New Shops/Businesses in Bray

Moody_mona · 17-01-2017 1:37pm

The Strand to close this Sunday (22nd).

Antrim_Man · 17-01-2017 2:19pm

Moody_mona wrote: »

The Strand to close this Sunday (22nd).

Just heard this. They must have waited to complete the refurb work before putting it up for sale. I assume its going on sale??

Ciann · 27-01-2017 1:56am

Heard that where Holland's off licence was is going to reopen as... another coffee shop, just what the town needs

Creamy Goodness · 27-01-2017 9:18am

Ciann wrote: »

Heard that where Holland's off licence was is going to reopen as... another coffee shop, just what the town needs

We're in need of a decent coffee shop. Currently all we have is lots of two euro version of a coffee shop.

Would love to see something like coffeeangel or 3fe quality come to bray and whilst Noah's and dockyard are nice, they aren't in the same league imo.

murpho999 · 27-01-2017 3:52pm

Ciann wrote: »

Heard that where Holland's off licence was is going to reopen as... another coffee shop, just what the town needs

I don't see why people complain about it.

We need decent food options on the Main Street like the seafront has.

Something better than ciabattas and greasy deep fried food like Gourmet Parlour.

The equivalent of Dockyard No 8 would be great on the Main St.

zoobizoo · 27-01-2017 8:38pm

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

We're in need of a decent coffee shop. Currently all we have is lots of two euro version of a coffee shop.

Would love to see something like coffeeangel or 3fe quality come to bray and whilst Noah's and dockyard are nice, they aren't in the same league imo.

How would you rate:
CAmpo
Gusto
Carpe
Café Literaria (?)

I had a latte in Box Burger a while back - the best latte I've ever had, and I've had a lot. I said it to the lad who made it for me.

I see that Three Beans has been taken over. I'm all for supporting new businesses but their signage is really awful.. it cheapens the establishment and the main street.

steelyblaze · 27-01-2017 9:28pm

SO many good proper Italian coffee shops. All of them DO great coffee.

Haven't tried Box for coffee yet tend to stick to the hard stuff like their adult milkshakes

Apparently the Three Beans is the owner of the building and they are running it themselves.

gillymayb · 06-02-2017 10:54pm

I see Kelso the curtain place is closing and so is shoe zone across the road. The Quinnsborough road is dying.

fjon · 06-02-2017 11:17pm

The Asian place beside Molloys also seems to be closed.
There is a new shop being done up between the post office and Obriens, and the Asian shop on the Main Street is moving to the quinsboro road.

Thargor · 06-02-2017 11:18pm

gillymayb wrote: »

I see Kelso the curtain place is closing and so is shoe zone across the road. The Quinnsborough road is dying.

The sweet shop looks like its gone aswell, dont know why those places bother tbh, they're always empty.

tea and coffee · 07-02-2017 12:04am

fjon wrote: »

The Asian place beside Molloys also seems to be closed.
d.

Aw that's a shame. The owner is a lovely guy

Calibos · 07-02-2017 1:55am

Thargor wrote: »

The sweet shop looks like its gone aswell, dont know why those places bother tbh, they're always empty.

Moving down to Albert Avenue beside Stacks Butchers where the picture framing place used to be....AFAIK

07-02-2017 11:12am

gillymayb wrote: »

I see Kelso the curtain place is closing and so is shoe zone across the road. The Quinnsborough road is dying.

Hasn't ShoeZone been closing down for an awful long time though? I popped in to have a look and the sale was ridiculously bad. €3 price reduction on steelies for example.

07-02-2017 4:08pm

gillymayb wrote: »

I see Kelso the curtain place is closing and so is shoe zone across the road. The Quinnsborough road is dying.

Be sorry to see Kelso's gone. Are they have a closing sale?

sy_flembeck · 07-02-2017 11:26pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Hasn't ShoeZone been closing down for an awful long time though? I popped in to have a look and the sale was ridiculously bad. €3 price reduction on steelies for example.

I'm a quarter of a century living in Bray and as far as I recall Tyler's/ Tyler's Express/ ShoeZone has been closing for most of that

The Real B-man · 08-02-2017 11:39am

sy_flembeck wrote: »

I'm a quarter of a century living in Bray and as far as I recall Tyler's/ Tyler's Express/ ShoeZone has been closing for most of that

What was that Carpet place oposite the Royal hotel that was having a closing down sale for over 20yrs? :pac:

B0jangles · 08-02-2017 2:01pm

The Real B-man wrote: »

What was that Carpet place oposite the Royal hotel that was having a closing down sale for over 20yrs? :pac:

I know it's official, universally understood name in our house was "The Closing Down Shop"

L1011 · 08-02-2017 4:03pm

sy_flembeck wrote: »

I'm a quarter of a century living in Bray and as far as I recall Tyler's/ Tyler's Express/ ShoeZone has been closing for most of that

That's how that business trades. All branches are permanently in (useless) "closing down" sales.

sy_flembeck · 09-02-2017 12:01am

L1011 wrote: »

That's how that business trades. All branches are permanently in (useless) "closing down" sales.

Funny you say that actually, I was in Manchester at the weekend and I even noticed a branch of Tyler's there and guess what, it's closing down! (allegedly)

Annasopra · 09-02-2017 1:08pm

Is the lebanese place on Main Street closed?

zoobizoo · 09-02-2017 1:50pm

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Is the lebanese place on Main Street closed?

Looks like it.

Has anyone tried "In The Bean" yet?

Was in The Betelnut the other day.... coffee is good but the chocolate croissants are massive!!

Creamy Goodness · 09-02-2017 1:59pm

zoobizoo wrote: »

Has anyone tried "In The Bean" yet?

Yup, coffee was terrible, over-roasted and bitter. Got a pastry that must have been sitting there for a week, it was like a rock.

Cashier also didn't know the prices of menu items, my total came to something like €12.05, she said call it €12.00, I gave €15 and got €2.95 back.

As for the name, is it meant to be a pun or something?

Some very simple things that can be fixed, but IMO the customer service experience won't be making me run back.

09-02-2017 2:03pm

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Is the lebanese place on Main Street closed?

Yes, I predicted this. Unfortunately I was correct.
Sad to see it go. The portions were small but the food was good with delicious healthy options.

murpho999 · 10-02-2017 10:27am

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

Yup, coffee was terrible, over-roasted and bitter. Got a pastry that must have been sitting there for a week, it was like a rock.

Cashier also didn't know the prices of menu items, my total came to something like €12.05, she said call it €12.00, I gave €15 and got €2.95 back.

As for the name, is it meant to be a pun or something?

Some very simple things that can be fixed, but IMO the customer service experience won't be making me run back.

Is this what was the original Finbees and then became Three Beans on Main Street?

2011 wrote: »

Yes, I predicted this. Unfortunately I was correct.
Sad to see it go. The portions were small but the food was good with delicious healthy options.

That location is disastrous.

So far I can remember Shelby's, Spanish, Indian, Greek and now Lebanese there and none of then survived despite the food being decent.

It's a pity.

Creamy Goodness · 10-02-2017 10:29am

murpho999 wrote: »

Is this what was the original Finbees and then became Three Beans on Main Street?

Yup, that's the one.

murpho999 wrote: »

That location is disastrous.

So far I can remember Shelby's, Spanish, Indian, Greek and now Lebanese there and none of then survived despite the food being decent.

It's a pity.

It is a pity, the Indian (Crown Royal I think it was called) was fairly decent. It looks like the curse of unit where Mt. Everest of Katmandu is now has just moved down the town a little bit.

Alun · 10-02-2017 10:37am

murpho999 wrote: »

That location is disastrous.

It's a combination of factors I think ...

There's only an entrance at street level, so you can't look in and see what it's like, which is a turn-off for many people. The restaurant itself is quite large, so if there's only a handful of tables occupied it feels very empty, which is never a good thing. The, unused since it's initial Shelby's days, upstairs section just adds to that feeling. And, as the owner of the Greek restaurant said to me once, there's actually very little passing trade on Bray Main St. at night, so you're limited to customers who know you're there already.

I wonder whose going to brave the curse next? It only took a few days after the Greek closing before it was snapped up last time.

B0jangles · 13-02-2017 5:52pm

Somewhat relevant to the thread - Tony's Asian Market is in the middle of moving from the main street to the old NIB building on the Quinsborough road.

Alun · 13-02-2017 5:57pm

B0jangles wrote: »

Somewhat relevant to the thread - Tony's Asian Market is in the middle of moving from the main street to the old NIB building on the Quinsborough road.

Yes, there was a notice up in the old shop last week when I was in there saying they were moving soon.

WeleaseWoderick · 17-02-2017 5:47pm

Hopefully something will go into the existing building at Tony's market. That part of the road definitely could do without having another empty premises.

Krusty_Clown · 20-02-2017 5:29pm

B0jangles wrote: »

Somewhat relevant to the thread - Tony's Asian Market is in the middle of moving from the main street to the old NIB building on the Quinsborough road.

Thanks. Just came here to find out where they had moved to.
Do you know if they're re-opened already? May spin by this evening. Need my bag of peanuts and spices fix!

New Shops/Businesses in Bray

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