|
Emerging
pan-Asian restaurant "super-brand" Cosmo is to open a
£1 million, 10,000 sq ft, 300-cover flagship at Mermaid Quay,
the top retail and leisure destination located on Cardiff Waterfront.
Cosmo will
launch its new "second generation" restaurant format at
Mermaid Quay. Larger (10,000 sq ft plus) and fitted out to a higher
specification than previous outlets, the new-style Cosmo will feature
a great quality, traditional Asian menu with more than 150 dishes
from China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, Singapore, Mongolia,
India and Vietnam.
Cosmo Group,
creators of the concept, is investing more than £1 million to
deliver a stylish, contemporary eating environment at Mermaid Quay.
Highly-trained Teppanyaki chefs manning nine `live` cooking stations
located within the main restaurant will provide a theatrical feast
for diners, transforming fresh ingredients into sizzling dishes on
demand. The upmarket, modern interior décor is being bespoke
-designed in Asia to provide an authentic eating experience.
The real
surprise is the price. Cosmo has not yet confirmed prices for Cardiff
yet but is considering a set weekend dinner at £13.99 including
unlimited soft drinks and a lunch menu at just £6.99 including
unlimited soft drinks. Cosmo manages to deliver amazing value and
choice - with an extensive buffet as well as a deli & sushi bar,
noodle & dim sum bar plus delicious desserts ranging from
traditional Asian delicacies to the ever popular chocolate fountain.
Cosmo opened
its first outlet in Eastbourne in 2003 and has since grown into a
chain of eight successful restaurants, primarily located in the South
East of England. It is now planning to evolve the overall quality of
the brand with the opening of the new-style restaurants.
Commenting on
the letting at Mermaid Quay, Cosmo MD Tom Chan said:
"Cardiff
is a fantastic capital city and Mermaid Quay's prime, waterfront
position and status as an established, successful dining destination,
make it ideal for the first of our new-style Cosmo restaurants. The
location has a size and quality of catchment better than any other we
have looked at. We are very excited about this opportunity and look
forward to opening early next year."
Peter Cooper,
head of retail leasing at Schroders (owner of Mermaid Quay)
commented: "We are delighted to welcome Cosmo. We researched
their offer carefully and are confident that their second-generation
restaurants fit the Mermaid Quay business model perfectly. We believe
that they will compliment our existing restaurant line up which
already includes Strada, Pizza Express, wagamama, Gourmet Burger
Kitchen and Café Rouge as well as an extensive list of
well-known local operators.
"The
letting of this high profile unit leaves us with just one unit -
comprising 1,165 sq ft - available at Mermaid Quay and, despite the
current economic climate, this is attracting a lot of interest from
potential occupiers."
top |