News & Discussion : New Restaurants, Bars & Night Clubs

[timtam20292]

Plastic tarp has gone up on the windows inside the other ground floor space in Vue. Internal work is obviously underway. Anybody know what is planned to open up there?

[Ben]

Empire pool lounge are looking to relocate to the basement of 1 king William Street

http://dmzweb.cityofadelaide.com.au/age ... hments.pdf

[ghs]

Not sure if this has already been reported but the colonel light hotel has closed again.

[Spurdo]

Empire pool lounge are looking to relocate to the basement of 1 king William Street

http://dmzweb.cityofadelaide.com.au/age ... hments.pdf

Isn't Empire Pool Lounge where the Lester Hotel was going to be built? If so does this mean they might be getting ready to start construction.

[Bacon]

Interesting... I remember the basement of 1kws being one of Origin Energy's data centers.

[Patrick_27]

Awesome idea/opportunity! Great way to activate Gresham Street further and bring something new to that area without another nightclub or exclusive 'I'm a Uni Adelaide law student/Uni SA marketing student' bar.

[Norman]

I hope there are plans to significantly upgrade Gresham Street, not just Gresham Place.

[Norman]

From yesterday

[SouthAussie94]

I may have missed it, but is the old stone facade still there behind the precast? Or was that demolished to make way for it?

[Norman]

The whole building was demolished except for some remnants at the rear

[The Scooter Guy]

Empire pool lounge are looking to relocate to the basement of 1 king William Street

http://dmzweb.cityofadelaide.com.au/age ... hments.pdf

Does this mean the Westpac branch will close and amalgamate with the branch on Cnr Grenfell/King William St?

[Norman]

Empire pool lounge are looking to relocate to the basement of 1 king William Street

http://dmzweb.cityofadelaide.com.au/age ... hments.pdf

Does this mean the Westpac branch will close and amalgamate with the branch on Cnr Grenfell/King William St?

No, Empire will be in the basement of the building. The entrance will be on Gresham Street.

[Norman]

Forgot to post this on Monday, big screens have gone up at the NHQ site.

[The Scooter Guy]

PJ O'Briens on East Tce states that it's now closed for renovations and will re-open under a new name in March 2018 in time for the Five Hundred.

[Llessur2002]

So excited about this - I love what they have done with the place. Good to see most of the original character has been kept and restored, plus live music will still be a big part of the business. A million times better than some of the horrific 'renovations' of character pubs the city has seen over the years...

FIRST LOOK: The West Oak Hotel

It’s official! After more than two decades, the Worldsend Hotel has closed it’s doors for good. Once a popular spot for uni students, live music and classic pub grub, the establishment is undergoing a major face lift, relaunching anew as the West Oak Hotel.

This is just one of many joints tipped for revitalisation as Adelaide’s west end welcomes the opening of the New Royal Adelaide Hospital (nRAH) and many more state-of-the-art buildings to come. Until now, there really hasn’t been much in the way of food and drink on the west side of town. This will mean if you’re if you’re visiting someone at the nRAH or you’re one of the hundreds working at the hospital, you can duck out and grab a pub lunch that’s within walking distance.

While the West Oak Hotel has been an ambitious project it has had a tremendous amount of foresight, that deserves a round of applause. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect with the hospital opening. We think this will give the West End a good kick up the ass and we’ll soon see more and more venues popping up in the area over the next few years, if not months.

The hotel’s a modern take on the classic Aussie pub but they plan to steer away from schnitzels and pool tables, instead focusing on creating a relaxed and stylish space and bringing back uni drinking culture.

Long gone are the dark purple walls and mismatched decor, now replaced with a new coat of mint green paint, vintage lighting and an abundance of flora. In short, it’s Instagram worthy and the fresh look helps to accentuate the West Oak’s enormous size and historic architecture.







At the helm of this transformation is not only Frame Creative, who have previously designed spaces for the Royal Croquet Club and most recently, Fat Controller, but also Evan Coghlan, who has commanded some of Adelaide’s most distinguishable bars including Electric Circus and Rocket Rooftop.

Safe to say, the West Oak is in good hands, perhaps some of the best in the business and will definitely breathe new life and a bit of youth back into the pub scene of the West.

The West Oak is expected to open on the 6th of October, with coffee available from the 3rd, just in time for the spring sunshine and can be found at 208 Hindley Street.

According to their Facebook page it's already opened.

From: http://www.glamadelaide.com.au/main/fir ... oak-hotel/