A McDonald's has banned minors from eating there after 5 p.m. without their parents after staff were subjected to 'verbal and physical abuse'

Minors are not allowed to eat at Mcdonald's after 5:00 pm in the city ofLiverpool.

A temporary ban was imposed by the restaurant after staff at the city-center restaurant were subjected to verbal and physical abuse.

A customer said that they saw a security guard tell someone that they couldn't let groups of teenagers in without an adult.

There has been an increase in the number of incidents of anti-social behavior in the area with our people being subjected to verbal and physical abuse.

We have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to crime and anti-social behavior and have temporarily restricted restaurant access to U18s.

The decision was not taken lightly and we are working with the police to find a solution to the problem.

Two other Mcdonald's restaurants, both close to the location that introduced this rule, don't seem to have the same policy.

Children and teens have been banned from restaurants before. In September 2021, a California burger restaurant banned customers under the age of 18 from visiting unless they're accompanied by an adult, saying that some had smoked marijuana in the bathroom, stole soda from the fridge, and vandalized a neighbor's Halloween display.

Some workers say that customers have becomeruder since the Pandemic started, with clashing over COVID-19 policies, slower service, and rising prices.