Doors open at ‘community bar for mature clientele’
A new community-minded bar which will cater to a ‘mature clientele’ has opened in Southsea.
The Southsea Lounge opened its doors at 93 Palmerston Road, formerly the site of Cha Chas and Dizzy’s Bar, earlier this week.
The bar will be aimed towards the over-25s market – which co-owner Joel
Wheeler says is ‘just what Southsea needs’.
Co-owner Joel, who will run the bar alongside his business partner Maria Jenner, said: ‘We are going to be a community bar and eatery for mature clientele, serving the community.
‘We will be working with local businesses in Portsmouth such as Broadway Coffee, who designed our coffee blend, Buckwells butchery, who will be providing some of the meat for our lunch menu and breakfast menu.
‘We will be giving Sunday afternoon entertainment to the public, working with charities like Help For Heroes, Portsmouth Pride and more throughout the year.
‘The Southsea Lounge is a brand we’ve designed from scratch, which gives Portsmouth a bit of a London vibe at really good community prices – you can get a nice breakfast for £7.95.
‘When we lost Kingsley’s, I felt that the older generation in Southsea sort of lost their place to go.
‘We’re the last bar to get the sunshine, which is good for some people, and we’re looking to have pop-up bars throughout the summer when festivals are on.
‘It’s been a long time coming and I think it’s just what Southsea needs at the minute.’
Joel previously ran an LGBT nightclub in Wimbledon and had been involved with various businesses in Southsea for the last 12 years.
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