Grosvenor Fund Management (GFM) has announced that Jones Bar Group is to open its second Roxy Ball Room, the ping pong and pool concept, on Liverpool ONE’s Hanover Street.
Launched in 2013, The Roxy Ball Room offers a unique mix of gaming, cocktails, beer and bar snacks, including fresh dough pizza and homemade hamburgers. Set across 6,929 sq ft on the top floor of 26 College Lane, bordering with Hanover Street, Liverpool ONE’s Roxy Ball Room will feature a number of pool and ping pong tables. In addition, the bar includes Top Seed, a VIP room available for private hire that can accommodate groups of up to 60 people.
Roxy Ball Room is opening above the recently announced Wahaca and Reds True BBQ on Hanover Street, with Turtle Bay adjacent. Jones Bar Group begins fitting out Roxy Ball Room later this month and is due to open in time for Christmas.
Complement to the Liverpool ONE leisure offer
Commenting on the signing of Roxy Ball Room, Miles Dunnett, Director of Portfolio Management at Grosvenor Fund Management, said: “Roxy Ball Room is a great complement to the Liverpool ONE leisure offer, aligning perfectly with our ambition to continually provide something new for visitors. As an independent operator, Roxy Ball Room also adds to the eclectic nature of Liverpool ONE. The brand is about having fun; it creates an additional reason to visit, or to extend a trip, and highlights the breadth of Liverpool ONE’s appeal. We are very excited with Jones Bar Group’s plans for how they will use this standout space to deliver an engaging, social, experience.”
Matthew Jones, Managing Director of Jones Bar Group, added: “Liverpool ONE has a great reputation in the region, leading a resurgence in leisure in the city. We have been tracking its momentum for some time, so when the Hanover Street opportunity was presented to us it was too good to miss. We have a great space in a fantastic location that benefits not only from the appeal of Liverpool ONE, but the vibrancy of the Rope Walks.”
Catering sales at Liverpool ONE are up 12.5% year-to-date, continuing to significantly out-perform the national benchmark. In addition, reflecting Liverpool’s growing appeal as a leisure destination, the city was recently named as one of the top five cities in the UK in the TripAdvisor 2015 Travellers’ Choice.
About Liverpool ONE
Liverpool ONE is a unique retail and leisure destination at the very heart of Liverpool. Its virtually invisible boundaries connect the city with the impressive waterfront and the inspiring architecture of the commercial district.
Spread over three levels, Liverpool ONE is the region’s destination of choice for consumers and brands alike. Its offer includes over 170 high street names anchored by John Lewis, Beauty Bazaar Harvey Nichols, Debenhams and the largest Topshop in Europe outside of London. Other recent additions include Byron, Browns and TGI Friday’s, Zara has opened its new regional flagship, and Liverpool ONE is home to the first standalone Michael Kors store in the North West. 28 brands have committed to Liverpool ONE in the last year.
About Jones Bar Group
Jones Bar Group Ltd is a management company set up by brothers Matthew and Ben Jones that has designed and built many restaurants and bars over last 10 years. The management group consists of shareholders and key people that continue to actively look after the daily running of these venues.
It is a nine-venue strong group with the majority of the bars in Leeds City Centre, and a restaurant in Horsforth.
Roxy Leisure Ltd has been formed in 2015 to house the leisure side of the business with a plan to expand this group considerably over the next five years. Some of the current businesses within Jones Bar Group Ltd will move over to Roxy Leisure Ltd within 2015.