Rakkas licence review - consultation ends Thursday, Jan 5

You may have seen that Rakkas, the restaurant and shisha bar between Lothair Road North and Railway Fields, is having its licence reviewed by the council. This is because it has had numerous warnings over its conduct regarding its current licence, which has seen enforcement visiting several times in 2022 to shut down the outdoor shisha bar after its 9pm curfew. It has also had several complaints about noise, antisocial behaviour, conduct over customer parking, and others.

In 2021, Rakkas had its licence revoked for opening in the lockdowns, and then came back bigger, only to have this further review. In all this, it also applied for a later licence, on which there is a hearing on Jan 19 via Teams. In my view, Rakkas has brought nothing but repeated and unrepentant nuisance to residents nearby and the council has acted. I've tried to attach their warning letters here. 

On the Haringey Licence Site you will see the notice and that the consultation ends soon. You can mail your views to licensing@haringey.gov.uk