American restaurant Victors could be coming to the prominent former Las Iguanas building on Newcastle Quayside later this year.
Plans have been submitted to Newcastle City Council for a £1.5m eatery that will cater for 175 diners, including 80 outside eating spaces, and create 50 full-time jobs. Developers behind the project say Victors is inspired by the Hamptons - the upmarket New York seaside community known for its affluent residents - and will offer a menu of modern American sharing plates including burgers, sushi and raw bar platters.
The plans outline a new 'Riviera' style outdoor seating area with canopy shelter together with new signage and branding. Approval for the outdoor seating and canopy is expected by the end of the month and approval for the signage to follow in April.
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There are three other Victors restaurants including in Oxford, Hale and Alderley Edge with menus offering everything from caesar salads and superfood salads to steaks and tacos.
John Aynsley, senior planner at the Newcastle office of planning and development consultancy, Lichfields, said: “This is a sensitively designed development that represents a significant contribution to the vibrancy and vitality of an important local economic sector, bringing a vacant site back into use. It’s in an attractive location, with good transport links nearby as well as being within easy walking distance to a range of facilities and services.”
A spokesperson for the developers added: “This is a prestigious project that will not only create new jobs and provide a boost for a great city centre location, but also offer a quality dining location where people can stay and experience the city at its best.”
