Escape Kent Prison Island

Licensed under the Licensing Act

60-61 High Street Maidstone Kent ME14 1SR

Premises licence 21/00345/LAPRE

In force

Escape Kent Prison Island holds a premises licence from Maidstone Borough Council, reference 21/00345/LAPRE. It was issued on 23 June 2021. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: 21/00345/LAPRE
Status on register: Issued
Issued: 23 June 2021
Venue type: Restaurant or café
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good), inspected 16 November 2023 (as Escape Kent Prison Island Ltd / Shake And Moo)
Licensing authority: Maidstone Borough Council
Postcode: ME14 1SR
First seen by On Licence: 23 September 2026

Licensable activities

Maidstone Borough Council's register does not list activities for this licence. The full licence, with its conditions and hours, is held by the council.

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Every day 09:00-23:00
Sale or Supply of Alcohol: Every day 11:00-23:00

Licence conditions (10)

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. a. Cameras shall encompass all ingress, egress and include all areas to which the public have access, including fire escapes, stairwells and where the supply of alcohol occurs (with the exception of areas agreed by the Police, for example toilet cubicles). b. The CCTV shall be recording at all times that the premises are open to the public. c. Equipment must be maintained in good working order, be correctly time and date stamped, recordings MUST be kept on the hard drive and kept for a period of 31 days and handed to Police upon reasonable request. d. The Premises Licence Holder must ensure at all times a DPS or appointed members of staff is capable and competent at downloading CCTV footage in a recordable format to the Police and Local Authority upon reasonable request.
Toughened or polycarbonate glass will be used at the premises. All drinks will be supplied in polycarbonate or suitably toughened glass. Exception would be for bottled drinks, wine, champagne and cocktails.
Alcohol sold for consumption off the premises will only be supplied in sealed containers. No persons will be permitted to remove alcohol from the licensed area in open containers.
The DPS will be responsible for the maintaining of an incident book at the premises and this book will log all incidents which are "out of the ordinary" whether police are called or not.
All persons that sell or supply alcohol to customers must have licensing training. a. Training should take place within six weeks of employment and any new employees will be supervised until the training has taken place. b. Refresher training should be repeated a minimum of every six months or earlier if required due to changes of legislation. c. Training records must be kept on the premises and shall contain the nature, content and frequency of all training. d. Records must be made available for inspection by Police, Police Licensing Officer and authorised officers from the Local Authority upon request either electronically or hard copy.
The premises will undertake the "Challenge 25" Scheme which will be advertised within the premises by way of sufficient posters to make the public aware.
All staff involved in the sale or supply of alcohol will be trained in the "Challenge 25" Scheme and such training will be recorded.
Only Home Office approved ID of proof of age will be accepted by staff. This will include photographic driving licence, a passport or a 'PASS' marked proof of age card.
A refusal register will be in operation at the premises. All staff involved in the sale of alcohol will be fully trained in the system and it will record the following: a. Item refused. b. Name of description of the person refused. c. Reason for refusal. d. Name of staff member making refusal The register will be available for inspection to any Police Officer, Local Authority Licensing Officer or Trading Standards Officer at any reasonable time.
At least one member of staff with a personal licence will be on duty at all times that the premises are open for the sale of alcohol.

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

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