The Black Swan, on Church Street in Ashover, is set to launch their new restaurant tomorrow (Friday, May 3).
Stephen’s at The Black Swan will open its doors after a revamp of the empty upstairs space – a major milestone after the venue’s new landlords, David and Dean Murphy, arrived back in February.
The Derbyshire Times were invited for a first look ahead of the restaurant’s opening – and these photos show what to expect from pub’s expansion.
1. The Black Swan
The Black Swan is set to open the doors to a new restaurant. Photo: Brian Eyre
2. “Lovely space” for new restaurant
David Murphy said: “We took over the Black Swan on February 9 and we wanted to do something with the upstairs space. It’s a lovely space, but it was bare and empty.” Photo: Brian Eyre
3. Team at the helm
Owners David Murphy and Dean Murphy are pictured here with executive chef Stephen Cameron-Stephens. Photo: Brian Eyre
4. Working with interior designer
David said: “We wanted to make more of the space, so we decided to launch a restaurant in that area. It needed some work doing to get it ready.We’ve taken an interior design on board to work with us, for the last six weeks, to understand exactly what we needed to do.” Photo: Brian Eyre