22 year old Adam Bricklebank opened his first restaurant and bar - Bricklebank's Cafe and Bar on Stainbeck Lane, Chapel Allerton in Leeds.
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00:00 So I'm Adam Bricklebank, we're here in Chapel Allerton today and I've just opened my first
00:04 cafe and bar at age 22 and it's called Bricklebank's Cafe and Bar.
00:08 Can you just tell me why? Why here in Chapel Allerton and why a cafe bar?
00:13 Yeah, so when I was 14 I actually worked in my first cafe bar located in Heddenley and
00:19 I just loved working there, loved working in hospitality. I grew up working in hospitality
00:25 as well, so I've worked in restaurants, worked in management in restaurants and it just got
00:29 to the point where I decided, look, I want to do my own venture now and opened my first
00:33 business and this came up in Chapel Allerton and it's something I went for.
00:36 What was it before?
00:38 So it was a place called The Mad Greek, so it was a Greek takeaway here before.
00:43 And what work have you had to do to transform it into the venture it is today?
00:47 Well the question is, what work have I not done? So we've had to do a full rewire, we've
00:53 had a full shop front replacement, we've had sandblasting to get the beautiful exposed
00:57 brick walls, we've had new floors put in, we've had all new fire alarm systems and everything
01:02 put in, so it's been a lot of work, yeah.
01:05 And for such a young man, it's quite an adventure that you're going on.
01:09 It is, yeah. So from somebody not really knowing any DIY beforehand to opening my first site
01:15 and demolishing the place, it's quite an adventure to say the least, yeah.
01:19 And when did you open?
01:21 So I opened on Monday, so we wanted to do a soft launch at first between Monday and Wednesday,
01:27 just to get the staff of course ready to open to the public. And yeah, we opened at 6 o'clock
01:32 and by 7 o'clock we were completely full to the brim.
01:35 That must be really exciting that you've been taken to everyone's hearts here already.
01:40 Yeah, absolutely. There's been a lot of support shown, especially on social media as well.
01:45 There's a lot of people getting involved and engaged with the business and looking just
01:49 to see how far we can take the business to be honest.
01:52 And people who want to come down and see you, whereabouts are you?
01:55 Yeah, so we're in Chapel Allerton. So we are located on 14 St. Beck Lane and yeah,
02:01 we're open all day, every day, 9 until 11.
02:04 And lastly, what are you offering your customers?
02:07 So a unique experience to be honest. The model and the concept that I'd like to create is,
02:12 no matter what time of day it is, no matter what season it is,
02:15 no matter what month it is, you can still come. So whether it's summer, we've got the
02:20 beautiful open plan area, whether it's winter, we've got an enclosed space which is cozy,
02:25 warm and inviting and great food and great cocktails as well.