Soho House, the bar, restaurant and members’ club group led by Nick Jones, has moved closer to launching in Brighton, as part of the development of the city’s seafront.
Plans have been submitted for the group to open its first regional Dirty Burger, Chicken Shop and Pizza East restaurants, plus a private members club at the 1,296sq m development, which is proposed for 6-8 The Terraces on Madeira Drive, a site which sits opposite Brighton’s East Pier above the city’s Sealife Centre aquarium.
As flagged up by M&C Report in February, it is thought that the Gingerman Restaurant Group is also planning to open a fish restaurant, working title “The Ginger Fish”, at the scheme.
The application, submitted by Michaelis Boyd Associates, outlines plans to repair and redecorate the 1920s pavilion and create three different restaurants at terrace level, with an outdoor dining area.
The private Soho House members club will be located on the roof
The application is currently being considered by Brighton & Hove Council, with a decision expected by 26 November 2014.
The project has been on the cards for about four years but until now there had been little progress.
Chef Ben McKellar, owner of the Gingerman group, told M&C Report in February: “The developers were not ready to go ahead with it because there was lots of refinancing going through on their part [in 2012-2013] but it looks like they’re ready to go ahead with it now.”
Speaking earlier this year, McKellar told M&C Report that his plan is to open a fish restaurant on the site of the old amusement arcade, along with a fish and chip take-away and a coffee shop, all with views of the pier and Brighton Eye.
The restaurant would be the group’s fifth restaurant in the area after The Gingerman, The Ginger Fox, The Ginger Pig and The Ginger Dog.
