Weekender: Pizza and gelato restaurant reveals opening date

Bert’s owner Ellie Mewburn, General Manager Andy Chase and Wykeland Group’s Asset Manager John Gouldthorp.

A new restaurant is to open in Hull’s Fruit Market waterfront quarter next month.

Bert’s Pizza and Gelato, opening its doors on July 4, is the second Italian restaurant to be opened by the family owners of East Yorkshire venue Bert’s Pizzeria.

The owners have chosen a prime riverside spot for Bert’s Pizza and Gelato, meaning diners can enjoy views overlooking the Stage @TheDock amphitheatre and Hull’s iconic aquarium The Deep.

Bert’s Pizza and Gelato is the latest business to open at the flagship @TheDock site developed and owned by regeneration company Wykeland Group, which features the Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) tech hub.

Ellie Mewburn, owner of the new Bert’s Pizza and Gelato and Bert’s Pizzeria in Brandesburton, said: “As soon as we walked in, we said ‘this is Bert’s’. The floor-to-ceiling windows are very similar to those at our Brandesburton restaurant, which also has a view over an expanse of water. It’s us.

“The Fruit Market feels like the up-and-coming area in Hull right now. It’s the place to go for a dining experience and a great night out, and it’s where we and our staff like to have nights out when we’re in Hull.

“There’s a large community of professionals working at C4DI and other nearby offices, upcoming residential developments in the area and excellent footfall from visitors to The Deep and other nearby family attractions, as well as a thriving night-time economy.”

In keeping with the family feel, both Bert’s restaurants are named after Ellie’s grandfather, Bert Mewburn, and the opening of the 3,100 sq ft Fruit Market venue has created 24 full and part-time jobs.

The restaurant has 80 covers inside with tables seating a further 32 customers outside for al fresco dining looking on to Stage @TheDock and the waterfront.

John Gouldthorp, asset manager for Wykeland Group, said: “We’re very excited about the opening of Bert’s Pizza and Gelato and we’re sure it will be a great success.

“The location on the ground floor of No. 1 @TheDock gives Bert’s one of the best views of any restaurant in the region, overlooking the Stage @TheDock amphitheatre, the Humber, River Hull and The Deep.

“We’re really impressed with the fit-out and we’re sure Bert’s will be hugely popular, both with workers in and around @TheDock and the ever-increasing numbers of visitors to the Fruit Market.”

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