I visited today and was very disappointed. Roast beef, mushroom and caramelised onion hot sandwich was tiny and overpriced (2 slices of plastic bread, a few small bits of beef and 6 pieces of mushroom for £5.20)(oh and a handful of crisps). The staff didn't seem to know their way round the menu and didn't know how to respond when I was unhappy with my food. The loo was falling apart and dirty, though to be fair there's a great baby changing table and my friend's panini was much better value for money. But I won't be returning.
I think the point was that it didn't make them money. At least that's what I understood from "if the council gave up seeking income from our empty shops entirely, not just on a temporary basis whilst the market was flat.”
Maybe the 34 organisations, 457 individuals and 15 festivals could get together and pitch in for another space. The Harbourside has many empty shops.
