Regent Inns
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Regent Inns was the parent company of Walkabout
, Jongleurs
/Bar Risa and Old Orleans chains.
It went into administration in October 2009.
The part-time executive chairman was Bob Ivell.
is a chain of sixteen comedy club
s in the United Kingdom
, established in 1983. It is often twinned with Bar Risa or Walkabout to offer a twin style late leisure destination.
Old Orleans is a chain of four (formally twenty six) themed-dining bar/restaurants acquired from Punch Taverns
in the Summer of 2006 for £26 million. The brand is similar to that of T.G.I. Friday's
as it provides food in the styles of the American South, Creole and Cajun Cultures.
Walkabout
(or sometimes The Walkabout) is a chain of Australia
n themed bars operating in the UK
. There are now 50 Walkabout venues in the UK, the latest being housed in the old Bar Risa building in Leicester, each claiming to offer "the awesome spirit of Australia" to drinkers in the UK. To keep with the Australian theme, most of the barstaff employed at Walkabout Inns are Australian. Walkabout Inns also serve food. Their menu offers Australian-themed foods such as Kangaroo
and Crocodile
fillets.
Surfer's Paradise is a club operating in the same building as Walkabout, offering a dual branded nightclub/late licenced leisure experience. With this set up the two parts can be operated as separate entities or together, normally with Walkabout playing pop music or hosting live bands and Surfer's Paradise harder dance music. An example of this, is the branch of Walkabout in Croydon
town centre, Surrey
.
Walkabout & Surfer's Paradise (bar & club)
Walkabout is a chain of Australian themed bars operating in the UK. The brand was owned by Regent Inns, which also controls the Bar Risa/Jongleurs chain. In October 2009, the company went into administration. There are approximately fifty Walkabout venues in the UK: forty eight pubs, three...
, Jongleurs
Jongleurs
Jongleurs is a chain of comedy clubs in the United Kingdom. Maria Kempinska MBE established and opened the first Jongleurs club in 1983 in Battersea, London. In 1985 Maria then met her business partner John Davy, and together they built the Jongleurs brand. The company evolved into a corporate...
/Bar Risa and Old Orleans chains.
It went into administration in October 2009.
The part-time executive chairman was Bob Ivell.
Brands
JongleursJongleurs
Jongleurs is a chain of comedy clubs in the United Kingdom. Maria Kempinska MBE established and opened the first Jongleurs club in 1983 in Battersea, London. In 1985 Maria then met her business partner John Davy, and together they built the Jongleurs brand. The company evolved into a corporate...
is a chain of sixteen comedy club
Comedy club
A comedy club is a venue, typically a nightclub, bar, or restaurant where people watch or listen to performances, including stand-up comedians, improvisational comedians, impersonators, magicians, ventriloquists and other comedy acts...
s in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, established in 1983. It is often twinned with Bar Risa or Walkabout to offer a twin style late leisure destination.
Old Orleans is a chain of four (formally twenty six) themed-dining bar/restaurants acquired from Punch Taverns
Punch Taverns
Punch Taverns plc is the largest pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 6,800 leased, tenanted and managed pubs. It is headquartered in the traditional brewing centre of Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire...
in the Summer of 2006 for £26 million. The brand is similar to that of T.G.I. Friday's
T.G.I. Friday's
T.G.I. Friday's is an American restaurant chain focusing on casual dining. The company is a unit of the Carlson Companies. Its name is taken from the expression TGIF...
as it provides food in the styles of the American South, Creole and Cajun Cultures.
Walkabout
Walkabout & Surfer's Paradise (bar & club)
Walkabout is a chain of Australian themed bars operating in the UK. The brand was owned by Regent Inns, which also controls the Bar Risa/Jongleurs chain. In October 2009, the company went into administration. There are approximately fifty Walkabout venues in the UK: forty eight pubs, three...
(or sometimes The Walkabout) is a chain of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n themed bars operating in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. There are now 50 Walkabout venues in the UK, the latest being housed in the old Bar Risa building in Leicester, each claiming to offer "the awesome spirit of Australia" to drinkers in the UK. To keep with the Australian theme, most of the barstaff employed at Walkabout Inns are Australian. Walkabout Inns also serve food. Their menu offers Australian-themed foods such as Kangaroo
Kangaroo
A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country...
and Crocodile
Crocodile
A crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
fillets.
Surfer's Paradise is a club operating in the same building as Walkabout, offering a dual branded nightclub/late licenced leisure experience. With this set up the two parts can be operated as separate entities or together, normally with Walkabout playing pop music or hosting live bands and Surfer's Paradise harder dance music. An example of this, is the branch of Walkabout in Croydon
Croydon
Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
town centre, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
.