Lack of decent places to eat in Wrexham town centre

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  • #106026

    dagg
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    [quote quote=106024]The Anise http://anisewrexham.co.uk/ is really great

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    I have had a takeaway from there, wasn’t impressed.

    #106030

    sparky1
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    so out of the posts ive read your saying that in Wrexham there’s nowhere nice to eat ?/?

    #106050

    zinger
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    I have eaten at Anise on a number of occasions & found the staff pleasant, food tasty and pristine crisp white table linen.

    #112835

    ddraig
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    [quote quote=103566]Why is it that a town of Wrexham’s size doesn’t really have anywhere decent you can go for a bite to eat in the centre?

    Somewhere like The Fat Boar in Mold would be great, proper hearty food cooked on the premises not plastic crap done in a microwave. There’s a real gap in the market for a place like this in Wrexham.

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    Looks like there will be soon https://www.wrexham.com/news/fat-boar-confirm-wrexham-as-location-for-new-restaurant-112800.html

    Good to see a local company taking a chance on the town centre, if they stick to the model they have used in Mold I am sure it will be a success.

    The chosen location also seems to be right – not on the main bar crawl

    #112840

    waveyd
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    This is the start of a renewed Wrexham. Good news all round and please everyone, support the business when it opens. They will almost certainly do pie and chips but plenty of other stuff too.

    #112850

    Rondetto
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    Try The Indian Ocean buffet and grill behind the Rafa club on Ruthin road, Lovely place and the food is fantastic.
    Open 7 days a week.

    #112929

    NJones
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    [quote quote=112835]

    Why is it that a town of Wrexham’s size doesn’t really have anywhere decent you can go for a bite to eat in the centre?

    Somewhere like The Fat Boar in Mold would be great, proper hearty food cooked on the premises not plastic crap done in a microwave. There’s a real gap in the market for a place like this in Wrexham.

    Looks like there will be soon https://www.wrexham.com/news/fat-boar-confirm-wrexham-as-location-for-new-restaurant-112800.html

    Good to see a local company taking a chance on the town centre, if they stick to the model they have used in Mold I am sure it will be a success.

    The chosen location also seems to be right – not on the main bar crawl

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    So the Black Horse could become the Fat Horse?

    #112972

    FWarp
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    When people talk about ‘decent places to eat’, I get the impression that they are excluding multiples and ethnic food establishments, and really mean there is a lack of quality Italian/French upmarket establishments. I can understand when people disregard pubs that sell food, but within Wrexham town centre I can think of 3 places to eat on Eagles Meadow (F&B’s, Nando’s, and Pizza Express), 2 Indians (Anise and the one opposite the Nag’s Head), 2 Chinese (one opposite the Wynstay, and the one below the old Woolworths store), and the Lemon Tree – 8 dedicated places to eat within the town centre off the top of my head, whether they are ‘decent’ depends upon personal taste.

    If you believe there is a lack of ‘decent places’ to eat in the town right now, at this exact moment, you can argue that opinion. There has, however, been several attempts over the last decade or so to establish more upmarket places to eat, all of which I believe are now closed – the Thai in the old Elephant and Castle was fantastic, as were at least two attempts at French/Italians in the Overton arcade, there was an upmarket Indian that use to be next to Chequers (Red Rose I think), and one in the old Dodmans shoe shop, and finally I remember the one under Bonkers night club (it was upmarket if I paid £18 for a steak back in 1999!!!).

    The real problem here is how the town is configured, or perceived to be configured, around a large concentration of pubs down the High Street. There are far less pubs/clubs in the town now than there were 12-15 years ago, but a perception still exists that the town centre is a ‘no go area’ for families (who are the main source of potential customers) after a certain time at night.

    Add to this the pull factor of Chester, and other places in the surrounding area (for example the Pant, and numerous places through Rossett, Marford, Pulford, Alford, Churton, Holt, etc.) and there is simply not enough ‘pull factor’ to bring people in to the town centre when there is so much choice with 20 minutes drive.

    #112999

    feedshallow
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    Don’t forget ‘Dumplings’ on Charles Street. Lovely Polish grub.

    #113000

    Nen
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    [quote quote=112972]When people talk about ‘decent places to eat’, I get the impression that they are excluding multiples and ethnic food establishments, and really mean there is a lack of quality Italian/French upmarket establishments. I can understand when people disregard pubs that sell food, but within Wrexham town centre I can think of 3 places to eat on Eagles Meadow (F&B’s, Nando’s, and Pizza Express), 2 Indians (Anise and the one opposite the Nag’s Head), 2 Chinese (one opposite the Wynstay, and the one below the old Woolworths store)
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    Decent places to eat? I assume this is either an attempt at satire or else you really have lived a sheltered cuilinery life!

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