New Shops/Businesses in Bray

browne_rob5 · 14-01-2019 11:06am

WeleaseWoderick wrote: »

Looks like the "all you can eat" Chinese buffet place (formerly The Emporium) is turning into a Tapas Grill/Wine Bar called Galito.

Also recently tried out the Quay Fish Shop place and found it great value and top notch quality (got tiger prawns)

Look like the Quay Fish Shop is closed. They haven't opened since Christmas and one of their suppliers is saying on Facebook that they weren't making any money and decided to close. That's disappointing as always liked their fish.

Creamy Goodness · 14-01-2019 11:38am

browne_rob5 wrote: »

Look like the Quay Fish Shop is closed. They haven't opened since Christmas and one of their suppliers is saying on Facebook that they weren't making any money and decided to close. That's disappointing as always liked their fish.

I’d say the fire in Peter’s pizza didn’t help issues either.

It’s a shame to see them go.

Annasopra · 14-01-2019 1:56pm

Thargor wrote: »

Main Street starting to look like Syria.

Ffs talk about dramatic exaggeration

Annasopra · 14-01-2019 1:57pm

Calibos wrote: »

Yiz arent going to believe this folks.

2 units of Bray fire brigade at the Boomerang on Quinsboro road!!

Lol. Nothing happened there so no I dont believe it.

Annasopra · 14-01-2019 1:58pm

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

I’d say the fire in Peter’s pizza didn’t help issues either.

It’s a shame to see them go.

I think they closed quietly before the fire to be honest

murpho999 · 14-01-2019 3:33pm

Anytime I went to the fish shop I found they had very little fish on offer.

Alun · 14-01-2019 4:08pm

murpho999 wrote: »

Anytime I went to the fish shop I found they had very little fish on offer.

Odd, they always had plenty in there when I was in there. I didn't find the staff particularly friendly or helpful though.

murpho999 · 14-01-2019 4:19pm

Alun wrote: »

Odd, they always had plenty in there when I was in there. I didn't find the staff particularly friendly or helpful though.

The one on the Florence road is the same imho. Big shelf of ice with about 4 fish in it.

It's disappointing in Ireland as an island nation in what a poor selection of fish there is. Especially when compared to fish markets and shops abroad.

Alun · 14-01-2019 4:26pm

Again, not my experience. TBH it depends on what day of the week you go in. Here, fish seems associated with Friday, so go in on Monday morning and you won't find much for sale.

murpho999 · 14-01-2019 5:30pm

Alun wrote: »

Again, not my experience. TBH it depends on what day of the week you go in. Here, fish seems associated with Friday, so go in on Monday morning and you won't find much for sale.

Saturdays. I work on Monday mornings.

I think the fish/ Friday thing is pretty much gone these days.

Thargor · 14-01-2019 8:45pm

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Ffs talk about dramatic exaggeration

It was a joke

justincasey · 07-02-2019 10:49am

Anyone know about liberty freedom from addiction opening were mc cabes pharmacy was. Pesume its part of liberty church

murpho999 · 07-02-2019 12:48pm

justincasey wrote: »

Anyone know about liberty freedom from addiction opening were mc cabes pharmacy was. Pesume its part of liberty church

I thought I saw a sign this morning at the Connolly's shoe shop beside the burnt out Hilton's Pharmacy on Main St?

McCabe's is still on Quinsboro Road isn't it?

justincasey · 07-02-2019 9:13pm

Yep my mistake. A quick google seach the shop is a charity shop belonging to liberty recycle in blue bell nothing to do with the church they do great work.

tea and coffee · 07-02-2019 10:00pm

Yay. Another charity shop (!)

Calibos · 10-02-2019 1:26pm

tea and coffee wrote: »

Yay. Another charity shop (!)

You couldnt make it up could you! :rolleyes:

11-02-2019 3:00pm

It had to be either a charity shop or. a coffee shop really, nothing else would make sense :pac:

murpho999 · 11-02-2019 3:43pm

2011 wrote: »

It had to be either a charity shop or. a coffee shop really, nothing else would make sense :pac:

Could have been a hairdresser/beautician or a pharmacy.

Don't get the hate for coffee shops/restaurants though.

zoobizoo · 11-02-2019 4:34pm

murpho999 wrote: »

Don't get the hate for coffee shops/restaurants though.

Possibly by people who don't eat out much?

It's great to see so much choice in the town.

murpho999 · 11-02-2019 5:30pm

zoobizoo wrote: »

Possibly by people who don't eat out much?

It's great to see so much choice in the town.

Yes On Main st alone there's only Liz Anne's , Mermaid Theatre, Spoons and what used to be Finnbee's that I can think of.

Don't find it many at all.

fjon · 11-02-2019 5:41pm

+ Gourmet Cafe, O'Briens, the tiny little one on Florence road...

Creamy Goodness · 11-02-2019 5:44pm

Don’t forget the newest and best coffee of them all copper & straw up by Michael Doherty’s.

tea and coffee · 11-02-2019 5:49pm

Plus Bees knees. The deli place beside Ulster bank. The place behind Mc donalds. Mc Donalds itself. The pink salt, the mount Everest, the spanish place, pubs that serve food (wild goose ), Jasmine house, the take aways (macaris, orchard court, slow food, apache and Peter's before it burnt down), take away other food- larder, keegans.... , the royal...
Nope. Deffo room for another place to get a coffee (!) On Main street

Edit: Yes- mixd- that was the place I couldn't think of beside Ulster.

Cakerbaker · 11-02-2019 6:16pm

And mix’d

murpho999 · 11-02-2019 11:07pm

tea and coffee wrote: »

Plus Bees knees. The deli place beside Ulster bank. The place behind Mc donalds. Mc Donalds itself. The pink salt, the mount Everest, the spanish place, pubs that serve food (wild goose ), Jasmine house, the take aways (macaris, orchard court, slow food, apache and Peter's before it burnt down), take away other food- larder, keegans.... , the royal...
Nope. Deffo room for another place to get a coffee (!) On Main street

Edit: Yes- mixd- that was the place I couldn't think of beside Ulster.

Hold on, people are always complaining about coffee shops but you referring to restaurants and bars. There is a difference.

The Larder and Keegan's are bakeries.

Really don't see how it's bad for a town to have good food options.

They bring life to a town and offer a lot more than charity shops.

Dont know any Spanish place in Bray either.

Cakerbaker · 11-02-2019 11:14pm

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Dont know any Spanish place in Bray either.[/quote]

Possibly means the Portuguese place across from the Royal. Galitos I think it’s called.

murpho999 · 11-02-2019 11:55pm

Cakerbaker wrote: »

Possibly means the Portuguese place across from the Royal. Galitos I think it’s called.

Yes, I'd say that's it. Again a restaurant not a coffee shop.

tea and coffee · 12-02-2019 1:24am

I'm not giving out as such, I'm just disappointed with the town council's shortsighted attitude to town/ urban planning. The main street has previous little variety - eateries and charity shops abound. Lovely and all as they are, that and the high rates, and the traffic choking the town means that the town is dying on its feet.

I was down Sat week ago in the mid afternoon and it was a pedestrian ghost town.

murpho999 · 12-02-2019 11:35am

tea and coffee wrote: »

I'm not giving out as such, I'm just disappointed with the town council's shortsighted attitude to town/ urban planning. The main street has previous little variety - eateries and charity shops abound. Lovely and all as they are, that and the high rates, and the traffic choking the town means that the town is dying on its feet.

I was down Sat week ago in the mid afternoon and it was a pedestrian ghost town.

Agree about the lack of quality shops but I don't think restaurants/coffee shops are the problem. I think they add to the place.

What is not needed is pharmacies, charity shops, hairdressers, beauticians or bookies.

I don't see how the council can be blamed for all shops that have opened.

For example, Connolly's closing and turning into a charity shop.

Hopefully, the Florentine Centre (or Bray Town Centre as it appears to be now called), will boost the town somewhat, attract more shoppers and lead to further investment.

Last week could have been quiet by the way because of the rugby. Noticed that myself when I was down the town.

fjon · 15-02-2019 4:56pm

I'm sure everyone knows by now the Porterhouse has been sold to the group that owns Butler & Barry and the Wild Goose.
It's going to be rebranded as The Old Anchor sometime over the next few months.
Initially they were in talks with the Duggans about the purchase, but that fell through.
I have many good memories of the early days of the pub and had many visits in my early 20s. A pub with its own beer was a complete novelty back in the 90s. I think with the craft beer scene of the last 5-10 years it kind of lagged behind, but for over a decade it was almost one of a kind.

New Shops/Businesses in Bray

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