On Licence

The Gurkha Kitchen

Licence summary from On Licence, 29 September 2026

Premises
The Gurkha Kitchen
Address
West Station Approach Maidstone Kent. ME16 8RJ
Licence
Premises licence, 18/00595/LAPRE
Status
In force (register: Issued)
Issued
22 March 2018
Licensing authority
Maidstone Borough Council
Food hygiene rating
3 out of 5 (generally satisfactory)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence
Mon to Wed 10:00-01:00, Thu to Sat 10:00-02:00, Sun 12:00-00:30
Sale or Supply of Alcohol
Mon to Wed 10:00-00:00, Thu to Sat 10:00-01:00, Sun 12:00-23:30
Late Night Refreshment
Mon to Wed 23:00-01:00, Thu to Sat 23:00-02:00, Sun 23:00-00:30
Opening Hours (Non-standard)
Permitted (hours not listed)
Licence conditions (38)
  1. Permitted Hours
  2. Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.
  3. In this condition, permitted hours means:
  4. On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, Good Friday or New Year's Eve, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  5. On Sundays, other than Christmas Day or New Year's Eve, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.
  6. On Good Friday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.
  7. On Christmas Day, 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
  8. On New Year's Eve, except on a Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
  9. On New Year's Eve on a Sunday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m
  10. On New Year's Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year's Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours on the following day, midnight on 31st December).
  11. The above restrictions do not prohibit:
  12. (a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;
  13. (b) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;
  14. (c) during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals;
  15. (d) consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises;
  16. (e) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;
  17. (f) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;
  18. (g) the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty's naval, military or air forces;
  19. (h) the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; or
  20. (i) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of alcohol by persons so supplied; or
  21. (j) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of liquor so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.
  22. Alcohol may be sold or supplied for one hour following the hours set out above and on Christmas day, between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to persons taking table meals in the premises in a part of the premises usually set apart for the service of such persons and for consumption by such a person in that part of the premises as an ancillary to his meal. For other purposes or in other parts of the premises the hours set out above shall continue to apply.
  23. Late Night Refreshment
  24. The sale of hot food and drink is permitted until 30 minutes after the end of permitted hours.
  25. Protection of Children
  26. If more than one hundred persons under 14 ("juniors") are attending an entertainment for juniors or an entertainment at which the majority of those attending are juniors, there shall be sufficient adult attendants, properly instructed as to their duties:
  27. (a) to prevent more juniors or other persons being admitted to the building or part thereof than the building or part can properly accommodate; and
  28. (b) to control the movement of juniors and other persons admitted while entering and leaving the building or part; and
  29. to take all reasonable precautions for the safety of the children.
  30. No person under the age of 17 years shall take part in any performance in which his life or limbs are endangered.
  31. General: -
  32. OC91: Alcoholic beverages shall be served as an ancillary to a table meal.
  33. Prevention of Crime and Disorder: -
  34. Public Safety: -
  35. No additional Conditons
  36. Public Nuisance:
  37. Protection of Children from Harm
  38. OC7: No person under the age of 18 years shall be permitted on the premises unless accompanied by an adult/and taking a table meal.

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

Compiled from Maidstone Borough Council's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/the-gurkha-kitchen-me16-84aa9026de