Bosses at the fast food chain’s restaurant at Glasgow’s Forge shopping centre in Parkhead is barring youngsters from coming in without an adult.
A popular Scots McDonald’s has banned kids to ensure the “safety” of customers.
Bosses at the fast food chain’s restaurant at Glasgow’s Forge shopping centre in Parkhead said it had been forced to stop youngsters from coming in without an adult due to concerns over anti-social behaviour.
A sign was placed on the door saying “no under 18s” after the new “temporary” ban was brought in.
The move follows similar restrictions at other McDonald’s around the country in recent years.
A McDonald’s spokesman said: “At McDonald’s we have a zero-tolerance policy towards anti-social behaviour, and the safety and security of anyone visiting our restaurants remains our highest priority.
“The decision to impose this temporary measure was not taken lightly, and our Parkhead restaurant team continues to work closely with local police, Glasgow City Council, and local youth projects to help address the wider issue of anti-social behaviour in the area.”
The McDonald’s on Helen Street in the city‘s Govan also banned teens from entering after 6pm in June amid safety fears. The franchise offered a takeaway service instead for youngsters.
In May, a restaurant at Costorphine Retail Park in Edinburgh brought in the same ban after reports of anti-social behaviour.
In 2023, a Highland McDonald’s also moved to ban teens at night becaue of verbal abuse targeted at its workers.
Bosses at the Fort William fast food premises said it had not been an easy decision, but it had to protect the wellbeing of staff and customers.
Last weekend a mass brawl between teenage thugs broke out in a McDonald’s in Dundee.
Police were called to the Kingsway East restaurant on Longtown Road after the alarm was raised at around 10.30pm on Saturday, February 7.
The shocking incident was captured in video footage as the yobs battered into each other. In the clip around a dozen school-age teenagers are heard shouting as punches are thrown between the youths.
A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged in connection with assault as a result of the incident.
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