30 Aug 2023
Acclaimed Italian takeaway Pasta Evangelists is hoping to open a new premises in the city centre.
The delivery-only business is proposed for 102 Victoria Street – currently a residential property – bringing the only pasta sold in Harrods to St Albans.
Chefs will prepare fresh pasta to order and deliver in as little as 15 minutes.
Their website claims: “We specialise in delivering varieties of handmade pasta from across Italy’s 20 regions, changing our menu of 10 seasonal dishes on a weekly basis. From the Roman cacio e pepe to Liguria’s trenette al pesto genovese, there is always a new pasta shape or regional speciality to discover on our menu.”
In consultation with the SADC licensing team, the applicant has agreed to the below conditions:
- The premises will operate as a delivery only business. The premises will not open to the public and will be used for the dispatch of goods only. There shall be no collection of goods by the public from the premises.
- The business will arrange for the telephone number for the premises and/or a member of the management team to be provided to residents upon request in order that any complaints can be made direct.
- The premises licence holder will encourage all riders involved in deliveries, to use their vehicles in a responsible manner so as not to cause a nuisance, and to ensure that they do not leave engines running when the vehicles are parked. The premises licence holder will encourage delivery drivers not to gather outside the premises, requesting that all noise, from delivery drivers, is kept to a minimum.
- A CCTV system comprising of a multi camera system will be installed at the premises.
The application will be considered by a meeting of SADC’s licensing sub-committee on September 6.
