A new Italian restaurant could be coming to Newcastle, if it wins the final sign-off from councillors.
Liosi’s, which has a popular riverside Sicilian café at the Newcastle Business Park in the West End, is planning to open a new premises on the edge of the city centre. The proposals would see the creation of a new bistro at Saville Place, a row of businesses on Durant Road.
However, the idea has been met with opposition from neighbours, who are worried about “rowdy” customers drinking outside the restaurant in the evening. Thomas Hornek, of the Newcastle Sports Injury Clinic next door, told a Newcastle City Council licensing hearing on Tuesday that noise from Liosi’s planned 20-seat outdoor space would bother clients having treatment and “disturb the quality of our services”.
