New Shops/Businesses in Bray

zoobizoo · 20-12-2013 4:23pm

George White wrote: »

I basically said to them that although there are enough cafes, that there's never enough good food. The Scullery is mank. Graham O'Sulivans is only for down and outs and Chinese couples and single mothers.

Have you ever considered going into the food service industry yourself? with such social skills, you'd be perfect to have behind the counter.

foxy06 · 21-12-2013 12:19am

George White wrote: »

I basically said to them that although there are enough cafes, that there's never enough good food. The Scullery is mank. Graham O'Sulivans is only for down and outs and Chinese couples and single mothers.

Not single mothers!! And people from other countries!! Surely they are made sit in a corner so no one can see them.....

foxy06 · 22-12-2013 10:13pm

I'm happy to say I did 90% of my Christmas Shopping in Bray this year. I made an effort to support local and glad I did.
Notionz smiths Allens boots dunnes and bookstation and dubray all got my support and I will be making the effort to do this from now on. I know some will argue about me shopping in tescos or aldi as they are not irish but they are in Bray and employ locally so I am happy to give them my business.

Let us know what local shops you supported this year (not necessarily bray just your local wicklow shops wherever you are based)

SparkySpitfire · 23-12-2013 4:34am

Mrs. Maguire's, Bookstation, Anvil, La Belle, Notionz, Claire's, Dunnes, Boots and the 2 euro shop haha

Dr Strange · 23-12-2013 10:26am

Hayes Butchers, Town Hall Bookshop, Dubray Books, Bookstation, Smyths Toys, Boots, Ledwidges, Soul of Beauty (Lady Care), Anvil, Bannon's Jewellers, Craft Framing Gallery, Premier Art, Signal Art Gallery, Notionz, La Belle, The Larder, Sweet Shop (forgot the name), Dunnes, Fruit and Veg Shop, Kilruddery Farm Market, McDonald's, Tesco, Lidl, Powercity, Woodies DIY, Roche's Chemist.

I think that's it.

Splendour · 23-12-2013 11:17am

For those who have yet to buy last minute gifts, Signal Arts Centre on Albert Road have a selection of arts, crafts and food items on sale-all made by local people and reasonable prices too.

http://www.signalartscentre.ie/

Annasopra · 27-12-2013 12:12am

Had lunch in Platform Pizza bar today. It is lovely lovely food.

tomflynn · 11-01-2014 11:39am

Does anybody know what is intended for the Schering Plough former complex on Boghall Road?

Recently got permission to be substantially demolished, leaving only a warehouse and office building within the main part of the site:
http://www.wicklow.ie/eplan41/FileRefDetails.aspx?file_number=1397&LASiteID=2
These works seems to have commenced at this point -plenty of c&d skips and H&S notices within the site.

The whole site was for sale: http://photos.myhome.ie/media/9/2/9/360929/BoghallRoadBray6pageweb.pdf but it is no longer listed with Jones Lang LaSalle and seems now to be off the market. Does anybody know who acquired it?

It is an excellent site accessible via Boghall Road and with substantial frontage onto Southern Cross. It would be good if the likes of this was acquired and redeveloped for employment; and also Dell, AO Smith etc.

insomniac86 · 13-03-2014 2:31pm

I just noticed that Greek restaurant on the Main Street and realised it was in the same place Crown of India was. I had no idea they closed down as they only opened last summer and I loved their food. I'm surprised there was no announcement even on their Facebook page.

George White · 17-04-2014 8:20am

O'Brien's sandwich bar has returned, and taken over O'Sullivan's.
The bakery in Albert Walk is closed.
The cafe on the Dargle that used to be Kavanagh's pub has new owners.

B0jangles · 17-04-2014 8:26am

I don't think it's been mentioned before, but there's a new little fishmongers in the Florence road a few doors down from Hayes Butchers. I was passing a few days ago and saw some very good deals advertised - 3 whole lemon sole for 5 euro, and 4 black sole for 10 euro.

Edit: it might be the same business that was up in the Main Street Arcade for the last few years but I'm not totally sure about that.

Alun · 17-04-2014 8:49am

B0jangles wrote: »

I don't think it's been mentioned before, but there's a new little fishmongers in the Florence road a few doors down from Hayes Butchers. I was passing a few days ago and saw some very good deals advertised - 3 whole lemon sole for 5 euro, and 4 black sole for 10 euro.

Edit: it might be the same business that was up in the Main Street Arcade for the last few years but I'm not totally sure about that.

I'm pretty sure I saw a notice on the shutters of the old place that they'd moved to there.

Thargor · 17-04-2014 10:03am

There was a bakery on Albert Walk?

Ill never set foot in an O Briens again, overpriced muck.

B0jangles · 17-04-2014 10:46am

Thargor wrote: »

There was a bakery on Albert Walk?

Ill never set foot in an O Briens again, overpriced muck.

Yeah, I think it was a polish bakery, sad that it didn't last very long

The malaysian restaurant, Sing Yeang that was close by there is gone too unfortunately. They did a very nice nasi goreng.

insomniac86 · 17-04-2014 12:37pm

I think Coffee and Treats on the Quinsborough Rd is under new management or they just changed the name of the place I think it's called A Stones Throw now.

Calibos · 19-04-2014 12:51pm

Something obviously going into the void underneath the Gym place on the southern side of the aquarium building. Workers are digging out the raised paved area there facing the Fun Palace/Albert Avenue and have knocked a big hole through the wall into the void under the gym.

I've said it before and I'll say it again. 8 years ago in 2006 when the Darts were closed on the weekends for the whole Summer for line works was the best thing that happened to Bray in years and the worst thing that happened to Portmarnock (Think riots every other Sunny Summers day there now) The air of menace we imported in on the Dart every Sunny weekend never returned en masse after the darts came back and the Seafront became gentrified and family friendly and whaddya know, Quality thriving businesses popping up all over the shop even in thbis economic climate (granted they're mostly all financed by one family)

Our image was unfairly tarnished by what we imported into the town at the weekends when in actual fact not very much is homegrown surprisingly given the size and population of the town. We're one of the biggest 'Towns' in the country both geographically and population wise, just have a look at Google Maps for instance and you can see that Bray would cover Monkstown, Dun Laoghaire, Dalkey, Deansgrange, Foxrock, Cabinteely, Cornelscourt, Sallynoggin, Glenegeary. I think Bray has a surprisingly low level of crime when one takes that into account. Talk to anyone in those areas and in isolation and of course we have higher levels of crime, drug dealing etc But do we have higher levels of crime then all of those places combined?? I very much doubt it.

Bray needs an image refresh. Plenty of locals can see this and are prepared to invest. We need to try and explain this to all the potential investors outside the town whos image of Bray is based on what we imported to the town at the weekends in the 80's and 90's. "Invest in Bray....Braaaaaaay!! Jaysus you must be joking, its a kip!" We need to fully break the catch22 situation where outside investment won't come because 'Brays a kip' and 'Bray's a kip' because few from outside will invest.

Theres no reason we couldn't become the 'Brighton of Ireland' again. The original Brighton has had a renaissance and image refresh too!!

Who would have foreseen that the owners of the 'Dug Inn' back in the 80's might be the name remembered in decades hence that had faith in the town, invested heavily and possibly sparked the turn around and renaissance of the town. Respect to the Lads!!

SparkySpitfire · 20-04-2014 2:48am

Rumour has it there's a Dealz going into the castle street centre

Annasopra · 20-04-2014 9:56am

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

Rumour has it there's a Dealz going into the castle street centre

All sorts of rumours about dealz.

I heard a well known shop on the Main Street was closing and Dealz replacing

SparkySpitfire · 20-04-2014 3:08pm

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

All sorts of rumours about dealz.

I heard a well known shop on the Main Street was closing and Dealz replacing

The manager of Xtra Vision told my boss it was going in there, they were offered a good chunk of money to close up shop.

Time will tell I suppose.

Annasopra · 21-04-2014 10:14am

I can understand why theyd want Xtravision alright.

NobodyImportant · 23-04-2014 10:42am

I love Dealz, but another pound shop in the town? Nuts!

mp1973 · 23-04-2014 10:57am

tomflynn wrote: »

Does anybody know what is intended for the Schering Plough former complex on Boghall Road?

Recently got permission to be substantially demolished, leaving only a warehouse and office building within the main part of the site:
http://www.wicklow.ie/eplan41/FileRefDetails.aspx?file_number=1397&LASiteID=2
These works seems to have commenced at this point -plenty of c&d skips and H&S notices within the site.

The whole site was for sale: http://photos.myhome.ie/media/9/2/9/360929/BoghallRoadBray6pageweb.pdf but it is no longer listed with Jones Lang LaSalle and seems now to be off the market. Does anybody know who acquired it?

It is an excellent site accessible via Boghall Road and with substantial frontage onto Southern Cross. It would be good if the likes of this was acquired and redeveloped for employment; and also Dell, AO Smith etc.

I see they have started to demolish the building, no signs up for what is going there. i hope its not going to be left empty.

Alun · 23-04-2014 11:00am

mp1973 wrote: »

I see they have started to demolish the building, no signs up for what is going there. i hope its not going to be left empty.

Looks like it's pretty much all gone now. Only the square building with the tall thin windows to the right as you look at it from the Boghall Road still standing.

SparkySpitfire · 24-04-2014 12:56am

NobodyImportant wrote: »

I love Dealz, but another pound shop in the town? Nuts!

The other poundshops will be banging their heads against their desks... dealz has them all beat I'd say. The other shops' saving grace might be the lazy factor. If I'm down the town surrounded by 5 poundshops I'm not about to walk down to superquinn for another one. :P

Thargor · 24-04-2014 10:03am

I see a new cafe up the Boghall end of the Vevay road beside where the Vevay Inn used to be, looks to be a proper restaraunt style place, nice interior from what I could see last night, good luck to them but not sure about that location.

NobodyImportant · 24-04-2014 10:07am

Is 3 Amigo's closed? Saw a sign last week that they were closed until Thursday, it did re-open but now seems shut again.

Pity, loved the quesadillas and cheesey chips.

insomniac86 · 24-04-2014 1:01pm

Thargor wrote: »

I see a new cafe up the Boghall end of the Vevay road beside where the Vevay Inn used to be, looks to be a proper restaraunt style place, nice interior from what I could see last night, good luck to them but not sure about that location.

Do you mean they built a restaurant on the site of the Vevay Inn or it's in the area where the Vevay Inn used to be?

Thargor · 24-04-2014 1:18pm

No the Vevay Inn is still derilict, this is down the road a bit beside the off licence and motor parts place, it used to be a hairdressers that went bust after about 2 months, theres a tile and bathroom shop beside it.

insomniac86 · 24-04-2014 1:30pm

Ah right, cheers. I haven't been up that part of the Vevay in ages I was hoping someone bought the land to the Vevay Inn but alas I guess not. I'll have to give this restaurant a try and leave a review when I'm up there next.

George White · 26-04-2014 8:46am

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

The other poundshops will be banging their heads against their desks... dealz has them all beat I'd say. The other shops' saving grace might be the lazy factor. If I'm down the town surrounded by 5 poundshops I'm not about to walk down to superquinn for another one. :P

Dealz is just Poundland but name changed. And Poundland is better than any Euro-Giant, as there's better quality, wider range.

Tippex · 27-04-2014 12:43am

George White wrote: »

Dealz is just Poundland but name changed. And Poundland is better than any Euro-Giant, as there's better quality, wider range.

Would xtravision not be on the small side for dealz?

SparkySpitfire · 27-04-2014 1:58am

Tippex wrote: »

Would xtravision not be on the small side for dealz?

I think they're buying one of the other units either side. But the Dealz in Dun Laoghaire is tiny in comparison to the one on Henry Street, so I guess their store sizes differ.

Annasopra · 27-04-2014 7:53am

Tippex wrote: »

Would xtravision not be on the small side for dealz?

No; Its quite a big Xtravision there. It takes in 2 shops.

insomniac86 · 28-04-2014 1:16am

I saw a sold sign where National Irish Bank used to be on the Quinsborough Road. I'm interested to see what goes in that space.

George White · 28-04-2014 7:58am

xtravision told me they were moving. To Quinsboro, perhaps?

insomniac86 · 29-04-2014 3:08pm

I guess that's possible I'd say it would be the right size for them as for dealz if they move into the xtravision space I don't think it would be too small for them I mean the one in Dun Laoghaire isn't really that big.

tomflynn · 29-04-2014 8:04pm

More for the rumour mill:

Staff member of shop in Castle Street/Super Valu S.C. told me Xtra Vision were relocating to where ChartBusters used to be - across the road in Dargle Centre - however, I would not put any money on it....

Also, there is a planning application to amalgamate 4 units, including xtra vision, in Castle Street S.C. to provide a suitable sized unit for an undisclosed multiple currently in negotiations with the landlord (details provided in 'further information' response as part of the the planning application to Bray T.C. - factual description) - however, this would seem to be a little more complex as one of those 4 units is occupied; wait and see what emerges.

George White · 01-05-2014 7:46pm

any more news?

insomniac86 · 02-05-2014 3:37pm

I saw a new shop open up beside The Gem on the Quinsborough Road. I think it was called Cast Aways. It's a charity shop with all the proceeds going to local schools.

B0jangles · 02-05-2014 3:42pm

City2 is closing down

insomniac86 · 02-05-2014 3:45pm

B0jangles wrote: »

City2 is closing down

Really? I'm not a woman, I've never been in the place but my mam used to shop there in the 90s that place has been around for years that's a shame.

B0jangles · 02-05-2014 3:48pm

insomniac86 wrote: »

Really? I'm not a woman, I've never been in the place but my mam used to shop there in the 90s that place has been around for years that's a shame.

Yeah, I saw they had big "closing down sale" signs in the window this morning. I haven't shopped there for donkey's years tbh but I'm still sorry to see them go.
I really hope something else moves in quickly - that would be an awfully big section of street frontage to have standing empty.

insomniac86 · 02-05-2014 3:55pm

It's good space and location for something good to move into. I just hope it'll be something the town doesn't have or something it's lacking at the moment. We don't need another coffee shop.

murpho999 · 02-05-2014 4:55pm

insomniac86 wrote: »

It's good space and location for something good to move into. I just hope it'll be something the town doesn't have or something it's lacking at the moment. We don't need another coffee shop.

A coffee shop no but Bray certainly lacks good lunch/food venues.

Places like Molloy's and Gourmet Cafe are really awful.

Thargor · 02-05-2014 9:52pm

I don't eat lunch in Bray either, nowhere to get a decent sit down lunch at all even if you just want a fry for the hangover, I cycle to Greystones or Enniskerry instead.

SparkySpitfire · 02-05-2014 11:19pm

insomniac86 wrote: »

I saw a new shop open up beside The Gem on the Quinsborough Road. I think it was called Cast Aways. It's a charity shop with all the proceeds going to local schools.

Brilliant, another charity shop, all we need is another chemist now and we'll be set!!

Calibos · 02-05-2014 11:47pm

SparkySpitfire wrote: »

Brilliant, another charity shop, all we need is another chemist now and we'll be set!!

That doesn't help the severe coffee shop shortage in Bray!

zoobizoo · 02-05-2014 11:54pm

Calibos wrote: »

That doesn't help the severe coffee shop shortage in Bray!

Mamma Mia, Gusto, Campo Deli and Carpe Diem... 4 places that serve very good coffee.....

SparkySpitfire · 03-05-2014 12:20am

Calibos wrote: »

That doesn't help the severe coffee shop shortage in Bray!

What really doesn't help the "shortage" is the closing of the Little Shop, which is being turned into.......

A phone repair shop, as it's desperately needed. :rolleyes:

Now, coffee shops in Bray TOWN:

McCafé
Betelnut Café
Finbees
Little Shop (closing)
Liz Anne's (is it still open yeah?)
O'Brien's
Gourmet Café
Leonidas
Finbees at the end of the town
Coffee shop that I dunno the name of at the end of the Quinsboro road
Italian ones near the beach (off the Main St. but still close enough)

That's not even counting the ones that are further away from the Main Street, there is no "shortage" of coffee shops in Bray, I'm sick to death of them.

Creamy Goodness · 03-05-2014 10:02am

None of them serve good coffee though. Not 3fe or coffee angel quality that's for sure.

New Shops/Businesses in Bray

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