Love Machine 228A Malvern Road, Prahran, Victoria 3181

"Bouncers we’re so rude for absolutely no reason at all we had tickets for jay1 last night and pulled up he asked what shirt I had on underneath my jumper and said I was too under dressed that it was a button up shirt event and my “t shirt was too colourful and and childish” had 3 colours on it and was just a shirt I got at a cypress hill concert but when I looked around no one was in button up shirts and on the ticket it said smart casual my clothes I believe fit that description as was just a nice pair a pants converse and a crew neck jumper wouldn’t recommend going here the bouncers are just up em selves tossers and thanks to them I’ve wasted $90"

"Doesn't even deserve a one-star rating, but I feel compelled to write this review. My fiancé and I approached the entrance of the club and we both noticed that we were being given cold glares by the bouncers. We brushed it off, hoping it was just a misunderstanding. However, when it was our turn to enter, we were taken aback when the bouncer refused us entry without any reason. It became painfully evident that this was not a matter of capacity but rather an instance of racial discrimination. I cannot in good conscience recommend this club to anyone."

"Never have I ever experienced such blatant discrimination from any Melbournian establishment. It's truly pathetic and management have done nothing to rectify this. This club should be out of business and this mentality and poor behaviour shouldn't be happening, let alone in 2023. When I saw a new review stating "new security is good", I laughed out loud. I think it's most likely a fake review from either the security guards themselves or their mates doing them a favour to inflate their already poor reputation. I can tell you first hand the Caucasian security guard working on Saturday 1/7 was targeting certain ethnic groups and denying entry to the club while letting in Caucasians. The same security guard had just rejected another patron ahead of us who was of a similar background to my partner but no way related to us. There was hardly anyone in the line when we had arrived at the club. It took us several minutes to get to the front of the line. As we were waiting we could see security letting in women who were clearly intoxicated. Clearly they do not care about safety of patrons but letting in the 'right' people who look the part but pose a danger to themselves and others. Security chop and change polices whenever it suits them. My partner confronted the security guard about it and he couldn't even give us a straight answer. Management should also take a long hard look at themselves. When hiring and training staff, they are representing you and your establishment. By not calling out discriminatory behaviour you are encouraging and promoting this, which has been ongoing for years and is reflected by your embarassing 2 star rating. It should be much less as fake 5 star reviews can only take you so far."

"Rude bartender , girl with dark red/maroon hair from last night was absolute disgusting customer service! Can't believe this place hires people like that as employees as it downgrades the quality of this venue. Avoid this place!"