Yes I agree, that is the way I negotiate bars also 👍🏻
I am inferring that in Secrets hay day there were good managers there that socialised and promoted the bar (including forum promotion) it encouraged customers to visit, especially as it's location is not directly on Walking Street.
From the looks of things there were many girls there when it first transformed into Scooters, yet it appears it might not have attracted a mass of clientele, and from the photos etc. at a guess it would seem to have seen a large reduction in girls. It certainly is a very low season, however some bars a maintaining regular customers.
If Larry, Phil or Big Steve (RIP) were in attendance I believe it would probably be a whole different story.