Q: Is there recourse when I am asked to leave an establishment, when falsely accused of making a female server uncomfortab
I have lived in a small Detroit suburb for 20 years and recently a female server, at a bar I was dining, informed her manager and staff that I made her feel uncomfortable. I was asked to leave by another staff member. So I asked for the night manager whom reaffirmed the servers opinion and asked me to leave.. I contacted the day manager requesting resolution. After 3 contacts and being told that the manager would resolve this with the server, I was put on phone with the owner who, accused me of harassing his manager, and threatened to have the police contact me. I asked the owner for a meeting to discuss and resolve and was rejected. I want to resolve this issue and not have a false claim follow me around my small town. Is there a means to resolve this issue? I do not want this incident to risk to my reputation.. I know many business owners who can vouch for my reputation. Even the week before, this server waited on my wife and I at dinner.
A: If you want to prevent this from becoming a bigger and more known issue, the best thing you could do is let it be and not go back to this establishment. It doesn't matter what other business owners say about you; what matters is that a server, her manager(s), and the owner of this establishment no longer want your business apparently. You can't control the gossip other people spread, but the surest way to give these sort of claims credibility is for the police or court to get involved. Let it be and find a different bar.
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