Coastal park restaurant construction nears completion

Building work on the new restaurant in Swansea’s emerging coastal park is nearing completion.Scaffolding has now been removed from the 1,400 sq ft eatery, which will have capacity for about 60 people along with outdoor seating.The keys for the restaurant will soon be handed over to its operator – The Secret Hospitality Group – which will then start work on its fit-out and application for licencing.The Secret Hospitality Group, run by Ryan and Lucy Hole, also own The Secret Beach Bar & Kitchen on Mumbles Road, as well as The Optimist Bar & Kitchen in the Uplands area of the city.Set within the 1.1-acre coastal park, the new restaurant forms part of the £135m Copr Bay phase one district being developed by Swansea Council and advised by development managers RivingtonHark.Other features of the district include the 3,500-capacity Swansea Arena, leased and operated by the Ambassador Theatre Group, as well as the new bridge over Oystermouth Road, space for leisure and hospitality spaces, and plenty of car parking.Developed by Swansea Council and built by Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd, construction of Copr Bay phase one will be completed later this year, with the arena opening its doors in early 2022.