Cafe de Paris London posted review

Now for something a little different. I recently had a very uninspiring experience with one of London's clubs Cafe de Paris. I would love to believe that we as a society has made a lot of progress when it comes to race relations, yet it is abundantly clear we still have a way to go when establishments such as Cafe de Paris feel they can behave in a blatantly discriminatory manner. Please find a review I've posted on a few sights with regards to this situation below.

The club itself is nice, i'd been a few times previously and so decided to go for my birthday and book a table, now there was a little something that bothered me, some of the staff were rude but that can somewhat be ignored. However that wasn't my main issue so I wrote to the Manager Ellis for an explanation...till this day I've had none so I thought I'd share my experience with others.

I sent Ellis the following email: 

Dear Ellis 

I had booked one of the tables on the mezzanine this past Saturday 21/04/12 and had paying guests come to the club. Looking on the website I couldn't help but notice the pictures of the predominantly white crowd in the gallery and nothing else. 

My table was quite literally next to the host from The only way is Essex as well as another table of white customer who might I add also get well represented. 

Firstly I was wondering why so very few pictures were taken of my table in comparison to the surrounding crowd? With that said as there were very few pictures taken of my table I would like to know where they are since the young lady who took the pictures stated they would appear on the website? As not a single one appears on the website. Even on the dance floor you show no diversity, even though I witnessed plenty. I can't help but wonder why that was? As its not an accurate representation of your clientele. 

I would really appreciate a response within the next two weeks. 

Regards 

Rochelle 

Now please understand whilst they had a guest host I'd expect her pictures to be everywhere, but it did concern me however that, they purposefully seem to be hiding the full essence of the crowds the club attracts which is disappointing and in my opinion and doesn't show the club or management in a savoury light. The tables on the mezzanine are not cheap either so I found it quite distasteful that the club was happy enough to take my money but not represent people that look like myself or otherwise (as my group was mixed) in the gallery on the site. Perhaps this is just something to consider when looking for a club to attend.

What is also apparent is that the disregards by the clubs manager regarding the matter, clearly he believes that his clubs undercover racism being brought to his attention is nothing to take notice of as he ignored the email, he also ignored the reminder sent a week after. When will this type of behaviour change? When it's confronted? When it's exposed? Never? As the club is prone to having celebrity guests  I had to wonder had I my group not of been regular citizens would the view on presenting us as clientele be different? Celebrities draw attention after all right? Is it then that maybe my group and other groups not represented in the gallery may shock horror encourage in the clubs view a larger assortment to the establishment? Note the crowd generally has, whenever I've been, been an array of beautiful people and races enjoying themselves together. So is by the gallery only showcasing a certain group trying to discourage other groups from attending in an attempt to adhere to their marginalised idea of being elite? 

I really don't know, but whatever the excuse, it isn't on.

10/05/12

Connected

Have you ever felt disembodied..as if you've lost a sense of yourself? Like your waiting for the real you to come floating back...but it seems to be never coming..lost in a sort of abyss??..I have and it isn't fun..So i guess I felt like writing a little poem about the coming to stages, as we all at some stage manage to dig ourselves out from under these gloomy periods which I imagine happen to most at one time or another.


It is kinda of like stupid o'clock right now so, so please forgive any mistakes made, I'm sure they will be worked out when I'm more lucid. :))


TCx


Connected


More liberated than I've ever been 
Connected more now its a beautiful thing
To self, earthy-er like the ether intended
Better equipped to see full truths
Strengthened by leaving certain ties behind.
Two strand twists one tightly wound the other slack
Billowing are the strands of realisation.
Moving forward is its own prestigious reward
Gone is the sinking quilt of despair, desperation, solitude
The drowning in fortress in an endless ocean
Surfaced is the belief that progress is made
Healthier a transition, a period, while mute toxins do fade.
Malachites reflextion has karma unfold
Days to come blooming, adventures fourfold.

07/05/12
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