Must Wine Bar

Licensed to sell alcohol

Must Wine Bar, 3 George Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 4ER

Premises licence LN/202100077

In force

Must Wine Bar holds a premises licence from St Albans City Council, reference LN/202100077. The register lists sale of alcohol, recorded music and live music. It was issued on 3 February 2021. The council's register shows it as in force.

The record

Licence type: Premises Licence
Reference: LN/202100077
Status on register: Current Licence
Issued: 3 February 2021
Venue type: Pub or bar
Food hygiene rating: 2 out of 5 (improvement necessary), inspected 26 September 2025
Licensing authority: St Albans City Council
Postcode: AL3 4ER
First seen by On Licence: 26 September 2026

Licensable activities

Sale of alcoholThe register does not say whether on or off sales.
Recorded musicPlaying recorded music to an audience.
Live musicPerformances of live music.

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Mon to Thu 08:00-23:30, Fri and Sat 08:00-00:00, Sun 08:00-22:30
Alcohol Sales Off: Mon to Thu 08:00-23:00, Fri and Sat 08:00-23:30, Sun 08:00-22:00
Alcohol Sales On: Mon to Thu 08:00-23:00, Fri and Sat 08:00-23:30, Sun 08:00-22:00
Live Music: Fri and Sat 23:00-23:30
Recorded Music: Fri and Sat 23:00-23:30
Capacity: 50

Licence conditions (12)

CCTV is in use at the premises, it shall be to an appropriate standard as agreed with the Licensing Authority in consultation with the Police.
The CCTV equipment shall be maintained in good working order and continually record when licensable activity takes place and for a period of two hours afterwards.
The premises licence holder shall ensure images from the CCTV are retained for a period of 31 days. This image retention period may be reviewed as appropriate by the Licensing Authority The correct time and date will be generated onto both the recording and the real time image screen.
If the CCTV equipment (Including any mobile units in use at the premises) breaks down the Premises Licence Holder shall ensure the designated premises supervisor, or in his/her absence other responsible person, verbally informs the Licensing Authority and the Police as soon as is reasonably practicable. This information shall be contemporaneously recorded in the incident report register and shall include the time, date and means this was done and to whom the information was reported. Equipment failures shall be repaired or replaced as soon as is reasonably practicable and without undue delay. The Licensing Authority and the Police shall be informed when faults are rectified.
The premises Licence holder shall ensure that there are trained members of staff available during licensable hours to be able to reproduce and download CCTV images into a removable format at the request of an authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or a constable.
There shall be clear signage indicating that CCTV equipment is in use and recording at the premises during all trading hours.
The DPS will keep an up to date DPS Authorisation sheet which will show the list of staff members who have been given the authority to sell alcohol on the premises.
Staff will be trained to be alert to any potential danger to customers and react accordingly. If they are unable to quickly defuse the situation without risk to customer or staff, then they are instructed to call the police. All relevant fire procedures are in place for a premises of this size.
Customers will be reminded by way of a notice at the entrance/ exit door to please leave the premises quietly and have consideration for the neighbouring properties.
Only photographic ID is accepted (passport, driving licence, proof of age card with PASS hologram, Military ID). Anyone who appears to be under the age of 25 is challenged to provide ID. If the customer is unable to provide identification then no sale is made. No ID no sale. Challenge 25 POS will be on display in the store. Any staff member who may be under the age of 18 must call a senior staff member to take over the sale and complete the transaction. If it is known that a customer intends to purchase alcohol to provide to minors then that sale will be refused. All refused sales will be recorded in a refusals book, which will be made available for inspection by Police or Licensing Officers of the council on request.
No glass bottle waste or waste that could give rise to a statutory noise nuisance, will be disposed of between 9pm and 8am.
All doors and windows must remain closed except for ingress and egress.

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

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