Scotts at Largs Yacht Haven, opened last month after undergoing a significant refurbishment. The Buzzworks owned venue, has been reimagined and the venue now also boasts a new stylish and covered outside space.
Colin Blair, Buzzworks Holdings Chairman, said, “After 11 years of successful trading, we believed that it was the right time to reinvest and modernise Scotts Largs as part of our wider growth strategy. “It’s a fantastic venue and we have retained elements of its original concept, but this investment has allowed us to really enhance the relaxed and enjoyable experience we offer to visitors, through an up-to-date interior, fantastic covered outside space and new kitchen.”
The re-design by THR3 Design, has seen the venue completely transformed with new flooring, seating, and a stunning skylight which lets in more daylight. The walls are now timber clad, and feature new artwork and a mix of lighting. The bar area boasts statement wicker shades, fixed seating and upcycled tables – their old flooring has been lifted, treated, sanded and transformed into new tabletops!
Says Colin Blair, “That is now part of our company ethos to repurpose and re-use where we can. Here we put a new floor down and we repurposed the flooring by making it into tables at our own manufacturing workshop. I also like to put the polished with the natural to create interest.”
The new look brings more of the outside in – and even some of the ceiling has been papered with a jungle-like wallpaper – and there is a lot more greenery around the restaurant and it is the real deal not fake. So much so that the business now employs its own horticulturists. The very large skylight is a piece of art itself, with greenery and neon lighting setting it off. Immediately under the skylight are intimate round tables – evening diners may feel like they are dining under starlight. Another striking element of the new design is the black and white tiled floor. It makes the venue feel bigger.
The restaurant’s capacity has also increased with an additional 40 seats added, alongside booths to allow larger groups to enjoy a meal together. There is a stunning new 1000 litre aquarium which has also just been installed. Every Scotts venue has an aquarium in it as part of the DNA of the restaurant. The addition of a stylish new outside space, which is self-contained and also separate from the main restaurant will make the most of the increased popularity of al fresco eating and drinking.
It boasts a fully serviced oak bar, designed in-house, and also has a fully retractable roof and glazing system supplied by Love Awnings, which means that during the winter people can use the space comfortably and in the summer the walls and roof disappear. Colin Blair concludes, “Al fresco eating and drinking is going through the roof. It is the job of the operator to maximise the usage of their external spaces. We are doing exactly that. I estimate that by the time we have finished all our outside areas here, we will have almost doubled our capacity.”