Bath Ales have taken over the ground floor bar in the Colston Hall foyer and will reopen the 40-seat upper ground floor restaurant next year.

It will herald a change of direction for eating and drinking at the Colston Hall, and continues the relentless expansion of the Bath Ales brand, which has seen three Graze restaurants open in Queen Square, Bath and Cirencester alongside their pubs, including one in Oxford

The Warmley brewery promise to add “the distinctive Bath Ales touch to each space, focusing on quality and individuality through both the food offering and décor”.