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Gaz

Apr 23, 2013 - 8:38PM

176.27.134.181

Old Habitat Unit

I have noticed today that the old Habitat unit is under offer any idea whos taking it on?

Apr 23rd, 2013 - 8:38 PM

Simon_SW11

Apr 24, 2013 - 7:41AM

86.7.237.214

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar have been looking at Cardiff but don't know if it's them. Think the closure of La Fosse may be connected with the letting though.

Jantra

Apr 24, 2013 - 8:12AM

82.132.213.157

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Simon_SW11

Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar have been looking at Cardiff but don't know if it's them. Think the closure of La Fosse may be connected with the letting though.

Would be the right size for a boutique Harvey nicks or a John anthony. Let's get the Hayes being the shopping street outside of London :)

Tos a shame flannels is on Churchill way. People often forget about that when talking about shopping in Cardiff

Kyle

Apr 24, 2013 - 10:01AM

2.50.148.251

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Jantra

Simon_SW11

Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar have been looking at Cardiff but don't know if it's them. Think the closure of La Fosse may be connected with the letting though.

I forget that's there, now there's a candidate for moving to the Hayes if ever there was one.

Fingers crossed for a decent tenant for the Habitat building though, if it's Harvey Nichols then it would be brilliant.

Are La Fosse moving to somewhere else then or have they just closed completely ?

murfilicious

Apr 24, 2013 - 10:02AM

213.107.241.20

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Gaz

I have noticed today that the old Habitat unit is under offer any idea whos taking it on?

Groan... do I sense another Poundland?

Ash

Apr 24, 2013 - 10:36AM

82.23.251.73

Re: Old Habitat Unit

murfilicious

Groan... do I sense another Poundland?

I doubt it. Poundland generally go for secondary locations. SD2 has clearly flipped the status (and rents) of Queen Street and The Hayes. The central part of Queen Streen seems to be doing ok but both the western and eastern portions are struggling.

Welshpaul1972

Sep 23, 2013 - 7:37PM

109.148.234.162

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Walked past the old Habitat unit today and there is an alcohol licence application for Miller & Carter. It's not clear if it's for the whole building or just part. I thought it would have made more sense to take over La Fosse but it doesn't seem as though this is the case. Does anyone know anything else on this??

Sep 23rd, 2013 - 7:37 PM

Random Comment

Sep 23, 2013 - 10:33PM

81.129.245.199

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Its subject to an application for conversion to 2 or 3 catering units - there is apparently a lot of demand here, but virtually zero on the retail side. What retailer demand there is in Cardiff is being hoovered up by the remaining SD units and churn on Queen St, where space is often laid out in ways better suited to retailers.

LeGallois

Sep 29, 2013 - 2:05PM

151.229.223.83

Re: Old Habitat Unit

It'll be nice to have a more active frontage here anyway to create more of a civic square atmosphere. There's plenty of space for outside seating areas, particularly along Hills Street

Ollie Wells

Oct 22, 2013 - 9:25AM

78.40.16.4

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Walked passed today, there is license request on the door from Miller & Carter.

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Oct 22nd, 2013 - 9:25 AM

Frank

Oct 22, 2013 - 5:16PM

217.137.36.98

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Wonder who they are.

zach

Oct 22, 2013 - 6:02PM

82.6.62.134

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Frank,

You need to go on a intensive Google course!

Copy "Miller & Carter" put it in to Google* and hey presto!

http://www.millerandcarter.co.uk/millerandcartercardiff/
Steak Resrurant chain, they have one in Cardiff bay, near Future Inns (hotel)

*other search engines are available.

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Oct 22nd, 2013 - 6:02 PM

Jantra

Oct 22, 2013 - 6:22PM

86.130.94.5

Re: Old Habitat Unit

or this...

Oct 22, 2013 - 7:07PM

131.251.133.27

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Is this the full unit? Or do we suspect it will be split up as part of this? It seems a big unit (with the upstairs as well) for just one steak house.

AMoore

Oct 22, 2013 - 7:10PM

92.27.196.217

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Am I missing something here? This was posted a month ago (thought Frank's comment was sarcasm)

Oct 22nd, 2013 - 7:10 PM

Rhodri

Oct 22, 2013 - 9:45PM

151.230.88.116

Re: Old Habitat Unit

I'd steak my reputation on it being a wind up ....... coat!

Wizard

Oct 23, 2013 - 7:34AM

2.101.98.94

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Jantra

or this...

I heard that the restaurant chain is part owned by former 70's Wonderwoman actress Lynda Carter. Does anyone know if this is true....

murfilicious

Oct 23, 2013 - 12:22PM

213.107.241.20

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Glad to see Miller and Carter appear in the city centre,
Steak houses in town are pretty rare

Colour Wolf

Oct 23, 2013 - 1:15PM

62.254.223.42

Re: Old Habitat Unit

murfilicious

Glad to see Miller and Carter appear in the city centre,
Steak houses in town are pretty rare

They're quite popular, I'm sure they'll manage to fillet

(although I would much prefer a ruth's chris instead)

Shminky Binky

Oct 23, 2013 - 1:32PM

62.6.170.222

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Colour Wolf

murfilicious

Glad to see Miller and Carter appear in the city centre,
Steak houses in town are pretty rare

They're quite popular, I'm sure they'll manage to fillet

(although I would much prefer a ruth's chris instead)

I hope the food will be as good a quality as the bay restaurant, otherwise their reputation will be at steak

Oct 23rd, 2013 - 1:32 PM

Oct 23, 2013 - 3:15PM

213.205.235.56

Re: Old Habitat Unit

If it's successful it could become quite the meating place.

No one's made that pun yet have they?

Shminky Binky

Oct 23, 2013 - 3:20PM

62.6.170.222

Re: Old Habitat Unit

If it's successful it could become quite the meating place.

No one's made that pun yet have they?

No but you ruined it.

Oct 23rd, 2013 - 3:20 PM

murfilicious

Oct 23, 2013 - 3:24PM

213.107.241.20

Re: Old Habitat Unit

If it's successful it could become quite the meating place.

No one's made that pun yet have they?

Not yet, very well done

zach

Oct 23, 2013 - 5:56PM

82.6.62.134

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Any fish Restaurants in Cardiff?

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Oct 23rd, 2013 - 5:56 PM

Rhodesia

Oct 23, 2013 - 6:08PM

151.230.88.116

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Don't talk Pollocks mun.

Jantra

Oct 23, 2013 - 7:14PM

86.130.94.5

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Rhodesia

Don't talk Pollocks mun.

There is a time and a plaice for criticism and this isn't it

Murfilicious

Oct 23, 2013 - 7:44PM

82.8.42.35

Re: Old Habitat Unit

Jantra

Rhodesia

Don't talk Pollocks mun.

There is a time and a plaice for criticism and this isn't it

you've cod to be joking me.

Wizard

Oct 23, 2013 - 7:53PM

78.148.161.34

Re: Old Habitat Unit

zach

Any fish Restaurants in Cardiff?

I do remember a decidedly 'fishy story' which was initiated by that old shark Random Comment on this forum (see page 1 of the City Centre retail thread -link below) back in 2010 about a fish restaurant being planned on the top floor of Waterstones book shop in the Hayes.

A fishy story *

Whatever happened to that catch? I swallowed that story hook line and sinker. OK I'll stop the puns now.

*A CWM link within a CWM thread - that's an innovative CWM first methinks!

Karl

Dec 20, 2013 - 9:58AM

62.3.78.65

Re: Old Habitat Unit

The indications are that the developers want to start work on converting the Habitat building into separate restaurant units in early January. We know that Miller and Carter have made an application for one of the units. I suspect that given the magnitude of the likely rents that the other units will only attract national operators, would be nice to see Raymond Blanc resurrect an interest in opening up in Cardiff.

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