A late-night cafe has been accused of "encouraging sexual harassment" after naming one of its cocktails "GET YA T**S OUT".

Eleto Chocolate Cafe in Canterbury created the new drink ahead of thousands of new students arriving in the city for Freshers week.

But the business has come in for scathing criticism after promoting the beverage on Facebook, with one regular customer vowing not to return.

One woman, from Canterbury, replied to the post, saying: "I think this is absolutely shocking behaviour and is essentially encouraging sexual harassment.

"This is awful, especially considering the drink spikings and sexual assaults that have been happening in the Canterbury area in recent years."

Speaking to KentOnline, the 26-year-old said when she first saw the post, it made her feel sick.

She added: "I was first in a state of shock. I thought perhaps I had misread the name.

"I digested it for a minute or so and then the anger and disappointment set in.

"This was a cafe I went to regularly, and to know that this is there attitude towards sexual harassment made me feel sick."

The woman contacted the cafe stating her concerns, and was equally disappointed with its reply.

The business in Guildhall Street, which also has a branch in Folkestone, responded: "We're sorry that the name of the cocktail has offended you.

"However, we never intended it to be a political statement and it is only on our menu for two weeks.

"If you feel uncomfortable being at the café for that duration we understand if you choose not to come in."

She believes the response is not adequate and made her feel "sad and disappointed".

She added: "I wanted to give them the chance to rectify the situation, hold their hands up and apologise.

"I was first in a state of shock. I thought perhaps I had misread the name..."

"However they just fobbed me off and essentially said "see you in two weeks".

"They will not be seeing me again. I will not be supporting these types of people or businesses."

The original post has since been amended, taking out the name of the drink.

While many have shared the concerns over the "inappropriately" named cocktail, others commented saying they feel the meaning has been blown out of proportion.

One commenter said: "Really? What about pornstar martini, sex on the beach, is that offensive too?

"I hate what this world is turning into, offended by anything!"

Another said: "Really? As a woman I don't find this one bit offensive, it's a drink."

A spokesman for Eleto Chocolate Cafe says the name was chosen as "an opportunity to challenge the adversity that women face on the daily".

"To say we were shocked by the backlash created was an understatement, however, we’d like to add some context to this situation," said Maisie Huckstep.

"The name ‘Get Ya T**s out’ was created by women. We believe the situation would be entirely different if a male had constructed this cocktail name.

"What’s important to note is that it wasn’t a male, which helps to show the intentions of the ‘Get Ya T**s Out’ cocktail.

"We chose this name as an opportunity to challenge the adversity that women face on the daily, in an attempt to almost take the phrase back, and add a positive spin to it.

"One of the ladies on our team saw the name as a means to ‘let your hair down’ and just enjoy yourself. I think it has to be made abundantly clear, cocktail names have and will have outrageous names.

"We offer a Sex on the Beach, we offer a Pornstar Martini, but this doesn't mean we're advocating for sex on public places or pornstars.

"We’d also like to highlight that while the cocktail was created for the sole purpose of being sold during the time period coinciding with Canterbury’s Freshers, the drink is available to all.

"We never intended to cause this much of an uproar. However, the discussion had to be had, and the early result was clear to see. It was a discussion that provided mixed opinions.

"Our most important point that we want to raise amongst all of this, is that we're just a small cafe - we make food and drinks as well as cocktails in an attempt to put smiles on people's faces."