U.k. Officials Place Restrictions On Ritchie’s Pub
By WENNFriday, December 18, 2009
GUY RITCHIE has been ordered to reign in rowdy patrons flocking to his famed London pub - after neighbours challenged the British filmmaker’s licence at a local council meeting.
The Snatch director bought the The Punch Bowl in the city’s posh Mayfair neighbourhood in early 2008 and transformed the traditional bar into a celebrity hotspot.
But not everyone likes the star-studded hang-out.
Local residents have demanded City of Westminster Council officials either revoke or change the pub’s license, arguing the place attracts large crowds of noisy customers, who spill out into the street and leave behind broken glass and trash.
Council bosses have ordered Ritchie and his co-proprietors to keep patrons indoors after 8pm and to scale down their private parties.
Employees have also been told to make hourly checks outside the pub for glasses and litter.
