A heavily pregnant woman is annoyed at being refused a glass of sparkling wine on her wedding anniversary at an Auckland restaurant.
Nichola Hayes and her husband Michael visited Mac's Brewbar at the Nuffield Street Trading Company in Newmarket, where she asked for a glass of wine and a pizza while her husband opted for beer.
"I thought right, this is our one night out, I'd have one glass of bubbles - I wouldn't do anything more than that."
"I then pointed out to her the drink I would like from the menu; [the waitress] went away and came back a few minutes later and said she thought she had misunderstood me and asked if I was pregnant. I said, yes, and she said she was uncomfortable serving pregnant women alcohol."
The couple then spoke to the duty manager who Mrs Hayes said told them it was his licence under which the restaurant was operating "and he could refuse to serve me alcohol at his discretion for health reasons.
