![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Archie's fans here in Manchester can expect something suitably special when a formal launch party is held for the Oxford Road makeover in December. The team estimate an investment of between £4-5mn on each of the Archie's Atomic sites, with an initial rollout in London. As retail sites are closing across the UK, it gives us new opportunities to bring leisure into city centres." Archie's is eyeing major UK expansion (Vincent Cole - Manchester Evening News) "We are in discussion on sites across the UK as well as global opportunities. It will be fully immersive leisure concepts, we're even thinking about Archie's roller-discos. "Think boutique bowling with all-pink lanes, all-pink pool tables, pink arcardes. He said: "With Archie's Atomic, we're looking at 30,000 square foot sites where we can have 200-plus seater diners and then including a leisure aspect too. The all-new, all-pink Archie's on Oxford Road is now open (Archies) Ross Mackay from Creative Leisure has been overseeing the project alongside the Rafiqs and said it's an exciting time for the Archie's brand as they continue a UK - and world - expansion. The company has been able to grow entirely self-funded right from the start. Next up will be London.įollowing a bumper year for its core business, with an estimated turnover of £20m last year, the aim is to DOUBLE that in 2023 with the launch of the new Archie's Atomic project. It's where all the celebrities first came - like Rita Ora, Kevin Hart, The Game, Connor McGregor, Ne Yo." Rita Ora popped to Archie's Milkshake bar in Manchester for a milkshake with owner Imran Rafiq back in 2018 (Manchester Evening News)Īfter the success of Oxford Road, the brothers went on to expand the business with sites across the UK, including huge restaurants at the Trafford Centre and Manchester Airport, and in Birmingham and Liverpool. "For me this is my flagship, it was the first diner for us and it became a real hub. It's eight years since we opened up here, and it's important for us as a business to reinvest in our restaurants as well as to grow with new sites across the UK. Imran said: "We've stripped the whole place back to a shell and spent £1mn on the full new look. This makes it all the more special for co-founder Imran Rafiq to see the bold new look for the Oxford Road diner site. They expanded with their first full-on all-pink diner further along Oxford Road in 2013. The restaurant group was started in Manchester by the Rafiq brothers with the first takeaway shop on Oxford Road back in 2010. The new-look diner will also include new ways to order including click-and-collect from the table or via kiosk screens as you walk in. Archie's on Oxford Road is all NYC subway themed (Vincent Cole - Manchester Evening News) The upstairs main diner reopened on Tuesday serving up the full Archie's menu which is famous for its meaty-piled burgers, crinkle fries and celebrity milkshakes and pink lemonade. The impressive new look will also include a full-on subway TRAIN recreated in the basement with quirky seating for customers - although the downstairs will not formally launch to the public until December. Read more : Manchester's biggest ever outdoor ice rink opens for Halloween and Christmas 2022 ![]()
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