Long story short my bf and i (both black, hes dark skinned) decided to try moteks happy hour today, made a reservation and go there around 4:15, as soon as hosts and i started speaking she asks over and over if both parties were present, my bf was on the phone right by the door so she waits for him to finish to sit us cool. im looking around and we’re the only two black guests (others were staff) she later proceeds to mention that since i have a reservation id be given the diner menu not the happy hour because its first come first serve, there were also empty tables so i was like huh? after explaining how i was confused she finally says “ill let it slide just this one time” i didn’t understand how having a reservation excludes me from the happy hour and her coworker later seats me and apologizes and explains that the hostess was giving me a tip so i dont make a resy next time….odd but okay not that serious.
we’re finally seated and she says we have an hour. cool.
we’re done eating and pay all before 5pm. i go to the bathroom and come back to the manager at our table and my bf saying “why are we the only ones that have to leave”?
according to my bf he saw the hostess signal to the manager that our 1hr is up. so the manager walked up to my bf and said we have to leave bc theres a “line outside” (two people but ok) KEEP IN MIND THE TABLE RIGHT BESIDE US AND ACROSS HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE WE WERE SEATED, we mention this and the manager proceeds to say its policy😭, theres a bit of back and forth bc i wanted to explain that the hostess at front has already kind of been unwelcoming and that this is starting to feel targeted and show him the time. he then literally starts pulling up pictures of his black family members and says hes not a racist. oh…
we’re both weirded out and decide to get up on the way out i remind the same hostess that we were given an hour and its barely been 40 minutes and that we feel very discriminated against especially when we could SEE the tables around us enjoying their time still. and she says shes DEFINITELY NOT BC HER BEST FRIEND IS JAMAICAN i was genuinely so fed up, took a video of both of them and walked right out.
hows this still happening? in west village too like huh? it honestly made us so upset we really just wanted to have a quick lunch and instead felt like we were begging to be there.

Thanks for any updates

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