Sands Hotel excites in Margate – HOAX boutique hostel opens opposite world famous Cavern Club – Big Bang Restaurant takes to the beach! – Bramwell opens second Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen – Yum Yum Ninja Launches in Brighton – Refurbished public areas of the Park Tower Knightsbridge in London – Arc Inspirations sinks £800,000 in the Pit: Leeds’ Newest Bar – Square Pie brings Pie & Mash back to the East End
Sands Hotel excites in Margate
The Sands Hotel is an exciting new boutique hotel in a superb position on the Margate seafront.
Located in an elegant, sympathetically restored Victorian building, it offers a vibrant, contemporary and comfortable interior, allowing guests to relax and enjoy stunning views and magical sunsets over Margate Sands.
Find out whether the great British artist JMW Turner was right to comment that …
“…the skies over Thanet are the loveliest in all Europe.”
The Turner Contemporary Gallery itself is located just a few hundred metres from the hotel, a short walk past the Old Town, the recently revived creative quarter of Margate. The famous Margate Sands are of course merely just a step away.
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HOAX boutique hostel opens opposite world famous Cavern Club
HOAX Liverpool & Hopskotch Street Kitchen and Bar, is now open for service after hosting its soft launch, and offers something completely new to the market, creating huge interest from international visitors, and also the younger local community, and overnighters from the UK.
Boutique hostel + Brooklyn-style bar + international street food
Combining boutique hostel accommodations and a trendy Brooklyn-style bar with a variety of international street food, is something which has not yet been done. The accommodation element will provide a refreshing change to budget hotels right in the midst of the city’s culture, and an offering of street food prepared by renowned chef Craig Sallery will gain interest from a wider audience. The Hatch on the other hand is a setting to showcase unique talent and offer a platform for local and international artists to perform right in the heart of Liverpool’s music hub.
The result of a joint venture between Starboard Hotels and Union Hanover, funded by BridgePoint Ventures and IPIN Global, the group of hostels will deliver a fresh, vibrant and sociable alternative to budget hotels in key tourist cities throughout the UK and Europe. Playing on the HOAX name, each property will be individually designed to have its own personality, with a common theme of playful and cheeky design through the portfolio.
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The Big Bang Restaurant takes to the beach!
The Oxford Castle Quarter is cool – not just cool on an Oxford level, but sensationally cool now that the Big Bang Restaurant has acquired its own beach – as well as coverage in the national press!
Now, Big Bang not only offers locally sourced food, but beachside music ( see Jazz above) and activities – from Beach Parties to stay and play groups.
Time to visit and check it out – whilst the good weather lasts!
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Bramwell opens second Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen
The Bramwell Pub Company has opened its second Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen in Banbury, with another planned for Reading.
Sarah Weir, Commercial Director of Bramwell Pub Company, who own and operate Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen said: “We’re delighted with the response and feedback from customers in both Banbury and Southampton and look forward to introducing Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen to the residents and visitors of Reading.
“The opening of Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen in Banbury was successful and, with the benefit of a beautiful outdoor area, they’ve been able to maximise sales and make the most of the great weather.
“Wild Lime Bar & Kitchen in Southampton has been open for four weeks and we’re really pleased with its trading performance. Customers are embracing the values on which the brand was built: great food, drink, and excellent customer service. Our key offers are also proving to be popular including the jam jar cocktails and the hand-stretched, stone-baked Parmesan crust pizzas. We’re also seeing that there is a real take up towards the premium style drinks, and customers are making the most of our great deals including two-for-one pizzas, and two-for-one cocktails.”
Yum Yum Ninja Launches in Brighton
Yum Yum Ninja, Brighton’s newest and most exciting addition to the dining scene, invites visitors to try its modern take on an authentic Asian menu in the heart of the old Lanes.
Conceived and managed by the team behind critically acclaimed local restaurants Riddle and Finns and Due South, Yum Yum Ninja offers a new style of quality and sustainably sourced Pan Asian cuisine from local artisan producers.
Designed by Oliver Heath, the restaurant & bar offer a relaxed informal style of dining and drinking in a fun, stylish and entertaining environment, a combination of style and taste unlike any other in the City.
The Ninja Bar is headed up by award winning cocktail bartender-Rhys Davies, and the restaurant, bar and shoji rooms are all available for private hire.
Using local and seasonal ingredients, chef Jake Northcote Green creates stand-out, mouth-watering dishes ranging from Asian tapas style light bites and snacks, Dim Sum and Bincho skewers to Bo Ssam feasting menus designed to be enjoyed family style.
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Refurbished public areas of the Park Tower Knightsbridge in London
The Luxury Collection Hotels & Resorts, part of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has re-launched The Park Tower Knightsbridge, a Luxury Collection Hotel, London following an extensive renovation of the hotel’s public areas. Completed in time for its 40th anniversary and led by acclaimed London-based interior designer Anita Rosato, the refurbishment includes a complete redesign of the lobby, lounge and bar.
Rising above the world-famous shopping streets of London’s chic Knightsbridge district, the striking circular structure of The Park Tower Knightsbridge was originally designed by acclaimed architect Richard Seifert. The hotel’s elegant new public spaces combine artisanal materials with a colour palette featuring sage greens, milky creams and shimmering silver inspired by the soft foliage of nearby Hyde Park.
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Arc Inspirations sinks £800,000 in the Pit: Leeds’ Newest Bar
The Pit opens on 31 August: stripped back, urban and looking to establish itself as a unique bar serving great food in this vibrant, developing Northern Quarter of Leeds. Its name may have been inspired by being underground, but it’s also thanks to the traditional way of cooking in the USA and around the world: dig pit, light fire, cook meat, cover and enjoy one of the best ways to keep food tender and flavoursome.
The urban design includes a sheared concrete curved bar, original brick and exposed beams, and oak and steel furniture handcrafted by local blacksmiths. The Den is home to 2 custom-made ping pong tables and the White Room, is a little more refined for private parties and cocktail master classes.
The Pit will carry an ever changing range of innovative cocktails, premium craft beers from around the world as well as beers from well known and lesser known breweries, also its very own beer. The finest selection of steaks, lobster, burgers, ribs and wings are main ingredients of the menu devised by John Richold, Arc Inspirations’ legendary executive chef.
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The Pit, 9 Merrion Street, Leeds, LS1 6PQ
Square Pie brings Pie & Mash back to the East End
Following the success of its recent opening at Bluewater in Kent, London-based Square Pie is set to launch a new outlet at the World Food Court, Westfield Stratford, sharing 1,400 covers with other major operators including Pho, Tortilla and Yo! Sushi. Square Pie already operates four shops, located at Old Spitalfields Market, Bluewater, Westfield London and ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
Square Pie will reveal a new look and a wider menu with lighter options alongside their classic award-winning pies and fresh mash. The new shop will showcase their new branding and designs with a classic yet modern British feel.
The opening comes after a triumphant summer for Square Pie, including last month serving over 6 tonnes of freshly mashed potato and pies to revellers at Glastonbury festival (see pic above).
Square Pie has recently secured funding and plans to operate 20 Square Pie outlets within the next four years.
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