Cosy Kettle will open on 13 November following a £100,000 joint investment between operator Yummy Pub Co and Charles Wells Pub Co. The basement has been refurbished with new toilets, a new staircase and some major construction work to open up the space for 60 covers. An office has been installed to handle all the bookings and events across all four pubs and a ‘funky purpose-built’ cocktail bar with a 3am licence has been added.
The area has been decorated in keeping with the first floor Ssshh Supper Club at the site but with more colour. "It will have a homely, industrial, quirky feeling but be relaxed & have the option to have a great atmosphere as the ceiling are so low. We’ve broken the space up to make it feel busy even if there are only 10 people in," said chief executive Tim Foster.
The cocktail list will be smaller than competitotrs with premium long drinks served with theatre. Cake will be paired to the cocktails and prices will be benchmarked to other clubs in town.
"We do cocktails upstairs already, but with how crazy busy we are and the space it’s not something we drive," said Foster. "This will give us the opportunity to have a dedicated space to give access to people when the pub is full, upgrading them as we do with Ssshh currently and it’s really paying off."
The space will be used for group bookings during the day for between 20 and 60 people for which the site has demand but has been unable to accommodate in the smaller upstairs rooms. Cocktail masterclasses will be offered at the end of meetings.