Old Portsmouth’s Smoke and Mirrors Restaurant celebrates first birthday

Smoke and Mirrors restaurant in High Street, Old Portsmouth, celebrate their first year in business.

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00:00Hi, I'm Jordan and I'm Caitlin and we're here at Smoke and Mirrors Restaurant and we're coming up

00:05to our first year of trading so it's been amazing. We've met so many amazing guests

00:11and we've been able to produce loads of fantastic dishes, local produce etc.

00:20So tell me how the last year has really been?

00:24Well, last year has been an absolute whirlwind but we've laughed every second. We've overcome

00:29so much and ultimately it's learning. We've been learning about the demographic, learning about

00:35the guests, getting to know each and every one of you is an absolute pleasure.

00:40Tell me why the refurb?

00:42So we've taken our first year as learning, learning what Portsmouth is like, what they

00:46want us to deliver and we've taken January to implement those changes and we've listened to

00:51everything and we've had a nice refurb. It's been a real learning curve and we've got a fresh new

00:58look to start the year.

01:00Tell me a little bit what the reaction has been like?

01:03It's been amazing, it really has. I mean, people don't know what they're going to get

01:08until they're here and we change the menu every other week which also keeps people on their toes

01:16and it gives someone a different option. Me being the only chef in the kitchen

01:23is a big selling point for us really, isn't it? Because we have ultimate freedom

01:29and we can offer that to our diners.

01:32Tell me what plans are for the future?

01:35Well, we're going to push and refine and push as much as we can. There's going to be a lot of

01:44change, come food, come service, come everything but we are ultimately going to just bring a real

01:53fine dining atmosphere back to Portsmouth and fly the flag and we're back open from the 31st

01:58of January so get booked and we'll see you there soon.