Local couple to run Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery café bar
A Shrewsbury couple are to run the café bar at the new Shrewsbury Museum & Art Gallery, and say they can’t wait to get started.
Mike and Nicola Dalton opened the stop. Coffee Shop in St Julian’s Friars in Shrewsbury in 2012 – and have this week signed a lease to run the new stop. Café Bar, which will be located on the ground floor of the new museum, within the ex-Music Hall.
Nicola Dalton, co-owner of stop., said: “Having successfully opened our first coffee shop, stop. nearly 18 months ago in St Julian’s Friars, we are really excited by the opportunity of working within the new Museum & Art Gallery.
“We are an independent family-run business and have built our reputation at stop. by providing a warm, friendly welcome in a unique and colourful setting. The interior of our new cafe bar, including the large courtyard area is bright and vibrant and perfectly complements the beautifully restored Music Hall.
“The new cafe bar menu will allow tourists and locals alike to sample some of the best food and drink Shropshire producers can offer. Everything from homemade cakes, chutneys, bacon and beer will be sourced locally. We are looking forward to being an integral part of this impressive project.”
The Museum & Art Gallery will open its doors to the public on 1 April after a ground-breaking restoration project that has cost more than £10m and seen two buildings – Shrewsbury’s Victorian Music Hall and the 13th century Vaughan’s Mansion – renovated and restored to create a vast new museum and spectacular gallery space, together with function rooms.
As well as the café bar, Shrewsbury visitor information centre and a shop will also be housed in the building.
