some welcomed additions to wexford shops!

vicwatson

marine restaurant over the commodare barry now open or nearly open... walked by there sunday and side door was open, so they're either finishing last few bits upstairs or they are open already !

It seems that Luigi Apicella (Nonna Rossa) is opening the restaurant at the Commodore Barry (Blue Marine), Nonna Rossa is class so hopefully Blue Marine is too.

http://www.italvideonews.com/

STB

druss wrote: »

Kelly's Bakery place closed on Main street.

Feck sake! Where am I gonna get a fresh crispy brown unsliced pan now ??

Sushi is very niche. I dont think the population is there for it to work. Need a decent Indian (dont get me wrong Spice is not the worst).

druss

for Indian, i prefer Eastern Palace. Although i like Spice too.

WexfordWarrior

"unique" opening in the old budget travel shop in redmond square beside the wexford bus collection point accross from dunnes... dont know if its the same one as in dublin etc.

druss

Sweet shop moving into the former Kellys place. I'll say this for Wexford, lots of places seem to be snapped up very quickly!

Is this related to rates drops? Are the older tenants tied to the higher rates, wheras the landlord is forced to be more flexible in negotiating with a new entrant?

Zhane

I suppose Unique would be welcome....aslong as it fills a space I suppose.

WexfordWarrior

another sweet shop ?? that old fashioned sweet place down by chocolate only opened a while ago..all the olg barrels of sweets, cushens, bullseyes, cloves etc etc ... i wonder do they have one of those weighing scales in there like yo used to get in nolans on the main street years ago...weighing the sweets slipping them into a brown paper bag for you! haha class ! that was service!

yeah when places close donw in wexford there does seem to be a quick turnaround on premises!! thats one good thing !!

jd

00011000 wrote: »

How does everyone feel about an authentic japanese sushi bar opening up in Wexford town?

Is it a bit too esoteric for the Wexford populace or is Wexford ready for something new?

I personally think there is a strong interest in Asian cuisine evinced by all the Chinese take-aways and restaurants and Thai also. The problem is that if there was a party of 6 for example, there's always going to be one or two that wont touch raw fish.

Do noodle and Teriyaki etc and it might work ..love sushi/sashimi etc myself
This is the closest to where I work in Dublin and seems to be doing well
http://www.kokorosushibento.ie/

WexfordWarrior

think a new restaurant opened beside loch and quay in the old lounge part of the pub that used to be the off licence.

i think its an italian restaurant but havnt been down there to see...only barely passed by.

WexfordWarrior

unique hairdressers now open accross from dunnes...also a new store where you can bring your old clothes to in return for cash has opened in kennedy park beside "joe the barbers" place up there and by "waldo's" !

David900

WexfordWarrior wrote: »

unique hairdressers now open accross from dunnes...also a new store where you can bring your old clothes to in return for cash has opened in kennedy park beside "joe the barbers" place up there and by "waldo's" !

Is it run by one of those Eastern European gangs?

WexfordWarrior

dont know but i think they may be a chain cause i seen one of the shops in waterford as well.

Corvo

Waldos is now gone I'm afraid. Cant remember what its called now. Something Palace or something.

Big Vern

Griffin1988 wrote: »

Waldos is now gone I'm afraid. Cant remember what its called now. Something Palace or something.

Think its call 'Diamond' does pizza and kebabs now as well..

Zhane

There is a new ladies shoe shop on main street now, opposite Central Station. It is occupying the unit previously held by Kayote.

WexfordWarrior

seen some crew inside the building beside "tempted" on the quay during the week doing fitting etc... not sure if anything is going to open there but people working in there anyway... it has the big "d.i.d." ad on the front window. so possibly somthing opening in there..

also wasnt there meant to be an amusement arcade opening in the old joyces building on the quay ??? i see planning permission etc posted up on the wall but still nothing being done on this yet. anybody any news on that ?

Lola92

Wexford tile centre to open in the old hunters bargain store shop on Redmond Road opp. the old cinema car park.

WexfordWarrior

dress for less opened where ruthys womans shop was by the bullring and beside furlongs butchers, eileens womens boutique has opened where the "showhouse" shop was accross from aib. King Kebab has been taken over and is now another kebab joint and back open again by the new library. sweeteez beside ruthy's has now closed.

WexfordWarrior

dance factory also open on second floor over the drinagh market!

RadioRetro

WexfordWarrior wrote: »

seen some crew inside the building beside "tempted" on the quay during the week doing fitting etc... not sure if anything is going to open there but people working in there anyway...

John Keane, the auctioneer, has moved there from the temporary premises he had beside the radio station. He's been after the place for a couple of years but some contractual whodingy meant it wasn't available until recently.

also wasnt there meant to be an amusement arcade opening in the old joyces building on the quay ??? i see planning permission etc posted up on the wall but still nothing being done on this yet. anybody any news on that ?

That was shot down by the Corpo, not a suitable amenity for the area, there's enough arcades already what with Flanagan's, the one down in Monck Street and Mint.

WexfordWarrior

no didnt think it was shot down cause seen somthing in the paper about it a while ago... its going to be a casino and has already been painted and work going on in there right now!

RadioRetro

My bad. Must stop listening to FF councillors...

jingler

Just saw a sign up in old Byrnes World of Wonder near DID. Ken Black's toys and nursery store opening soon....:)

WexfordWarrior

doyles interiors opened beside diva hair salon in key west.... icafe opened in selskar square where the old internet cafe used to be run by the owners of cuppoccino's.... dolores power property lettings opened the corner of king street accross from michael kellys.... mabs (money advice bureau) on south main street beside stable diet.

accountancy firm open by the credit union anne street or has this been there all the time and i only notice it now ??

jd

South 51 closing apparently..

TheChevron

jd wrote: »

South 51 closing apparently..

Heard that. A guy I know who done a bit of work there got a call last night.

Corvo

jd wrote: »

South 51 closing apparently..

I highly doubt it lads. Sure it has only expanded recently.

Corvo

Also, anyone else heard of the paths down South Main street being built out futher onto the road (ala N. Main St). Supposedly will accomodate outdoor seats/benchs for the pubs too, which is good.

00011000

Griffin1988 wrote: »

Also, anyone else heard of the paths down South Main street being built out futher onto the road (ala N. Main St). Supposedly will accomodate outdoor seats/benchs for the pubs too, which is good.

yes, you're right... I have a map of the plans in my possession from the council. Lots of loading bays and disabled parking as well.

00011000

jd wrote: »

South 51 closing apparently..

Yes, just got confirmation that South 51 has gone into receivership. Thank the lord. There's only so much karaoke and crap bands that I can take.

The owner doesn't really have any meaningful experience in the industry as far as I can tell, so that severely impacted the business and the direction it took.

Yes, he just expanded into the old Wool Shop, but South 51 was doomed from the beginning. Bars that are on multiple levels rarely work, particularly if the place is not that big to begin with. The stairs takes up way too much space and half the time you feel like you are sitting underneath an ugly staircase!

Instead of expanding into the wool shop, he should have acquired the stationary shop round back and expanded down that way and kept the majority of the bar on the ground level. He could have gotten the building for a song, because it is off the main street- definitely cheaper than the €2 million he reportedly paid for the wool shop.

With all the work that has been going on in the wool shop for the past 6 months, it really puts into question the business acumen and sanity of the owners for me.