CARMEN

Echoing other reviews—this place is not safe for women.

The bouncers at this venue need urgent vetting and it is really disappointing to see you have been warned again and again in these other reviews.

Between 2-2:30 am on March 8th (yes, International Women's Day), a deeply disturbing incident occurred near the couch by the DJ/mirror. One of the security staff—a heavy set man with mid length floppy hair—put his hands around a woman's neck and strangled her on the dancefloor while shouting about respect. He didn’t like how she had playfully engaged with him while he himself was dancing on the furniture. She did not resist, yet he used excessive and brutal force. Fortunately, she happens to be trained in the Prevention and Management of Violence and Aggression and was able to remain calm. Had she struggled, the outcome could have been far worse.

Even without resistance, he continued applying force in an attempt to cause harm and dragged and pushed her while clenching her neck. She has since experienced persistent neck pain as a direct result of his unjustified assault.

When four people tried to report this to another bouncer once off the premises (where the culprit could no longer act unchecked), we were shut down with a dismissive "I believe him because he's the bouncer." The lack of accountability was alarming, and even the bouncer who defended him avoided eye contact with us, totally unable to deal with this indefensible situation.

This is beyond a one-off incident; it speaks to a culture of hiring people who are there to abuse their own perceived power where they likely have none elsewhere. Review the footage. This cannot be ignored. It is only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt—or worse.

Women deserve to feel safe in your venue. This was not just excessive force; it was violent, dangerous, and a lucky escape.

O.A.K.

This venue is not safe for women.

When we were entering Carmen we met a bouncer on the outside who we later bumped into on the dance floor

As he was one of the first people we met in the queue, when we saw him on the dance floor my friend and I gently tapped him as a way to say hiiiiii again :D (I tapped him on the shoulder and a friend brushed the front of his nose - weird but with no harm intended)

This bouncer then proceeded to flip out, claiming my friend (a small joyful woman) “punched him in the face” he grabbed her by the **neck** and dragged her out of the club

As a woman this just felt like another classic case of a powerless bouncer-man feeling the need to “assert” whatever limited power he had, to display whatever limited “dominance” he needed

Welp… I hope manhandling yet another woman gave you whatever power-trip you needed ????

Cocktail trop cher

J’étais là bas pour une soirée privée avec beaucoup de gens. L’endroit est super cool j’aime trop l’atmosphère avec le haut plafond et la déco à l’ancienne c’était très cool. Après c’est pas hyper grand mais bon ça m’a pas gêné. Très content de la prestation des Barman qui sont très efficace super gentil enfin ça fait du bien de se sentir écouté de rigoler un peu avec eux et très bonnes suggestions de leur parts j’ai adoré leur cocktail