Wake Smith helps gives £350k lease of life to a Sheffield based restaurant

Sheffield solicitors Wake Smith has helped the owner of a popular contemporary restaurant and cocktail bar secure a third venture in South West Sheffield.

Sam Bell, managing director of the well regarded Bank House Hathersage venue, has taken on the former family-run Dore Grill Restaurant in Dore, with a £350k refurbishment underway to transform it into The Dore Bar and Grill. Wake Smith advised on the commercial property work for Sam for the 100-seater open plan restaurant on Church Lane, which will employ 30 new staff.

The Dore Bar and Grill, which hopes to open this summer, will offer Italian-influenced cuisine with vegetarian friendly and gluten free options for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner using fresh, locally sourced seasonal produce accompanied by a selection of wines, spirits, beers and cocktails in the heart of Dore village.

Sam Bell said: “The Dore will be a quality all day offering with an Italian-influenced menu of steaks, pizza, pasta and salads. The restaurant is in an ideal location in Dore and will include an on-site coffee shop and bakery, open from 8am every day.

“Through the substantial refurbishment we are looking at a nod to history using natural finishes and a green and gold colour palette like the original Dore Grill. We are also looking at employing 30 new staff.”

Ben Spencer, a director in Wake Smith’s commercial property team, previously dealt with the purchase for the Bank House Hathersage building, formerly a NatWest Bank, back in 2016, and completed the legal work on an extension to Sam’s other initiative, Castleton Coffee Co. on How Lane in Castleton last year.

Ben added: “We’re pleased to have worked with Sam for a few years now. Bank House Hathersage and Castleton Coffee Co. have proved to be a very successful venues in the Hope Valley and we wish Sam all the best in his new venture in Dore.”

Sam added: “Ben Spencer at Wake Smith is extremely easy to deal with and straight to the point. Every instruction is handled well. This is why we come back to Wake Smith time and time again for our legal matters.”

By Mark Adair – Correspondent, Bdaily