Big repairs to pub take place after fire

several thousand pounds.

Now work to get the restaurant back up and running will begin next week – with the primary focus on repairing a burned-out floor in the ground-floor seating area and restoring electricity to the building.

Jane said: “Things are looking more positive and we are still looking to re-opening in early to mid-October.

“There has been so much waiting for the insurers, it’s good that something is finally happening.

“A large chunk of the floor is missing and there was damage to the walls in that area, too. We need the power back on. All the cables outside were burned.’’

Jane said the restaurant had been badly smoke damaged and would have to be completely redecorated. Some of the tables, chairs and sofas – along with ground-floor carpets – could not be salvaged. Four weeks after the blaze, the premises still smelled of smoke.

The restaurant had been open less than a year when the fire hit – but had already received glowing reviews for its breakfast, lunch and evening menus.

Jane said the couple were already thinking ahead to their autumn menus and the traditionally busy Christmas period.

Jane and Liam have also been given a moralebooster this week with the news that the restaurant has been nominated in the best newcomer category of the Yorkshire Life Food and Drink Awards. The awards ceremony will be held on September 25 at Rudding Park, Harrogate.

Announcing the nomination on Facebook, Jane said: “To say we are proud is an understatement! As clichéd as it sounds, it’s hard to explain just how much this means to us after recent events!”