Dundee operators AJ Mcmenemy and Phil Donaldson of Macmerry 300 will open their first Glasgow venue called The Luchador – aka The Luchy – at 721 Pollockshaws Road at the end of September.
AJ Mcmenemy told DRAM, “It’s our first foray into Glasgow and we see the Southside of the city representing a very good opportunity for us. We will be focussing on agave spirits in this South-American inspired venue, and not just tequila and mezcal. We want to widen it out to Bacanora and Raicilla and many more. There will be a food offering taking its inspiration from across the continent.
“We have a secret plan for downstairs, a separate venue we are opening at the same time and all I can say right now is that it will have a speakeasy kind of vibe. The capacity upstairs is around 60, with roughly 50 downstairs. We are using lots of textures and palates and religious iconography for the interiors, which have been designed with Covid-19 in mind, but realistically the design reflects the long term because we do see this situation coming to an end.”
The business partners already operate Bird & Bear, Abandon Ship, The King of Islington, and Gracies in Broughty Ferry. Draffens, The Blue Room, and BuBu are all neighbouring units within the Nethergate Building which they also own.