Bubbles and Rahul Randev of the R Group are set to re-open the former Carriages in Lenzie as The Grove, a new bar and restaurant complete with a rooftop terrace. The pair have knocked through to the next building and the new-look bar will launch in the new few weeks. Meanwhile following their purchase of Las Ramblas in Bearsden earlier this year, the restaurant has been revamped and will re-open shortly as The Larder. The concept behind the Larder is to offer fresh 25 small plates of simple well prepared, locally sourced, food. More next month.
Roberto Cecchetti has taken over the former Bar Milano in Giffnock and re-opened it as Babbo, a seasonal Italian restaurant and deli. Roberto, who was formerly GM at PanoVino in Glasgow, told DRAM, “We are going to be focusing on seasonality food, and each season our menu colours will change. We will also be serving our classic menu, and hope people will come in for just a coffee, brunch at the weekends, a few drinks or a full blown meal. ”
The 23-bedroom Park Hotel in Peebles re-opened last month after a two-month refurbishment. Now owned by Crieff Hydro, the Park has been refurbished using tweeds and upcycled items from the Victorian March Street Mill in the town. Chief Upcycler and former mill employee, Ann Napier, is behind the new look. The hotel has a new bakery, bar and restaurant with butcher inspired menus. There’s also a vintage double decker bus which as been “repurposed as a (kind of) outdoor seating area”. It now boasts a gallery that showcases local artwork. The hotel has also introduced a somewhat controversial continental breakfast in a box, and offers a £5 voucher towards dinner if you decline the room turn-down service.