Food at The Foxes Den Newtownards (Image: The Foxes Den/ Instagram) A Belfast hospitality and event company has relaunched a popular Co Down restaurant after a £50,000 investment. Nightcap Event Group has revamped The Foxes Den in Newtownards with new branding and enhanced interior fit-out, marking the first phase of an expansion plan across the group. Having acquired the venue one year ago, it was Nightcap's first licenced fixed premises and the company were able to protect 20 jobs since taking over in September 2023.
Read more: Coffee chain preparing to open first location in Northern Ireland Read more: The 'best pints of Guinness in Belfast' ranked according to data The latest investment follows the burgeoning growth of their customer base, both from local businesses and new clients from further afield increasingly seeing the location as a 'destination' restaurant. Declan Holmes, Managing Director at Nightcap Event Group, said: “Since taking over The Foxes Den last year, we have seen business continue to grow rapidly, receiving fantastic support not just from those within the local community, but from those that are travelling from further afield. "To accommodate the increased demand, we realised that there was even more potential if we increased the seating capacity and better utilised the space.
As a result, table availability within the restaurant has now increased by over 50%. "With the fit out, we also wanted to elevate the ambience for our new wider client base by.