Coca-Cola Order Leads to Four Men Being Ejected from Popular Belfast Pub [Video]

In yet another incident that’s drawn significant attention, John Bittles, the famously uncompromising owner of Bittles Bar in Belfast, has once again made headlines.

This time, it’s for showing four patrons the door. Their offence was the choice of Coca-Cola over the traditional Guinness.

In an interview conducted for our YouTube channel (you’ll find the video at the article), I spoke with John about the state of his business and his reputation for strict patron selection based on their drink choices. He shared the full story behind this latest headline-grabbing encounter.

Bittles, a local character in his own right, recounted the bubbly debacle with a mixture of disbelief and good humour.

He suspected the request for four Cokes was a calculated gambit – a “setup” – leading to the judge, jury and executioner of this pub to say to the group, “No can do, out the door you go!”

John …