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23
Jan
Major new bar planned for Harrogate's Parliament Street
A company has revealed £750,000 plans to transform the former Jamie Oliver restaurant on Parliament Street in Harrogate into a large bar.
Newgate Pubs and Bars has applied for a premises licence to open The Mayfair Pub and Kitchen at the unoccupied venue in the heart of Harrogate's night time scene.
The application is to open from 9am until 1.30am seven days of the week, play live music, have large TVs showing sport and allow dance performances.
Newgate Pubs and Bars, which was established five years ago, already operates bars under the Mayfair brand in Newcastle and Doncaster.
Director Joe Smith, who has been in the industry for 40 years, said although the company was small, it was “growing rapidly" and the Harrogate site would create 35 to 40 jobs.
He told the Stray Ferret:
The building has struggled to find long-term tenants since Jamie's Italian closed in 2018.
Since then it has operated as Wagyu Bar and Grill and Solita Foodhall but neither lasted long and the unit has been vacant since 2021. Plans to open a Tomahawk Steakhouse never materialised.
Mr Smith said he hoped this would be the right fit and the size of the unit didn't faze him as the Mayfair in Newcastle was situated in a 12,000 sq ft building and that had worked well.
Parliament Street is home to a number of bars including Mojo, Manhatta and All Bar One. Mr Smith said there was enough trade for them all, adding:
Mr Smith said the company had looking at multiple sites in north England before choosing Harrogate.
There is no current opening date planned for the venue.
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