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British Bankers Club's liquor license indefinitely suspended
Issues Beyond Palo Alto, posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:15 pm

Until another owner takes over operations at the landmark British Bankers Club, at the corner of El Camino Real and Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park, the restaurant and bar will not be licensed to serve beer, wine or liquor, according to a spokesman for the state's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agency.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, January 12, 2012, 2:10 PM

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Posted by Bob, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:15 pm

> The complaint from the ABC calls the club "a disorderly house"

> that created problems for the Menlo Park Police Department

Ok .. now that the BBC has been closed down .. maybe Menlo Park can lay off one or two police officers .. since there won't be as many calls for service now ..


Posted by Phil, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jan 12, 2012 at 3:47 pm

Typical response Bob. Blame anyone or everything and deflect attention away from the people who created the problem. The management of BBC.


Posted by Juan Corleone, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 12, 2012 at 7:57 pm

Hahahahahaha. Good riddance!


Posted by Observer, a resident of the South of Midtown neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2012 at 2:08 pm

This is too bad! Now all the rowdy BBC customers are drinking at Cafe Borrone and they yell as if they were in a bar. Very unpleasant.


Posted by Bill Sykes, a resident of Mountain View, on Jan 15, 2012 at 9:04 pm

Loooooooooooooooooooc!!!!!


Posted by MD, a resident of another community, on Feb 16, 2012 at 4:56 pm

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Posted by Jay, a resident of Stanford, on Jun 25, 2012 at 12:15 pm

Typical yuppie/upscale people whining about loud people in a bar. Gee, get a life or move out of town. Sad to hear BBC closing


Posted by charles buckley, a resident of another community, on Dec 4, 2012 at 10:55 am

Were they just following protocol to close the place?


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