A new restaurant in Ryde will open next week – but will it live up to its name?
Crazy’s Mediterranean Restaurant and Bar at 49 High Street, in the former Kevar’s Cafe next to the Iceland food store, opened on Monday.
The name was only a marketing tool
Its licence was granted to sell alcohol and play music until late in the evening despite residents’ concerns.
On behalf of the restaurant, an agent said the name ‘Crazy’s’ was very misleading for the type of activity that would take place there and was only a marketing tool.
Concerns about inappropriate behaviour and noise nuisance
Some neighbours said the restaurant would cause inappropriate behaviour and noise nuisance.
One objector runs a retreat nearby to help vulnerable people recover from addiction and had been assured by the restaurant’s owner Constantin Balin it would close at 10pm, despite the licence seeking permission to operate until 11pm.
The objector feared nothing would stop the restaurant from opening later and customers from acting in a disruptive manner.
Closing times
The restaurant will be open for 30 minutes after the proposed licensing hours, the committee was told, to allow customers to leave gradually and not all at once.
The restaurant’s agent said it was an upmarket restaurant with alcohol and music as a by-product and they would liaise with neighbours if there are any issues.
Customers “would not get too drunk”
They also said people would not get too drunk so they would fall out of the restaurant or cause disruption.
Council officers said the objections were reasonable, but they were able to address them through conditions fixed on the licence.
Officers said those added conditions would not significantly impact public nuisance or crime and disorder and included staff training, the ‘Challenge 25’ Policy and installing CCTV.
Restrictions on music
Music or entertainment noise levels would be set so no distinct lyrics, tunes or bass beat could be heard from a noise-sensitive premises, like nearby homes.
The committee also added that customers would not be allowed to take food or drink from the restaurant to any open, outdoors area.
Alcohol can be sold until 11pm, Sunday to Thursday, and 11.30pm on Friday and Saturday, with live music and late-night refreshment provided until midnight on Friday and Saturday.
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