Dalry residents react to buffet restaurant approval

Edinburgh Evening News

Locals in Dalry have given their opinions on the approval of plans to turn an empty former grocery store into a new 168-cover buffet restaurant, despite 19 objections online.

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00:00Plans were approved earlier this month to turn this empty Dalry Road unit into a new

00:06buffet restaurant. The new restaurant will create 20 full and part-time jobs and will

00:11offer a total of 168 covers for customers at the large 599.8 square metre unit. Most

00:19recently an organic grocery and canteen, this unit has laid empty for some time. With the

00:26plans approved, despite 19 objections online, I spoke to locals to get their reaction.

00:31Yeah, so it's a huge space, it's been unused for so long, it's a bit of an eyesore, it'd

00:36be worthwhile to try and reinvigorate it, you know, a little bit creates jobs, creates

00:39opportunities for people to come and eat, especially with a buffet, you know, yeah,

00:43I think it's a good idea to use the space rather than have it empty.

00:47Um, there's tons of restaurants and cafes over here already, it's good to have, you

00:52know, actual shops around here, like grocery shops and organic shops and, you know, it

00:57just doesn't make sense, so yeah.

01:00I'd be okay with it, it definitely needs to be something, it's been empty for quite a

01:04while, it's never really been a success, so yeah, I'd be more than happy with it.

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