New Bridge and Barrel opening in Whaley Bridge with brunch, small plates and karaoke

The team behind the successful Deacon’s Bank in Chapel-en-le-Frith have purchased the Buxton Road venue which opens on Friday May, 8 at 7pm.

Harrison Clayton and Leo Harvey have taken over what was Ruby’s Bar and are excited to bring their own spin on things.

Harrison said: “When the opportunity to own what was Ruby’s came up we knew we couldn’t turn it down.

“It’s a gorgeous building, in a lovely town but unfortunately it had operators who left the building with a bad reputation but we are ready to change that.”

The Bridge and Barrel will be open seven days a week and the team wants to attract different clientele at different times.

Brunch including eggs benedict, a big breakfast and smashed avo and eggs will be served 10am to 1pm then from 1pm to 7pm tapas or small plates will be on the menu where people can order meatballs, prawns, sticky pork along side the full menu of fish and chips, steak and burgers.

Harrison said: “The challenge for us is this is the smallest kitchen in the world so we are keeping the menu simple to start with so we know what it’s like to work in the space.

“But this isn’t fine dining like at Deacon’s this is grab your friends, pull up a seat and enjoy decent food whether you are popping in after the school run or coming or for a weekend brunch.”

In the evenings Bridge and Barrel will have live music, karaoke and there is even a pool table and darts board and the new venue is looking to join leagues for both of those.

The opening of the eatery has created 10 new jobs and Harrison will be splitting his time between here and Deacon’s along with Leo there at the be kitchen staff and front of house delivering great food and great standards the other days.

Harrison added: “We are feeling really positive and we can’t wait to get to know the locals.

“There’s going to be a great vibe here and we want to be part of the community.”