Marco Pierre White is opening a restaurant in Swansea.
The Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill will be at The J-Shed in SA1 and is expected to open in the early summer.
The new Steakhouse Bar & Grill will replace La Parrilla which closed in January and follows a deal between business partners Steve Lewis and David Bellis who have acquired the property, and Black and White Hospitality, which is the franchising arm of Pierre White’s restaurants.
Marco Pierre White already has a restaurant in Cardiff, which opened in 2016. The restaurant is famous for signature steaks, timeless English and French classics and will also serve a range of cocktails.
The menu is exclusively curated by Marco himself.
Steve said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be working alongside Black & White Hospitality on this exciting restaurant and bar scheme; this is great news for the city and is fantastic news for the regeneration of the area.
“It’s a hugely exciting addition that will, we believe, offer a first-class drinking and dining experience and is perfect for this stunning waterside location.”
A look inside Marco Pierre White Steakhouse at Hotel Indigo in Cardiff:
David added: “The arrival of Marco’s steakhouse will further reinforce Swansea as an up and coming food and drink destination, raising the bar once more in terms of what people can come to expect at hospitality venues in the city. We look forward to welcoming guests when it opens early summer."
Nick Taplin, Chairman and CEO of Black and White Hospitality added: “This is fantastic news for Swansea and will be Marco’s second restaurant in Wales.
"The Steakhouse fits perfectly with The J-Shed and will help to attract more people to enjoy food and drink on Swansea’s burgeoning waterside. This is an amazing opportunity for everyone and we look forward to our second but not last restaurant in Wales.”
La Parilla closed its restaurant at the site suddenly on January 15 along with another one in Mumbles.
A statement issued by the restaurant at the time said that the "extremely difficult" decision comes after a "long period of reflection on how we could strengthen and evolve our family-run company against a backdrop of unprecedented tough times".
