Overview
- Alibi’s door sign states “No single entry” after 9pm and instructs lone arrivals to contact friends inside, alongside a strict dress code that bars sportswear, Stone Island, ripped jeans, baseball caps and “roadman vibes.”
- In a follow-up Instagram reel on Wednesday, owner Carl Peters said he will not apologise, stressing solo customers are welcome before 9pm and that the rule is applied when the venue is crowded like a nightclub.
- Peters says the policy has been in place since the bar opened in 2022 and reflects a similar approach he used at a previous Shoreditch venue.
- Online reaction remains divided, with critics calling the stance narrow-minded or discriminatory and supporters backing a venue’s right to set safety-led door rules.
- Reports note no formal legal or licensing action, and the broader policy also excludes under-18s and people who appear drunk or on drugs.