AVC PR Partnership

A city centre bar and restaurant which was once one of Aberdeen’s most popular venues is set to return to its heyday after being purchased by new owners.

The new premises, to be named Society Bar & Restaurant, are located on Union Street at its junction with Diamond Street. The bar and night spot which formerly traded as Café Ici, was owned and operated by local businessmen and was one of the city’s busiest venues in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Over the last decade Café Ici was operated on behalf of a national brewery chain, but the building has been purchased in its entirety from S&N Enterprises and following a comprehensive refurbishment, it will once again be run on a local basis.

The new owners are investing a substantial amount in the building to create a high quality bar and restaurant which will open its doors with a completely new look and style this summer. A high quality nightclub is planned for later this year.

This is a first venture into the leisure market for Kirk Harrison, Andy Bird and Steve Donnelly, who are successful business people in their own right, in the residential mortgage, computer software and property development markets.

“This was once a destination venue which set the standard in the pub & leisure scene in Aberdeen,” commented Kirk Harrison. “It was extremely popular and much admired in its early days for its flair and style. We intend to bring it back to those glory days, and have gone to great lengths to ensure that it will be high quality, yet contemporary, with a high standard of venue and gourmet bistro menu.”

Refurbishment work is already under way, as is recruitment of good quality staff. Society bar & restaurant is expected to open in June this year.

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For further information:

Neil Robertson
PR Partnership
Tel 01224 248007
neil@prpartnership.co.uk

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THE PR PARTNERSHIP (SCOTLAND) LTD

Note to Editors

Café Ici was opened in 1986 by George Tester and George Stewart, who established a number of leisure venues in Aberdeen, all of a quality nature.

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