Bbq Lounge
Licence summary from On Licence, 1 October 2026
- Premises
- Bbq Lounge
- Address
- Bbq Lounge, Haven Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 8HT
- Licence
- Premises licence, LN/000011321
- Status
- In force (register: Current Licence)
- Issued
- 25 April 2025
- Licence holder
- Masti Lounge Ltd, BBQ Lounge Haven, Colchester, CO2 8HT
- Licensing authority
- Colchester City Council
- Activities
- Alcohol on the premises, Alcohol off the premises, Late night refreshment
- Food hygiene rating
- 5 out of 5 (very good)
What the licence permits
- Opening hours on the licence
- Every day 10:00-01:00
- Alcohol Sale-On & Off Premises (BBQ Lounge)
- Every day 10:00-01:00
- Late Night Refreshment-Indoors
- Every day 23:00-01:00
Licence conditions (5)
- Staff training must take place on the Licensing Act and Licensing objectives upon commencement of employment and every 12 months thereafter, a written record of this training is to be maintained and made available to the police and any authorised officer of the Council for inspection on request.
- The premises shall have installed and maintain a closed circuit television surveillance (CCTV) system that at all times complies with the below requirements:a) CCTV will be provided in the form of a recordable system, capable of providing pictures of evidential quality in all lighting conditions particularly facial recognition;b) CCTV cameras shall cover all public areas including all entrances and exits and all areas where the sale of alcohol takes place;c) Equipment must be maintained in good working order, be correctly time and date stamped, recordings must be kept in good working order and kept for a minimum period of 31 days;d) At all times, whilst the premises is open for licensable activities, there are members of staff able to immediately provide viewable copies of recordings to the police or licensing authority staff upon reasonable request;e) The recording equipment and data storage devices shall be kept in a secure environment and fitted with security functions (such as passwords) to prevent recordings being tampered with;f) An operational daily log report must be maintained endorsed by signature, indicating the system has been checked and is compliant: in the event of any failure, this will be recorded immediately.g) Signs must be displayed at all entrances and exits advising customers that CCTV is operating at the premises.3. An incident log must be kept on the premises or otherwise be accessible on the premises for a minimum of 12 months and made immediately available to police, trading standards or licensing authority staff upon reasonable request. The log must be completed as soon as is possible and within any case within 4 hours of the occurrence and shall record the following:a) all crimes reported to the venueb) all ejections of patronsc) any complaints received concerning crime and disorderd) any incidents of disordere) all seizures of drugs or offensive weaponsf) any faults in a CCTV system, searching equipment or scanning equipment mandated as
- A Risk assessment must be in place and updated annually.
- Staff will monitor the area immediately outside the premises on a regular basis to check for, and to properly dispose of, any litter from the premises and to prevent persons loitering outside the premises.Prominent and clear notices will be displayed at all exits requesting the public to respect the needs of local residents and to leave the premises and the area quietly. Empty bottles/cans must not be handled outside the premises between 23:00 and 07:00 so as not to be audible at residential premises.
- A Challenge 25 scheme shall be operated, whereby any person who appears to be under the age of 25 years of age is required to produce on request an item which meets the mandatory age verification requirement and is either a:• Biometric Home Office photo ID• European National ID Card• Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card)• Passport (UK or International)• Photo Driving Licence (UK or European)• Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) cardWhere Home Office approved (not yet approved) digital proof of identity assurance technology is in use, this condition applies only when confirming that a person is 18 years or older following a failure of that technology to do so.8. The premises shall clearly display signs at each point of sale and in areas where alcohol is displayed advising customers that a 'Challenge 25' policy is in force.
Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.
Compiled from Colchester City Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/bbq-lounge-co2-7824430fab