New Business openings and closures around you?

Gareth Keenan

Synode wrote: »

What's it called?

I'm guessing it's Just Wing It - can't post links = wingit dot ie

These guys make occasional appearances in the People's Park market, and their wings are also available in the Platform bar/restaurant in Bray. I'm a big fan!

eclectichoney

Natural Bakery Company opened in Stillorgan Village and Dublin Meat Co opening beside Lidl in Stillorgan next week.

errlloyd

Gareth Keenan wrote: »

I'm guessing it's Just Wing It - can't post links = wingit dot ie

These guys make occasional appearances in the People's Park market, and their wings are also available in the Platform bar/restaurant in Bray. I'm a big fan!

I was kinda hoping see them in the peoples Park today, haven't had them yet. But they're meant to be class.

RebelButtMunch

Gareth Keenan wrote: »

I'm guessing it's Just Wing It - can't post links = wingit dot ie

Correct!

rubadub

CatFromHue wrote: »

Apache Pizza/Different Asian restaurant/take away.

stehyl15 wrote: »

They also have a new place in sallynoggin

The one beside the butchers across from the church has been there a good while.

The Chinese is called Lam's. I thought the one in sallynoggin was a weird one off setup. But seems they have this mixture elsewhere, like how supermacs have the pappa joes pizza place in many of their outlets.

Just found this on facebook from years ago

Apache Pizza Greystones
May 13, 2011
Great News-apache pizza n lams chinese take away have moved to main st (cherry blosson restaurant),Here will have a big promotion on future notice

Seems an OK idea for groups of people ordering who cannot all decide on pizza or chinese. But I have heard comments like "I am not getting a pizza in the chinese" and vice versa on the chinese.

stehyl15

New dodgy looking phone/phone repair shop in dun laoghaire down on york road (extremely temporary looking shopfront) can still see old shopfront.

coylemj

stehyl15 wrote: »

New dodgy looking phone/phone repair shop in dun laoghaire down on york road (extremely temporary looking shopfront) can still see old shopfront.

So if you opened a phone repair shop in DL you'd splash out on a brand new shopfront - yeah?

Those phone shops are a dime a dozen these days, there's already one of them run by Chinese lads around the corner in George's St. a few doors up from Knowles old shop and there's more further up Georges St. opposite Penneys. There's no way any of them can afford to splash out on a new shopfront because all they do is sell covers, secondhand phones and do repairs, it's low margin and there's heaps of competition.

stehyl15

coylemj wrote: »

So if you opened a phone repair shop in DL you'd splash out on a brand new shopfront - yeah?

Those phone shops are a dime a dozen these days, there's already one of them run by Chinese lads around the corner in George's St. a few doors up from Knowles old shop and there's more further up Georges St. opposite Penneys. There's no way any of them can afford to splash out on a new shopfront because all they do is sell covers, secondhand phones and do repairs, it's low margin and there's heaps of competition.

Yeah but they could at least get a coat of paint

patrickbrophy18

It appears as though a new ice cream store is opening up in Dalkey where the Layton Hair salon was until a few weeks ago. The store is part of a chain called "Bel Gelato" (stylized as "bel gelato"). They are based in the UK and Italy. It should be interesting to see how it does. They must be a relatively new chain given that there is no Wikipedia page about the chain or the parent group.

BabysCoffee

The Copy Centre in the Swan Centre has closed down. Also Aussie BBQ in Rathgar is closed.

ted1

patrickbrophy18 wrote: »

It appears as though a new ice cream store is opening up in Dalkey where the Layton Hair salon was until a few weeks ago. The store is part of a chain called "Bel Gelato" (stylized as "bel gelato"). They are based in the UK and Italy. It should be interesting to see how it does. They must be a relatively new chain given that there is no Wikipedia page about the chain or the parent group.

Looks like a franchise

the groutch

sign outside the premises of the former Subway in Dun Laoghaire that says they'll be re-opening soon.

RainyDay

patrickbrophy18 wrote: »

It appears as though a new ice cream store is opening up in Dalkey where the Layton Hair salon was until a few weeks ago. The store is part of a chain called "Bel Gelato" (stylized as "bel gelato"). They are based in the UK and Italy. It should be interesting to see how it does. They must be a relatively new chain given that there is no Wikipedia page about the chain or the parent group.

Are the the ones with two stores now on Grafton St? Seems overkill to me.

the groutch

notice the local businesses have no problem with a foreign business setting up in Dalkey, as long as it's not a cafe.

Aard

Charming Italian gelaterias are clearly much more in keeping with the self-proclaimed Heritage Town's image (Sorrento, Nerano, etc) than boxy cultureless American coffeeshops. Sarcasm aside, you gotta hand it to the Dalkey lobby groups/individuals. They do maintain a nice village - as long as you can afford to pay and don't need to commute too far or at all (Dalkey is as far from town as Swords is!).

ted1

the groutch wrote: »

notice the local businesses have no problem with a foreign business setting up in Dalkey, as long as it's not a cafe.

If its a franchise it may be locally owned.

Larbre34

Don't know if anyone has seen Hot Fuzz..?

It was on the box again over the weekend and all I could think of was, Dalkey!

"You're not even from round here!!"

coylemj

Aard wrote: »

Charming Italian gelaterias are clearly much more in keeping with the self-proclaimed Heritage Town's image (Sorrento, Nerano, etc) than boxy cultureless American coffeeshops.

Isn't Caffe Nero (the object of the current 'keep nasty foreigners out of Dalkey' campaign) a British operation?

Even if it is, don't let that affect your prejudice in favour of 'charming' Italian ice cream parlours which I'm sure are bursting with culture.

Aard

I really should have emphasised the sarcasm of my post. Yes, Dalkey shows double standards with respect to what kind of businesses are preferred by existing retailers.

coylemj

Aard wrote: »

I really should have emphasised the sarcasm of my post. Yes, Dalkey shows double standards with respect to what kind of businesses are preferred by existing retailers.

Apologies there Aard, you did such a good post as a cheerleader for the nimby brigade I thought you were for real!

ted1

Aard wrote: »

I really should have emphasised the sarcasm of my post. Yes, Dalkey shows double standards with respect to what kind of businesses are preferred by existing retailers.

Not really, as their main basis of their complaints were about the number if existing places selling coffee.

stehyl15

ted1 wrote: »

Not really, as their main basis of their complaints were about the number if existing places selling coffee.

So what if theres loads places selling coffee

ted1

stehyl15 wrote: »

So what if theres loads places selling coffee

Substainable urban planning.....

Aard

There's a difference between sustainability, and allowing the market to figure out which business work best. Planners are not allowed to intervene in market competition.

Schadenfreudia

ted1 wrote: »

Substainable urban planning.....

In relation to coffee shops what the heck does that mean?!!

Dubl07

The Natural Bakery has opened in Stillorgan shopping centre opposite Tesco's hardware. (Old A-Wear unit, I think?) Their stuff looks gorgeous.

Larbre34

Schadenfreudia wrote: »

In relation to coffee shops what the heck does that mean?!!

It doesnt mean anything specifically. As Aard says, the planners cant specify a particular business for a particular premises (look at failed Anne Summers campaign on O'Connell St) the Council can only adopt a development framework with general use objectives - e.g. 'residential amenity', 'neighbourhood centre' 'open space' 'economic development and employment' etc

In theory every outlet in Dalkey could be a coffee shop, but the market dictates that this isnt sustainable so the demand for coffee finds its own level. Except Starbucks of course

wahesh32

A new Italian cafe opened up in the back of Blackrock market, right next to the fish & chips place. I think they do simple pizzas as well.

There's also a new tearoom called House of Teas on the Blackrock main street facing the Blackrock Library.

I haven't tried either yet, but they look nice.

Ron DMC

wahesh32 wrote: »

A new Italian cafe opened up in the back of Blackrock market, right next to the fish & chips place. I think they do simple pizzas as well.

There's also a new tearoom called House of Teas on the Blackrock main street facing the Blackrock Library.

I haven't tried either yet, but they look nice.

The tea rooms is nice. They do fancy pastries and stuff with the teas, and the tea menu is huge, hadn't heard of the vast majority of the blends on it.

Still, very odd business model to just sell teas and pastries, no sambos, no coffees, etc. Quite the novelty.

BabysCoffee

Ron DMC wrote: »

The tea rooms is nice. They do fancy pastries and stuff with the teas, and the tea menu is huge, hadn't heard of the vast majority of the blends on it.

Still, very odd business model to just sell teas and pastries, no sambos, no coffees, etc. Quite the novelty.

That's really limiting your market.

I don't drink tea so I would never step inside their door.