Neighbours of a new Mediterranean restaurant in South West London have raised concerns its plans to serve booze outside would cause 'intolerable' noise.

The Quarter Kitchen opened in Barnes in February and applied to Richmond Council to sell alcohol from 11am to 10.30pm every day.

The council's licensing committee discussed the plans on March 7. Applicant Doron Zilkha moved to Barnes with his family in 2015 and said they are responsible members of the community who want to enhance it with the new restaurant at 190 Castelnau.

He told the meeting he already runs three licensed premises which have not had any complaints, while customers of the new venue have given "nothing but incredible reviews and encouragement".

Mr Zilkha said: "Our primary focus is about quality dining in attractive settings with tasteful dishes, accompanied with wine and drinks to be enjoyed responsibly with conversation over dinner.

"This is not to be an off-licence spirits wine or shop for takeaway for alcohol."

He added the restaurant has three outside tables where diners would only be served alcohol seated with food and, in response to concerns raised by residents, last orders would be at 9pm.

The plans received 17 objections from neighbours, who raised concerns serving alcohol outside late into the evening would cause a nuisance.

One resident claimed noise from the venue would be "intolerable to the residents in the area" if the plans are approved.

Another neighbour also told the meeting she objected to the restaurant's plans to serve booze outside over concerns it would become too noisy.

She said: "Over the past 20 years, neighbours have had to endure countless cases of public disturbance caused by noisy customers spilling out onto the street from the eight failed restaurants at 190 Castelnau.

"I say eight because the ninth and the last restaurant was not granted off-licence consumption and I personally experienced no noise or disturbance from my home next door to the restaurant."

Mr Zilkha said most customers are local and he does not "encourage anything else but community spirit" in the restaurant.

He said: "We are local, we are here to create something, I've seen the place empty for so long and there is a major desire to, by the council in fact, to actually enhance the parade and that's what we're looking to do."