Approval sought for steakhouse, wine bar on waterfront at Pitts Bay

A new restaurant is coming to the Hamilton waterfront if Government planners grant the necessary approval. The same people behind the Miles Market on Pitts Bay Road have drawn up plans for a 146-seat restaurant just a few yards away from the grocery store.

The comprehensive architect drawings by a Massachusetts firm were recently submitted to the Department of Planning. They call for 84-seats indoors and 62-seats outdoors on a ground level porch. The space that will house the restaurant is currently vacant, sandwiched between the market and brand new condominiums slated for completion in December.

The new eatery will be called Harry’s Restaurant and will be in business for lunch and dinner. Foot traffic should be no problem with so many office buildings in the immediate vicinity — Endurance, Partner Re, Axis, Montpelier Re, Tokyo Millennium and Zurich are all within ear shot of where the new restaurant is to be located.

However, there are already a lot of choices for business diners on Pitts Bay Road — Fairmont Hamilton Princess, Waterloo House and Primavera Ristorante are just a few.

A man who works in the area said he was told the new place will be a steakhouse and wine bar. According to the planning application, the restaurant will serve from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. and will be staffed by ten people at one time. There is also a request for 30 additional parking spaces — 15 for cars, 15 for cycles.

Cable’s Super Tier delayed

The removal of CableVision’s analogue Super Tier channels is to be delayed for around a month. The company previously announced the channels 42 to 56 would be taken away on April 19 as the switch to an all digital service continues.

However, the move has been put on hold until May 15 to ensure enough digital home communications terminals are available to accommodate affected customers who choose to upgrade.

Assistant general manager Alan Smith said: “To better serve our customers, we are delaying the removal of the analogue Super Tier channels 42 to 56 until May 15. We have been in touch with customers who are still subscribing to these channels in analogue format and want to be sure that they can make a smooth transition.

“By moving the date to May 15, we can be sure there will be enough set-top boxes on hand to make these service changes for everyone. We trust our customers will understand and we will continue working to ensure that the move to all-digital programming goes smoothly for everyone.”

Addict admits stealing bacon, tuna fish

A 49-year-old drug addict trespassed into a hotel room and stole bacon and tuna fish from the hotel’s restaurant.

Terry Robinson, who lives in a tent at Waterville Apartments, Southampton, was sentenced on Thursday to 18 months imprisonment, suspended for two years, for entering a room at the Southampton Princess and stealing food worth $10 from Wickets Restaurant.

Crown counsel Carrington Mahoney told court that at 6.20 p.m. on April 16 this year, a visitor staying in room 128 was sitting on the patio when he glanced inside and saw Robinson standing in the room. When the visitor questioned Robinson, he said: “Oh I might be in the wrong room. I’m staying next door.”

The complainant then watched as Robinson did not go to the room next door and instead went down the stairs. At 11.10 p.m. the same evening, the hotel manager saw Robinson leaving Wickets Restaurant. When he searched Robinson, he found bacon strips and tuna fish in his pockets.

In court Robinson said: “I’d like to apologise. I’m working again. I was a little hungry. I didn’t want to hurt anyone.” Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo, said: “If someone finds you in their room, that’s breaching their privacy and is threatening. You have places like the Salvation Army to get food.”

He then sentenced Robinson to 18 months imprisonment for both counts and suspended it for two years.