Maclay Inns has bought the Grahamston bar on Glasgow’s Waterloo Street. A £500,000 refurbishment of the venue, which is currently closed, is scheduled to start in June and is expected to open towards the end of August. The re-launch will see the venue focus on offering fresh, contemporary food and a selection of great beers.The group also operates The Lee next to Strathclyde University as well as the Lansdowne, DRAM, Three Judges and Munro’s in the West End of Glasgow and the Bank Café Bar and Clockwork Beer Co in the South Side of the city. Steve Mallon, MD of Maclay Inns said, “The Grahamston is a great space with an unrivalled location in the heart of the office land; it is the perfect spot for our first city centre venue and we are looking forward to starting the refurbishment.”
The company is also planning a half million pound refurbishment of the West Port Hotel in Linlithgow which is due to start soon. Steve added, “These investments are core to our on-going plans to grow the quality and scale of our portfolio across the central belt. Further acquisitions are under negotiation and we expect to report 2013 as a year of real progress.”