Two restaurants move into newly-opened £120m retail development

PREMIUM burger restaurant Gourmet Burger Kitchen and venue Riva Lounge are moving into Beverley’s Flemingate development.

The newly-opened retail and leisure development was opened in November last year.

Now, following the announcement that Baytree Interiors would also be moving in, Gourmet Burger Kitchen is taking a 3,756 sq ft, 106-cover restaurant adjacent to the six-screen, 1,000-seat Parkway Cinema.

Independent operator Riva Lounge is opening a 3,650 sq ft restaurant positioned as an authentic European lounge and café bar. Founded by Shaun and Julie Thompson, Riva Lounge’s site will be a 116-cover restaurant.

Graham Tait, centre manager of Flemingate, which the Wykeland Group built for £120m, said: “Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Riva Lounge are two key additions to Flemingate’s line-up.

“They reaffirm the centre’s position as a complete day out, with Flemingate offering visitors a high-quality combination of shopping and leisure previously unavailable in the catchment.

“The brands are also a great complement to one another, providing visitors with even more choice whilst both bringing something new to Beverley.”

Keith Bird, chief operating officer at GBK, added: “With the opening of Flemingate, the town of Beverley is thriving, so the time seemed right to open a restaurant in the area.
“As a new destination in town, Flemingate is attracting a lot of attention, so when it came to location the centre stood out for us.

“The presence of Debenhams and the cinema, together with Flemingate’s proximity to the Minister, helped to seal our decision and we can’t wait to open.”

GBK and Riva Lounge join Costa, Deli No 1, Subway, Greggs and Patisserie Valerie to comprise Flemingate’s catering offer, as well as retailers Debenhams, H&M, The Entertainer, Trespass, Wilko and Poundland.
Flemingate also includes a new campus for East Riding College, 80-bed Premier Inn hotel, six-screen digital cinema, Parkway, and 130 homes.