The opening date for Riparo Lounge at Westwood Cross has been announced as February 21.
Loungers, which operates more than 200 sites in England and Wales, says ‘Riparo Lounge’ will cater for all tastes with a varied all-day menu including full kids’, gluten-free and vegan menus.
The menu offering includes sandwiches, burgers, breakfasts, tapas, mains and desserts.
The company says Riparo Lounge will welcome locals looking for a space for regular catch ups, meetings and events – everything from business networking, book or knitting clubs to parent and baby meets and life drawing classes.
It will be based at the former Debenham’s building and is one of three businesses announced as taking space in the former shop.
The others are Hollywood Bowl 22 ten-pin bowling lanes including 4 VIP lanes, a new Hollywood bar and diner and amusement area and third business Jump Inc with a 35,000 sq. ft site featuring interconnecting trampolines, an inflatable park, Freedom Gaming, Laser Tag, an interactive footy cage, drop slides and a Jump Kitchen with seating for 200 guests and much more.
Hollywood Bowl is currently advertising its Westwood Cross site as opening in the summer, Jump Inc says it will be ‘coming soon.’
The Debenhams store closed in 2021 when the ailing chain was bought by fashion retailer Boohoo.
It had been an anchor store for the Westwood Cross site since it first opened in 2005. The other anchor store is M&S.
Riparo Lounge will be open Sunday – Thursday 9am – 11pm | Friday – Saturday 9am – midnight. Find it at: https://thelounges.co.uk/riparo/
