Manchester nightclub ‘welcomes £88k bar invoice with open arms’

A Manchester nightclub proprietor mentioned he had welcomed the “biggest table spend ever” of greater than £88,000 “with open arms”.

Continental Club, in Manchester metropolis centre, guarantees friends “luxury, privacy, and elite entertainment” and is a well-liked hang-out for celebrities.

Its proprietor, who requested solely to be named as Hass, mentioned the entire invoice was settled by a “celebrity client” who had been in a celebration of 12 when he visited final weekend.

Hass mentioned the “former sportsman” had racked up a £88,589.60 tab – greater than double the venue’s earlier report. It included a £9,500 bottle of Clase Azul Ultra Extra Anejo Tequila and a tip of greater than £8,000.

He mentioned just a few different purchasers on the VIP membership – which opened simply over six months in the past within the Deansgate space of town – had spent “about the halfway point” to the brand new report.

“Nobody’s actually gone as far as up to what we had at the weekend so we thought we’d let people know about it,” mentioned Hass.

He mentioned the nameless superstar shopper was not from Manchester and he didn’t suppose he was “foreign to spending that kind of money”.

Hass mentioned individuals within the superstar’s get together by no means flinched after they have been introduced with the large invoice, which was absolutely settled in a single card cost.

“Sometimes with a big bill a few people are kind of chipping in but just one person dealt with that, so it’s quite impressive,” he added.

Hass mentioned: “We don’t really get [massive spends] as much as London and Dubai, so we welcome it with open arms, definitely,” he mentioned, including that the publicity would actually “put Manchester on the map”.

“We really wanted to raise the awareness that Manchester is becoming that city now where we are on the same level as London and that we can compete with the big boys.”

Hass mentioned his superstar visitor had had “a great night”, including: “It was his first time here – and we’re hoping he returns next time he is in Manchester.”