Nadia Whittome, MP for Nottingham East, has contacted the owners with local resident’s concerns. A member of the community in Nottingham has explained to me in detail how their family members were killed by Pablo Escobar and that his actions still haunt the family’s life to this day. She urged the owners to rethink its branding and said: “As you are aware, Pablo Escobar is known for affecting hundreds of thousands of lives in Colombia, through his drug tracking, bribery, violence and murder.
In a letter to Escobar’s owners, Whittome said she had been contacted by residents who were concerned the bar “could be seen to be glamourising drug lords and terrorism”. The bar’s owners have claimed it is South American-themed and disputed a mural’s resemblance to Escobar, but senior managers previously told local media that the drug baron helped inspire the bar’s design. The bar in Nottingham city centre features numerous references to Escobar, including an apparent mural and an image of his name over the Colombian coat of arms, and food options such as “Pablo’s platter for two”. Nadia Whittome, the Labour MP for Nottingham East, said she had been contacted by residents who were distressed about the newly opened bar, including one constituent whose relatives were allegedly killed by the late narcoterrorist. A South American-themed restaurant called Escobar has been accused by an MP of “glamourising drug lords and terrorism” by featuring a mural of the drug trafficker Pablo Escobar.
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