ADVISING ON EXPANDING THE OFFER AT LICENSED PREMISES

Responding to these uncertain Covid 19 times presents some work opportunities in helping clients to extend and widen their hospitality offer and add to their capacity and overall attractiveness.

With concerns around being indoors finding creative solutions to add outdoor seating and attractive places for customers to enjoy a drink and have something to eat has seen us advising a range of licensees across NI.

Around the corner from our office we have continued to advise our neighbours, Commercial Court Inns, during lockdown and to progress planning applications to maximise the use of their outdoor areas. These are set around wonderfully inventive art installations where diners and patrons of the Dark Horse and across the cobbled street at the Harp bar can enjoy the backdrops and some downtime. These will inevitably be very popular when these uncertain days pass and we look forward to happier days ahead for these iconic venues.

The force of personality that is Willie Jack has fused the additional space with thought provoking art on the walls to add a further welcome dimension to the cultural character within the Cathedral Quarter and add a new dynamic to the quality and uniqueness of his watering holes.

Similarly within Belfast we have been advising Alan Simms at the Limelight and reinforcing the quality of its offer having previously secured temporary use for the former Belfast Telegraph building and change of use of the former Arnotts wholesale fruit building for entertainment use. In addition, we have been advising Ann Street based venue Love and Death on an external beer garden to reinforce the attractiveness of their overall offer.