Sydney's anti-fun nanny state claims yet another victim: Pub is banned from letting customers play a traditional bar game because the noise is a bit 'irritating' Darlinghurst's Black Bottle Wine Bar is now longer allowed to host the game It's played in the bar's courtyard and involves throwing metal balls at a target However, local residents complained that the noise of the game is 'irritating' By Alana Mazzoni For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:00 BST, 8 May 2019 | Updated: 01:51 BST, 8 May 2019 1 Viewcomments A pub has been banned from letting customers play a harmless bar game because the noise is 'irritating' for local residents. Owners of the Black Bottle Wine Bar in the inner-Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst introduced the French game petanque to their bar, where players throw metal balls toward a target. But the City of Sydney has now banned the game after someone complained about the noise of the balls banging into each other, the ABC reported. Sydney of City has now banned the game after nearby residents complained about the noise the balls banging into each other made Co-owners Marc Tricot and Lucas Cristofle grew up playing the game in France, and encourage their customers to play it in the bar's courtyard. The City of Sydney said they're now investigating the complaint and wish to make sure the owners, patrons and locals are satisfied with the result. 'It was said to be irritating,' City of Sydney councillor Jess Scully said. The complaint shocked the bar's co-owner Marc Tricot. 'If (we're) annoying people around (us), we need to know,' he said. Customers played their final game of petanque on Tuesday night, before the ban came into effect. City of Sydney said they're now investigating the complaint and wish to make sure the owners, patrons and locals satisfied with the result Despite the bar's patrons not seeing the issue with the noise levels of the game, Councillor Scully said council officers don't have any choice but to acknowledge the noise complaint. She said reasonable noise complaints need to be enforced and approached consistently in New South Wales. 'We want to have activity [like] restaurants, bars, performance ... but sometimes people have expectations of serenity that maybe don't match their urban context,' she said. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility