Boisdale of Canary Wharf opens it doors for the first time today, marking another large step for Canary Wharf towards the centre of London’s food and culture scene.
Boisdale of Canary Wharf becomes the iconic business and shopping district’s largest hospitality venue, with 12,000 square feet and capacity for over 550 patrons. It boasts Jools Holland as the official patron of the nightly live jazz, blues and soul music programme, accompanied by the world’s leading Scottish restaurant, whisky bar and cigar terrace overlooking Cabot Square.
Boisdale is the eighth bar and restaurant to open in Canary Wharf in the past two years, joining the likes of ROKA, Jamie’s Italian, Rocket, Canteen and Wahaca. In adding to established premium restaurants such as Plateau, First Edition and Sri Nam, the new bars and restaurants have positioned Canary Wharf as a dynamic ‘hospitality hot-spot’, boosting visitor numbers in the evenings and weekends.
Camille Waxer, Vice President of Retail at Canary Wharf Group said: “Boisdale’s opening is a coming of age for Canary Wharf’s hospitality scene. We’ve worked very hard over the past two years to enhance Canary Wharf as a food and culture destination and it’s very pleasing to see it come to fruition.
“Boisdale of Canary Wharf should be very successful. It is among the best in the world at combining top-quality music and food and the Canary Wharf venue brings something completely different, both to the Wharf and its other venues in London.
“It will help more people recognise that Canary Wharf is not just a place to work, it also has some of London’s best arts, events, hospitality and shopping too.”
Boisdale of Canary Wharf’s live music programme is managed by Geoff Todd, formerly of Ronnie Scott’s. The menu features the finest ingredients from Scotland and around the British Isles and is overseen by Michelin-trained Executive Head Chef Andy Rose.
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FURTHER DETAILS:
Boisdale of Canary Wharf is open at Cabot Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QT – www.boisdale.co.uk
For further information or images, please contact:
Rosie Kempson/Caroline Parrish
The Communication Group
T: 020 7630 1411
E: rkempson@thecommunicationgroup.co.uk
Hamish McDougall
Canary Wharf Group plc
T: 020 7418 2326
M: 07779 888 075
E: Hamish.mcdougall@canarywharf.com
NOTES TO EDITORS:
About Boisdale:
Boisdale restaurants, the embassy of Highland hospitality south of the border, have two existing establishments in London – in Belgravia and in Bishopsgate. They feature a unique and very successful mix of fine food, a great wine list, an unparalleled range of whiskies, probably the widest selection of cigars in the world and the best classic jazz, blues and soul offering in London cast in a unique setting. www.boisdale.co.uk
Boisdale of Canary Wharf, Cabot Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 4QT
Areas & Capacity:
Second Floor
- Restaurant & Jazz Club - 220 seated
- The Whisky Bar - 40 seated, 85 standing
First Floor
- The Caviar & Oyster Bar - 75 standing, 60 seated
- The Cigar Terrace - 64 seated (Members only Cigar Terrace 22 seated)
- The Cuban Cigar Shop and Cigar sampling Room - 16 seated
About Canary Wharf Group plc (CWG)
Canary Wharf Group plc (CWG) has achieved one of the greatest feats of civic transformation – an iconic urban regeneration, designing and constructing over 15 million square feet of office and retail space across its 97 acre East London Estate.
There are more than 200 shops, bars and restaurants at Canary Wharf. Recent fashion openings include Tiffany & Co., Jaeger and Hackett. Seven new bars and restaurants have opened in the past 18 months to critical acclaim, creating over 400 jobs.
Canary Wharf’s world-class Arts & Events programme includes over 100 events each year and more than 60 art works by 45 artists and designers is found throughout the Estate. Temporary art exhibitions run throughout the year, with recent exhibitors including Peter Randall-Page, Phillip King and Phyllida Barlow.
CWG won the Christie’s Award for Best Corporate Art Collection and Programme at the International Art and Work Awards in November 2010, beating entries from around the world.
20% of the Estate is landscaped parks, plazas and development, investment and management group of companies.
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