was arrogant, rude, and downright disrespectful. If I ever see him in a public place during the day, I will walk up to him and ask whether he has any idea how to treat women. Because if he needs some tips, I sure can help! Later I heard the clincher from my friend- He was explicitly told that if he has cancer and he can't buy a drink he shouldn't be there. Oh and in all of this, I forgot to tell you- they kept our 60$ because we spent 10 mins in their bar before they threw us out. We had to leave our drinks too. And the one night we were planning to make memorable for a friend is now memorable for the most hurtful reason. I understand the management only cares about profit and based on the single star reviews I've seen of this place right now - discrimination against color is a common theme for them. Here is a business oriented way to think for you--- you're located in California, a state known for being accepting of all colors. There is a large immigrant population that lives in Bay Area. If people of color boycott you, it will catch up and hurt the cash registers, don't you think?
MoreFull dance scenes with friends , the drinks are modestly priced and the crowd is really awesome . Had a gala time here . If you are visiting Mountain View or Bay Area this place is a must for partying
MoreMyself and four business colleagues dropped in on the 27th June for a drink on the way back to our accommodation. The youngest of us was perhaps 40+ all the way up to 60. The first guy in our group gets stopped and asked for ID. Being from France he wasn't carrying his passport.At first we laughed because it must have been a good 35 years since I last was carded and travelled to California probably a 100 times since then. He claimed he had to card everyone no matter the age and said yes, we certainly didn't look underage but rules were rules. Anyway we promptly left to the pub next door, straight in, no checks and so no one carded.Really hard to figure this one out. Perhaps he didn't like French people, or was having a bad day.Never again, and I would only suggest this place if you want a solid dose of discrimination...
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