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Gran Alacant Forum => Restaurants, Bars, Clubs etc => Topic started by: Sookie on July 24, 2023, 15:15.

Title: Dunbars
Post by: Sookie on July 24, 2023, 15:15.
Just been told that Dunbars has been sold and will close on Friday and will be closed until the new owners decide what they see doing with it.
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: gaveteran on July 24, 2023, 21:05.
Superb...I'm making popcorn! Congrats to the vendors, who as far as I know were trying to sell it since 2005 haha
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: Sookie on July 25, 2023, 15:15.
I knew it had been up for sale for a very long time. Wasn’t in excess of a million euros at one point?
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: BeachLife on July 25, 2023, 18:35.
Think you are right Sookie, that was for the Freehold of the building as I understood at the time. Including some office space towards A Tu Gousto and the BBVA bank


I knew it had been up for sale for a very long time. Wasn’t in excess of a million euros at one point?
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: Casablanca111 on July 31, 2023, 13:53.
Shame had some good nights in there.
Hope it reopens as a Restaurant/Bar.
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: Sookie on September 05, 2023, 13:36.
Was told that the owner of Apitico has purchased Dunbars.
Have often gone to Apitico so will be looking forward to see what the owner does with Dunbars
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: Spurs on September 11, 2023, 20:00.
Has Dunbars reopened yet ?
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: Sookie on September 11, 2023, 23:03.
Have drive past a few times and it’s still all closed up.
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: gaveteran on September 13, 2023, 10:36.
I realised yesterday that I have too much money. It's irritating having it all lying about, so next year... once Summer is finished and the tourists have gone home, I think I'll buy Dunbars, and just sit in there for a few months, with all the shutters down. That should take care of all that irritating spare cash!
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: Spurs on September 13, 2023, 23:09.
I was thinking that as well GA veteran you would think they would have turned it around in a fortnight and got some cash rolling in even if it was not exactly as they wanted long term can’t get my head around some so called business men why spend all that money and miss the end if summer
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: gaveteran on September 13, 2023, 23:17.
Perhaps they have the same "business advisers" as the ever-busy mattress and sofa shop in the GA Centre. I've walked past that place four or more times a day for ten+ years....and despite its constant "last minute sales" it never seems to have a punter. That said, I must be mistaken, because it pays its's rent (GA Center!), rates, and staff (I presume). A true mystery until you watch the TV series "Breaking Bad" haha.
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: wilson on September 18, 2023, 23:07.
There are numerous businesses in the GA centre that have frequent refits, shiny staff with shiny stock yet don’t have customers, you walk past them daily and just be used as to is it a real business or something like Walt’s car wash. As for Dunbars that place has been bonkers for years.
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: SueB on January 07, 2024, 19:34.
Has the new owners of Dunbars opened up yet and if so what kind of restaurant/bar is it please?

Thanks.

Sue
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: BeachLife on January 16, 2024, 21:12.
I dont think its due to open until March Sue
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: SueB on January 18, 2024, 12:21.
Thank you Beachlife. When we did a very brief visit to GA just before Christmas they were working on the restaurant so thought it may be open by now, although I suppose this time of year it is pretty quiet.

Thank you once again.

Sue
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: Sookie on January 18, 2024, 13:25.
Was told the other day that should be opening February. The owner of Apitico has purchased it but he is leasing to the owners of La Paletta. 🤷🏼‍♀️
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: gaveteran on January 18, 2024, 22:27.
February sounds perfect. If I "accidentally" wanted to lose money that's the opening time I would pick. Or else I'd open a mattress and furniture shop. If I did the later, I'd probably also want to start selling artwork of peoples bums in charcoal for a couple of hundred euros (true). It's all a real palaver. It's more efficient if they could jsut open a shop selling what they actually sell :)
Title: Re: Dunbars
Post by: Casablanca111 on March 26, 2024, 15:07.
Dunbars opened a couple of weeks ago and has has a new owner and new name.
The new owner used to run La Paleta.