Taste of the Caribbean comes to York creating 60 jobs

THE Turtle Bay restaurant chain is investing £800,000 in their first York restaurant, creating 60 jobs in the process.

The former Laura Ashley site on Little Stonegate will have 130 covers, and the 3,740 sq ft restaurant revamp will turn the retail unit into a kitchen and and six-sided cocktail bar.

The York site will be Turtle Bay’s first foray into Yorkshire.

The firm is planning to open in Leeds and Harrogate later this year and it follows from the success of 17 other sites including Manchester, Birmingham, Leicester, Nottingham and Bristol.

Ajith Jayawickrema, Turtle Bay Founder said: “I am delighted to be opening our York restaurant and am confident that our concept and offering will fit in well with the local student population, tourists and residents of York and its surrounding areas.

“I’m looking to bringing something new to the city’s already vibrant food scene. Turtle Bay is about great food and good times, simple as that and I think we will offer something new and exciting that will appeal to everyone.”