WETHERSPOONS in Reading has made headlines over recent days after controversially kicking out a woman because of the 'revealing' top she was wearing.

The pub manager of Back of Beyond asked Mollie Wood to leave because her outfit was deemed to be 'inappropriate' and her cleavage was "comparable to men taking their tops off".

Wetherspoon spokesman, Eddie Gersho said her outfit was not 'in accordance with the company's guidance to pubs on appropriate customer dress'.

Mollie argued in her TikTok video about how women with 'bigger boobs' are always over-sexualised.

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But do all pubs pass the same judgement on customers like Mollie who walk through their doors?

The Chronicle thought this was a good opportunity to ask pubs in Reading whether they enforce a dress code policy.

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Rock and roll bar Purple Turtle in Reading does not have a dress code policy but would prefer if people didn't turn up in 'Borat style mankinis'...

Stewart Mcnaught, general manager of Purple Turtle, said: "Just wear clothes and cover up your private parts but apart from that we wouldn't stop anyone coming in. These days girls and boys wear anything. I would say don't wear flip flops because it can be dangerous in a bar if there's broken glass.

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"We had an incident before and a girl sued us seven/eight years ago. We just end up losing these cases because we didn't put a wet floor sign quick enough.

"We don't have a policy, we're a rock and roll bar but a mankini- the rest of the public don't need to see that nor do they want to see me in one either!"

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Owner of The Gateway pub Martin O'Sullivan said he doesn't allow people who come in dressed in hoodies, beanies or hats. This is so faces can be easily recognisable on CCTV.

He explained: "We've had no trouble in the past thank god. We wouldn't let people in if it was over revealing or not traditional of the pub, say an extremely low top or something that is visible. Something that's not naked you know."

Like Purple Turtle, The Jolly Anglers also would rather people not turn up in a mankini and politely ask customers to have a 'common sense approach' with their outfit choices.

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Assistant manager Dan Shockley said: "We are proud of our diverse and friendly pub so wouldn't accept offensive t-shirts like neo-Nazi or discriminatory.

"I think dress according to the establishment you're going to like if there's families maybe something less revealing. On a hot summer's day we wouldn't object to something like a bikini top in our pub garden but we've not had any issues so far.