The reopening of the hospitality sector has let to a huge demand for restaurants, cafes, bars and takeaways in the Plymouth area.
Commercial property experts say they have been inundated with requests for premises as the country moves out of Covid-related restrictions and pent-up demand fuels recovery.
Plymouth-based property consultancy Stratton Creber Commercial (SCC) has completed a number of recent deals with leisure and hospitality operators and said the hunger for premises is not yet sated.
Chris Ryland, managing director at SCC, said: “We have been inundated with requirements for food-based premises across Plymouth and the surrounding area and we are delighted to report much confidence and excitement in the market.”
Cheshire-based at The Brewhouse, in the Royal William Yard, for its The Club House format.
Now open, the brand is designed to give guests “that feeling when you first arrive on holiday” with a distinctive, casual bar and a restaurant that will extend outside.
A comprehensive food menu is available alongside a wide selection of beers, wines and cocktails. It is the second location for The Club House which already has a successful operation in Liverpool.
Elsewhere in Plymouth, the team behind the renowned Tigermilk cocktail bar has snapped up new premises in the city centre.
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Tigermilk formerly operated as a relaxed cocktail bar with live music in rented space in the basement of the Duke of Cornwall Hotel before. The business since operated as Tigermilk Events before the new venue was found.
Also in the city centre, the former Coffee Bean unit, in Cornwall Street,,has been let to a coffee shop, while another is opening in Plympton, where a sole trader has secured a unit at Westfield. The ground floor unit enjoys a prominent location next to Tesco Express.
In Mayflower Street, in Plymouth city centre, an Indian restaurant and takeaway operator has taken on the lease at the former home of fish and chip restaurant Catch.
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Meanwhile, the sale of a unit in Fore Street, Salcombe, was completed to a Kingsbridge couple who have opened a coffee and sandwich shop called The Pantry.
Three other commercial properties in Plymouth and the surrounding area are currently under offer to tenants in the hospitality sector. And Mr Ryland said that new to the market are a number of other properties of interest to food-based businesses.
In St Judes, Plymouth, a ground-floor retail unit with first-floor office is now available. The well-located unit is next to Friary Mill Bakery and on the corner of Gasking Street and Beaumont Road.
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The ground-floor has a good size sales area, a storage cupboard and a staircase rising to the first floor office. In addition there is a ground floor disabled toilet.
Further opportunities are available at Mills Bakery, Royal William Yard and at Plymouth Cross, the landmark city centre development on the site of former department store Derry’s.