Scarborough cocktail bar seeks later alcohol licence weeks after opening

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 17:38 · Archive

Swindlers, a newly opened Scarborough cocktail lounge, has applied for permission to sell alcohol until 11.30pm daily.

Swindlers, at 19 Aberdeen Walk, has applied for a new premises licence following its recent opening in the former Scarborough Evening News offices. The venue describes itself as a 'premium cafe, lounge and bar for grown-ups' serving coffee, lunches, cocktails, wine and whisky.

Under the application, alcohol sales for consumption both on and off the premises would be permitted from 10am until 11.30pm seven days a week. The proposal also allows live and recorded music indoors until 11pm on Sunday to Thursday and 11.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, with late-night refreshment permitted until midnight each day.

A key part of the application would remove an existing condition restricting use of the premises after 8pm to pre-booked and ticketed events only. On New Year's Eve, the venue is seeking permission to sell alcohol and host music until 2am, with the premises remaining open until 2.30am.

The business opened this month after a rebrand from the Distiller's Lounge concept. The venue has announced plans for jazz nights, wine tastings, whisky events, comedy nights and private functions, with its food operation due to expand next month to include brunch, lunch and evening dining. Representations regarding the proposal could be submitted to the council until Thursday, November 19.

How it is being reported

• New cocktail bar bids for later licence just weeks after openingA recently opened Scarborough cocktail lounge has applied for a new premises licence that would allow alcohol sales until 11.30pm daily.York Press · 26 Oct, 17:04
• New cocktail bar bids for later licence just weeks after openingA recently opened Scarborough cocktail lounge has applied for a new premises licence that would allow alcohol sales until 11.30pm daily.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 26 Oct, 17:04

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