The fight, which started in The Lock & Barrel in Frinton, spilled out onto the street
A fight in the only pub in a traditional Essex seaside town caused "genuine concern" and prompted extra security measures, a council said.
The scuffle "between a small group" broke out inside The Lock & Barrel in Frinton and spilled out onto the street, Tendring District Council said.
Police and the council's licensing authority have met to discuss the fight and additional CCTV has been installed.
The pub, which opened in 2000, was the first in the historically "dry" resort.
At the time plans to open a licensed premises were met with opposition by the Frinton Residents' Association, but were eventually granted to brewer Shepherd Neame.
'Special place'
Licensing committee chairman Mark Platt said the fight, which happened earlier this month, had caused "genuine concern".
He said Shepherd Neame and the pub's managers "know what a special place Frinton is".
"They do not want the reputation and perception of being a pub where trouble occurs," he added.
On its website, Shepherd Neame describes Connaught Avenue, where the pub is located, as "the Bond Street of the east coast".
A spokesman for the company said the fight was a "minor incident" which was "totally out of character for the Lock & Barrel".
"We have since met with the licensing authority and police to assure them that this was an isolated incident, and proposed a number of operational measures to ensure that there are no further incidents of this nature." he added.
The town did not have a pub until the Lock & Barrell was opened on Connaught Avenue in 2000
- Published15 August 2014
