Council welcomes Caribbean restaurant to One Guildhall Square

Southampton City Council has welcomed a new addition to the Cultural Quarter which will bring 30 new jobs to the city.

A new leading Caribbean restaurant has been secured for the ground floor of the council owned One Guildhall Square – expanding the Cultural Quarter’s offer.

Turtle Bay aims to open its new £600K restaurant by mid June.

Councillor Royston Smith, Leader of Southampton City Council, said:

“I am pleased to welcome Turtle Bay to Guildhall Square. Quality additions like this will really help to get the city’s Cultural Quarter buzzing.

“It is due to our ongoing investment in the Cultural Quarter that we keep attracting investors to the city and have been successful in letting out this prime location in One Guildhall Square.

“It’s encouraging that restaurants want to launch their businesses here and it is great news we have secured 30 vital new jobs for the city.

“I’m looking forward to Turtle Bay bringing a taste of the Caribbean to Southampton.”

Turtle Bay has one other successful restaurant in the UK at Milton Keynes and serves fresh food all day. They aim to capture the heart and soul of the Caribbean Island culture via music, food and cocktails.

Ajith Jayawickrema, founder of Turtle Bay said:

“We are pleased to be coming to Southampton’s Guildhall Square – a perfect location for our newest restaurant.

“Our great food, cocktails and relaxing décor will bring a great atmosphere to Southampton’s Cultural Quarter.

“Turtle Bay’s menu will be bursting with traditional ingredients native to the Caribbean and we aim to create a memorable dining experience for customers of all ages.

“We look forward to welcome residents and visitors on Guildhall Square in June.”

Turtle Bay is currently fitting out the restaurant with the aim of opening by mid June.

The investment in the Cultural Quarter is expected to bring in more than 2000 direct jobs and an additional £21m of visitor spend to Southampton each year.

Image shows: A interior view of one of Turtle Bay's restaurants
Image copyright: Turtle Bay

For more information:

Contact: Ajith Jayawickrema, founder of Turtle Bay
Tel: 07785900283
Email:ajithjayawickrema@yahoo.co.uk
Web:www.turtlebay.co.uk

For more information about Southampton's new Cultural Quarter:

Contact: Isabel Hokken, Media Officer at Southampton City Council
Tel: 023 8083 4672
Email:isabel.hokken@southampton.gov.uk
Web:www.southampton.gov.uk