A Nottingham venue known for its 'hidden gem' rooftop bar with a view of the council house has undergone a transformation in recent months. Hidden on Long Row, near Five Leaves Bookshop, is launching a new axe-throwing area along with a street food hall.
There is nothing that this unique venue doesn't offer as it hides a rooftop bar, axe throwing, street food hall and vintage clothing shop. The ground floor has been transformed into a neon, UV light hatchet throwing space complete with DJ space while the first floor now boasts a graffiti-covered street food hall and bar.
The alleyway is marked by a discreet sign above the entrance to the alleyway that reads, 'hidden rooftop.' The venue opened during the pandemic offering a space for people to rent and hold events in.
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Events Manager Tim Sturgess has big plans for the space which will host a series of events from drag acts to sports to street food. The street food hall officially launches on Saturday, January 28.
"We've opened two new areas in the building, we have Hidden Hachet which an axe-throwing experience on the ground floor. You can come in and throw axes at targets for fun so that is up and running already. You can book through the website," Tim explained.
"It's been going really well so far but it's still early days although we have been getting booked up quite a lot. It's open from Wednesday to Saturday from 12 pm until 8 pm. Then on the first floor, we opened Hidden Food Hall which is an all-seated event space with seating for 150 people."
He added: "There are going to be certain types of events here like brunches, fan parks for sports, sports screenings, pop-up cinemas and street food. It fits in nicely with everything else that is happening in the building."
The space was once a former bookmakers which had been closed for around seven years before the team took it on. They discovered the amazing rooftop area which they have transformed into a rooftop bar which is the perfect sun spot in the summer offering views across the city centre.
The street food hall will house The Hip Hop Food Shop which is the creation of Jason McCrellis who was originally at Street Food Club in Victoria Centre. Jason will be offering a range of hip-hop-inspired burgers and loaded fries at first with a view to expanding or changing the menu throughout the months.
The plan was always to develop the street food hall which has been under construction for some months. Its been a hands-on team effort across the board when it came to preparing the venue.
"It's taken a team effort and a lot of hard work to get the new areas together and ready for opening. Everyone has been really committed and pulled together to get this done," he said.
"The building is almost where we set out for it to be where we have brought the entire place back into use. We have our ground floor with everything in as well as the late-night stuff. We have the food hall, the vintage shop and the roof terrace in the summer."
"We want to keep making improvements to all the areas and adding investments to make them even better."
When it comes to proud moments with the business, Tim says that the feedback from customers has been a real highlight. The venue has been used for a number of events and is a really diverse space in what it can offer.
"I'm proud of the feedback from people who use the space because we set out with an idea to open the place up and when people say they enjoy it, that's great.
He added: "We have a lot of people who use this space from musicians, DJs, promoters and our customers. The main thing is having that good feedback and that people keep coming in and enjoying the space we've created."
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