Seanchai Irish Pub — Bar in Warrnambool

ALL reviews about Seanchai Irish Pub

• Matthew Leach

  Added 2019-02-05

  Decent beers and vibe. Best thing is that you can order a pizza at bojangles across the Rd and its delivered to your table!
• Michael Wheatley

  Added 2019-02-04

  I dont enjoy writing reviews like this, but since my experience was so utterly awful I feel I need to share it as a warning to others.My entire friend-group and I decided we would head to Seanchai to dance and have a good time. Several of us were leaving in the following week, so one big night out together was going to be the best send-off.We all got ready to go out, I actually spent 3 hours getting ready for this as I wanted to make sure I was well-dressed for the occasion.Upon arriving at the establishment we stood outside and chatted for a bit while we waited for a few of our friends to catch up, the bouncers even spoke to us and could see that we were in a group together.When everyone had arrived we lined up with our ID to enter the bar, the bouncers admitted four of my friends and then stopped me, they told me that I could not enter the bar because of the shoes I was wearing.I was born with a condition that had left the bones in my feet poorly-structured and after surgery and therapy I had been given a pair of specialised sandals to wear as they fix my foot posture and allow my feet to heal correctly. They are not thongs, they are not flip flops. They are sandals with numerous straps wrapping all around my feet, protecting them.I explained my foot condition to the bouncers and they very abruptly cut me off and threatened harm to me. I am completely confused as to why my peaceful response warranted such an aggressive and inappropriate reaction. It was incredibly upsetting and it made me feel unsafe, which is something that security guards are meant to prevent.My female friends asked if their shoes were okay, they were wearing thongs with one or two extra straps. The bouncers said their shoes were fine and stuttered as they tried to justify it with some reason about the structural integrity of their shoes. It became clear to me that this was discrimination, me being Male and Gay and they being Female meant they would be allowed in and I wouldnt.I have never experienced true prejudice until I came to Australia, but it is alive and well. The bouncers kept referring to my female friends as babe which was very condescending. They told me I am probably a drinker and am an irresponsible jerk, I do not drink alcohol, nor have I done for over a year. All I wanted to do was dance and have a good time as Ive heard that this bar is great. I also cannot understand the logic behind the shoes rule anyway, since this is a seaside town and a holiday destination. I had no issues with my therapeutic-sandals in Byron Bay or Mildura.To add insult to injury four of our friends had paid to enter and were already inside, they had to come out and be out of pocket. The bouncers knew we were all together but I suppose they just wanted to make the bar an extra 40 dollars. One of my friends who had paid came out to see what was happening and then re-entered, she was violently grabbed by a female member of staff who screamed at her demanding 10 dollars. You couldnt make this kind of mistreatment up, honestly.I made wonderful friends in this place, I planned to go out with them as a last goodbye. But all I got was discrimination on several levels, threatened with bodily harm and incredible upset and guilt as two narcissistic bouncers ruined our night out and scammed our friends out of cash in the process.
• Russell Naylor

  Added 2019-01-07

  Great food at the Christmas street party
• Amanda Newell

  Added 2018-12-06

  Great for a casual drink or to party on upstairs great for wedding photos too, I loved mine
• Diego Ramirez

  Added 2018-08-31

  Good place for a night out in Warrnambool. Went with a group of friends and it was good fun having a couple of drinks. Big mix of people which was different but cool.