A Bluff tavern has a nervous wait on its hands to see if it can continue selling alcohol after multiple authorities objected to its licences being renewed. On Wednesday, Bluff’s Golden Age Tavern was the subject of an Invercargill District Licensing Committee hearing after a host of concerns were raised including poor staffing, unidentifiable food and the lack of a promised courtesy coach. The tavern has indicated it will do what is required to meet the mark, but alcohol harm prevention officer sergeant Hayden McNaught expressed disappointment it had taken a “kick up the backside”. In March, a number of red flags were raised following a joint inspection by Invercargill district council alcohol licensing inspector Sarah Nicol and health protection officer Karla James. Nicol said there was no system for staff training, no staff roster, no duty mangers log and no certified manager appointed, other than Tony ‘Hank’ Low, the applicant.…