House style: Buzzworks Holdings’ The Coach House in Bridge of Weir
Buzzworks Holdings has expanded its group of House bar-restaurants with The Coach House in Bridge of Weir in Renfrewshire Buzzworks Holdings has moved into double figures with its latest site. The Coach House has opened in Bridge of Weir in Renfrewshire – its 10th venue and its first outside of its home turf of Ayrshire. …
Odd job: Oddsocks Bar & Kitchen at Jurys Inn in Brighton
Oddsocks Bar & Kitchen has added a quirky spin to the food and beverage offering at Jurys Inn in Brighton Jurys Inn hotels are not well-known for their bars but that is changing in Brighton where Oddsocks Bar & Kitchen has opened for drinks and dining. It has been created by Mystery, the UK-based international …
Latin American vibes at new-look Fiesta Havana in Chester
Stonegate Pub Company has modernised popular Chester bar Fiesta Havana With its Cuban-style cocktails and party atmosphere, Fiesta Havana has been bringing Latin American vibes to Chester for many years. To keep it at the top of the city’s nightlife, Stonegate Pub Company has invested £145,000 in a major refurbishment of the late-night basement bar, …
Call of the Kuckoo: cocktails and music in Sheffield
Sheffield has become the third location to welcome the call of Kuckoo Richard Powell has been behind bars for 16 years. After starting out at The Living Room in Manchester in 2001, he graduated to other leading venues in the city including The Circle Club and Restaurant Bar & Grill. During this time, he became …
Tamburlaine conquers Cambridge’s cocktail scene
Cambridge has a new cocktail destination at the Tamburlaine hotel, reports Mark Ludmon Named after a great conqueror and ruler of Persia and central Asia in the Middle Ages, Tamburlaine hotel is setting out to conquer the food and drink scene in Cambridge with its restaurant and bar. The stunning boutique hotel takes its name …
Fashion statement at London Cocktail Club’s latest bar
London Cocktail Club has branched out to a new site in the City of London. Pictures by Kev Williams London Cocktail Club is one of the bar industry’s biggest success stories of the past decade. After being founded in 2008 in Covent Garden by JJ Goodman and James Hopkins, it has proven it is possible …
Brewery-fresh beers on tap at Tiny Rebel’s new bar in Newport
As part of its £2.5m new production site on the outskirts of Newport in south Wales, Tiny Rebel Brewery has unveiled a new bar. Officially launched earlier this month, the new 30,000 sq ft facility in Rogerstone has allowed the brewer to increase capacity to five million litres annually – nearly nine million pints. Alongside …
Going Dutch at Bristol’s new gin bar
One of Bristol’s most historic buildings has been turned into a quirky, contemporary bar Dutch, selling 80 different types of gin. Jackie Annett reports Bristol’s historic Old Market area has a new bar that is enjoying quite a lot of local publicity thanks to its huge selection of gins. The city’s first dedicated gin bar …
Burning bright in Bingley: the first FirePit Smokehouse & Sports Bar
A grade II-listed fire station in Bingley in west Yorkshire has undergone a million-pound transformation into FirePit Smokehouse & Sports Bar, reports Jackie Annett. Photography by Adam Johns Transforming a grade II-listed building in Bingley, near Bradford, into an American-style diner and sports bar is no easy task. But the designers of the FirePit have …
Pop-up terrace on the Thames brings Anna de Codorníu to UK
The cool vibe of Barcelona’s best beach clubs has been transported to the heart of London Docklands this summer, offering cavas and sangria cocktails. The Anna de Codorníu Terrace on the Thames pop-up has been created in the 17th-century Grade I-listed Columbia Wharf at DoubleTree Hilton Docklands, running until the end of September. Decorated with …
