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Old Portsmouth’s Smoke and Mirrors Restaurant celebrates first birthday
The News, Portsmouth
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28/01/2025
Smoke and Mirrors restaurant in High Street, Old Portsmouth, celebrate their first year in business.
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Hi, I'm Jordan and I'm Caitlin and we're here at Smoke and Mirrors Restaurant and we're coming up
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to our first year of trading so it's been amazing. We've met so many amazing guests
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and we've been able to produce loads of fantastic dishes, local produce etc.
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So tell me how the last year has really been?
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Well, last year has been an absolute whirlwind but we've laughed every second. We've overcome
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so much and ultimately it's learning. We've been learning about the demographic, learning about
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the guests, getting to know each and every one of you is an absolute pleasure.
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Tell me why the refurb?
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So we've taken our first year as learning, learning what Portsmouth is like, what they
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want us to deliver and we've taken January to implement those changes and we've listened to
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everything and we've had a nice refurb. It's been a real learning curve and we've got a fresh new
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look to start the year.
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Tell me a little bit what the reaction has been like?
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It's been amazing, it really has. I mean, people don't know what they're going to get
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until they're here and we change the menu every other week which also keeps people on their toes
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and it gives someone a different option. Me being the only chef in the kitchen
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is a big selling point for us really, isn't it? Because we have ultimate freedom
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and we can offer that to our diners.
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Tell me what plans are for the future?
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Well, we're going to push and refine and push as much as we can. There's going to be a lot of
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change, come food, come service, come everything but we are ultimately going to just bring a real
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fine dining atmosphere back to Portsmouth and fly the flag and we're back open from the 31st
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of January so get booked and we'll see you there soon.
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