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THE LOWLAND BAR & RESTAURANT The Lynnhurst Hotel, 8 Park Road, Johnstone
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he Manorview Hotels & Leisure Group has launched a new restaurant and bar concept at the Lynnhurst Hotel in Johnstone called The Lowland. With a new name and stunning new design dominated by lots of wood and sumptuous oxblood red leather upholstery, the project was undertaken to make the hotel, which is renowned locally for its weddings, more food and drink focussed. The Lynnhurst proudly boasts Victorian architecture combined with modern and versatile wedding facilities and stunning gardens and the new bar and restaurant fits right in. As well as experiencing The Lowland restaurant and bar inside, customers can enjoy the new food and drinks menus outside on the terrace, or in the gardens – where dogs are also welcome. With a huge emphasis on a family-friendly menu featuring lots of classic dishes that are now signature to Manorview Hotels, the hotel team is confident the new Lowland restaurant will appeal to those customers looking to dine locally with family and friends seven days a week and celebrate special occasions. The Lowland Bar will serve bar classics, cocktails and mocktails and bar customers can also enjoy drinks on the terrace and spacious gardens at the hotel. Said Carlton Graham, operations director at Manorview Hotels, 22 • HOTELSCOTLAND • AUGUST 2021
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“We have been planning a new restaurant for the Lynnhur st for some time and following a significant investment in the hotels’ public areas and wedding facilities earlier this year we are now delighted to unveil our new restaurant. “We have updated the décor and created a stylish and relaxed atmosphere perfectly suited for all-day dining. With a focus on quality, choice, and amazing value we are confident the new menus will really appeal to our local catchment.” The Manor view team has also seen a shift in customer behaviour post-pandemic. Car lton explained, “Across our por tfolio, we are seeing a definite shift in customer s enjoying dining locally on a more regular basis post-COVID and we are delighted to have new restaurant that ticks all of these boxes in Johnstone now. “Post Lockdown, we have really focused on proper ties in our por tfolio where we identified oppor tunities to enhance our offering and the Lynnhurst is the perfect example of this. “We are known for our weddings at the hotel and now we want to build the same reputation for The Lowland restaurant. We don’t just want Lynnhurst to be a fantastic wedding venue, we want it to really be a spot locals can enjoy seven days a week.”
