Leeta Lee sent Bambu, a nightclub in Birmingham, a message on Facebook inquiring if they had any job vacancies.
Ms Lee wrote: “Hey, I was just wondering if you have any part-time jobs available?”
The shocking response from the venue’s Facebook account was: “Yes but we need less Afro Caribbean staff. Many thanks.”
The exchange between Ms Lee and Bambu’s was seen by several Facebook users who contacted a local newspaper to complain about Ms Lee’s treatment.
In response to the backlash, the club released a statement saying: “First and foremost we’d like to apologise to Leeta Lee for the very inappropriate reply she received to a vacancy request.
“We have stringent procedures in place with regards to our social media accounts and passwords associated to these.
“Unfortunately we were not able to apply these before a former employee managed to access our account.
“Many thanks to the Facebook operating team today for assisting with our dilemma and for helping to rectify swiftly.
“We at Bambu are sincerely apologetic and extremely disappointed by today’s incident
“We have nothing but love for the city of Birmingham and genuinely believe that 13 years of trading could not have been achieved without the diverse crowd this city brings.”
The club also said it considered the incident a “failure in management duties” and would be reviewing the way it issued social media accounts to employees.