200p Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) IT'S believed to be the biggest restaurant and leisure complex in the UK and one of the biggest in Europe and parts of it will be open to the public today. Restaurants in the first phase of Southampton's £85m Watermark will be open for business 48 hours before a massive celebration event on Saturday, involving a lantern parade and light show. Eateries opening in this first phase include CAU, The Real Greek, Saloon, Franco Manca, Thaikhun and Byron. COSMO, Cabana and Red Dog were due to open today, but it has been confirmed they will now open in the next few days, instead. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/14955198.PHOTOS__Get_a_glimpse_inside_Southampton_s_newly_opened___85million_leisure_centre/# --- I was driving back from work, and the traffic was heaving. Normally the flow is out of Southampton, tonight, it's all been going "IN". It took me 1/2 hour extra to get home. I hope people managed to find parking, and get a table! This is the new economy, where customer service can't be automated, and you get a slap up meal. Go EAT and stick the picture of your meals on Instagram! Great news, as it will probably "boost" house prices Edited December 8, 2016 by 200p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RentingForever Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 1 minute ago, hotairmail said: Amazing. Restaurants go to Southampton. ;-) Well, "eateries" anyway. Whatever they are. Nice of them to keep it in sympathy with the architectural style of the rest of the city by making it look unutterably shite and depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkwell Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Isn't this re-run of when Southampton built the largest shopping centre in Europe (or northern europe or something) back in 2000? They built a big funny looking warehouse and filled it with shops. Again. Bravo. I guess it means business is going okay there. Is the plan to suck all life out of the rest of the city? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Sotons nuts now. The place was neve great - always pretty rough. But West Quay sucked up all the money from the area. My favourite Soton eating place is down the high street. Its like a 3rd world country. Or, as a friend says - Worse than Middlesbrough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 19 minutes ago, Parkwell said: Isn't this re-run of when Southampton built the largest shopping centre in Europe (or northern europe or something) back in 2000? They built a big funny looking warehouse and filled it with shops. Again. Bravo. I guess it means business is going okay there. Is the plan to suck all life out of the rest of the city? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 'Confirmed leasings include: All Bar One Bills Byron Cabana CAU Cosmo Five Guys Hollywood Bowl Jamie's Italian Nandos Red Dog Saloon TGI Fridays The Diner Wahaca Zizzi All high street sh1t really. Apart from Wahaca, whihc I used to like but have not been for ages. TGI Friday? Really? I thougth they went years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddog Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 (edited) Am missing something? A leisure centre is usually somewhere you go to play 5 a side football, not scoff your face (must admit, I like 5 guys but not the price's) Edited December 8, 2016 by reddog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will! Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I'm waiting for Soton to become gentrified enough for them to excavate the lido. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Errol Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 14 hours ago, 200p said: Eateries opening in this first phase include CAU, The Real Greek, Saloon, Franco Manca, Thaikhun and Byron. COSMO, Cabana and Red Dog were due to open today, but it has been confirmed they will now open in the next few days, instead. Am I supposed to have heard of any of these? Are they brands/chains? The names mean nothing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 21 minutes ago, Errol said: Am I supposed to have heard of any of these? Are they brands/chains? The names mean nothing to me. Bascially, most high street paces fall into one of hte following categories: Brake Bros - Italian selection Brake Bros - Indian selction Brake Bros - TexMex etc. No chefs/cooks, just a chill wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgul Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Sounds dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathfinder Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I go to Southampton a few times a year. There are a few events I like. The crazy thing is it has some really great restaurants already. Probably because of the very fact the mainstream bland outlets are not there. I took a look at the what was going to open ... all run of the mill as stated above. I fail to see what the big excitement is about. it will simply dilute the business just like giving planning for numerous coffee establishments all within 5 minutes walk of each other. It seems to be the go to solution for retail economic success these days . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zugzwang Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 And how much of this was paid for by the so-called Regional Growth Fund? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Are the couple in the photo being sick in buckets..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-percent Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 23 hours ago, spyguy said: Worse than Middlesbrough. Not possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfk Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Wow! How useful! Go and sit in some completely souless plastic environment and eat crap food, how appealing!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Are they shutting the food bit at the top of westquay? Its like a fat chimps party up there. Maybe thenew place will have less steps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 48 minutes ago, One-percent said: Not possible Portsmouth. Soton east street, most of kent and essex. most of midlands esp.stoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-percent Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 13 minutes ago, spyguy said: Portsmouth. Soton east street, most of kent and essex. most of midlands esp.stoke. There are some very nice parts of Essex http://www.essexlifemag.co.uk/home/11_of_the_prettiest_places_to_live_in_essex_1_4339101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 10 hours ago, One-percent said: There are some very nice parts of Essex http://www.essexlifemag.co.uk/home/11_of_the_prettiest_places_to_live_in_essex_1_4339101 There some nice parts of Kent. And,to be honest, nice parts of within 5 miles of boro - Great Ayton/Roseberry Topping. Sady, like boro, I spend my times visiting the crap parts of Kent (Medway bit) and Essex (Harlow). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 10 hours ago, One-percent said: There are some very nice parts of Essex http://www.essexlifemag.co.uk/home/11_of_the_prettiest_places_to_live_in_essex_1_4339101 Soton town centre, away from West Quay is horrid. Last time we went, partner said - Is that tramp having a sh1t. He was, near a place called the Bar/the empty old BarGate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunko2010 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 great architecture. Who's the designer does anyone know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunko2010 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 11 hours ago, spyguy said: Portsmouth. Soton east street, most of kent and essex. most of midlands esp.stoke. Heresy! Avoid medway and north kent. the rest of the county is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayward Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 I go to Winchester more often than Southampton but it is pricey...my favourite pub has just increased its cheapest cast beer from £3.60 to £4.00. Reason given....brexit...total cr@p. More likely due to the sky high rent, rates and pure greed. No wonder you see very few young people around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyguy Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 12 minutes ago, Wayward said: I go to Winchester more often than Southampton but it is pricey...my favourite pub has just increased its cheapest cast beer from £3.60 to £4.00. Reason given....brexit...total cr@p. More likely due to the sky high rent, rates and pure greed. No wonder you see very few young people around. Its fcking painful drinking in pubs. I might regress to my early teens and go back to swigging cider in the park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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